The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25
CHRISTMAS AT
HOME School
Ten Days of Festivities at this Big
State Institution Beginning
Christmas Eve.
GIRLS HELP WITH The PLANS
Dinners Galore and Dancing .gill
Be a Part of Program--GiTis s.
Do Decorating.

There will be ten days of holiday
festivities at the Minnesota Ffome
School for Girls. So,
Mrs. Morse, superintendent ottsaeJ
Institution, has made elaborate, haas
for the holiday season and the sSAoeIs
program will open Christmas E3sF
and continue through into the CIV
Year.
1t will be the biggest season er
at the Home School. There VIII be
dinners, dancing parties, music and
festivities of every type and 2er the
girls of the Home School it VIII be
the biggest Christmas ever.
In addition to the officers of the
school, Mrs. Morse will be surround
ed during the holiday season by
host of ouf of town guests, some of
whom are coming from Seattle,
Wash, and Chicago.
The festivities will open V,a~les-
day evening with a candle Lifting
and Christmas Carol and this pro-
gram will be held in every c. otage
on the grounds. Hundreds OF pretty
red candles have been ordered for
| this feature, and the buildin.s3 will
all be beautifully decorated t291 ugh
out the season.
On Christmas day there WI De a
dinner to the guests at the home OF
| the superintendent, while IN each
of the cottages the girls viii = serv-
ed an elaborate repast. Gh2~ Io1e
of the superintendent will be s-,-own
open to the girls and they 80 be
permitted to join in the n.e-c ak
| ing with their officers. Cl &rist-
mas Eve the gifts will be - cut
from parents, friends and rel ives.
| The musical program OF =. TOOL
| was held at the Con-re 5=onal
church last Sunday event. Then
:. the School Chorus took par me
| program, rendering many .liful
selections.
4 Mrs. Morse will enter.aiI m
Der of her officers at dinner c7 Sat
crday and again on Mondf ~ on
wednesday she will enter ain her
helpers and guests. On ,tG -lay
evening, a dinner dance iii % acid
at the executive building VIZ the
guests and officers of the 80 on
will assemble to dance IL - -eW
Iyear.
The Home School on MoAs.E. was
scene of activity. EveryrE-e g the
girls and their instructors wcZe busy
with preparations for the Carts mas
program. Gifts were being conDlet-
ed; beautiful hand work, art pieces
and paintings were fast draw ing to
completion under the Skill ! lis
of the girls.
| Decorating parties wee busy
everywhere and with the approach
of this big holiday season. tie home
takes on the appearance C General
lfestiyity. ~
And all of the work at tas iusti-
tuition is done by the gir'5 o the
lschool. Even the interior Gec2rating
of the cottages is part of their de-
| sign and skill. Just at preset every
body is sewing for the nelidsgs ~All
are happy and good naturel every
one striving to help the sr2srinfe end
emit make this holiday season the
one big event.
But it is not only in the b 9her arts
that these girls of the Scscol excel.
In addition to the little niceties of
the home, they are carrying on one
of the biggest dairy farms in the
state. Out in the stables there are
a hundred head of fine Eols.ein cat
tie. These animals ara croomed,
cared for and MIXED by the girls
of the school. While in lie dairy,
other workers with chur1s take up
the labors and daily manufacture
many pounds Of butter aid cher
dairy products.
The hearty cooperation the
teachers and girls is evide-t Oh every
hand. They are pl.-~snt, jovial
host Of girls and their conduct and
general department is credit to the
institution and system inaugurated
by their superintendent.