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The Chemawa American
P r i n t e d a t C h e m a w a , O r e g o n , a n d D e v o t e d to t h e I n t e r e s t s o f I n d i a n E d u c a t i o n
Vol. X X II
W ednesday, January 7, 1920
CHRISTMAS AT CHEMAWA
J o y and Mirth and Good W ill Rendered th e Occasion
One N ever to be Forgotten
A t Chem aw a th e re was a period of a week given
over to festivities on account of it being the holiday
season. D uring th is tim e only the vocational and
such o th er w ork as w as necessary was carried o n —
the period was given over to relaxation and various
function s w hich m ade th e C hristm as week really one
of jov and w orth com bined. All had a good tim e we
are sure.
T h e events connected w ith our C hristm as o b se r
vation really sta rted on th e S unday preceding C h rist
mas, but m ention was m ade of th is en te rta in m e n t— a
pag ean t —in o u r last issue so we will pass it over here.
O n C hristm as E ve th e various grades w ere afforded an
o p p o rtu n ity to present features and “ s tu n ts ” relatin g
to the season an d for an hour they en tertain ed those
present w ith a varied program .
E arly C hristm as m orning m em bers of th e choir
ushered in th e day and 'Jo y to the W o rld ” by s in g
ing carols. A sta rt was m ade at the home of S u p t.
and Mrs. H all and from there th e carol singers visited
nearly the entire g ro u n d s and sang to the d elig h t of
all. From w hat we learned it appears th at the g e n
eral verdict is th a t the singers w ere in u n u su ally good
voice and th a t the carols were never more beautifully
su n g at Chem aw a. A fter sin g in g carols the vocalists
repaired to th e C atholic C hapel w here th ey sang for
F ath er G all, who conducted early m ass.
A t 5:45 o ’clock on C hristm as m orn the p resen ts
w ere d istrib u ted in the various b u ild in g s— each d o r
m itory having a tree. S upt. H all had taken care th a t
all should receive a pleasing g ift of some ch aracter
and he certain ly deserves co n g ratu latio n s on his su c
cesses on th is occasion. N o-one was forgotten and
w hen all assem bled in th e large dining hall there was
happiness rad iatin g from every face. T h e room d u r
in g breakfast was full of toys of every description, for
all th e little girls appeared w ith th eir new ly-acquired
baby dolls and the little boys had w ith them toys of
every description. It was a m erry C hristm as break
fast.
A t 10:00 A .M . th e band u n d er direction of M r.
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Loos gave a m ost pleasing serenade, passing from one
to an o th er of the various dorm itories and buildings.
All appreciated the efforts of th e band boys and their
pleasing music.
At noon there was a splendid dinner for th e s tu
d en ts and nearly all of the faculty m em bers were in a t
ten d an ce and assisted in some way to m ake th e occa
sion m em orable. T h e G irls’ M andolin Club, directed
bv M r. Loos, was in atten d an ce and played th ro u g h
o u t the m eal, thereby adding greatly to the joy of the
occasion. W e wish rig h t here to declare th a t S upt.
H all sets a m ighty good table— year in and year out
— and these special d in n ers are indeed unusually fine.
I t m ust also be stated th a t M rs. Brewer and Miss
S kipton who have ch arg e of the preparation and serv
ing of these m eals are deserving of the highest praise
for th eir efficiency and care. T h e girls who con stitu te
th e ir d etails are also deserving of th a n k s. T h e large
d in in g hall was artistically decorated and never looked
m ore beautiful than on this occasion. T he follow ing
sp len d id m enu was served:
R oast Pork
D ressing
Brown G ravy
M ashed Potatoes
C andied Sw eat Potatoes
E scalloped Corn
C elery
P ickles
A pple Jelly
A pples
L ay er C ake
A pple Sauce
O ran g es
M ince Pie
Coffee
B eginning on C hristm as afternoon and lastin g a l
most th ro u g h o u t the holiday week there were a series
of basketball gam es for th e cham pionship of the school,
th e com peting team s being representative of different
shops or d ep artm en ts. Record of the various athletic
activities will t>e m ade under another head.
A t the big gym nasium in the evening th ere was a
social for the large stu d en ts. It proved a joyous oc
casion-in every w a y —good w ill, good w ishes, joy,
m irth , m errim ent, cheer all com bined made th e oc
casion one to rem em bered alw ays. T h u s ended a p e r
fect day, so far as C hristm as was concerned.
On F rid ay evening, December 26, there w as a
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