Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23

| III dCCQTQdHC0 WIIA IllC USUAL SooSOAAA of observing Christmas, many or tne | town schools carried out special pro- | grams on Friday afternoon. At many | of the schools boxes of candy, popcorn,
 etc., were distributed by the teachers, l gladdening the hearts of the scholars. Special Christmas exercises were i carried out in the following schools: Mt. Pleasant Street School.
 Excellent Christmas exercises were
 carried out at the Mt. Pleasant street | school
 Grades VII and VIII: Music. Up and
 Away, school; recitation, Christmas l Bells, Longfe1low, Arthur Berberick;
 reading, How Uncle Sam Observes | Christmas, Clifford Howard, Madeline l Grodotzke, Francis Diney: music, The I Message of the River, school; reclta- 1 tion, Christmas on the San Garblel, | Amelia Barr, Avery Stanton; recita- | ton, Little Johnst'S Christmas, James Whitomb Riley. Raymond Royce; mu-
 sic, Old Black Joe, Dixie, school; read l ing, My Grandmother's Christmas l Candle, Laura Peckham, Helen Frink; 1 music, Boy Scout March, school, reci-
 tation, Ring Out the Old, Ring in the
 New, Florence Carpenter; music, Santa
 Lucia; The Battle Cry of Freedom. ] Presentation of gift to Miss Cough l1n As Miss Coughlin of the eighth | grade has resigned her position, owing | to her approaching marriage, the | members of that grade took advantage ! of the occasion to present her a hand l some cut glass vase.
 | The presentation was made by Avery l Stanton, the class president, who ax | pressed the appreciation of the class | of Miss Coughlin's work with them | and their sincere wishes for her future l happiness.
 | After highly commenting the class | for their good work and the excellent | spirit with which their Christmas pro-
 gram had been rendered, Mir. Stanton i expressed to Miss Coughlin the good ] wishes of the teachers.
 l The program closed with the salute l to the flag and the singing of America. l Grade I A-Teacher, Julia Imelda 1 Good; Hurrah for Old Santa, John l Carroll; Christmas Fun, Francis Me l Carthy; A Christmas Choice, Mary 1 Chemelefski; I Wonder, Dorothy Bry-
 ant; A Stitch in Time, Hazel Pierce: A Christmas Gift, Stella Anderson; l Sharing With Others, Bertha Kosiba; l A Question, Ruth Robinson; Christ mas Bells; song, Dear Old Santa Claus; l Old St. Nick, Frederick Murphy; Dear | Old Tree, Astrie Garther; My Tree
 William Haggerty: Santas' Letter, AL l fred Lillibridge; This Bright Day. | Catherine Haggerty; A Plum Pudding 1 Jennie Polozola; song. Old Santa l Claus; Our Gifts, Leslie Harris; 4 1 Blue Stocking, Beatrice Cuprak; Dol l
 l Grade B-Teacher, Anna M. Cur
 ran: All Our Stockings, Edna Sans 1 bury; As Soon as It is Dark, Florence
 Lee; Sing a Song of Stockings, John l Murphy; Sing Song of Snowf1akes, Catherine Brooks; Sing Song of Christmas Bells Alice Ryan; A Row of | Stockings, Robert Billings; Sanra's | Visit, Marion Murtagh; song, Jolly Old
 St, Nicholas; Christmas Has Come,
 Leslie Mullins; Hurrah for the Christ
 mas Tree, Samuel Stockwell; Still as l Mice, James Murphy; Bright Stock ings, May Farrell; If Santa Would ! Listen, Alice LaRochelIe: I'm Just the l Little Bird, Mary Carroll: Old Santa Claus, Felix Parkiewicz; Santa's Trav-
 Edith Lee; Christmas Everywhere,
 Frank Jubrowslzi; Santa's Sleigh, Sara 1 Crumb Hurrah for Christmas, al: The Forgotten Tree. Alice Parsons.
 Ring, o Bells in Gladness, Donald | Royce; song, In Santa Land; This
 Little Christmas Tree, Madeline Con
 hell.
 In the third and fourth grades the
 following program was given with much enthusiasm by the little people:
 Song, In Santa Land. school; Christ
 mas in Different Lands; Ate Belt, 1 Anna Retlzowske, Katherine Strouse l Blanche Wilbur, Mary Foley, Violet l Dldr1ckson; song, Merry, Merry l Christmas Bells; song, Santa Claus;
 recitation, Christmas, Thomas Mo 1 Carthy; song, We Bring Our Gifts; 1 song, The Bells on Santa's Sleigh. St. Patrick's.
 1 The annual Christmas exercises of | St. Patricl1's Parochial school were ! held on Friday afternoon when 0 well
 arranged program was carried out. | Through the generosity of Rev. John | H. Frederick, toys, candies and pop corn were distributed to the scholars, l about 200 in number.
 | The progSam of exercises follows:
 Opening hymn, Holy Night, class; l recitation, Christmas Dilemma, Fran ces Fenton; recitation, A Christmas 1 Wish, J. Guinan. J. Kelly, A. Kline,
 J. O'Brien; recitation, Christmas Ca
 rol, four girls; recitation, The Vision 1 in the Heaven, six girls; chorus. A Star Shone in the Heaven, class; rec | itation, A Christmas Tree, four girls; recitation, The Three Kings, three girls; recitation, Santa Claus House,
 Sullivan; chorus, Christmas, class; The Little Walters, motion song, M l Gibson, K. Farrell, M. Keenan, M. Shugrue, IF. F'enton. E. Huntley, K.
 L. Burns, R. La Riever. M. Carroll,
 M. Burns, A. Driscol. K Twomey, c. Connell, E. Shannon. M. Sullivan, K. Ffnnegan, D. Del Carlo. M. Desmond, J. Antinoni. L. Sullivan. L. La Varge, J. Donegan, G. Blanchette.
 Preston School.
 Miss Phebe Sheffield closed her school in Preston Friday with a Christmas tree and the following pre- gram was rendered:
 Recitation, Welcome, Douglas Eel lows; responsive reading; roll call, by school recitation. We Have Seen the
 Star, Ear1 Staubly: recitation, Two