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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1916)
T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N FOOTBALL BANQUET As th a n k sg iv in g closed th e football season, a b an q u et was given to th e players and th eir ladies and other guests on F rid ay evening. T h e p articip an ts first met i n the gym nasium w here th ey spent a pleasing hour or so and then repaired in a body to th e banquet hall. T h e tables w ere arranged in a large hollow squ are a r tistically decorated w ith th e school colors of red and w hit?. A sm aller table in th e center of th e squ are con tained potted p lan ts, football p arap h ern alia and a foot ball suspended above w ith colors entw ined. M any p o t ted plan ts and p en n an ts finished the b eautiful decora tions. M r. Sm ith acted as toastm aster and at th e close of the b an q u et very gracefully introduced the speakers af the evening. Jo h n Beyers responded to a toast, “ O ur S ch o o l;” A rchie L ane, “ O ur T e a m ;” Reggie Downie, “ O ur C o ach ;” Bob Downie, “ O ur m a n a g e r;” Joe G ale, O ur L ad ie s;” Jam es C rane, Benefits of A thletics to Y oun g M en ;” C harles E der, “ O ur f u tu re ;” F ra n k P eratrov ich , “ Football as a T ra in in g for the G am e of L ife ;” Russell A dam s, “ Team W o rk .” M r. H am m ond was called upon for rem arks and he said th a t he believed in ath letics when it took its proper place in the cu rricu lu m as it was doing at Chem aw a, and proved his assertion by read in g a list of football players w ho w ere on th e h o n o r roll, h av in g m ade 90 percen t or m ore in th e last ex am in atio n s. S u p erin ten d e n t H all was called upon to give the closing talk of the evening, who said am ong o th er th in g s th a t he also was a believer in clean athletics especially football; th a t it ta u g h t the men to do team w ork, u n ity of action as well as self-reliance and self-control; th at a player has to th in k q u ick ly and act in stan tly ; th at he considered it a train in g for good in m any w ays and assisted in b u ild in g ch aracter. H e proposed a toast to th e team of 1916 and to the success of the team of 1917 as well as to the ladies present. A risin g vote of th a n k s was given M issS k ip to n , Mrs. Brewer and others who assisted in m ak in g th e b anquet such a success; also to Mr. and Mrs. Jaq tiin s for the d elig h tfu l music d u rin g the evening. Some of th e m cst prom inent voting ladies and gentlem en of the stu d en t body kindly offered th e ir service an d most uniquely and effectively filled the p ’aces of w aiters, w hich th e ban q u eters appreciated fu 1 v. THANKSGIVING On T h a n k sg iv in g th e stu d e n ts had th e usual big d in n er w ith all em ployes on h an d who acted as w aiters. T h e d in in g hall was decorated w ith portieres m ade of stream ers of fir, potted p lan ts banked at each end of d in in g hall and h u n g in the arches and elsew here, and p en n an ts, w hich m ade as pleasing and hom e-like PAGE 3 effect as one could w ish. An artistic m enu card was at every place and the tables were loaded w ith good th in g s to eat. Miss S kipton, o u r dining-room m a tro n , and M rs. Brew er of the culin ary d ep artm en t, and M rs. Teabo of the bakery, take m uch interest in th eir d ep artm en ts, as this appetizing and w ell-served din n er dem onstrated. T h e annual T h an k sg iv in g social was given in the school gym nasium on T h u rsd ay evening. A splendid good tim e was had. A goodly num ber of visitors were present, guests of the stu d e n ts and em ployes. Mr. T u rn e y ’s orchestra of ten pieces furnished good m usic. LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. W acheno of G rande Ronde spent T h an k sg iv in g at Chem aw a w ith th eir ch ild re n , A dam an d F lorence. It has been notice 1 in th e O regon J o u rn a l w here A rchie L ane and F ran k E . Johnson have been picked for the all-star nonconference team of th e N orthw est. Several of ou r boys were picked for the second team . F o u r of our stu d en ts attended the O lder B oys’ C on ference at C< rvallis last w eek— Irv in g S hepard, G eorge L aw son, W ade M inthorn and Allen S hepard. T hey report a splendid m eeting and a good deal of entliu- siasim am ong the 300 boys in atten d an ce. T h e d in n er prepared by Mrs. C lark and her girls for th e school fam ily at the T e a c h e rs’ Club on T h a n k s g iv in g was a delightful success. Mrs. Loos, the effi cient clu b m anager, and the small bovs of her detail, m ade a tran sfo rm atio n in the d in in g room w ith fir boughs, fir portieres, and T h an k sg iv in g p en n an ts. T h e congenial c h a tte r and lau g h ter at th e various tables show ed th a t real T h an k sg iv in g spirit prevailed. C hem aw a A m erican. Chem aw a, O regon: W e wish to welcome you in your new form . It is indeed a d ep ar tu re from the old, but we find it pleasing even so. W e hope to receive at least one regular “ C hem aw a A m eri c a n ” d u rin g the term , how ever. T h e size and shape of vour new paper is adm irable for such a sheet. T he subject m atter is very well chosen and well handled. W e wish you su c c e ss.—T h e Lens, P ortland, O regon. O u r usual Sunday ev en in g song service was very m uch enjoyed by all. B onnet’s “ A ndalusian S eren ad e” by the o rchestra was rendered excellently. T he choir gave two num bers, one by the girls and one by the boys. G eorge Jackson sang the solo part in the anthem su n g by th e bovs and certain ly deserves praise for the way th e p art was sung. W illiam W alters accom panies the choir on th e euph o n ian each S unday and m uch ap p re ciation is due him .
