T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
HALLOWEEN PARTY
O ne of the p rettiest as well as th e m ost enjoyable
social affairs given th is year w as th e H allow een p arty
given by th e older stu d e n ts last S atu rd ay evening.
T h e gy nnasium was transform ed in to a veritable a u
tu m n bow er ;bunches of b rig h t colored leaves covered
th e ceiling w hile festoons of leaves and jack -o ’-la n
te rn s stretched aro u n d th e hall; p u m p k in s and shocks
of corn covered each co rn er.
T h e m usic was fu rn ish ed by th e school o rchestra
and everyone w as loud in praise of th e splendid m usic
rendered . As th e last num ber was given all lig h ts
w ere ex tin g u ish ed save those of the m any ja c k ’o-lan-
t^rn s, and it wrould be h ard to find a p rettier sig h t
th a n th a t of th e m yriads of au tu m n leaves falling
g en tly all over th e hall from unseen spots above.
W e are indebted to M r. and M rs. Loos and th eir boys
for th e beautiful decorations.
.O ctober 22.
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T h e Reliauce comes n ex t.
W e are glad to welcome F ra n k lin P erry and F elicia
H ostler back to grade four after several days absence.
A flourishing Y. W . C. A. of about 30 of th e girls
from W inona H all has ju st been organized. T h e ir
colors are p u rp le and w hite.
Tw o of the fourth graders appeared on th e roll of
honor. T h eir classm ates are quite proud of them .
T h ere will be m ore of th e fourth n ext m onth. W atch
us.
F ra n k C. Johnson was a visitor at the Y. M. C. A.
at Salem last Sunday and reports a warm welcome
from the m em bers. H e also attended th e M ethodist
church w hile in tow n.
T h e sew ing room girls are very m uch interested in
th e ir w ork. T h e lectures given by Miss M itchell
w ith reference to the different fabrics m ade from vege
table fillers are very instru ctiv e.
FOOTBALL NOTES
H en ry E lk is now try in g o u t at cen ter.
A nderson was used at rig h t g u ard yesterday.
B eyers’ w ork at center is im proving daily and he
m ay w in th e position over E lk .
Several of the boys received m inor bruises in the
gam e S atu rd ay , b u t all were o u t to practice M onday
ex cep tin g P eter Dick.
T he boys are w o rking hard and earnestly every
day and exp ect to show a different gam e ag ain t P a
cific U niversity n ex t S atu rd ay .
T h e football boys seem not at all discouraged over
last S a tu rd a y ’s defeat for they realize th a t it takes
tim e and h ard practice to m ake a good team .
G lenn S. W arn er, b ro th er of o u r coach, has ju st
signed a co n tract to coach th e U niversity of P ittsburg
for th e n ex t four years. H is team defeated P en n sy l
vania, S atu rd ay , 20-0.
A fine new b u ck in g m achine, m ade in the c a rp e n
ter shop, m ade its first appearance on the field y e ste r
day and will be a g reat help to the coaches in devel
o ping a q u ick -ch arg in g line,
PUPILS’ NEWS ITEMS
T h e eig h th grade has been solving problem s in co n
crete w ork.
W ater and beverages are them es for in stru ctio n in
th e dom estic science d ep artm en t.
P erry W hipple is chosen as one cf th e actors in
the Miles S tandish play T h an k sg iv in g .
Effie Davis leads th e seventh grade class, w hile
G eorge Berry is a close second.
T h e W inona Societv gave the w eekly program on
A “SPOOKY” PARTY
“ I know som ething I w o n ’t tell, hidden in th is pea
n u t s h e ll.” T h u s was the curiosity of the bidden
guests w hetted so they eagerly opened the peanut in
w hich th e follow ing invitation was hidden:
“ Pray, once be not so proud,
But com e an d jo in o u r m erry crow d;
At no t too g re a t a ta sk ,
Come hid b eh in d a Saucy m ask.
G h o sts, w itches, ow ls, and cats,
S m ith ’s is w here w e ’ll all be at
F ro m eig h t to ten o ’clock
C om plete will be o u r flock.
‘on H a llo w e e n .’
E sco rt a m ate and sit beside ’er,
M ake fun, a n d sip a lo t of cider;
W e ’ll eat som e fru it, an d crack som e n u ts,
So b rin g a n ic k le ’s w orth of n u ts .’’
A bout thirty-five guests g athered at th e room s of
Mr. and Mrs. Sm ith last T uesday evening and enjoyed
an evening th at was ch u ck full of fun and novelties.
A u tu m n h av e s, ja ck -o ’-lan tern s, and p u m p k in s e n
hanced th e already p eiv ad in g H allow een atm osphere.
O ne jolly gam e followed another; fo rtu n es were
told b y reading cards; all were eager to find o u t, by
rin g s suspended in the archw ays, how m any years
would pass before m arriage would overtake them ; the
initial of the fu tu re m ate was discovered by letters
carved in pum pkins.
Music and readings were
m ingled in w ith the jollity.
Delicious refreshm ents of cider, d o u g h n u ts, apples,
salad, cocoa, punch and assorted n u ts were served.
T h e evening was a delightful affair and everyone en-
joved them selves to the fullest ex ten t.