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PAGE 4 T H E CHEM AW A AM ERICAN CHEM AW A ENJO YS H O LIDAY S (C o n tin u ed from page 1) D u rin g th e afternoon of C hristm as day th e re were gam es and ath letic contests in th e gym nasium w hich proved of in te re st to the large crowd in atten d an ce. U nder an o th er head and in an o th er colum n will be found a record of the various ath letic stu n ts pulled off d u rin g our holiday season, so we shall not attem p t to enu m erate them here. On C h ristm as n ig h t the boys of M itchell H all and th e larger boys of Brewer H all held a reception in the gym in h onor of th e M cBride H all girls and th e larger girls of W inona H all. In every wav it proved a m em orable social fu n ctio n , w orthy in every wav of being chronicled along w ith C hem aw a’s past achievem ents in social circles and u p h o ld in g the trad itio n s of our great school. T h ere was ev ery th in g th at could in any way add to th e com fort of the g u ests— m usic, en jo y able conversation, a sh o rt program by th e hosts, and m ost plentiful and delicious refreshm ents. E n jo y m ent filled th e hall and the evening passed all too quick ly . T h e hosts proved them selves in a class alone. T h e ir reception was a great success. O n T uesday evening the little folk of th e school w ere tendered a p arty . H u n d red s of little people e n livened the big gym and made the rafters rin g . Did they have a good time? T hey d i d —they had a glorious time! T h e hours passed by as m in u tes am idst an anim ated h u m m in g and buzzing th a t w ould have m ade h u m m in g birds and buzzing bees sound like pikers. Good for our little men and w om en, for thev can ex tract the last bit of en joym ent from an event of this ch aracter. L ight refreshm ents were served It proved an ev ening w hich the youngsters will not soon forget. On W ednesday evening th ere was a m erry social again in th e big gym . Bv th e wav, it m ust be stated at the outset th at the gy mnasium was b eau tifu lly decorated and was in every wav in keeping w ith the occasion. On this m em orable evening the voting ladies of M cBride H all and the larger girls of W inona H all entertained in regal style the large boys of M itchell and Brewer H alls T hey had a brief, b u t m ost e n joyable and interesting program of a m usical and lite r ary ch aracter, d u rin g w hich Miss L au ra H u d so n , a visitor at Chem aw a, sang to th e d elig h t of all. T he en tire evening had no dull m o m e n ts—it was a jovous tim e for all and tim e for “ good n ig h ts” carne all too soon for the young people. At the proper tim e d ain tv refreshm ents were served. T h e young ladies o v er looked n o th in g th at could in any w ay co n trib u te to the com fort and enjoym ent of their guests, a feature favorably com m ented on by m any faculty guests. As hostesses th e girls are in a class all th eir ow n— u n beatable and hard to equal. On T h u rsd ay evening the annual spelling contest occurred and proved m ost interesting in every wav. T h e contest was betw een the four upper-class literary societies of the school, W inona, N onpareil, R eliance and E xcelsior, each society being represented by four spellers. T h e various society m em bers had been allotted separate sections of th e house and they took tu rn s in giving their society yells and songs in s u p port of th eir representatives, m aking th e au d ito riu m echo w ith their clever stu n ts. Miss W eaver gave out the w ords and Mr. Iliff and Miss Stanley w ere judges. T h e contest was well w orth w hile and we are stro n g supporters of w ork of this character because it is beneficial in m any ways. T h e N onpareil girls w alked off w ith th e honors; the Reliance took second place, th e W inonas th ird , the E xcelsiors fourth. W e are pleased to state th a t p er fect good will prevailed and all took th e ir defeat grace- fully. Rose Seeds, a N onpareil, proved the best individual speller. On F riday evening all enjoyed movies in th e school au d ito rium . T he m ain production featured D ouglas F airb an k s and proved a m ost pleasing bit of e n te rta in m ent. It was clean in every way and show ed the crim inals th w arted. A nice travelogue added to th e pleasure of the evening. On S atu rd ay evening th ere was a costum e p a rty in the big gym and all was as “ m erry as a m arriage b e ll,” despite th e “ aw fulness” of the w eather o u t side. It is alw ays m iraculous th a t th e stu d e n ts are able on occasions like th is to conceive such strik in g , and in m any instances such beautiful costum es. A num ber of prizes were aw arded for the best costum es rep resenting certain characteristic features required. It proved a most pleasing evening in every wav. On Sunday the usual m orning, afternoon and even- in g relig io u s services were held. In the evening d u rin g chapel exercises M r. Paul P etri, who w ith his wife was v isiting friends at th e school, sang for those a s sem bled. H e was in splendid voice and was recalled again and again. M rs. P etri, p ianist and teacher, played Mr. P e tri’s accom panim ents. Both are favorites w ith o u r people and are ever welcome guests. S u p t. H all closed the exercises w ith a stro n g talk in w hich he adm onished all to rem em ber the blessings as well as th e m istakes of the year ju st passed and to profit by them d u rin g the com ing year— 1923. It was a sp le n did talk in every sense of the w o rd —well spoken and fitting to th e occasion. New Y e a r’s Eve found very few w atch parties at Chem aw a, but th e few th a t were form ed reported good tim es as the old year passed to n o thingness and the new year slipped in. May the blessings of peace and plenty be and abide w ith all of us d u rin g 1923 and ever after. To sum up, we deci ire th a t C hem aw a never enjoyed a better or h ip p ie r m id-w inter holidays week. It was w m derful. T he sp irit of C hristm as at an in s ti tu tio n luce this m ust em anate from th e su p e rin ten d en t and at Chem aw a it certain ly d id . In looking back of th e events over th e week S upt. H all should find m uch th a t will add to his g ratifica tion, personally, w hile the rest of us should feel th at a vote of th inks is due him , for he was certainly th e “ m oving s p irit” of it all. H ow ever, to the credit o f all, etnoloves and pupils, it m ust be said th at a m ag nificent spirit was everyw here m anifested. Now we have oulv our m em ories left— let us all cherish them .
