Evening journal., 1917-12-17
NOVELTY IN HIGH
School CHRISTMAS
Scenes and Costumes OF
"Merrie England" to be
Shown on Friday
EXERCISES WILL BE
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

A novelty in the way Of Christmas
programs is being prepared by the Sc
niors for The exercises TO be held at The
iligh School on Friday at noon. They
VIII be a departure from the customary
tree and giving OF gifts, which has for
many years featured the holiday pro-
gram OF the school Christmas In MGR
rie England will be depicted i'm cos
tune, The Observance OF Christmas dur
lns the Elizahethan period. the SINGING
OF carols, bringing in Of tho lule log.
and so on Nearly an members of mo
senior Gloss viii take part. The class
is now rchearsing. The public is cor
alaliy invited by The faculty and seniors
10 be present. The present plan is 10
begin the exercises at A. 30 O'Clock.
Preceding the "Merrle England" Alvin
Allen, The senior class president. viii
give a forewOrl explanatory OF the
various customs portrayed. Also a
part 0f this varied program VIII be
numbers by the High school orchcs-
ira, and singing of Christmas SONGS hy
the school "Sllent Night." TT Came
Upon the Midnight Clear" and Noel
will Doe sung by ihc school.
The Christmas music was rehearsed
at the assembly Of the school this
morning.
The Lost chord" was a feature of
the music today. as Mrs. Nell Audcr.
son, the musical director. announced
That hereafter. there would be no pre-
hminary chord as signal for tho
school 90 stand for singing. The school
VIII look 10 her for "a silent signal. The
plan worked very we'll today.
Principal Berlin commended the girls
basketball team for their victorious
career. and asked for school interest
In the first game OF the boys team He
spoke also about Christmas giving.
which, he said, should be done In ne
spirit of making others happy, nut did
not mean giving what could not be AZ
forded. Tho value of community sing
ing was another topic Of the princinal.
called 90 his mind by the chorus sing
ing He told Of the great value sons
was 10 the soldiers, and how extern
slvely mass singing was cultivated IN
the army camps. he left with the stu
dents sentence for them 20 think over.
"a quotation from President Iibbon, of
10 the effect that the great
cause Of failure OF candidates for AL
mission 30 the university, was that They
were slouchy IN manner. mind and dis
position.
Miss Florence Lcary. a senior, told
nm Irish Christmas fairy-tale with
cleverncss of hroEue and q charm OF
manner that would have done G. edit
10 a professional 10 was highly com
pllmcnlei by faculty members.
Miss Bertha Harlan closed the exer-
cises with an earnest plea for fhe
Girls Patriotic League. asking them
TO save tho night of January 10 for
The meeting at the Queen Theatre
Miss Harlan Is the chairman of thr
committee FOR Delaware. The league
is described - another place iu THE
EVENING JOiRNAL
The school rccessi0nal through the
main corridor was attended with vari-
ltions this morning. The dancing OF
riday had left slippery spots. and stall
yart youths and pretty maidens found .
themselves doing impromntu gymnastic .
l0urishcs 10 keep their balance: several +
allied and went down ineloriously TO
he odiflcation Of their fellows The fac
liy did not require the lines to turn
he usual square corners.