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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 .