Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-18
WINTHROP
Christmas Exercises
At Grammar School


followed by Christmas tree and ex-
change Of gifts, were held in the va
rious rooms at the Grammar School
building, Friday afternoon. In the
9Th and 9th grade room, taught by
Principal Joseph G.. jordan, play,
entitled Adopting Grandparents
was given by students of the 9Th
grade and musical selections were
given by the mandolin club. =
The following program was carried
out in the 9Th and 18th grade room,
taught by Mrs. J. L. Andrews:
America, by school; Strange.
Airline Andrews: when Santa Came
Down the Chimney, Louise Aldrich:
Nativity Leona Burns: song,
Cradle Hymn; Christmas JOY.
Arlene Sherburne; Exercise, Grade
7; 20 Little Town of Bethlehem.
School; "a Southern Christmas"
Germaine Fleury: That's Christ
mas, Wilfred Bruneaa; Christmas
Eve, Alta Moulton; 1T Came Upon
the Midnight Clear, School: "Chirst-
mas Lights" Bernadette Dubois; Elk.
ercise, Grade g.; "If'', Marjorie
Wentworth; ''The Babe OF Hethle-
hem. Dora Fleury; Holy Night.
School; Telephone Message to San
ta", Lawrence Foster; "Sparrows in
Norway. Lloyd Ingraham; MERRY
Christmas, Rose Abelli; "Hark, The
Herald Angels Sing. School.
In the 5th grade room. taught by
Mrs. Edward Avery, an exercise en-
titled, 1.-THE Story of Christmas" was
given, and Christmas songs.
The 3rd and 4th grades, taught by
Miss Marjorie Maxwell, gave the fol-
lowing program: Song, christmas
Should Be Bright; why Do Bells
at Christmas Ring. Mary Belz;
Song. Waiting for Santa Claus;
"A Christmas Thought. Nelson
Briggs; Exercise. THE Christmas
Story, Marjorie French. Nellie Chat
fee, Madeline Arnold, Ida Edwards,
Bernice Ryer, Lucille Frost and Hell
en- Currier; Song, Holy Night.
The following program was given In
the End and 3rd grade room. taught by
Mrs. Winifred Drawn: Song, Here
We Go Round the Christmas Tree"
concert. THE Christmas Story" song.
Christmas Should Be Bright" poem,
"Now's the Time for Clapping;" song.
1.-THE Christmas Angels" story, THE
First Christmas" grade 8; song, Jolly
Old Santa Claus" song, Christmas
Carols.
The list and sub grades. taught by
Miss Grace Howard, gave the follow
ing program: Song. Jolly Old ST.
Nicholas" poem, why Do Bells at
Christmas Ring% song, Christmas
Should Be Bright" Christmas story.
Elsie Bates. Lila Gale. Leonard Gay
lord. Stanley Kus, Rachel Kinney,
Ruth House and George Hallett; song,
sipirdr- i,, ~ n ~
song, "When the Night Comes On"
poem, 1.-The Empty Nest" song, "Oh
Christmas Tree"
Punctual Pupils
Pupils not absent one day during
term:
Grade 8. Nellie Chaffee, Marjorie
French. Mabel Bisson, Richard Bru-
neau ida Edwards one-half day..
Grade 4. Annie Skomro, Robert ORA
peau (Helen Currier one-half day..
Grade 2. Merton Libby, John Maxim,
Henry Deblois.
Pupils not absent one-half day:
Grade 1, Helen Buzzell, Irene Beau
leau, Irene Tleury, Rachel Kinney,
Blanche Robinson and Virginia
Rourke.
Sub grade. William Agnew, Law
renee Bishop and Barbara French.
The children of the Winthrop Center
school enjoyed Christmas party Fri
day afternoon at which "a guests were
present. With John Cox presiding. the
following program was given: Well
come. Bernice Hinkley and Margaret
Jones: monologue, Kathlena Taylor;
exercise, Geography Lesson. seven
children, Laura Margaret and Angus
tus Hanson, Junior Lishness, Beatrice
Russell, Mahlon Smith, Katherine
Smith: reading, Mary Jones; exercise,
The Reindeer. Laura Hanson. Mary
Jones, Mahlon Smith, Katherine
Smith, Beatrice Russell, Aston Cor
don and Junior Lishness; reading, Will
lard st. Clair.
Exercise, What Santa Brought"
Aston Gordon. Robert Flagg, Edison
Stevens. Viola and Annie Adams;
reading, Lewis F1agg; exercise, "The
Christmas Stocking" Margaret Han
son. Kathlene Taylor, Mary Jones,
and Mona Smith; reading, "rhe Day
After Christmas" Augustus Hanson;
exercise. "The Splendid Word
Christmas" Margaret Jones, Bonnie
Hubley, Edward Hamblen, Aston
Gordon, Edison Stevens, Viola and
Annie Adams, Ernestine Gray and
Robert Flagg: reading, Priscilla AS
tie: reading. Mary Jones and Kath-
crime Smith; exercise, $50 Did l."
Viola and Annie Adams, Edward
Hamblen, Ernestine Gray, Margaret
Jones and Bonnie Hubley. Santa
Claus impersonated by Clair Ray
mond, distributed gifts from a tree,
including a basket of oranges from
Mrs. Bailey and remembrances from
Mrs. Woodman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carol Towle will ar
rive today from Yale University to
pass the holidays with Mr.. Towle's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c.. s. Towle.
Miss Doris Young is passing the
vacation at her home in Palermo.
The subject of the sermon at the
Methodist church Sunday morning
will be "The Plan Of the Ages" In
the evening the subject will be "Ca-
leo Religion" The Helping Hand
class will attend the morning service
in a body. They are asked to meet
IN the vestry for few minutes be-
fore the service. At the Congrega-
tional church SUNDAY morning the
sermon will be appropriate to Christ
mas and there will be special Christ
mas music. The Sunday afternoon
meeting Of the Junior boys has been
postponed for one week. Vesper SER
vices at the usual hour with Mar.
jorie Houseworth in charge of the
e. Co. L.