University of Montana Western - Chinook Yearbook (Dillon, MT)

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i i The Hallowe’en frolic is one of our most lookcd-forward-to parties. It is a get-together affair for the students and faculty. They all put away their dignity and dress in any costume that suits their fancy. The first big attraction is the program given in the College auditorium. There, stunts are put on by the senior and junior classes, new members of the faculty, old members of the faculty, and other groups. When the program is over, all the students form in line. and. guided by ghosts, go through the laundry door of the old dormitory into the dark halls. Here a cold hand takes hold of the students; weird cries and moans are heard; dry leaves are crunched underfoot. As the students walk through the passageways, a skeleton blocks the path. At last the escape is effected from the ghosts in the lower regions, and the final destination—the “Rec Hall—is reached. Sacajawea forgets herself and flee-hops with Little Boy Blue. The colonial dame with snowy curls remembers that she is a sister beneath the skin with the modern flapper and tears herself away from a hilarious game of Three Deep” with Peter Rabbit to strut her stuff” with a Sir Walter Raleigh. In these days of democracy, king drinks down with beggar the cider or the punch. .Merriment reigns until the stroke of twelve. Ghosts beckon. Within fifteen minutes the “Rec” Hall once more is quiet. —21—

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The fourth convocation of the year is set aside for College Day. The purpose of this convocation is to instil in the students a greater loyalty for the school and to show the new students the college traditions. The traditions were depicted this year in shadow form. Shadowy students could be seen toiling up the hill to whitewash the M”; Indian chiefs and braves dancing around the campfire; enthusiastic students starting on the “Go”, and tired ones returning; ghosts and witches flitting across the screen, and finally a graceful dance to portray the May Festival.

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 M” Day Another day, which like the “Go” starts out with pleasureable expectations and ends with painful backs and sunburns, is “M” Day. It is something more delightful to look forward to than to look back upon. Spring fever proves too much for the students, and excitement and enthusiasm reign supreme when it is announced by a senior committee that whitewashing the “M” and not studying is the order of the day. To the assembled students in hiking clothes, a few simple laws and directions are given. Policemen are appointed to detect and report any violation of these laws. The hike to the foot of the “M” hill is a pleasure, the climb is work, and the process of restoring and beautifying the “M is very near drudgery before it is finished. The juniors carry rocks and water, while the seniors do the actual whitewashing. At noon all activities cease while the hungry workers form the “grub line.” In the evening the tired, sunburned, blistered students assemble on the College steps to see the Kangaroo Court mete out punishment to the unfortunates for every possible offense. A —22—