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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
CLASS HISTORY
E T IIE L W ILSO N , Columbia River Tribe, Washington
WAS a great day, on Monday, Sept. 30, 1912, when
this illustrious class of ’13 entered the portals of the
academic building. That day we numbered only
thirteen, but within a few weeks the number had in
creased to twenty-five; later, however, several with
drawing from the class, reduced it to its present num
ber, nineteen.
n our circle was made by Lean ore Rainville, who pre
ferred matrimony to study, becoming Mrs. Chalifoe, of Cambridge,
Idaho, but who is present here today to answer to this accusation.
\ ou will probably be interested in knowing from whence we have all
come, and how long some of us, at least, have been here in the school.
t In this class Alaska has the largest representation—the number of
seals” being eight. California follows with four; Oregon furnishes
three, while Montana and Washington tie for last place, with two each
Alaska also carries off the class honors with Frank Johnson first, Paul
Kinninook second, and Nick Hatch third on the honor roll.
Paul Kinninook, our class president, and Frank Johnson, the valedic
torian, entered school together in the fall of 1910, and there has always
been a friendly rivalry between them as to the carrying off of first hon
ors. In the Y. M. C. A. work both have taken so active a part as to
reflect great credit upon the school.
From away out on the islands of Unalaska there came to the school a
small boy, now grown into our tall and jollv Nick Hatch. In the class
he has acquired the title of “ the skipper” from the ease with which he
has skipped grades—having made two grades each year since his arrival
here in 1909. He is a most excellent tailor, and, as he is planning to
spend his vacation in his old home, we expect to see him return in the
fall most becomingly clad in a finely tailored suit of seal skin.
Alaska has also sent us Patsy Barrett, who entered school in 1904. In
March of this year he was transferred to the senior class and has com
pleted the work with honors. He has proven his ability as a speaker
in the successful work done by him this year in the inter-class debates.
But it is not in the academic work alone that this class has won distinc
tion, for as ‘ makers of sweet music” we also excel. In this class we
have three persistent ‘ ‘blowers. ’ ’ Usually this is looked upon as a very
grave fault in anyone, but, in their cases, it must be excused, since it
has helped to make possible the success and fame of Chemawa’s band.
One of these, James Evans, our best clarinet player, bears the class rec-