Show THE SALT LAKE TKILUNE FltlDAY MOllNlKG DECEMBER 25 10 1921 SCHOOL PROGRAMS PORTRAY CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IN VARIETY OF MOODS THOUGHT ABOUT CHRISTMAS What a wonderful Christmas this we could conceal our would be-- if secret worries that black depression that impatience those evil thoughts that have been with us for so long It would make Christmas more joyful and satisfactory and would bring back more truly the Christmas spirit One of the many legends of those early Christmases brings out Is this the bought about Christmas 'It story of a wood cutter who found a child in the snow shivering in rags hungry for want of food The woodcutter took the child to the warmth of his firp and gave him his own supA At this season when Christmas greetings are being extended to friends on every side The Tribune wishes to send a hearty message of good will to the boys and girls in the Salt Lake schools who make possible the success of the daily “School News and Views’ column Written by children this column has proved to be the junior daily newspaper of the West and has come to be regarded as a standard part of The Tribune To all the friends of the column to the superintendent and supervisors of the school system for their hearty good will to the principals and teachers for their cooperation and unselfish effort to the parents for standing back of the children in their undertaking— the School News and Views says “A Merry Christmas-- per whose author Is unThis poem known also emphasizes the thought that Christmas will mean more if we think of giving rather than receiving of helping rather than shunning: Oh we in homes that are happy Where Christmas comes laden wilh cheer Where fun and plenty still make it The merriest day of the year As we gather around the fireside And tell of the Christ Child's birth Let's remember the homes that are dreary — f 4 The homes without warmth or mirth Oh let’s fill the empty stockings Where Christmas is naught but a name Let's give for the love of the Christ Child Twas to seek such as these that He came Then the Christmas bells pealing loudly Will chant with a joyous lay "Inasmuch as ye have shared with others merry ChristMay you have mas day!’’ The Longfellow school wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a RUTH KING Happy New Year Roosevelt Junior High CHRISTMAS GIFT O give ye a gift at Christmas time A gift that is worthy and true Brlngladness and joy without alloy And the same will come back to you O tlilnk not that giving Is easy For truly the gift most worth while Of self is a part and comes from the Heart Wrapped up in a sunshiny smile 1 -- Whatever you give give with happiness Gifts are to make hearts rejoice No matter the cost your gift will be lost If to giving It love has no voire ANNIE RICHARDSON 4 Christmas Living Symbols T ell Story l srarr 'rA jfy it CfJ kl jkjNs CHRISTMAS The feathery flakes were falling On that happy Christmas day And the merry sleigh bells jingled As our horses pranced away AN all seemed to be gliding a skate The horses galloped swiftly As if afraid of being late W Just like runners on Never were the candles brighter Than the ones on Grandma's tree Nor the flames of Yule log warmer Nor a room more full of giee Crandma’s smile so kind and sunny Made us welcome right away ' We pulled off caps and rubbers For of course we’d come to stay Grandfather played the old tunes On hi fiddle's squeaky strings While we tried to dance the polkas And some other funny things The plum pudding was a winner With its sprig fit holly rare And the turkey and its dressing Was a treat for a millionaire llow I wished the day would linger And the night would stay away we never had a better time Christmas Than that day OLLENE McGINTY for 4 Bryant Junior High AN EMBARRASSING EXPERIENCE It had all been planned on ChristFive of the little girls inas eve lived in our neighborhood were to bring their stockings over to my Then Louse on Christmas morning v e would all empty our stockings end admire each other' gifts Of course 1 expected a lot of very nice presents because I had always had vho them 1 came morning Christmas glanced at my stocking It was full tJ parcels of ali shapes and sizes little girls came over with t'leir stockings talking about who It 1 d the heaviest 1 lifted mine extremely heavy So I proceeded to open my packages Imagine how I felt when 1 opened package after package to discover Curt each one held only a lump of Everyone laughed except me but I didn’t give 1 was disappointed p Suddenly the laugh was on Item for in tbs foot of my stockingin vas m package with five dollnrs quarters dimes and nickels and pen-Bit wasn’t so bad after all JtAItNLSTiNE MAYOR fi St Maryof theAV asatch THE BABE Over nineteen hundred years ago On a night so very cold A lovely mother more white than snow Her darling Babe did hold -- 4 We were going to spend our Christmas On the farm where Dad was born We all were tucked In blankets Very cozy snug and warm Left Kathryn fane Kearns as the Christmas tree and Catherine Murphy as the Christmas package in a play Above:1 given last week at St school Berncll Edwards Liberty as Santa Clans drives snowflakes instead of reindeer across the country The snowflakes are left to right: Helen Carol Forbes Liberty Forsyth Burt Holladay Arlene Christensen Hamilton Renee Shepard Uintah Barbara Cedcrholm Webster Beverly Anne Burt Holladay Barbara Kasteler McKinley Elayne Griffiths Garfield and Claudia Smith Oquirrh Right: Joan Keyser and Miriam Hoffer as trumpeters in the Carol and Candle service at Rowland Hall last week M 1 T L This Bnbe was born in a manger bare t hue srmas of angels filled the air And wise men traveled from afar Because they had seen His beautiful star KATHRYNE COROLLO WHY WE CELEBRATE Why do we celebrate Christmas? The answer is: Because Christ was born But this is not complete because why should we celebrate Christ’s birth? Christianity is not particularly a Sunday school subject It is a powerful factor In the history of the world If you have the impression that Christianity is solely subject lor rtmrclios tlien you should think of Christmas as a holl- day solely for churches which isi hardly true i UY 'Ay N -- Y I iffwi & v V Jr va J V’ I v' 1 Vi LW): S 3 3i jCic v A m w s love devotion and generosity which are very important things in the life of everyone Just because people cannot see him is no sign there is no Santa Claus If it were not for the spirit of Santa Claus Christmas would not be so happy and exciting As it is look nil children and even grown-up- s forward to Christmas and to the coming of Santa Santa Claus brings love and joy into every home Some bitter people-havbecome doubtful and scorn the thought of Santa Claus But on Christmas the thought of the jolly old saint comes to them It makes them do kind deeds Some fill baskets with food and clothing for the poor and the sick But best of all is when they give love and joy by gifts to their loved ones to their father and mother and brothers apd sisters I have my belief in Santa Claus and no one can say “There is no Santa Claus” to me DOROTHY HUSBAND 4 4 Washington IIs YA4 A i S v ANXIOUS DAYS A few days before Christmas everyone walks around looking mysterious and secretive Mother and father talk togrther in low tones and bring curious packages Into the house am afraid to walk into rooms sud denly for fear of finding someone wrapping up my present or showing it to someone else The mail man brings big boxes into the house which we will open under the Chr!stmrr 1 - I f A :W P ' MM Riverside WHY I BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS To me Santa Claus is a spirit of - I r A 4 - ch Christmas! What does it mean to most of the children of Salt Lake? It means a day of happiness when they receive toys candies and other nice things But the real meaning of Christmas is doing something to make other people happy This year with go many people out of work there are in different parts of Salt Lake children who haven’t enough to eat When Christmas comes they will not think of the toys and good things they are going to have They will think only how hungry they are Let us all think about these things be generous and give to these people Then everyone can enjoy Christmas this year MARY MILANO ROSY FRKQVICH 4—— I j -z ’j 4 People who have never attended celebrate wholeheartedly kindAs Christmas Christ was the y'-lLest most Just man the world has ' f tree ever known we should follow His 1 I think it is the best time to fin-i v X' on the benign example particularly out whether your curiosity can gel CHRISTMAS IN JAPAN date of His birth Can you be happy ' the better of you Don't you? ' In Japan the celebration like ourjwhen injustice prevails? And is it DORIS DOBSON Christmas is held on New Year’sjust for you to receive much while 4 4 From the first to the 11th of the others receive none? One should be month two Christmas trees are put ashamed to be so selfish 4T4You know and I know of someone up in the yard The people go from door to door calling "Happy New who on Christmas frets for the presents of his friends It is hard for Year!" to everyone OUR CHRISTMAS BELIEF On the third day of the month the him to realize that there are others of us cherish memories of the Many A FOXY SANTA CLAUS children wake up early to find all who would be happy with just one time when we “believed” in Santa AS WE REMEMBER I an I had was old When six is his Christmas years sorts of presents in the dishes they gift However it Claus but now that we have entered have set out On the first day of the duty to make himself realize how Christmas is above all the time of interesting Christmas experience It our 'teens we admit such beliefs No in the other I day when was remembering is selfish he Yes hopped have heard new year throughout the whole counhardly daylight you adds so much to joy in living out of bed excited and breathless shamefacedly Nevertheless we still try ail the schools have a party Then the appeal for1 the poor many times year recollec- in anticipation of what Santa Claus take a deep delight in the Christmas and of friendships Happy is satisBut how much greater your they are dismissed for a week After mysteries and fun the party is over the national song of faction when you have given in an- tions of Christmases past come into had left me I could see all kinds In place of jolly old St Nick we our as we minds and receive the j under gifts of nice to swer that bulging packages All appeal is Japan sung by all the people turn our attention to a truer Christwe those love from We most con the tree greetings but HALE ANN MARGERY emthe at once they say “Hurray for mas spirit the spirit of giving We early Christmas spicuous thing I saw and the one 4 4 call with delight the want to help those in need and bring peror of Japan!" of our first was attention immediate caught glimpse my In jtracting of WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME CHRISTMAS GIFTS ‘ parts Japan where the maple ' and g long stocking brimming full That joy to our parents by being more flower the flowers people go as they wish us to be We want grow Our Savior said: “Thou shalt love One of the most beautiful thoughts thought we heard the tinkle of sleigh little fat man had hunted up my to make at this time others happier and more bells on the snow roof in the world is: “It i more blessed to the Lord thy God with ali thy might seeking mother’s stocking filled it from top ARAKL EMILY mind and strength? This is the first Later on we invited our young to toe and hung it in the place whore contented on this great holiday beWe would k Lnd REMEMBERING give than to receive ing pleasant and happy ourselves cousins for Christmas dinner and I had left mine the night before great commandmnt) and the !ec Christmas is celebrated annually in what fun that was! BULA PRATT happier and It wuld give us more0nd jj ijg unt0 jp "Thou shalt love I could hardly wait to see what it 4 of of One Christ's memory birthday And oh how keenly we remember contained thy neighbor as thyself" The first thing I pulled to the nicest His remember ways What a wonderful world we would recent Christmases when we grew out was a large lump of coal Then birthday is to share our happiness old enough to share in the honor of I grew suspicious have if we obeyed this law No rich and took the is of not amount with the It others CHRISTMAS TIME no poor no war no strife but only trimming the tree stocking into the kitchen and shook a we on but spend money present This is what Christmas to me with all its cheer is complete Now our peace and happiness Many it over the coal bucket Out tumbled AN EMBARRASSING CHRISTMAS the cheerful spirit in which we give Christmases cycle Christmas means to me— remember- Is the happiest time of all the year are yet to come In our rocks paper coal and wood and I A few before Christmas my rememof us for to it all well is It lifetime and after we are gone the began to whimper Then oh joy! mother days ing Christ and what He did for us in With the world beneath a blanket of ber: of me concerning inquired trying to obey these commandments white spirit of this happy holiday will carry right in the tin of the toe wrs a little my wants I told her the things By being happy and trying to make It is indeed a glorious sight through the ages bringing the square box all tied up in holly paper wanted with the exception of a doll we give but what we on same message of peace and good will with red ribbon others happy ran observe true To see the children run to and fro "Not what It was the one My mother said "Are you sure you share Christ-chilChristmas There Is more joy in giv- To play and frolic in the snow whispered to tiling I wanted a handsome wrist don't want a doll?" For the gift without the giver is that the three poor shepherds years ago under watch The full stocking had Just "Yes I am sure” I replied thinkThis means that He gave His entire ing than in receiving They can scarcely wait for the time bare” MARY JANE HAIR an eastern sky life to benefit mankind to come been a joke of a foxy Santa Claus RAMONA M'KEAN ing I was too old for dolls material LOUISE SNYDER So we should not give only DAVID BLOOD For Santa's visit and all the fun Well Christmas morning came and in With the toys packed in his sleigh so 4 gifts hut should give of ourselves we all scrambled out of bed to see kind deeds and words neat what old St Nick had brought us I GRANT CALL And the sugarplums nuts and candies went In and after going through all sweet my things I discovered that there was A CHRISTMAS SONG The Christmas trees with tinsel fine no dolL I was very disappointed but NOT THE SAME NOW TREE CHRISTMAS THE And everyone having a jolly good Happy Christmas time on earth the time of year still more surprised - 1 had always I still thought there was a Santa is Christmas time a doll on Christmas! I ran to What else could I have Celebrating the Christ Child's birth Yes when most of all love and cheer and had Christmas to me with all its Claus imw in a Bethlehem manger abound Christmas mother and asked why I did not get told me there mother My good fellowship thought? cheer MY CHRISTMAS Was born this baby stranger was My four brothers told me there of Christ has been celebrated by spe- - trees have come to take an Important a doll Is the happiest time of all the year "You didn’t want one” she said When 1 was a little boy 1 would was and so did my friends My cial church services Not all peoplesjpart In the Christmas celebration CORAL CURTIS I blushed but felt quite thankful brothers would say "There goes observe Christmas on December 25 Every year more elaborate ornaments when get all enthused to hear the word Wise men from the far east came mother went on "Well here is 4 Santa!" and when 1 would rush tolas there is no accurate record of the are made to be used In decorating the upon the Christ Child’s name 4 "Christmas” I thought it was true Calling To worship him as God their king of Christ Some people even tree The decorated tree is as much your doll but next Christmas be sure see they would say "He Just went-birtto know what you want" that Simla would be here soon I And precious gifts to him to bring behind that mountain" celebrate during the Rummer months a symbol of Christmas as the fireI smiled murmured a "Thank you" would put out a piece of pie or cake In my excitement Christmas eve I January 6 was formerly celebrated in cracker is of the Fourth of July and walked quietly away feeling very for him to eat after hia long Journey And from that day each Christmas never heard the brushing and tingling the Eastern church and is still ChristAnd Justly so In making the decoCHRISTMAS BELLS but happy with my tide of my presents ns mother put them mas in the Armenian church But now I try to stny awake and rations the children can work to- embarrassed doll MARJORIE BAKER see whether 1 can see what dad and The King of Kings Is worshiped wide On the holy day of Christinas in the rloset so they would be handy December was probably the most gether in happy cooperation The Comes a sound so wild and sweet to get out for the tree I went to popular month for this observance beautiful tree brings love and cheer mother arc doing By children people of the earth It's the chimes of merry Christmas that closet to look for my pajamas because of the winter festivals of the to the home The bright lights shinOf course I do fall asleep after Who love Him of divine birth With gay memories replete When I ssw my presents 1 stood still pagan Gauls Britons and Germans ing through the window mean hapawhile but I wake up early and Jump out of bed to see what 1 have I like And so we sing In caroling Disappointment and the truth rushed which came at this time The yule log piness and cheer to all those who pass In the morning’s wuk'nlng stillness over me at once 1 went to bed that holly and mistletoe are relics of pagan that way Having a Christmas tree my presents but there Is not the same The Jov of all our hearts to bring CHRISTMAS HAFriNFSS observances Wo owe our own Snntaibrings the spirit that goes with Christ- night tired and unhappy mystery about them We have great And Christmas cheer throughout the Chime the bells so soft and low ASSURED Like fun unwrapping packages and calling Since then Chrlslmus hns never t'lnus to the Dutch who first intro- mas The evergreen tree Is truly a I want to tell you about a little year ripple of the water most brook's duced this observance gentle flow been the same svmbnl of undying love "Merry Christinas'' or "Christmas To the child who brought heaven so Like girl I know and how she make sure GERTRUDE OLII’ltANT near BIRDIE McKFNNA BOB INtjALLS ROBERT RFFS LEAH BITTER JANE YOUNG gift” (Continued on Peso church S fti I ' hr I v i ' 'fcV -- Emerson fM"" JMx' YYY: South Junior Highland Paflt McKinley Oquirrh 1 4-- Jefferson Garfield Irving Junior Edison Ensign Eleven) |