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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
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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.