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The singing of "Silent Night,"
♦45 Christmas trees along with the traditional

surrounded the gym lighting of the candles,

brought the evening to a

Mr. Bob Carver carves the close. This tradition signi­

♦220 pounds of meat were served ham for the students. Mr. fies the closing of the fall

Joel Yeater, assistant to semester.

Miss Kerr, thought it was

very appropriate to have a Mrs. Charlotte Hodges
♦575 attended the banquet "Carver carving the meat." surprised everyone with her

Along with the ham, roast music special. She dressed

beef was served with many up as a small girl and sang

♦65 faculty and staff worked other dishes. the all-time favorite song, "I

Want a Hippopotamus for

to make the banquet a success Christmas."

The theme for the annual Christmas banquet was "Winter

Wonderland." Snow-covered pine trees were placed around the

perimeter of the gym and three Christ­

mas trees stood on each side and in front

of the doors leading into the gym. Upon

A delicious buffet dinner was

entering, students were showered with prepared by Miss Beth Kerr

actual snowflakes which were produced and the food service staff.

Many of the staff and faculty
by a snow machine that was hidden be­ worked long hours preparing

hind one of the trees. In keeping with the theme, the tables were for the banquet—cooking,

transporting food, decorat­

decorated with "ice-covered" trees and artificial snow. ing, setting up and cleaning

The students were arrayed in formal up, planning and practicing

for the program. Mrs. Reva
attire—the young men in suits or tux­
Munro, banquet coordinator,
At the end of the "The

edos and the ladies in ball gowns. Many said, "Everyone pulled to­ Twelve Days of Christmas,"

gether to make the evening
of the student body brought dates while Mr. Frank Partridge appears

fun for the students. Many
in the top of a pear tree.
others came with a group of friends. worked out of their comfort
This gave a new meaning to

zones."
After sitting down with heaping "A Partridge in A Pear Tree."

plates, the students enjoyed Christmas music that was provided by

faculty and students in the Fine Arts department. The orchestra and

choir were dressed in Christmas attire to match the "wonderland"

theme.

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