Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1906-12-25 | Page 9 | Pupils Kept at Home

PUPILS KEPT AT HOME Hebrew Parents Objected to Christ Christmas Christmas Christmas mas In the Schools New York Tork Dec D e 24 The agitation against Christmas celebrations in the pub public lie lic schools that has been gathering force forc for the last ten days t day in Hebrew arents circles found Its s climax today when n parents guardians and other r protectors of Jewish children strongly urged and supported by certain east side newspapers kept their th charges from attending the sessions to ta such an extent that schools oils on o the east side reported a decrease scent In num numbers bers bets tangs ranging sine g from 2313 pe per cent to 60 00 per percent cent of ot the pu pupils li liens ens registered side One He Hebrew Hebrew brew principal of an east side school said that the school exercises were not at all aU of or a I religious nature but consisted Q of an ap entertainment In which the children took part and a distribution of small presents from the Jle teachers and principals n n