| Summary: | Newsletter of the North Dakota School for the Deaf. THE NORTH DAKOTA BANNER -^',yPi^&— 17 -So Beginners (First. Grade) The children are eagerly looking forward to Christmas. They can hardly wait for Santa Claus is really corning to our school room to fill the children's stockings. We have made a fire place and the children are going to hang their own stocking up the nijht before. We have also written to Santa Claus so he will know what to leave for each one. The letter is just inside our door so he can read it before he fills tlie stocking;. The children's wants are many but these are some of the things they would like to have: Grace wants a play house and some candy. Paul wants a barn, a horse and a ball. Christ wants some candy and a hammer. Orville wants a drum and a stocking full of candy, Carl wants a horse and a horn. Cecil wants a ball and a horn. Hazel wants a doll with real yellow hair and long curls. Selmer wants a barn and a horse. Marilyn wants a teddy bear that is till dressed and a doll. Marjory wants some blocks and a doll house. Bonnie wants some candy and a box of printing blocks. .% $. $s THIRD A John Weydahl was nine years old December 5. He received many presents for his birthday. His mother sent a box with a train, a sled, two shirts, a big ball, a horse-shoe game, some peanuts, candy, coakies, and a birthday cake in it. John is not selfish and always divides with his ch.ssmates. Tlie Third A had a party in their schoolroom on John's birthday. Joseph Breitwieser went home for Thanksgiving, lie had ti good time playing with his small brother in the park. He went to a party with his big sister at the High School in Grand Forks. Richard Vigesaa went home for Thanksgiving ami wtis surprised to find that he had a new baby brother at home. % «H % Devils Lake, North Dakota December G, 1927 Santa Claus: Morth Pole Dear Santa Claus: Vly name is Ruth Erickson. I am nine years old. f have four sisters. I have seven brothers. I am a go'M girl. i want a big doll, a little table, two little chairs, some little dishes, a kodak, a box of letter paper, a box of candy and some skis for Christmas, please. My little brother wants a little Santa Claus for Christmas, please. My little sister wants a little doll for Christmas, please. 1 go to school in Devils Lake. I live in Chtir- bonneau. —From Ruth Erickson. .%. Devils Lake, N. Dak. December 7, 1927 Santa Claus, North Pole. Dear Santa Claus: My name is Paul Ziegler. I am nine years old. I am a good boy. I want a kodak, a fountain pen, some skis, a football, a policeman's suit, a horn, a gun, tin airplane, some boxing gloves, an engine, a lire truck, a watch, some ink and a train for Christmas, please. My two sisters want two little dolls. My brother wants a gun. —From Paul Ziegler. .% !?& i% CHRISTMAS IN HOLLAND Donald: Oh, Randall! Do you remember that story we read at Christmas time in school? It was about a little girl named Piceola. Randall: She put tier wooden shoe outside of the door for good. St. Nicholas. I think St. Nicholas is the Dutch Santa. Donald: I wish he would come to us as early as he comes in Holland. It is so long to wait for our Christmas. Our Christmas is December twenty- fifth. Theirs is December the fifth. Willie: Let us play we are Dutch children and it, is the Eve of St. Nicholas. Grenville: We would not have a Christmas tree. There tire not many trees in Holland. The people send for them. That makes them cost very much. Willie: Do they send to America, for them? Grenville: Oh, no; That would be impossible. It is so far and it would cost too much. Eddy: On St. Nicholas Eve we will put out our largest wooden shoe near the fireplace. Do you know why we use the largest one? Ha, ha. Willie: We put carrots and hay in our shoes for St. Nick's big white horse. Eddy: Suppose we get a present tot) large for our shoe, Donald. Donald: The blackmail hides the large presents all over the house. Then everybody hunts for them. Grenville: On St. Nicholas' Eve tlie people sing songs. Randall: What do they sing? Grenville: They sing "Holy Night". We sing it, on Christmas night too. Isn't it a pretty song to hear then ?
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