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I - • I T 'g O . erican P r in te d a t C h e m a w a , Vol. XXV O re g o n , a n d D iv 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 W ednesday, January 3, 1923 CHEMAWA ENJOYS HOLIDAYS A G reat Series of E n te rta in m e n ts—F e a tu re s, E d u catio n al, Social a n d A th le tic —M any F u n c tio n s of V arious C h aracter Made th e M id -W in ter H o lid ay s P le a sin g and M em orable A gain it is o u r pleasing privilege to chronicle th e C hristm as holiday events at Chem aw a. S u p t. Hall certain ly has the “ C h ristm as s p ir it” and he passes it on to all, b u t n ev erm o re fully and freely th an d u rin g th e week ju s t passed. F o r m any of our stu d en ts C hristm as, 1922, m eant som ething never before sensed by th e m —th ey were able to realize th e fullness and th e m eaning of “ G ood will tow ard m e n .” T hey felt th e joy of it all—they lived it. O ur S u p erin ten d e n t was th e prim e m over, th e ru lin g sp irit, in ev ery th in g and he was ably su p p o rted by his em ployes, for on every hand th ere was “ jo y u n co n fin e d .” If we were obliged to sta te ju s t when C h ristm as at C hem aw a started o ur task w ould be rath e r difficult and com plicated, as p rep aratio n s com m enced some weeks ago. F or a few evenings before the actual an n iv er sary of our S av io r’s b irth various academ ic classes had “ C hristm as tre e s” in th eir school room s and m ade each o th er h appy in th e ex trem e. H ow ever, it may be stated th a t officially our C h ristm as started on the evening of D ecem ber 22, w hen th e lower grade pupils p u t on a play— “ A Jo k e on S an ta C lau s” — u n d er the direction of Miss Ju d d . It proved d elig h tfu l in every w ay, and all present w ere loud in th eir praises of the w ork p rese n ted . O n Sunday m orning the P ro te sta n t children enjoyed special exercises of a delig h tfu l ch aracter w hich had been prepared for them by Miss E ak in . Special m usic was rendered and good speakers contributed to th e enjoym ent of th e m o rn in g . On S unday evening, C hristm as eve, the choir p u t on a m ost pleasing exem plification of events in the life of C hrist. A fter all were assem bled the choir e n tered in procession from the rear of the room , and sin g in g a beautiful carol, m arched down to the stage. T h is was ju st at the close of a beautiful S criptural read in g by C arrie A n d erso n —a read in g w hich made th e proper atm osphere for w hat was to follow. A r riv in g in front of the stage th e choir divided and No. 11 passed onto the stage from each side and took places as directed. T h en in succession we had visions of the Star of B eth leh em ,” th e shepherds, the M adonna and the “ new born k in g ’ ’ as he lay in the ru d e m anger, th e presentation of rare gifts by th e three kings, all enacted to m usic of beautiful carols splendidlv su n g . T h e stage settin g , the decorations, th e lig h tin g , in fact, all details w hich m ade for the success of th e “ Holv N ig h t” w ere w ell-nigh perfect and the m em bers of th e choir are indebted to several capable em ployes for special high-class aid. A t th e close of the special exercises S u p t. H all took th e stage and m ade a splendid talk in w hich he touched upon th e real m eaning of C hristm as in a m ost able m anner, after w hich he w ished one and all “ A M erry C h ristm as” and dism issed them . A t 3:30 th e n ex t m o rn in g , C hristm as, the ch o ir, follow ing th e custom of form er years, began sin g in g carols at the home of S u p t. and Mrs. H all. Mr. Hall showed his appreciation by com plim enting the choir on th e ir carol singing, and, indeed, he told the tr u th , for in th e m em ory of the w riter carols have never been m ore b eautifully sung at C hem aw a. D uring the hour th a t followed the carol-singers passed to various places about the cam pus and sang, to the delight of all, p u p ils and em ployes alike. A t 4:30 a.m . th e c h io r passed to th e C atholic chapel to assist F ath e r Gall in his C hristm as m ass, w hich was im pressively given to an unusually large congregation. T h e dinner! C hristm as dinner! W ho can ever o u t live the m em ories and an ticip atio n s of youth in the m atter of C hristm as dinner? F o tg e t it? N o, never; it c a n ’t be done! O urs was a d in n e r fit for kings, yea, gods prom ptly at noon the stu d e n ts filed into the large dining-room in step to m usic by the o rch estra. A h u sh , grace was su n g , m ore orchestra m usic and th e feast was on. All was ju st rig h t, th e cooking, the serving, the decorations— not a ja rrin g note anyw here. W ell, its history now — it will not soon be forgotten. T h ere was a splendid d in n e r at th e E m p lo y es’ Club and th ere were private d in n e rs—fam ily d in n e rs —at various homes, and all added to the general pleasure of th e occasion. (Continued on page 4)
