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PAG E 4 T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N C H R IS T M A S A T C H E M A W A (C o n tin u e d from pag e 1) spelling contest betw een team s rep resen tin g th e various literary societies of the school. S tro n g endorsem ents m ust be accorded these sp ellin g m atches, for there is every evidence th a t they are the source of great benefit to all th e stu d e n ts—especially to those who enter th e contests. T h is co n test w as won by th e team p u t up by the E xcelsior Society. T h e re was a team rep resentative of each society and th e resu lt of the m atch was: E xcelsiors first, N o n p areils second, Re liance th ird , and W in o n as fo u rth . M r. Daly gave out the w ords for the oral spelling and M r. Iliff acted as ju d g e and “ keeper of reco rd s” in th e m atter. On the evening of S atu rd ay , D ecem ber 27, there was a reception given by the M itchell H all boys and the larg er boys of Brewer H all to th e M cBride H all girls, and this, too, proved a joyous affair in every way. T h e C hapel services on S u n d ay evening, D ecember 28, w hich were in charge of S u p t. H all, were of an unu su ally pleasing character and of a h igh order. T h ey really partook q u ite largely of th e C hristm as sp irit and proved in harm ony w ith th e season. O n M onday evening, D ecem ber 29, th ere was joy everyw here. T h ere was a reception by the M cBride H all girls, at th eir q u arters, to th e M itchell H all boys and th e larg er boys of Brew er H all. T h ere was a nice program and refreshm ents of a most delicious character were served th ro u g h o u t th e evening. It should be stated before going fu rth e r w ith th is article th at at every reception fine program s were rendered and delicious refresh m en ts served. On M onday eve n in g , aside from the reception at M cBride H all the little boys and girls had the tim e of th eir y o ung lives at W inona H all, and d u rin g th e sam e tim e the m iddle- sized boys and girls were m ak in g m erry at the large gym nasium . R efreshm ents were served at both of the latter places and the lunches were prepared by Mrs. Brew er. She had some 450 stu d e n ts to prepare for and all will testify th at she proved again her capacity for m astery over large u n d erta k in g s in a cu lin ary way. T h e th a n k s of all are hers. All th ree of the parties w hich occurred on M onday evening w ere unqualified successes— nice in every way and w ith o u t a jarrin g note. S urely it is a jov to m ake th is sta tem en t. On T uesday evening, December 30, th e senior class of 20 m em bers gave a plav en titled “ T h e V arsity C o a c h .” Mrs. Risser, senior teacher, was th e ir coach in p u ttin g on the play and she and th e players are all en titled to praise, as the p roduction was m ost p leas ing in every w ay. O w ing to unexpected delay in the arrival of the plav it was necessary th a t all grind earlv and late at the last m om ent— b u t it was w orth w hile. T h ere were quite a num ber of outsiders in a tte n d ance at th e play and it was liberally patronized by our own people, and for all it proved a pleasant evening. As specialties M arina N elson appeared before the c u rta in w ith her g u itar and sang a couple of songs, p lay in g her ow n accom panim ent. She sang well and her n um ber w as well received. A n o th er diversion before the cu rtain was a ventrilo q u ist s tu n t in which E lizabeth M ontgom ery appeared in O riental costum e w ith her “ d u m m y ” — not by any m eans dum b, by the w ay —and proceeded to liven up th in g s w ith w onder ful d em o n stratio n s of the silent art, w hich really was not sile n t. T h e silent figure in some way put across a n um ber of local hits th a t seem ed to catch the crow d. W e are m aking a respectful guess th at H attie M artin was th e “ d u m m y ” th at was not dum b. On W ednesday evening at 7:45 figures of men and w om en, boys and girls, in every conceivable sort of m ake-up began to assemble in the big gym nasium . T h e occasion was a frolic in th e n atu re of a m ardri g ras— a picnic w’herein the revelers were en m asque. T h o se w’ho w ere not m asked had as m uch enjoym ent, to ju d g e from appearances, as the m askers them selves — and all enjoyed the occasion as m uch as possible it seemed to th e w riter. Some very fine costum es were in evidence, proving th at n either tim e nor expense had been lim ited in the m aking of apparel for d is guises. T h ere w as m uch speculation as to th e identity of v arious in dividuals and regarding certain couples. G reat in g e n u ity was show n in carrying out the v ari ous ch a ra cte rs represented. All in all it was a party to be rem em bered alw ays and w as a fitting m anner in w hich to pass th e last few hours of the d y in g year. N ew Y ears Day daw ned crisp and frosty and later the su n cam e out and stayed out all day. T he b irth day of 1920 w as perfect in every w ay and if it was in dicative of w hat the com ing tw elve m onths are to be we shall have no cause to com plain. T h e day passed off in m uch the same m anner as the others of the h oli day period. In the evening th ere was a m oving picture en te rta in m e n t in the auditorium for th e enjoym ent of all. T h is tells the story of our holidays and of the never- to -b e-fo rg o tten incidents w hich S u p t. H all m ade it possible for all at Chem aw a to enjoy. W e are certain th a t we voice the sentim ent of all when we state th a t we had a glorious tim e. O ur play tim e is now’ o v er— let us again put our th o u g h ts and endeavors upon the serious th in g s of life. “ It is m ore blessed to give than to receiv e,” but he w ho receives in the sp irit in w hich it is given him is also tru ly blest.
