| Show EXECOSES IN SCHOOLS Christmas Programmes Are Rendered GOOD WORK OF THE PUPILS In Nearly All tho City Schools Yes torclny Delightful Entertainments Were Gi en by the Children 2Eauy Visitors Present During thtvExer cises Rooms Artistically Adorned for the Occasion Programmes I GivenPupIls Will Now Proceed to Enjoy tho Holidays I 0 Exercises appropriate to the season vie held In the various schools of the I i i iy I yesterday afternoon and a happy I Mid of children went out to enjoy I tu ir wellearned holiday Mmy friends of the young people I cnie in to see their exercises which I i ii r of a pleasing character through 01 I i In a inalority of the schools union programmes were held Holly Chflst niis green Hags and plants formed i n effective decorations and the I ir khoards were beautiful with draw inc done by the pupils Madonnas and thI r pictures added greatly to the b inly of the scenes HIGH SCHOOL At the high school the exercises were full of Interest and the many visitors v ho were present enjoyed the enter tiinment to the utmost Following Is lh programme Y1111 solo Do Berolts Sixth Air Roy Williams Jii ding A Tribute to Christmas I Burgess Young IV ItUlon Jos Fore Christmas Irene Eckes Mandolin curl Guitar Quintet Bo mlnn Girl > Jr Sihot Her director first mandolin i KlorcMico Symons second mandolin Maud Symons guitars Grace Radcllflo nd Miss I Synions I < Kcnss Christmas Carol Blanche Cherry Inijo lut The Bedford March jtul Jseldcn Ncldon and Mr C D Schctller ll citation Der Holllgo Tag TagJ Emma Lewis I i tnlir Christmas Morn Santa Claus NormahGdfo Shepard 1 il Solo Ala Nornuihdio 1 1 i Marseillaise French classes 11 Marseilles French classes 1 NINTH I Th < following programme was given 1 the Jittle people of the Ninth school I 1 ri h rooms participating boner t By school lUfptioR of Madonna Pictures Claire Pen leton A hrlstmas Puzzle Lerolo roolley Carl Sorensen Ksther 1 I Johnson 1 he Frist Christmas JxcMLiKe by children of room 2 JJr t < italion No Stockings to Wear I Koss Borden 11lrat the Mother oose Children Want for Christmas By children of room 2 Vi < iisilirin Gladys Snolson hnslnins exercise and song Room 1 Hew Chrlstman is L Celebrated In roar Countries Germany Howard McCoy Holland Willie Trescder Kaly George lolding Who Is Jt t IJyron irowby loi n Covey Wallace rovoy I Samuel I Kitzgcrald 1 The Iloute Where Ted Lives illustrated il-lustrated Seven boys from rooin 1 Kociinilnn Emily lane rlmlha Henderson ELfin Mother Natures Christmas Girt frirrtniiitlzed i Mother J Nature Bertha Cromar Paula Plans Earl Henderson The Pun Myrtle West Sunbeams Children of first grade The Wind Walter Knaplon The Pin Trco flalrc Pendleton Nellie Harris Ethel Holt WEBSTER Pupil from the varloim rooms at he I iwhstcr assembled In the large corri dor Vihoi1 very pleading exercises were 11111 1 as follovi Fullirv SOUR Pupils of room 0 ICcjiatj nr People Who Mins the Train Francis Darke PIano T n aelectlon N me Prooks Recitation NativityLucilo Paul Dancing at the Old Fireside Pnplln from room R i Guitar solo f ± Florence Nagcly btory of Santa Claus Wheel Raymond Bowdle Piano duet Fllfht of the Witches LetltUi Busby Howard Case Recitation BorrowingElla runG Song shepherds of Judea r Pupils from room 18 Long Before He Knowcd Who Santa Claus WasEmily West Song Jolly Old St Nicholas Lillian Fisher Christmas exercise Seven pupils from room 2 ollIl < mid SongPupils from room 3 Seem Ihlngs John Moser Santa Claus and the Mouse I Lavon Browning I Christmas Song SongEight I I Eight pupils of room 15 BRYANT At the Bryant the rooms united in I the following programme Rooms 4 and 5 1 and A I SongShine Out Oh Blessed Star I Recitation Around the Xmas Tree Irene Armstrong Recitation Santas Reindeer David Tatlmm Sorg Xmas Tree Recitation Good Thoughts Irene Tuckctt Exercise Lord of Glory I Laura Dole and Eliza Dey Song Away In a Manger Recitation Good Santa Frederick Lee I Recitation Xmas Verse o VerseAlbert I Albert Baldwin I Recitation Johns KnifeIvie Crabbe I Song < Merry Xmas Bells 1 Reading Xmas Riddle RiddleMartha Martha Sanders Recitation YVIlllts Xmas Earl Hall Recitation Letter to Santa Willie llallorac Recitation Two Little Stockings Lillian Fryer Duet What Will You Take for Me PapaIrene Tucketti Ivie Crabbe I Recitation Christs Blrthnlght Albert Ackerman Recitation A Lunch for Santa Luella Searle Recitation Telephone Message Rosle Stam Recitation J Saw Three Ships Frank McMaster Recitation Annie and Willies Prayer Essie Tatham Recitation Which General Charlie Fryer Song Fhst Xmas Song In Another Land and Time Ruth Foster Hazel Bean Henry 1 Lloyd Marion Wounacott Christmas Gifts for the Pets Clay Becker Ruby Gushing Claude Benson Leone Davies December Ernest Meltz t Song Jingle Bells t Xmas Serreis Ruth Fouler Who Is It Hazel Bean I Song St Nicholas I Mother GO scs Christmas Gifts Keren Skldmorc I Irvin Herron ROSH Carney Harry Mabey Edna Mabey May Knowlden l J I A Letter to SantaBeulah Hudson Little Teds Scheme I I I Edith Armstrong Santa Claus Tyler Gardiner I Song Lack Frost 1 Christmas in France John Wallace I I Tamales Little PumpkinColored I Coon Marguerite Fitzgerald I Rooms 2 and 15 1 SongShine Oul Oh Blessed Star Quotations The Christ Child n Pupils from room 2 Recitation I Dollys Christinas Esther Dtistan Recitation Letter from Santa Clouts Sidney Neslin I Song Santa Claus Is a Jolly Man Room i Recitation An Oversight i Frances Pitt I Concert recitation 0 Clap Clap the Hands Room 2 Song Merry Merry Merry Xmas Bells Room 2 Recitation Santa Claus Cake t Lily Russell Recitation What I Am Making for Xmas Gladys Lett Song Jolly Old St Nicholas Room 3 Recitation Santa Claus and the Mouse Ilylas Henry Song TingaLIng Room C Recitation The Spare Bed Johnnie Dales I Reading The Old Gobblers Xmas Dorothy Hocking I Song The Snowflakes are Falling Fall-ing Room 2 Recitation If Santa Claus Should Stumble Minnie Hulbert Duct Away In a Manger Afton Sears Dorothy Honking Song In a Lowly MangerRoom 3 Dialogue Mother Goose and Her Children Room 3 Song Jingle BellsRooms 2 and 3 Room 0 Song of the Waves By the school Recitation Joes Search for Santa Claus Zlllah Darke Reading How Uncle Dan was Found Out Albert Bower Piano solo Mamie Oakson Recitation Christmas Clifton Jyxkhart Recitation Regarding Santa Claus Olive Shepherd Harmonica solo Stuart Jolly Heading How Stockings are Made Helen Wagner Song and dance danceHue Hue and Mary HnJlorun Piano solo Snow Bells Zillah Darke Recitation Two Little Stockings LIable Wells Song Come Thou Almighty King By the school I Reading Christmas Chimes ChimesMiss or Miss Lewis Rooms 7 and S Piano solo Manzanllla June WhIUcmorc Christmas quotations Reading The Christ Child Grace Pugmlrc Vocal solo Kentucky Babe Irma Felt Recitation Brother JimAgnes Felt Recitation The Birds Christmas L Elsie Cohn Recitation Oak and Mistletoe I Ivie Miller Christmas Customs in Other 1 Lands Ten pupils from 7th grade Recitation Christs Birthnlght i Maude Smith I Piano duet Minuet Lizzie Weitz and Hallle Crabbe Recitation Where the Mince Pie Goes Zaale Miller i Piano solo Alta Van Pelt I TWELFTH I Rooms3 4 1 and 5 united in a pretty programme as follows Recitation A Dream of Christ r mas Agnes Lavin Recitation The Mischievous I Stocking Fred Fehdensen Motloh song Mistletoe and Holly Twelve girls looms 3 4 and H I Recitation The Two Stockings Nellie < Rcllly Song Shine Out Oh Blessed Stuv Four boys from room 1 Christmas carol led by Paula Brock mayer Song We Send a Merry Christmas Christ-mas Seven pupils from room 3 Ccncert recitation Twas the Night Before Xmas Six girls room J Song Kentucky Babe Room 4 1 Rooms 1 and 2 gave songs and reci j tatlons which were most enjoyable LOWELL The Lowell pupils had an enjoyable afternoon as rooms 8 and 0 I were en tertained by the pupils from room 1 with motions songs and ram s Rooms 3 and 1 had a few songs and recita I tions characteristic of the season A good programme was given In rooms 17 and IS as follows Vocal duetEthel and Geneve Felt I Debate Amrmatle Margaret Cum mlngs Hattie Castleton Ncga lye Vera Havard Hazel Woodruff Wood-ruff People That Know No Christmas Gcordle Pyper i Original Christmas StoryWanda Pratt i Quartette Grace Clawson Adel phlnc Cope Adella Edwards Clar I ice Savlllc I Recitation Dean Arnolds ChrIstmas i ChrIst-mas Ethel Martin Instrumental duet Ethel Murphy and I Jennie Romney Origin of Christmas Customs Anna Norberg I An Esq lmaux Christmas Tree Nanna Chapin I Rooms A and P united In the following I lowing programme Song Come Thou Almighty King 1 J Quotations Room B Society Paper Rooz BReading I B-Reading Grace Grant Song Clara Dyer Recitation Clara Patrick Song Holy Night I Recitation Gertrude Clayton j I Recitation Jean TIbbs Quartette Room A I Recitation Ida McDonald Recitation Irma Clawson I J Violin solo Orson Salmon j I Recitation Florence Calmer Recitation Juliet frlsnwn i Song Carol Evans I Reading Ethel Reynolds Song Room A HAMILTON I In two rooms at the Hamilton prettily pret-tily decorated for the day the following I follow-ing Interesting programmes were presented pre-sented I Room S Song r i I nccftatlonVVVVVV Myrtle Squires QuartetteVera Rich Ethel Morse I Milton East Giouriway Parry Recitation Irene Taylor Recitation Hazel Ellis Song Hall All Hail Recitation Hazel Rebentlsch gong Clara Fafek Recitation Vera Rich Dialogue Christmas Letters Quartette Ivlc Evans Goldie War burton Addle Fletcher Ethel WIs comb Paper Ethel Morse Recitation Mabel Thorp Christmas song School Songs Room 7 Room Ii Song Beautiful Christmas Bells 1 Society Reading r Myrtle Peterson Recitation Hazel Stalllngs Recitation Blanche Kidder Humorous reading Ruby Smith Chalk talk Mack Crome Reading In dlalect Margaret Parsons Recitation Maude Gallacher Song Answer My Call Society This programme was rendered by the Literary society of the school OQUIRRH In the Oqxilrrh the rooms especially on the lower floor had assumed a general I gen-eral air of festivity as the result of tasteful decorations with paper chains lanterns stars bells and evergreens while the blackboards wore a most jovial I Jo-vial air with their gaylytinted sketches of Santa Claus and Christmas cheer I The numerous visitors were much pleased with the excellent manner In which the various programmes were rendered Room 1 Song Christmas GreetingSchool 1 Recitation A Christmas Worry J Mildred Hapgood Recitation A Plump Little Boy I p Herman Eckstein Song Thumpklns School Recitation The Holly Mulda Hansen Recitation Little Squirrels I Allen RIley Recitation How Dollle Spoke Rhea Williams Song Jolly Old St Nicholas School Recitation Baked Snow Apples Robert Sands Recitation My Twin Joseph Jack Recitation A Little Housemaid May Van Aclstyn Song The Merry Little Men School Recitation The House Where Ted Lives Seven boys Recitation Who Comes Dancing Over the SnowEthel Moreton Recitation A SecretH Oberndorfer Song The Snow Is Falling FastSchool School Recitation A Santa Claus Girl Frances Evans Recitation A Christmas Thought Louis Hammerslough Recitation The Little Seamstress Verona Toblason Song On Christmas Eve Four girls Recitation Ring OutWalter Kuehl Christmas Acrostic Nine girls Song The First Chrlslmas SchoolRooms School-Rooms 3 and 4 Song Jingle I Bells Song Jolly Old St Nicholas Action reading Lullaby Rhythm exercise Little Red Hen Song The Christmas Tree Story The Pine Tree Reading Pine Tree Game Ten Pins Finger plays Heres a Ball Five Little Mice Two Hands There Are Song We Send a Merry Christmas Room 2 rendered a programme comprising com-prising Christmas recitations songs etc as follows Christmas quotations Recitation A Letter to Santa r t Ivan Hanscn Song A Christmas WorryThree Three girls Recitation Red Riding Hood Helen Wclckcr Song Shine Out 0 Blessed StarSchool School Recitation Emily Jane Mabel Holt Song On Christmas Eve Boys of School Recitation A Word With Santa Ruth Loofbourow Recitation Santas J JokeII Mldgcly Christmas carol quartette and chorus The Dolls Chrls lmasSeven little girls Christmas waltz lsonS SchoolRoom School-Room 13 Song School Recitation Gencvic Brown Reading Margaret Gates Recitation Birdie Blomqulst Reading Amy McDermld Reading i Mildred Cuddy Recitation Pauline Browning Reading David Thomas II Reading TWallace Woollcy Mandolin muslcPauline Browning Recitation Richard Phlnney Recitation Olga Peterson I Room J6 I Christmas CustomsLena Mycrn Reading George Soffe Song Jake Lewis Room 6 I Recitation Jennie Gray Piano Solo Florence Grahm Recitation Ada McNampe Paper George Poffc Piano Solo Maude Williams Room 17 Recitation Vera Shaver Room 17 Room 12 Xmas Song Bv School Recitation rahel Clayton Recitation Lydla GuBtaveson Reading Erma Pendleton Recitation Willie Angler Recitation t Arllne Johnson Recitation Marguerite Johnson Guitar Solo Nellie Oblad Conundrums Song By pupils The exercises at tie Union school were most excellent and elicited much commendation The programme was as follows Duet Poet and Peasant Bert and Alva Gundry Selected Chorus Christmas Story Sidney Taylor Solorhe Glfff Eva Johnson Selection by first grade pupils Mandolin Solo Sweetest Story Ever Told Ellen Howell Virginia McMastcrs Annie Jacobson Dialogue Virginia McMIaster Annie Jacobson Cella Wardrop Rosabpll WIncgar Song Marguerite White Chorus Ring the Bells IRVING The four rooms in the Irving school united In holding their exercises Room 1 had been beautifully decorated for the occasion Stretch l across the f room were Japanese lanterns and In one corner was a brilliantlylighted Christmas tree holding a cornucopia full of candy for each child Lighted candles lllled the windows and blackboard black-board tray The following programme j was given Song School Greeting Irvln Noall Recitation Donna Gerber Christmas Thoughts ThoughtsClass Class from Third A Song Class from Second A Recitation Grace Murphy Christmas Bells I Exercise byline little girls Ten Little Tin Soldiers J Elmer Noall I Recitation Blanche Murphy Recitation Myrtle Frost SongAfton Afton Glllcsple Vera Needham Iris Parkin Story of the Christ Child ChildDavid > David Ostler RecitatIon Sarah Anderson Alllc Shipley Maude Mathews Song School Recitation Florence Spencer Christmas Stockings t Exercise by Class Song Vera Needham Letter from Santa Claus Ivy Cox RccltatlonToo Many of We1 Ada Holmes Song Second A Recitation Ethel Beesley Song First A Recitation Cecil Parkin Song Beginners Recitation Carl Sprlngman Song School WASHINGTON Very delightful exercises were given at the Washington all the rooms being nicely decorated The programmes were as follows Concert recitation Ring Out Wild Bells Rooms 10 and 11 Recitation Santa Claus Eella Gallacher Recitation Santa Claus and the Mouse Vaughn Cutler Song Gods Love Girls I from Room 11 Recitation Christmas Eve Nora Crawford Recitation 1tPool Little Ted and Rich Little Tom Vivian Tolhurst Dialogue The Day After Christmas Room 01 Song Silent Night Rooms 10 and 11 Recitation Anne and Willies Prayer Pauline TIerlnger Recitation The Light of the Stars Ruth Trcweek RecltalionA Christmas Carol Spencer Wright I HecltatlonA Christmas Story Dale Havener I Reading I The Christmas HomeComing Florence Oberg i I Song America Rooms 10 and 11 I Room 1 SongAmong the Hills of Ireland School I RecitationThat Bib Old Clock Bessie Hurst Song Winter Is a Jolly Time Ten boys I Recitation If Santa Claus Should Stumble Lucille Howe i Dolly Chorus Girls Why Do Bells of Christmas Ring I Clarence Altman Softly Softly One and AllGlrls Song Away In a Manger Lorna Russett Brownies RecitationWho Is This Alice La Galla Song Christmas Tree Srtjool Recitation = Christ ChildEarl Rlslcy Recitation Ding Dong Dorothy Williamson Recitation Little Children Albert Bunting RecitationOn Christmas Morning Anna Mcliale Louisa Vincent SongWhat Is Keeping Santa SchoolRooms School-Rooms 12 and 13 Song America RccltallonOn Christmas Eve Vernon Ostler RecitationJust Before Christmas Jay Raleigh J Recitation Christmas 1 Sidney Bishop Song Holy Night Room 12 I RecitationA Christmas Dame Richard Haddock Recitation Borrowing and Sorrowing Willie Hall Recitation God Bless Us Every One I Fielda Gerber Song Santa Claus Room 11 Recitation Raphael Louis Galeazzl Recitation n Sistine Madonna Vera Jensen RecitationMadonna Sadia Emma Abbot Song Shine Out oh Blessed Star I Recitation The Postmans Story Walter Nielsen I Rca lngThe Tice for the Cats I I Retta Heystak I Reading The Tree for the Cats II I Louise Rawlins Song Once In Royal Davids City I Room 13 RecitationThe Oak and the Mistletoe Cora FlU RecitationC1rtlstmas Carol Bertha Hicks Recitation Christmas Day Has Come SongWynken Blynken and Nod Vera Jensen Recitation Tommys Letter to Santa Poly Reynolds Recitation Willie and Annes Prayer I Eleanor Hcrlnger SongBethlehem Babe Room 13 Recitation Tiny Tims Christmas Dinner Vera Jensen RecitationJes fore Christmas James Palmer Recllatlon While Shepherds Watched Jean Hurst HurstChristmas 1 Song First Christmas Gifts Room 32 Recitation Christmas Eve Mabel Spencer RecitationBad Little Boys Richard Wallace Song Merry Christmas Bens Rooms 11 15 and recitation rooin Song The BellsTwelve girls Recitation Birdie Barton Fan drill Girls room 15led by Hazel Bowman Bow-man manSon Lullaby Twelve girls Christmas Story Ida Owen Song Boys room 15 Recitation Emma Kelly Mandolin and guitar duet Xmas exercises Eight pupils room 11 America All Rooms 1617and IS Chorus Happy Bells of Son-Christ Christmas School Reading A Little Pilgrimage David Cummings Chorus Holy Holy HolySchool Essay A Christmas Story Ina Smith Reading The Centennial Hymn Hannah Carlson Recitation The Dog and the mas-Lob Lobster Tillio Thomas Violin solo with piano ster-accompani accompaniment tHarr Harry Cummock Fred Gun ry Recitation King Olafs Xmas Vera Noall Recitation Tho Feel In the Xmas Air Lllla Green Solo MIsss Tarnes A Christmas Talk Miss Qualtrough A Chalk Talk Amy Folsom Orchestra Rooms 3 and 1 Hang Up the Babys Stocking I Margie Edward You May Think I Dont Know Vinnle Burbldgc Song Della Weaver Song Geneva Wright I Story About Santa Claus Henry Morccy Recitation Maggie Edward A Letter to Santa Claus Eva Shalderbrand Recitation Cyril Calllstcr Drill Christmas candles or Seven girls room 3 Song Shine Out Oh Blessed Star Christmas WishDelwyn Thomas SUMNER A large number of patrons enjoyed the exercises at the Sumner school l 1 Continued on Page 6 i |