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gram was rendered by the pupils, followed by an address by Prof. A. L.
Peck of the Oregon Agriculturial College concerning forests and their
preservation, which was very interesting and instructive. At the con
clusion of the program the classes assembled at designated places on the
school lawn to plant class trees. The several classes had appropriate
exercises while the planting of the trees was in piogress. The trees
have been named and will be cared for by the classes of the school.
Not the least of Chemawa’s attractions is the band and not the least
of Chemawa’s recent acquisitions is the bandleader, Mr. I. S.
Loos. Mr. Loos is a graduate of Dana’s Conservatory of Music at
Warren, Ohio, and is a bandmaster of wide experience. The institution
or community that secures his service is fortunate. The band is never
called upon that it is not ready to respond with any kind of music that
the occasion requires. Usually when a large band plays in a room the
harshness of the tones spoils the music, but when our band plays in the
auditorium on motion picture evenings the tones of the instruments are
so well modulated that the music is a delight to the ear. The band
now has a membership of thirty-two. Their next engagement away
from home will be at the Strawberry Carnival, at Roseburg. Oregon,
May 21 to 24, where they will give two concerts daily.
T H E V . W . C. A .
After a very successful season the Bible Study Classes
for the year were brought to a close on Tuesday even
ing, April twenty-second, with a reception, given in
honor of the Y. M. C A. by the Willamette teachers
and the Y. W. C. A. Miss Troutman kindly gave Us
the use of the sitting rooms in the Small Girls’ Home
for the occasion, and ere long the Association girls had
effected a pleasing transformation with pennants, pillows and wildflow
ers. The novel games, introduced by the Willamette students, afforded
everybody much merriment. Perhaps the most exciting event was the
quadrangular meet, in which Willamette, Oregon, O. A. C., and Pen-
svlvania were participants. After much hard work and enthusiastic
rooting on the part of each team, O. A. C. under Capt. Archie McDon
ald, succeeded in winning the contest. The girls then served dainty
sandwiches, cake of their own making, and coffee. Good nights were
reluctantly said, and the Y. W. C. A. party passed into memory as an
other red letter night at Chemawa.