Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
=. ENTERTAINMENTS, DIR m t C
X productions and musical pro-
/ grams will feature the Christ

u .
r productions and musical pro-
l. grams will feature the Christ
mas exercises in the public
schools Thursday afternoon, (which
will mark the beginning of
ten-day holiday for $4,000 children.
Programs in the high schools. in most
cases, will be confined to plays and
dances. In virtually all the ele
mentary schools the celebrations will
include the singing of Christmas
carols and the exchange of small
gifts.
kindergarten pupils undoubtedly
will have the best form of entertain
ment. from their point of view. In
the Kindergarten classes Christmas
trees will be placed in a corner of
the rooms. and gifts hung on them
by the teachers. Teachers in u num-
Der of the primary grades have pur-
chased candy which they will pre-
sent to their pupils as part of the
festivities.
Din Frank w. Ballou, -superintend
emit of schools. is contemplating a
trip to his native home in Bingham
ton. N. Y. to spend the Christmas
holidays with his parents.
Miss Janet Richards is delivering
. series of interpretative lectures at
the Church of Our Father. 18th and
l. streets northwest. on questions Of
moment. Many Washington teach
ers are taking advantage of the OPP
portunity to hear. Lectures will
take place tomorrow at pm, and
on the following, dates: January 3,
10 and "a; March and IL and April 4.
A dramatization of Margaret Pun
phrey's The Christmas Candle" was
presented by students of section 10A
of Eastern High School at an as
eembly Friday. The dramatization
was made by John Voegler of the
junior class. and given in celebration
of the tercentenary of the landing of
the Pilgrims.
Allison w. Dennison has been chosen
president of the fifth semester class
of Tech High School.
Waldo Tastet, jr.. assistant to Harry
o. Hine. secretary of the board of
education, has resigned to accept a
position with a Washington business
firm. He is a graduate of Business
High School. and at one time was
private secretary of DIR. John Van
: Schaick. jr., former president of the
school board.
Pilgrims of Freedom" the pageant
which has been under preparation for
several weeks by. students of Western
High School. will be presented
Wednesday evening in the auditorium
of the school, A program spoken by
Lady Jane >Raby, will open the pa
geant and introduce procession
called Pilgrims of Thought" which
depicts the pilgrims of thought from
the earliest times to the present.
"a Dream of Freedom" four-act
play by Augusta Stevenson, will fol- |
low. 1t describes the story of the |!
hazardous flight from England to !
Holland of the small band of Puri- |
tans that later came to American |
shores. The leading parts in the play |
will be taken by Benjamin Schuman.
William Meloy, John Wise, Horace |
Beall. Leroy Piser, John Richie. Otis |
Turner and Crepps Beckham.
The play will be followed by a scene |
from the life of the Puritans in Hol-
land. just prior to their departure |
for America. A picturesque Dutch |
dance is introduced. The scene then
changes to the American continent.
The final stand is taken in the act,
The Last Link Broken" when the /
Mayfower returns to England. leav-
ing a small band of pilgrims to an
uucertai n fate in q foreign land. An