The Chemawa American, March 01, 1914, ATHLETIC NUMBER, Page 40, Image 40

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“ Y outh Life in the O rie n t” was the subject of an able discourse on
Sunday evening, M arch 15, by Rev. A. M. W illiam s of P ortland.
M uch w iring has already been done preparatory to the installation of
electric lights around the outside of the various buildings on the
cam pus.
M r. I). I). H ull visited our school recently and w hen he left for his
hom e in R onan, M ontana, he was accom panied by his d au g h ter Eleanor,
w ho has been in ill health recently.
The various articles relatin g to athletics w hich appear in this n u m ­
ber of T he A m erican represent th e activities of M r. E . A . Sm ith, our
disciplinarian. T hese articles represent a great deal of w ork on the p art
of Mr. Sm ith and we th an k him very m uch for his kindly assistance.
M rs. C. E . F ry e and you n g son, W arren, have been guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Swoboda recently. M r. F rye is at present m aking home in F erry ,
O r., w here he is em ployed in connection w ith th e construction of the
Celilo canal on the Colum bia river. Mr. and Mrs. F ry e have m any
friends here, as they were at one tim e identified with 11s in C hem aw a’s
affairs.
T h e W inona girls, under th e supervision of Mrs. Cooper, domestic
science teacher, served an elegant luncheon to the debating team s
of the \ \ inona and E xcelsior L iterary Societies, the advisory members
of each, the chairm an and judges of th e d eb ate, and several friends of the
societies. T h at all enjoyed it can be said this way, “ T h e proof of the
pud d in g is in the eating.
Mrs. Cooper and the girls deserve credit
for th e m anlier in w hich th e luncheon was served.
W IN ( )N A -E X C E L S IO R I)E B A T E
T h e first of the inter-society debates occurred T h u rsd ay evening in the
auditorium between th e \ \ inona and the E xcelsior L iterary Societies.
1 he affirm ative side of the question, “ Resolved th at capital punishm ent
should be abolished th ro u g h o u t the U nited S ta te s,” w as upheld by Lucy
T u rco tte and Lavina W ilbur of the W inona Society; Petroleum Barrett
and Gideon H anbury of the E xcelsior Society, the negative. T he a rg u ­
m ents presented by both sides were evidence of careful and thorough
preparation of the subjec . Plie decision of the ju d g es was given in f a v ir
of th2 a S n n itiv 2 . T i» f r 's of th • Vi 10 ia tea 11 an 1 th eir a lvisory
liiemii? , vl -<s R 1 11 > » •, 1 s rv ec e 1 t for the work done 01 the subject;
not far behind tl e are the members of the E xcelsior team , who also
deserve credit for the able argum ent w hich they presented.
T h e E xcelsior Society, ever known for th eir enthusiasm , were present
over eighty stro n g , su p p o rtin g th eir team by some excellent yells.
T he Judges of the c-
h ere Professors K ilpatrick and Schm alle of
the Salem H igh Schoo and Rev. R. H. K ennedy of A urora. Supt.
\\ adsw orth presided over th e assem bly as chairm an.