Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-22
FAIRFIELD
Grammar School Closing EXERCISES

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Grammar School Closing Exercises
The pupils of the North GRAMMAR
School building had their closing ex-
ereises Friday afternoon. The Sth
grade. with Miss Verna Clark "a
teacher. gave the following interest
Ing program: Gong by school. "Jin-
gle Bells" reading. by Giving We
Live" Edward Arsenault: duet,
military March," Doris Ham and
faEthel Bragg: violin sofo. "yiliage
Bells" Florence Gould; song, A
Christmas Story, Hazel Richards;
song. I'VE Three Kinks Of Orient
Are" school, with Miss Clark at the
piano.
After the program gifts FROM a
beautiful Christmas tree were dis.
tributed. Miss Clark received O
beautiful gold eversharp pencil
from her school. A book Of poems
was hung on the tree by the school
for Fred Savage. the ianitor Of the
building.
The 9th grade. Miss Berthas Smell
Christmas pieces and songs and an
Christmas tree.
The pupils If the 4th and 9th
grades, Miss Josephine Thorpe
teacher, gave a program OF recita
tons by Euialie Anderson, Eugene
Hassen, Harold King. Leo Settler
Pauline Charity, Arlene Totman
Albina Belanger and Mike Wainev
These recitations were interspersed
l. with thn bSnnfo
t"KrisS Kringle," SHINE Out Q
Blessed Star" and 1.-THE Happi>st
Day" which were given by the
school.
! A Christmas exercise was given by
Marjorie Elliott. Ellen Heath and
Lorette Charity, Robert Wing
I George Zeaman and Lillian Shelley
| The Christmas tree in this room
twas bright with electric light
| among. the gifts which were distri
! buted to the children.
l. The End and 3rd grades. Mis-:
Clara Osborne. teacher. had an af
tern0on entertainment of recitations
i songs, dialogues. and a play, "Ths
| Christmas Party" The Ord grade
| girls assisted in passing the gifts
! which were taken from the gayly
! trimmed Christmas tree.
| The LIST grade, Miss Stella Clary
t}teacher. gave. the following pro.
gram: Christmas Greeting" Wyon.
! Drew: mot too Little to Help,
1 Richard King: might Before
Christmas" Charlie Longiey: ''Mer,
! ry Christmas, Ave children, Walter
Carr. Leta Elliott. Alexander Hen
derson, Jr, Dorothy Thorpe, and Ed,
ward Rowe: Christmas song, school
! Santa Claus" Fred Gero: Santa
/ Claus grandson distributed the pres
+ ents from the Christmas tree.
Christmas songs and recitationS
were enjoyed in the seventh grade II
the South grammar building, taught
by Mrs. Eunice Hubbard, Friday af.
, ternoon,, followed by tie Christmas
| tree from which gifts W ere passed BY
! Russell Wilcox as Santa Claus.
| The following program was giver
! Friday afternoon in the fourth and
! fifth grades Of the South grammar
| school taught by Miss Ethel Chat.
field: A Welcome, Christine Norris
! recitation, Horace Mosher; song
( fourth grade; recitation. Oscar Web
Der; recitation, Dorothy Jewell;
Swedish Clap Dance, IL children
; recitation. Ralph Gibson; song, fifth
grade; recitation, fourth grade.
| After the program Santa Claus ar
rived and distributed the gifts to the
. children from the brightly decorated
| trees.
The following program was given
by the fourth and fifth grades of the
Main street school taught by Miss
| Gertrude Smith: song, "Christmas
Carol" school; a play. "Trip to Toy
land" Barbara Day. Kenneth Phair,
Audrey Rowe. Nelson Foley. Helen
Woodman. Alberta Gray, Reginald
Foster. Edward Foster. Harvey Cot
ia, Howard Armour. Ora Gould, Wv
tan Wheeler and Iris Buzzell: reci-
tation. "a Came Of Letters" by the
school. After the program a Christ
mas tree laden with gifts was en-
Joyed.
The Fairfield fire department was
for a fire in the double tenement
house owned by Herbert sylvester
and, occupied by the families of Clyde
Colson and Mr.. Sylvester. The cause
of the fire is unknown. The Shaw
NUT fire apparatus was used. The
two families took the seven o'clock
car from Shawmut to Waterville
end at 1918 when the car returned to
Shawmut the house was in flames
and the fire beyond control. On &C.
count of the high wind 1t was i'm
possible to save anything except a
few chairs. -
Miss Verna Clark left Saturday
afternoon for her home in Sherman
Mills. 1t Is with deep regret that
the pupils Of the North grammar
and their parents heard of the res
isnation Of Miss Clark, which Is to
take place Immediately as she has
accepted n position as principal OF
the Brewer grammar school.
Fred Savage was presented with a
Christmas gift OF a years subscrip-
ton to the American magazine by
the teachers of the North grammar
school in appreciation of his kind
services In his capacity Of janftor In
the building
The meeting Of the Past and Pres
ent club which was to have been held
this afternoon. has been Indefinitely
postponed owing to the illness OF
Mrs. p A. Smith.
Miss Gladys Allan went to her
home in Turner Saturday, where she
will pass the Christmas recess.
A Christmas tree for the children
of the Universalist Sunday school
will be held in the church vestry
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.