The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-17
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
SHOWN IN SCHOOLS
Handsomely Decorated Trees, Singing OF
Carols, and Appropriate Exercises
Mark Close of Term.

Anvone lacking in Christmas spirit
should have visited the public schools this
morning. as it was the privilege of Re
former representative TO do, IN company
with Supt Florence NJ. Wellman and the
school nurse. Mrs. Lucy LaZell, calling at
each of the buildings in district No. =.
The Christmas spirit also has held sway
in the district schools, where special exer-
cises have been held. and where the attend
ance of people in the community had been
large.
an of the first three grades in district
No. > had Christmas trees, which were
decorated with paper birds, paper Santa
Claus pictures, red paper chains, strings
of popcorn. tinsel ropes. tinsel icices, or
other fancy Christmas trimmings, and
much of the work was done by the chil
dren themselves. In the lower grade
rooms the sand tables had been converted
into activity scenes with the wise men on
camels. palm trees. the star of Bethlehem,
shepherds watching over their hOcks, on
/ other appropriate figures, and IN the cor
lner of some of the tables stood miniature
| Christmas tree with trimmings. Sugges-
tionS of the children for other decorations
Of the rooms were carried out in cut-out
drawings of Christmas trees, reindeer
Santa Claus holly borders on the black
boards. pOinscttiaS, and other reminders
of the coming holiday. In nearly all the
rooms paper baskets or boxes, made by the
children. were filed with candy, fancy
/ cookies, or other goodies for the pupils
I In some of the rooms apples brought IL
! by parents were distributed.
In practically every room visited the
pupils were enjoying a Christmas game
singing Christmas carols or executing
/ some other appropriate exercise for tht
closing hours Of school before the vaca
ton. The seventh and eighth grades
Joined in an informal entertainment viii
singing and exercises shortly before noon
/ In district No 6, Miss Muriel KilIan
teacher, the entire neighborhood gathered
at the schoolhouse at 3 O'Clock in th'
afternoon yesterday when an entertain
ment Of simple exercises was given by th'
children There were vocal solos by Mis-
Gay and Miss Nichols of the high school
i accompanied by Miss Leah Park, ant
community singing. Refreshments o
sandwiches. cake. tea and cocoa wer
served. The parents and friends of tn
school presented Miss Killam a handsom
bar pin and a pair of collar pins. Th
lpupis We're given small gifts from tn
Christmas tree.
, At 3 o'clock yesterday also the peopl
of the community and the pupils of tn
school in district No. Z. where Miss Evi
RisdOn is teacher. furnished the program
There also was a tree for the pupils.
A community play was given last eve
ming in district No. !, Miss Dora Cutie
teacher. the pupils and people of the com
munity furnishing the program. Th
children were presented small gifts froI
the school Christmas tree.
In each of the schools there was a larg
attendance of the parents and friends
| which indicated great interest in tn
: schools.
: The West BrattleborO and Centervill
schools united in an entertainment TO
the Parent-Teacher association Wednes
day afternoon in the academy building bc
fore a large audience.