The Chemawa American, February 28, 1917, Page 4, Image 4

PAG E 4
T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
THE 3 7 th A N N IV E R S A R Y OF CHEM AW A
(C o n tin u e d from p ag e 2)
well doing. H is lo y alty to C hem aw a is u n sw erv in g .
M r. F . W . M itchell was called upon and begged to
be excused on account of the lateness of th e h o u r.
M r. M itchell has been at Chem aw a for a num ber of
years and is identified w ith its progress.
M rs. M. M. E stabrook paid a high trib u te to th e
stu d e n t body, th a t th e ir ability was m arked and th a t
they need not take second place w ith an y race— in art
and general efficiency—for Chem aw a pupils who atten d
the Business College and H ig h School in Salem are in ­
variably leading th eir classes. Splendid rep o rts are
being received, not only in regard to academ ic w ork,
but in general d ep o rtm en t. W hat those stu d e n ts can
do others m ay do. M rs. E stabrook paid a high com ­
plim ent to Chem aw a. H er address w as good.
Mr. S m ith m ade a “ get to g e th er” talk w hich aro u sed
loyalty and en th u siasm . H e spoke of how he loved
his old school at C arlisle and urged th e stu d e n ts at
C hem aw a to stan d by th eir school; he urged them to
m ake th e best of th eir advantages and succeed here at
Chem aw a, for unless th ey are a success in school th ey
are very likely not to be a success thereafter. H is talk
was stro n g and to the point.
M rs. H all said th a t C hem aw a was n o t com posed of
the em ployees of the past, nor th e em ployes of the
present, nor th e stu d e n ts of the present, th a t th e men
and w om en, her alu m n i, whom she has sent o u t from
her doors equipped to fight life’s battles, and those
whom she will co n tin u e to send o u t in the fu tu re , co n ­
stitu te th e real living Chem aw a. She urged th a t we
all stan d loyally to g eth er, the C hem aw a of the past,
Chem aw a of th e p resen t, Chem aw a of th e fu tu re , for
one gran d , big, living Chem aw a.
T h e m eeting closed w ith spontaneous and ro u sin g
school veils and songs by th e alum ni, who were seated
in a body in the front seats of th e au d ito riu m , each
m em ber w earing th eir class colors as well as the C h e­
m awa red and w hite.
T he strin g q u a rte t delighted the audience w ith a
special num ber. T h is q u arte t is the pride of C h e­
m awa and its m usic is alw ays fine and of a h igh grad e.
Especial ch o ru s songs had been prepared by th e
choir, b u t on account of th e len g th of the program
were postponed tor n ex t Sunday evening.
T h is closed the 37th anniversary of th e Chem aw a
Indian School, and rig h t proud are pupils and em ­
ployes of the w ork being done in all d ep artm en ts.
A W ASH IN G TO N B IR T H D A Y PAG EA N T
T h e e n tertain m en t given in th e school au d ito riu m
on W a sh in g to n ’s B irthday by the n in th grade p u p ils
was successful th ro u g h o u t and afforded m uch pleasure
and en joym ent to a large audience. T h e play w as
well staged and drilled. T h e costum es w ere b ea u ti­
ful and represented the style w orn d u rin g th e colonial
period very m in u tely .
R eginald D ow nie, ns W ash in g to n Irv in g , spoke his
lines d istin ctly and w ith splendid em phasis, his a p ­
pearance was very dignified, p o rtray in g the ch aracter
o f Irving sp len d id ly .
T h e solos by Russell and Mae
A dam s w ere given w ith m uch feeling and pathos and
w ere appreciated by th e audience. F ra n k P eratrovich
as Billy, the colored serv an t, m ade the h it of th e even­
in g . H is in terp retatio n of the p art was fine, using
th e negro dialect perfectly, and was a signal for la u g h ­
te r every tim e he m ade his appearance on th e stage.
Miss M arie R oberts, teacher of the n in th grade, drilled
th e production, and w ith th e class, deserves m uch
cred it for its pleasing presentation. In fact, each
m em ber of th e class d id his p a rt exceptionally well
an d it is hardly fair to m ake p articu lar m ention of any
one. T he follow ing was th e cast:
PRO G RAM
T a k in g place in th e L ib rary a t S u n n y sid e, W ash in g to n
I r v in g ’s house at Irv in g to n -o n -H u d so n , on F e b ru a ry 22, 1859.
(W a sh in g to n Irv in g
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R eg in ald D ow nie)
C h a r a c t e r s in t h e P a g e a n t
scene I
(A t th e W ash in g to n h o m e in V irg in ia, F e b ru a ry 22, 1747)
G eorge W ash in g to n , aged 15
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M rs. W ash in g to n , h is m o th e r
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L ord F airfax , an E n g lish n o b lem an
A Colored S e rv a n t
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F re d K a rlu c
L eo n a Jo h n
R o b ert Service
A da C arson
SCENE II
(A room in W a sh in g to n ’s h e a d q u a rte rs a t V alley F o rg e, F e b ­
ru a ry 22, 1778)
G eneral W ash in g to n , C om m ander of th e arm ies of th e
U nited S tates
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F ra n k C h am b erlin
Col. F itzg erald , one of W ash in g to n ’s aides
R ussell A dam s
D r. C raik of th e m edical staff of th e arm y
E a rl N u c k o lls
M r. Byran F a irfax of B elvoir
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R o b ert S ervice
T h e M arquis D e L afay ette
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Jo h n Beyers
Billy, W ash in g to n ’s m u la tto se rv a n t
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F ra n k P e ra tro v ic h
Tw o S oldiers
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E rn e s t W eb ster, L aw rence F razier
M rs. W ash in g to n , wife of th e G en eral
M arth a S p rag u e
M rs. G reene, wife of G en eral G reen e
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M am ie F isk
M rs. K n o x , wife of G en eral K n o x
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M ae A dam s
M ary, a ch ild
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M arie S haish n ik o ff
Col. H am ilto n
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C larence A dam s
SCENE III
(A room a t M t. V ern o n , F e b ru a ry 22 1779)
G eorge W ash in g to n , e x -p re sid e n t of th e U nited S tates
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F ra n k C h am b erlin
M aj. Lewis. W ash in g to n ’s n ep h ew
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C has. E d e r
Col. L ear
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O scar Jo h n
G eorge W ash in g to n L afay ette, son of M arquis De L afay ette
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W illiam Lew is
Billy, th e serv an t
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F r a n k P eratro v ich
M rs. W ashington
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M arth a S p rag u e
E le n o r P ark C ustis. h e r g ra n d a u g h te r
M arie S h a ish n ik o ff
AI u s x a l N u m b e r s
S o n g —Y oung A m erica W e’re S tro n g for Y ou
C lass
O m aha T ribal S o n g — F a r off I H e a r a L o v e r’s F lu te
R ussell A dam s
C adm an
Iroquois T ribal S o n g —T h e W h ite D aw n is S te a lin g
M ae A dam s
C adm an
B lackfoot T rib al S o n g — In d ia n L u llab y
M ae A dam s
N e v in
O m aha T ribal S ong—F ro m th e L and of th e Sky Blue W ater
C adm an
R ussell A dam s
S ong—A m erica
P ia n o A ccom p an ist. M iss G ertru d e B r e w e r
Class