TH E CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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TheCHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School,
Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent
Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager
Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second-
Class Mail Matter
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PU PILS’ NEWS ITEMS
The eighth grade has commenced to study contracts.
HONOR ROLL
Reports have been received concerning the students
who have been placed on the honor roll for good work
done during February of all grades, except the 3rd,
4th and 5th grades, and are published herewith. The
three grades mentioned will be given in our next issue.
Grade 1
Roderick Jackson, Willie Alford, Ben Brockman,
Melania Wyle, William Brendible, Charles Hartless,
William James, Willie Klaney, Albert Moses, Annie
James, Lucy Smith, Annie Brendible.
Grade 2
Jacob Edelman, Theodore Dailey, Aloysious Cour-
chane.
Grade 6
George Lawson, Albert Hayes, Sallie Barnhart, Mae
Filesteel.
Grade 7
George Berry, Roy Frazier, Peter Hatch, Edward
Hayden, Joseph Gale, Arthur Johnson, Louis Van Pelt,
Logan Fann, Effie Davis, Hattie Martin, Annie Miller,
Cecil Russel, Anna Sexton, Edith Starr, Lottie Wilson,
Elsie Spokane, Ruby White.
Grade 8
Laura Squiqui, Francis Boyce, Andrew White.
Grade 9
Catherine Reed, Russel Adams, John Beyers, Charles
Eder, Lawrence Frazier, Earl Nuckles, Frank Pera-
trovich, Edwin Zeigler.
GYMNASTIC EXHIBITION
Mr. Smith, physical director, gave a fine exhibition
in gymnastics and physical culture on Saturday even
ing. A large audience was in attendance, with the
galleries and stage crowded. Probably 250 students
took part in the exhibition, which was greatly enjoyed
by all present. The following is the program:
D ance of G re etin g
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C ane D rill (M ilita ry )
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G am es
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D ancing—T h ree S te p
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F o lk D ancing—D ance of th e Snow F la k e s
M ountain M arch
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C om ing T h ro u g h th e R h y e
D um b Bell D rill
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B room ball—B asketball R elay
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W an d D rill
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Y a n k ee P arad e
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R ifle D rill
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(T a k e n F ro m th e M anual of P h y sical
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A p p a ratu s W ork
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H ig h Ju m p in g F ro m S p rin g Board
O bstacle R ace
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Sm all G irls
Sm all Boys
Sm all Boys
G irls and Boys
G irls and Bovs
The farmers and dairymen have been busy repairing
all the fences.
The Excelsior society had a lively meeting on
Wednesday night.
Susie Piaz, an ex-pupil, writes that she would like
to be at Chemawa again.
The seventh grade pupils are now working in com
mission and taxes in arithmetic.
A noticeable improvement seems to be made each
week in the progam rendered by the Winona Society.
The Domestic Science classes gladly welcome Miss
Taylor back to her work and are pleased to see that she
is looking so well.
The first year vocational girls have lately finished
their work on the boys’ night shirts, and now the
first and second year girls are working on uniform
middies for the Winona Hall girls.
The eighth grade class regret to lose their classmate,
Marcella Silvers, from school even if it is for a short
time. Marcella and her sister were called home on
account of the sickness of a little sister.
Mr. Sanders has taken up the duties of assistant
engineer, temporarily, due to the resignation of Mr.
Lange. The vocational engineers are glad to welcome
Mr. Sanders to the engineering department.
The sewing room girls are required to make sixty
or more white uniform middies and skirts. The suits
are for the girls that came late in the season. We are
to get them finished before Easter Sunday.
‘ ‘Old Chemawa, ’ ’ a tract of land on which the school
was first started, is being devastated of its timber. The
sentiment attached to that section makes the pupils re
gret to see it changed. However, more cultivated land
will be secured.
The opening exercises at the afternoon school session
on Monday were conducted by the Excelsior society.
Each number was creditably rendered. The clarinet
solo by Edwin Gilbeau, followed by a vocal solo on
part of Russell Adams and a quartette by Alex Melo-
vidov, Russell Adams, Reginald Downie and George
Jackson delighted the audience. Oscar John’s recita
tion and Martin Colby's reading were fine.