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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
MORE QUARTET MENTION
The Indian String Quartet, of the Cheraawa Indian School, that re
cently gave a concert in Rose City Park M. B. Church, is made up of
Ruthyn Turney, first violin and leader; William Palin, viola; Willie
Reddie, 'cellist, and Alex Melovidov, second violin. Alexander Mel
ovidov, second violin is from the Pribilof Islands, in the Bering Sea;
Willie Reddie, 'cellist is from Southeastern Alaska, and William Palin
is from the Flathead reservatian in Montana.
The program incited classical numbers and Indian themes com
posed by Ruthyn Turney, first violin and leader of the quartet. Their
interpretation as well as their technique, was admirable. A specially
interesting number was the "First Indian Suite," which preserves the
characteristic wildness of Indian music set in a beautiful harmonic effect.
Richard H. Kennedy .... . gave a lecture on Victor Hugo's "l,es
Miserables." He showed unusual talent as a narrative lecturer and his
dramatic account of the struggles of the hero, Jean Valjean, was great
ly appreciated. Oregonian, Portland (Oregon) November 28, 1915.
ALBANY COLLEGE 18 CHEMAWA 0
ATHLETICS IN GENERAL AT CIIEMAWA
HE game was played on Thanksgiving at Albany.
Victory was our aim, while revenge was their mo
tive (we defeated them last season on the home
grounds 67 to 7). Straight football was the program
on account of the depth of the mud. We did our
best, but were, at times, not in tune. One of their
touchdowns was the result of a blocked punt be
hind our goal; the other was ordinary. Our delegation totaled 20 men;
Albany has a population of many hundreds. Fighting against such big
odds is hard on the anatomy, so we preferred the calm attitude. Our
boys returned a battle-scarred aggregation and and received a rous
ing welcome. Peeled noses, black eyes, etc., are evidence of a pretty
tough game, but if they can stand it we can also
The swatfest with Albany College on Thanksgiving Day was the
closing game of our football season. On account of the late start our
schedule was composed of but three games, Willamette University and
O. A. C. Freshies being our other competitors. We succeeded in hold
ing Willamette team 0 to 0 on their home grounds, and as they de
feated Albany earlier in the season we're not really heart-broken over
the Albany game. Coach Hauser deserves much praise for the able
manner in which he handled the situation. The football outlook at the