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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1916)
T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N PAGE 2 The CHEMAWA AMERICAN P u b lis h e d W e e k ly a t t h e S a le m I n d ia n T r a in in g S c h o o l, C h e m a w a , O re g o n , H A R W O O D H A L L , S u p e r in t e n d e n t A d d r e s s a ll c o m m u n ic a tio n s to R u th y n T u r n e y , M a n a g e r E n te r e d a t t h e C h e m a w a , O re g o n , P o s to ffic e a s S e c o n d - C la ss M a il M a tt e r S U B S C R IP T IO N - - 2 5 C ts P E R A N N U M G R A S P IN G O P P O R T U N IT IE S O ur success in life depends largely upon th e efforts we p u t forth to g rasp the o p p o rtu n ities w hich come to us from tim e to tim e. O ften, it is tru e , we do not see these o p p o rtu n ities, or fail to recognize th e ir value, and allow them to pass by. T h e d an g er in th is is th a t seldom do o p p o rtu n ities present them selves the second tim e if allowed to pass un n o ticed . T h e present school year is one of splendid o p p o r tu n ities. W e have a corps of com petent in stru cto rs and each d ep artm en t equipped for successful work. T h ere are prom ises of greater th in g s for the rem ainder of the y ear. M any im provem ents are contem plated and some begun. It w ould he well for us as we near th e T h an k sg iv in g season to co u n t o u r blessings and decide to m ake use of the o p p o rtu n ities afforded us. If we do this, at the close of the year we shall be w iser and stro n g er boys and girls, young men and you n g w om en. G Y M N A S T IC E N T E R T A I N M F N T \ g y m n astic en tertain m en t was given in th e school gy m n asiu m S atu rd ay evening under th e d irectio n of M r. E. A. S m ith , o u r com petent d iscip lin arian and physical in stru c to r, the program as carried out was as follows: K la p p d a n s —G irls and Boys Snow flakes— G irls and Boys T he galleries and platform s were crow ded w ith v isi tors to view the en tertain m en t and no p art of th e tw o hours was dull. T h e girls in w hite m iddy su its and red ties, c a rry in g out the school colors, and th e boys in th eir w hite gym su its presented a very pleasing sight and all deserve credit for th e show ing m ade, co n sid ering the lim ited tim e given to the p rep aratio n of the en tertain m en t. T h e folk dan cin g , sobeautifully done, was especially pleasing. Mr. S m ith prom ises an o th e r en tertain m en t d u rin g the holidays and we are looking forw ard to som ething very good, as he d e lig h ts in surprises. “FA C T S ’ A B O U T C H E M A W A B y R e v . F a t h e r G a ll It is a fact, th at S u p erin ten d en t H arw ood H all is d o ing his very best to m ake C hem aw a an up-to -d ate school. It is a fact, th at th e C hem aw a children have som e th in g very attra ctiv e about them . It is a fact, th e children at C hem aw a have m ost b eautiful voices. It is a fact, th at G eorye B arrett w ith his dear violin is em bellishing th e Divine service. Keep on, G eorge. It is a fact, th a t F lorence Lindell is p residing at the organ at th e C atholic service. T h is speaks well for the service. It is a fact, th a t Mrs. Josephine Seim and Miss Stella G oodberlet were offered th e sm all am ount of $100.00 a week dow n in San Francisco; both, h o w ever, declined th is offer, to aid th e good cause in favor of the d ear Chem aw a children. T h e present rem u neration being for both only $400.00 per an n u m . It is a fact, th at the above facts are facts. A R EW A RD PA RTY “D” C om pany (b o y s) M ilitary Drill ' C ” C om pany (b o y s) M arching Drill G aines (a ) C hariot Race (b ) Volley Ball Relay Race (c ) M edicine Ball P assing “ A ” and “ B ” C om panies (b o y s) D um b Bell Drill “ A ” and “ B” C om panies (b o y s) In d ian C lub Drill D ancing Sw ing Step W altz— Boys and G irls F olk D ancing R om ping R ubes—G irls and Boys T h e occupants of the small g irls ’ dorm itory in W i nona H all were given a d elig h tfu l little party last F r i day ev ening in the parlors of th at b u ild in g as a re w ard for having the best kept d orm itory. A bout 25 small boys were invited to join in the fun and a very jolly ev en in g was enjoyed. F irst there was a p ean u t h u n t and then followed rollicking gam es so dear to c h ild re n s’ hearts. D elicious refreshm ents of fru it p u n ch , cake, candy and cookies were served. T his is th e copy of the clever little in v itatio n s w hich were sent out: T h e sm allest g irls of W inona H all, H ave k e p t th e ir d o rm ito ry th e best of all; A p a rty is g iv en to celeb rate, A nd you are in v ited to p a rtic ip a te.
