Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-24
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Closing Exercises in the Schools $ Trees for the Children-PuPiis Per-
 feet in Attendance - Red Cross
 Drive During the Week.

Drive During the Week.
 The village school and Franklin schools closed Friday for two weeks held in Principal Frederick H. Bush neIIs room. the pupils from Mrs. Leonora D. M. Roses room joining in the program. Following were the or Ye Faithful school; recitations, Christmas Wish. Celia Broming: If a Mile is a Mile, Willard Manning; song, Away in a Manager, school; Package Santa, James Read; Playing Santa Claus, Annie Johnson; No Stockings to Wear, Ralph Gibbs; song. Santa Claus is Coming, school; Letters to tions, Fathers Christmas Box, Marion Gibbs: song, In Little Bethlehem, pri- mary grade; recitation, Christmas Day is Coming. Howard Lanphere; solo, Santa Claus, Paul La Plume; recita- ing, Kenneth Bentley; Dolly Song, pri- mary grade; recitation, Keeping Christmas. John Burns; song, The Snow is Falling Fast, school; recita- tions, Little Bob and Santa Claus, Esther Resnick; dialogue, santa's. Gift Erwin Trask and George Broming; recitations. The Day Before Christ mas, Edward Sienko; My Stocking,
  Harold Lamphere; Salute to the Flag, all: song, America.
 A large tree was the admiration of the 50 children and thsir 30 guests, and when Santa Claus" came to un- load it there was gift for every pu- pill; also an orange and an apple. MT. Bushnell and Mrs. Rose were as we'll remembered as the children.
 Thrift Stamps Sold.
 During the week 120 thrift stamps were sold in the school and the chill dren have manifested great activity ;n forwarding the sales out of school.
 Perfect in Attendance.
 The following pupils were perfect in attendance in the senior room. grades w. V, VI and VII, F. S. Bushnell. teacher: Lila Smith, Edmond Laplume. Irene Laplume, Edward Sienka. In the primary room. grades I, II and III. Leonora E.. M Rose, teacher: Irena Laplunle, Erwin 'Trask, Chester Shwarski and Paul Laplume.
 Sodom School Program.
 At the Sodom model school the fol- lowing exercises were carried out, several friends being present: O Come, All Ye Faithful, chorus and Victrola; Ladd; recitation. 4 Christmas Pie, Raymond Banning: Star Spangled Banner, Victro.a; recitations, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Adam Eomicz: Twas the Night Before riana z,ila.aa vietrola: a5n = reeitation on a Cod Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, -Aiexa nder Honicz; Christmas Time. Louis Will bur; Second Connecticut March Vic trola; A Christmas Scare, Louis Ban Marching Through Georgia, Victrola; Signs of Christmas Annie Homicz: 4 Sctemer. Orin Banning, Liberty Bell March; reading, A. Christmas Nights Dream. Mrs Charles Brown; recita tions. A Christmas Carol. Olive smith: A Christmas Carol. Harry Hansen; Conlmandery March Victro- la story. The Birds Christmas Carol. Olive Lad; story. Paulina's Christmas Annie Fomiez; Jack Tar March. Vic trola; story, Christmas Eve With the Seve:s Poor Travellers. Orin Banning; The Christmas Visitor. Harry Hansen; story The First Christ mas. Austin smith and Olive Ladd; rec-ta tion, Lit tie Santa Claus Leslie Brown; High School Cadet March, victrola
 After the exercises tte decorated tree was unloaded and a gift passed to each pupil
 . Mrs. Jessie Tracy provided candy ed fruit Mrs. Joseph Mackenzie pre- pared bag of rt1oiassets popcorn for each pupil, Mrs. H. Holt lad cookies for every one. Mrs. Charles Brown had a novelty candy favor for each child and gingerbread boys and girls were sent in and book came from other friends.
 PunctuaI Pupils.
 There are Is pupils at the school a nd the following were present every day during the term of Is weeks: Louis Banning, Oren Banning, Ray mond Banning, Dorothy Banning Fred Ladd, Olive Ladd Austin Smith was absent one-half day. The ge at tendance was 14.37