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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1927
Page
7
One hundred four children from the Protestant Lutheran grade school will perform a Christmas pageant at the Lutheran Church on East Ohio and East Streets on December 24. Directed by Principal Paul G. Elbert, the program presents the Christmas story and funds will aid Bethesda Lutheran Home in Water Town, Wisconsin.
A visiting teacher praises the Vonnegut School No 9 special opportunity program for normal or above normal boys. The school emphasizes personal encouragement, individual attention, and a mix of academics and shop work including printing and a Ford production style shop. Plans include an employment bureau at the school.
Charity Dye memorial library at Shortridge High School expands to 23000 volumes thanks to gifts from Mrs. William Bates, William Campbell, Rev. Joseph Littell, Mrs. E. Perkins, Mrs. Charles Abbott, Miss Caroline Hale, and a first dollar from Lee Burns. The donor William Campbell’s son, a Shortridge student, left for Cleveland after his mother died in the Graystone fire.
Seven young artists at Vonne gut School No 9 decorate classrooms for Christmas with Santa Claus, reindeer, wise men, camels, fur trees and holly on blackboards. Most patterns are original, drawn free hand by pupils who plan the color schemes. Students listed include Robert Westerfield, Adolph Gow, Mildred Mc Donald, Dorothy Edwards, Dorothy Stoner, and Minnie Crider.
Norris Houghton former Shortridge student now at Princeton University has received grades from Shortridge. His record shows exceptionally high standing in history Greek and Latin and medium in French and chemistry. He wrote a former classmate that he likes Princeton.
A fragment notes a product blend described as crafted from top California wine and other medical ingredients.
Domestic science pupils served 16 teachers at Daniel Webster School No. 46. Each teacher paid 17 cents but contributed a dollar, with the excess going to the Near East Relief fund.
The program at Nd. 12 runs Wednesday and Thursday with 35 participants, featuring a school orchestra and a Bethlehem cantata by 150 seventh and eighth graders under Mrs Leona B Knights. An operetta by 103 third graders, a tableau by 20 on Friday, and crafts for the Parent Teachers Christmas Bazaar are planned at Nos. 75 and 55 with events led by Homer G Knight and teachers in each room.
Frank B. Wade, head of Shortridge High School chemistry, traces early interest to clam and sea fish hunting in New Bedford Massachusetts. Born there he trained at Wesleyan University and Lewis Institute, joining Phi Beta Kappa. He developed a hobby in precious stones, focusing on synthetic diamonds and rubies.
Joe Henninger, a Technical High School graduate, pursued art after fantasy of becoming a famed cartoonist. He left Indiana for New York, worked as a Broadway doorman, studied art, and earned a four year foreign scholarship to Europe via a grain boat trip beginning December 1. His mother in New Orleans learns of the rising artist’s path.
The Red and White houses unite for a Christmas program in the auditorium Tuesday and Wednesday. The event features new school traffic regulations and attendance shields for rooms with near perfect attendance. Students will sing carols and the school orchestra will perform.
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