Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-22
XMAS EXERCISES IN
schools OF CITY
Father Krisand Mother Kris
Distributed Gifts at High
School Celebration
FRIENDS SCHOOL HAS
OBSERVANCE TO-DAY

Public schools OF the city today
closed for the Christmas holidays I'M
IN January .. Sessions today were
featured by special Christmas eXer-
Uses and many interesting programs
we're presented by the pupils.
Al the Wilmington High School this
afternoon the Christmas exercises,
held i'm the auditorium of the school,
deiiehted the student body, as well as
large number of visitors. Me'9h her
Of the senior class were in charge OF
the program. and small gifts. 20 edch
of which was attached "a funny rhyme,
we're presented TO each member of that
class bv Father Kris (HoltOn Aikens)
and Mother Kris EDNA Anderson.
The stage of the auditorium OF the
HIGH school was prettily set with
trimmed Christmas tree and a chino
new corner. around each Of which the
presents were grouped. Father Kris
presided over the tree and Mother Kris
was In charge of the corner. me
program was as follows:
March "pcunant Winners, Lauren
deau; chorus. CLARK. the Herald Angels
~me.r school responsive readings am
-hcm. go Holy Night senior class
greetings. Howard &. Simpkins; carol.
..l1,e First NOVEL;" school; recitation.
"a Christmas Garland Mary G.. shaw
nrehcstra "lhe Wayside Chapcl;' read
inc .Yiitle Wllic's Christmas Helen y.
.,N0. earcI. "lt Came Upon q Mid
niobt Clear" SCHOOL, recitation, 'Nill
Giving" William T. Bruughall- mrs b.
ma. tree. Father Kris, q. Holton Nkcnsi
fbristnns stocking. Mother Kris. Edna
Aodfsou onrol "Nmlc shepherds
watched rham Flocks by sight
school
IA tho Howard High Sehool tonigh'
Christmas exercises viii Zoe held.
Hawaiian Idvlr win I've presented IA
costume and there viii be music by am
lavaiian orchestra and other features
in keeping with thc character oi the en-
tertainmont lhe program 10 Toe pre-
-cniod at thi. school will be elaborate
aud unusual in many ways.
Exercises at Friends School.
christmas exercises were held at
noon today a Friends school corner
OF Fourth and West streets inc pu-
pills m die primary department pre-
scented their program first whhe me
students of the grammar ana nlgn
school departments presented tEeN
program about o'clock.
The programs of both entertain
ments. both of which We're given IN
detail in yesterdays issue OF THE
EVENING JOURNAL contained many
delightful features and they were
presented I'm a clever manner. Songs,
dialogues. Rotations, etc, comprised
the programs.
No. 2S's Entertainment.
The presentation OF charles
Dickens Christmas Carol was the
feature of the Christmas entertain
ment given at School No. 2S. corner
Eighth and Adams streets yesterday
afternoon lt was repeated az the
school this morning
The carol was given with the stage
setting and in costume. Harry X
Brown as "Scrooge," played his part
exceptionally we'll The carol was
presented IN three acts and seven
scenes in which were six living pic
lures
There were special musical selec-
Ions By the orchestra and singing by
he school. under the direction of Miss
Mary Theilman Miss Marjorie Guth-
fie was the pianiste Tor the Christmas
arol: Paul Burnham played the
mines and Sarah Leopold was the
eader The east for the Christmas
arol was as follows
Ebenezer Scrooge. Harry Brown