THE NIGTTT BEFORE
(OmTBTMAS
CHRISTMAS PARTY iS
DECEMBER 18
' Tis tho night "before Christmas
all through the school
Not a creature -is stirring at this tirie .
of Yule, ; / '
The olassroons are enptyj the halls are/
quite hare. t ;■ /h^„.
Not a soul can "be seen—this occasi,hji
is rare I ' V b ^ • i
Then all of a sudden, v/e hel^/i ,i 1/ud
applause; Oi;
In the Recreation Hall we disbb-vlirV fits ,
cause. ; I
For there in the semi-darkness /' vre
trace ' 0 j
That every seat’s taken, not one vacant /
place. ^ E . ;
Girls crowded in hack are impatiently
waiting
To see all the things they've hehn
"anticipating,
VJhen, Yrtiat to our wondering hyOt"' did
appear, " i
But a tall, stately hemlock, the e!n"blem
of cheer , f*'’ '
A mass of gay colors, all shining!,,and
bright, i
"'Yhich glisten and hlend in / the
glimmering light, | ,
The night before another stage had''‘h0er ,/
glowing . ' \
YTith the melodies of the choir,/ ,_and„„^;^
their robes so flov/ing, "'\ ",
As we listened, inspired, and each lent
his ear
The favorite songs rang out loud andH
clear,
Ilelodies of'"Bethlehem”', and of ’’Silent
Night",
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E;?rh^,s"d"''das„t'^few days have seen same very
,.m^s,,t©r^ibud happenings at i'Eentreat. Did
yoy/Tind-V6L'"^andy bar under your pillovY?
'■"Di-d^ome.oi/4' make your bed this morning?
D'^d jPbu ^f'lnd your dirty "saddles" all
bea^atifully polislied? Did 3/-ou find a
ipveiy ,pb'eyi pinned on 3/our dresser?
,YJl\o co'Uld lo'e, responsible for these
thiagB? Tht%^;^i|ypnly one enplanation-
Peaiut ■'.leek. a-
/'Several days ago/'"each girl at I'ontreat
received a p§,a||i’Sl|pcontc.ining the narae
cf an,,othe"f’ stp,d‘^;\^ti Her responsibility
is tg„,.marire' Ker ’’p^nut" hap^Yy by some
,;;;-f^ll kindness ea^li da3''. She must re-
m©mber'f,f(gf ,'/;c"'6ur¥e",' 'thtit Peanut Tfeek is
gfe excise for disregarding regulations,
l'lip„„ja.us„i r^flemb'et: the rules in the din-
pg rooii and in tlje dormitories. A
fionitor/or member \ of the student cabi-
''met, shpuT'd" accoripahy her if she enters
•a "rbo^ T^hen no one Ts there, Peanut
, ¥ifee'&"T;i"I'l be more fur| for ever3^one if
A|hepb rUd^q, a.rq obsejfved,
“Part of the fun ..of Peanut "'/feek is
secrecy. /'Your,..„p,eahrtt must not find out
vrtio you dre. At"i least she must not
find out \mtil _,.,-the Christmas party on
Yfednesdayfd Decekber 18. This party is
,„.the clinYak,.-..pf-Bfeg-nut TTee’x, and it is at
this time* tli&vt th¥ girls reveal their
identit^r to their "peanuts". Each girl
gives to her "peanut" scane inexpensive
gift vfith her name signed to the card.
It is suggested'that these'gifts cost
under ten cents. The party, vAich v;ill
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