Milford chronicle., 1930-12-26
DagsbOrO School


: Notice has been received from
Miss Barnett, Director of Adult Ed
f. ucation, that arrangements have
% been made for two courses or sub
jects to start January II and run
. for six weeks.
4 These classes will meet Irregular
ly on Monday night for six sessions.
The lectures will be given by var
ious lecturers and no doubt many
; of them will be illustratedI by pic
lures (slides). ...
The music class will meet the
. same evenings as the lecture class
and will be ed by Imogene Foshal.
The lecture class will m eet at
1880 and the music class AT $3.50
every Mondyan light.
This is a wonderful opportunity
for the people of this community to
do as hundreds of other comrnuni-
ties are doing.
The expense of the adult educa-
tion school is taken care of by
State funds, therefore, it does not
cost us anything. But, note care
. fully. that the attendance must bold
p up to 7O9o and better or else 1.-THE
sessions will be discontinued.
) CHRISTMAS .rl
: By Gertrude McCabe, Sth Grade
Twas on a Christmas morning,
The snow was falling fast,
The wind was whistling around the
house
And blowing a strong blast.
l got upon my sled,
And was going to take ride;
My sled started down the hill,
q And l rolled off on my side. :
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70 / got up very quickly, .r.s
Surprised to see my old dad grand
Standing by my sled,
Laughing to beat the band.
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We both took hold my rope
And started up the hill, " e'
We saw my dear old mother
. Standing by the well. ,~
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We waved our hands and shouted,
Hurrah! Hurrahl Hurrah!
Is the dinner ready?
We want some mince pie.
BETTY'S CHRISTMAS
By Marie
1t was a very cold day about the
last of December when Betty left
the big red brick school. Betty was
: a small girl about six years of age,
the school was closing for the
, Christmas holidays, and Betty had
bid everyone there goodbye ana
was walking slowly along the side
walk thinking of what Santa would
/, bring her AS she came near her
home a small kitten came out and
ran up to Betty as if to be petted.
Betty stopped, gathered up the kit
I ten and walked slowly into the
house.
When she got in her mother was
G waiting for her and On: what joyful
news, they were going to spend a
whole week at grandmothers. Santa
%as to visit Betty there. Betty was
$50 happy at the thought of such
wonderful treat as to be at grand
mothers a whole week that she
, knew no other way to express her
joy-she jumped, skipped and sang
until her mother told her to behave
and go eat her supper.
The next morning, Betty awOke,
still very happy, for today they
were to start on their journey and
Santa's visit was to be that night.
When Betty got to grandmother's
she was very tired and it was al
most dark. She ate her supper and
went to bed The next morning she
awoke and jumped out Of bed and
ran down to see her toys.
; Betty was delighted at the beau
tiful doll and other toys She went
out to eat her breakfast. After
breakfast Betty and her father went
> for a sleigh ride. i.'a
Prof. Albert Farley and Miss For
best from Columbia University Wis
tied our school the past week.
Each room of the school has a
beautifully decorated Christmas
tree. The sand tables are fixed to
represent the Babe in the Manger"
along with the mother, Mary, and |
the Wise Men.
The children in Mrs. Cobb's room |
have made candle holders from clay |
and colored them and dipped can
. dies to go in them. They are very
attractive. This was part Of their
art work for December.
Many Christmas carols have been
learned by pupils of all the rooms.
Our school closed Tuesday for the !
Christmas holidays and will open
again on Monday, January 5.
The fifth and sixth grade had
short Christmas program on Tues
day afternoon. The pupils of the
fifth and sixth grades have complet-
ed their Christmas wrapping paper.
The seventh and eighth grades
held their Christmas programs to-
gether on Tuesday afternoon.