The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-22
YULET|DE PROGRAMS
GIVEN BY CHILDREN
OF SCHOOLS IN CITY
Roosevelt, Wachter, William
Moore, Will, RichhoIt Pu-
pills Participate

Children at the Roosevelt and
Wachter schools entertained their
parents and friends Tuesday after
noon at programs featured by Christ
mas plays. songs readings and a
tableau. The William Moore school
held its program Monday morning.
At the Will Junior high school in
formal programs arranged by the
students, were the order Of the day,
while in the Will Annex each room
gathered about it's Christmas tree for
a party. Each room at the Richholt
school had it's own party during the
afternoon, with games and group
singing of Christmas carols. Candy
and nuts were distributed to the chill
dren at each of the affairs.
Two-Part Program
The Roosevelt school program
opened with Christmas carols, played
by Miss Helen House. Following was
a song, christmas Eve" and group
recitation, Away in Manger," by
the first grade; Vernon Rudser gave
a poem, Heavens Gift: the first
and second grades sang "A Letter to
Santa Claus: Ted Mote recited "A
Christmas CAROL; and the third
grade gave I'm Little Bethlehem. >
Next came harmonica and bell duet
by Ann Louise Selvig and Betty
Smith; two songs, christmas Carol"
and Lullaby" by the second grade;
and a reading, Beautiful Thoughts
for Christmas" by Beverly Skei.
The story of the nativity was re-
lated by means of shadow pictures,
with school chorus singing hymns,
as the second part of the program.
Six tableaux made the scenes, the
first of which was the shepherds, an
nounced by Allen Bowerman and
posed by Woodrow Weigelt, Robert
Coheneur. Tom Baker, Floyd Howell
and Charles Murray. Next came the
angels, announced by Forrest Hen
derson, with Lillian and Helen An
derson and Flossie Dohn taking part.
Scene three was announced by Rob-
ert Burkhardt, and Paul Carr in
troduced the manger scene, posed by
Billy Leach, Arvilla Howell, Viola
Malm and Woodrow Weiglet. Scene
five was announced by Warren Kraft,
with Frank Ellsworth, ward
Coheneur, and Billy Dohn taking
part. The final tableau, Joy to the
World" : depicted the rejoicing of
mankind over the coming of the
Christ Child.
Children Give Plays
Plays constituted the larger part of
the program at the Wachter school,
where the program was opened with
a recitation by Ralph Rosenberg, fol-
lowed by a song, Santa Claus Land" +"
sung by the first grade.
Frede Daniels, Alice Burtts, Norma
Olso and June Leroy gave an eXer-
else, What Can They Do?" and the
first grade sang "A Letter to Santa
Claus" I'VE Welcome You," an ex-
ercise, was given by James john
son, Earl Crawford, Herman Merkel
and Dickie Helfenstein; Ellen Wengel
gave reading: and the second grade
presented a playlet. "The Runaway
Rabbit from Santa Claus Land
This was followed by a group of sea-
sonal songs, and recitations by Violet
Fagerstrom, Vernon Solun, Beatrice
Arnold and Donald Longmuir, all Sec
ond grade pupils.
The third grades contribution to
the program was a play, 1.-The Lonely
Little Fir Tree; and the fourth grade
children gave an original playlet
comprised Of two songs. three stories
of Christmas in other lands and the
Biblical Christmas story illustrated.
Fifth and sixth grade pupils sang a
group Of two-part songs.
Group Singing Featured
Singing of familiar carols by the
smaller children, grouped about the
Christmas tree downstairs, with the
older pupils gathered at the top of
the stairs, joining in and echoing the
songs was a novel part of the pro-
gram at the William Moore school.
Parents were seated in the down.
stairs hallway, where the large tree
was placed.
Each grade was represented by one
Of its members who gave recitation
Ruth Helen Fritts, fourth grade, gave
Everywhere, Everywhere, Christmas
Tonight; Robert Humphreys, sixth,
grade. gave "Willie's Christmas" :;
George Morton, third grade, read "a
Real Santa Claus; Charles Ballou
second grade, gave Santa Claus and
the Mouse; James Goats, first grade
gave why do Bells for Christmas
Ring?" Edna Lungstad. fourth grade
read "The First Christmas; Arlene
Hellerud and Billie Mills, fifth and
sixth grades, each gave ,recitations
Singing Of Silent Night closed the
program.