The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
PUPILS WILL Render
YULET|DE EXERCISES
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM PRE-
PARED IN THE SCHOOLS
Teachers and Their Charges Making
Ready to Entertain On Tomorrow and
Friday; Grade Attendants Are to Take
Part in the Very Pleasing and
Uplifting Ceremonies
From Wednesdays ,,any.


From Wednesdays DAILY.
Christmas programs will be held in
the Mankato grade schools either to-
morrow or Friday.
Pupils of the Franklin school will
entertain at a pretty Christmas pro-
gram in the lower hall tomorrow aft
ernoon at three o'clock. The rooms
have been nicely decorated with
Christmas novelties made by the
children, and in the lower hall
canopy has been arranged, made of
Christmas bells, and red and green
streamers. The children. of the diff
ferent grades have made many pref
ty gifts, including Christmas cards,
book marks, work baskets, tea pot
holders, and plant sticks, and the kin
dergarten children are trimming
real Christmas tree. In the other
rooms the children of the grades are
also arranging Christmas trees. InVi-
tations have been made by the chill
dren and mailed to their parents and
friends inviting them to the exer-
cises. The children have been bring
ing contributions of food and cloth
ing to the school to be given to the
Ladies' Relief society for the poor of
the city.
The following is the festival of music
at the Franklin school:
PART ONE.
Chorus of Greeting, Merry Christmas
so mas Swing a1 Cradle. Swing. ~.
Folk Dance ...... Girls ffrom First Grade
Boys Chorus. king Christmas
Song Jingle Bells 49,. Third Grade
Action Song Boys from Primary Grade
Recitation and Chorus, Christmas Chris mas,
Fd Hellf Dance ..ioobv Loo; fli'h GRADE
20 Du Foehliche'' 10000. Sixth Grade
Chorus and Folk Dance, Jolly Old
Christmas waltz Song :. Fourth Grade
Action Song, 1.-THE Reindeer ........
.''.'''''''''Pi;ART Two. ~ e'i ''''
Trio, christmas Song ..............
Margaret Brockmeyer, Eldora Kran-
Ike, Cecil Williams
Piano Duet Bernill and Doris d Koffron
Observation-Disclosures. Elsie Schipper
Solo, Low in Manager 80. -;
violin Solo, "cavatine" ..............
Carl Helm, George Ahlstrom
The Union school will have a real
Christmas celebration at the school
Friday morning, and the rooms have
been very nicely decorated for the
event. A jolly Santa Claus will add to
the festive spirit of the day, and
Christmas stories will be told. A
number of the lower grades will hold
Christmas parties in their rooms.
The following are the programs that
will be given in other grades of the city
schools:
West Mankato building, grades, one,
two, three, four, five and six:
at Came Upon Midnight Clear.
.............. Fifth and Sixth Grades
Solo, waiting for Santa. .....:..:..
Observation-Disclosures. Irwin MCGOWAN
Silent Night ............. Second Grade
Christmas Lullaby First Grade Girls
Piano SOLO. ~, 'mSfue ''l'i'n
o" ..".1.s.. Fifth and sixth Grade Girls
Group of songs. ''Hark, the Herald
A soms o ses is coming Third S Grade
Duet. Pearl Graham, Eleanor Richards
Song, 1.-THE Little Christ Asleep.
...................Se Second Grade Choir
Chorus SPIo :.December;' ...............
......... Fifth and Sixth Grade Boys
Christmas Cae eTitta Carter Louise Wood
christmas o.cc Third Grade Pupils
Solo, "My Christmas Dolly:
Little Town of Bethiehe MyFtle . Granam
............... Fourth Grade
Piano Solo .................Fr Francis Born
santa Claus Is Coming. Second Grade
~ Suns Fifth and Sixth Grade Girls
Jolly Old Santa Claus. First Grade Boys
Solo ................... S ;hutn I GSs
when We Hang Up Our Stockings.
Observation-Disclosures. First Grade Girls
Christmas Bells 49,. Fourth Grade Girls
Pleasant Grove building, December q,
Grades A and B Four and B Five
Teachers, Xenia Melgran. Helmena Oh
son:
1t Came Upon the Midnight Clear. School
The Story of Christmas. ......... Aletha
Marion Thurber and Harry
A Note to Santa Claus. .Maurine
.................Ph Phyllis and Annebelle
While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks
o., BY Nlghf W.: ;.:....'......-'..C athaieehe
-. Marion Shugart, George Domke
Maxine. Mildred, Eloise, Evelyn, Luz
The Brave Little Tree. .......... Gladys
1 Want All l Want. .................
........ Frederic, Ivor. Roger and Aft
Santa Claus. Marion Peterson and Ethel
Happy Thoughts and Cherry Smiles"
....:'.....: Asmes
Song, "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing"
................. oCHooi
christmas Bells =. Catherine Willard
"a Christmas Carol ........... Olive
"a Merry Christmas Wish ..........
................. Catherine Van Ripper
my Wish ......... Katherine Hinton
Christmas in Sweden, Germany and
France Harriet Morgan, Gertrude
Alice.
"The First Christmas ........... Elsie
HOLY Nlgnt ............. .ochooi
Pleasant Grove Building, Grades. one,
two and three:
Song, ''Hark! the Herald Angels
Song. Christmas Socks. kindergarten
Recitation, I'm Bethlehem .........
Recitation, First Christmas Story.
Recitation, Soaring Santa Claus:
VIVIAN Gray
Song, Jolly Old Santa Claus 49,.
First Grade Boys
Recitation, 1.-THE Mouse's Christmas"
Frank Fowler
Exercise, Christmas Candles.
Observation-Disclosures. Second Grade Girls
Recitation. Mothers Christmas Present
Halap Force