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to come back again n ex t year. As th e stu d en ts passed out a large sized
bag con tain in g candy, n u ts, popcorn, an apple and an orange was given
them by Dr. F u lkerson and M r. Brace. Every one present had th e
spirit of C hristm as. C hristm as eve of 1913 will long be rem em bered at
Chemawa.
D uring the holidays the au ditorium was beautifully decorated w ith
m istletoe, O regon grape, ferns, and boughs, by M r. Fickle and several
large boys. Miss Dohse m ade the m otto “ M erry C h ristm as,” w hich
was suspended on w ire in front of the stage.
Prof. E arl K ilp atrick . P rincipal of th e Salem H igh School, addressed
the stu d e n t body Sunday evening. H is talk concerning th e form ation
of th is part of the U nited States was both in terestin g and in stru ctiv e.
T h e m any friends of Mrs. Theisz are pleased th a t she is well and on
duty again. Mrs. Cooper had charge of M cBride H all d u rin g her
illness.
Several of the em ployees were sick d u rin g C hristm as w eek. Miss
Skipton, dining-hall m atron, being sick was relieved by Miss W hite
and Miss Reidel, two of the academic teachers. Miss F lin t assisted
Mrs. Cooper in M cBride H all.
Eouis Paul and W illiam Jackson were Miss G a ith e r’s guests at dinner
at the T each ers’ Club on Sunday.
A num ber of em ployees had C hristm as trees for th eir children at their
hom es. C hristm as was thoroughly enjoyed at Chem aw a.
T h e m any friends of Mrs. M arie H arold, who lives near Q uinaby,
are pleased to know of her good health. On visiting Mrs. H arold one is
im pressed w ith her kind face, w hich m akes her adm ired. Mrs. H arold
is the m other of Miss C hristine H arold, who has alw ays been a great
friend of the school and has filled tem porary positions here.
Miss N ellie Banfield of P ortland who filled a teach er’s position tem p or
arily last sp rin g spent an evening of her holiday vacation here. We
are alw ays pleased to see Miss Banfield.
Ray W hite w ent home on account of business m atters. W e regret to
lose Ray, as he is a young man of exem plary character, courteous and
kind, and alw ays ready to lend a helping h an d .
W hile here in school
Ray was an active m em ber of the V. M. C. A.
T he Book of K n o w led g e," th e ch ild re n 's encyclopedia consisting of
20 volum es, illustrated, has recently been added to our library.
T his
set of books is m ost valuable to the school, being filled with inform ation
on all subjects.
S tu d en ts of lower grades, as well as those of the a d
vanced, get m uch useful inform ation from them .
T hree of our graduates of the class of 1913, Joseph D unbar, Patsy