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
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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 .