THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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football. Each captain responded to the future of the team.
The success of the banquet is largely due to the untiring efforts of
Mrs. Brewer and Miss Gertrude Brewer. They very carefully prepared
the menu. The roast chicken was done to a turn and everything was
carefully prepared. The rosy-cheeked waitresses added beauty and
dignity to the banquet hall. All in all it has been pronounced one of
the most successful events of the school.
OUR TROPHIES
BY MR. SANDERS, Chemawa
R. Sanders, responding to a toast, calling the attention
of all present to a table which was carefully decorated
with nineteen silver cups, which had been won by the
athletic teams of the school, said, “ Ladies and gentle
men, there they are, let’s go out and win some more.”
These cups have been won by the various teams of the
school during the last fifteen years. The cups are of
different design and size. Some are only four inches in height, while
two are eighteen inches high. The largest cup was won during the sea
son of 1900, when Chemawa had an equal chance with Oregon, Wash
ington and Oregon Aggies in all lines of sport. This cup was presented
by the Willamette Valley baseball association. Chemawa, winning over
all teams of the valley, was awarded the cup as having the best team in
the contest.
The other large cup was presented by the College Association to the
l)est track and field team.
In the good old days of 1900 to 1905 Chemawa stood well to the front
in all branches of athletic games. The school teams were victorious in
football, baseball and track and field sports. They were wining from
the best teams in the west. In these days of school life we are not suc
cessful in inducing the older and larger boys to enter school, with the
result that we are not as prominent in athletics with the big colleges.