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T H E CHEM AW A AM ERICAN
The CHE WAW AAMERICAN
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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FAREWELL TO CHEMAWA STRING QUARTET
As the train pulled out from the station on Friday,
containing the members of the String Quartet who are
off for a four-m onths’ tour, the Sigma Phi girls started
up the following refrain to the tune of Alohoa:
“ Farew ell to T hee, O ur S trin g Q u artet,
Y our le av in g fills o u r h e arts w ith sorrow ;
C h em aw a's pride, i t ’s now au revoir,
U ntil we m eet a g a in .’’
FEATUTES OF THE CONSCRIPTION BILL
President Wilson will call on men voluntarily to reg
ister at voting booths.
Slackers will be gone after later.
It is expected 7,000,000 men will register.
After physical, industrial and other exemptions are
made, the first 500,000 will be placed in immediate
training.
The exemption machinery will be conducted as far
as possible under guidance of local authorities.
Governors ot states will be factors in the plan. The
war department desires to obtain benefit of “ neighbor
hood opinion” as to whether a man shall be called
from his occupation and home to serve the country in
its military arm.
Each state is to be assigned a definite quota to fill
America’s “ greater arm y .”
PUPILS’ ITEMS
Chemawa’s lawns are looking better every day.
The pupils of the ninth grade are working hard for
the coming examinations.
It looks nice to see the companies drilling on the
parade ground each morning.
Henry Campbell, a vocational gardener, has charge
of the corn and bean planting.
Laura Therriault in divison B of the Domestic Sci
ence is taking care of the chickens this week.
Blake Cuthbert writes he is getting along well at his
duty on the U. S. Cruiser New Orleans. He is at San
Francisco.
One thing that impressed us on our trip to Newberg
was the patriotism of the people. Every house ex
hibited a flag.
The gardeners and farmers are very busy planting
different kinds of seeds. It keeps Mr. Westley and
Mr. Daly busy all the time looking after things here
and there.
George Jnckson, who was on the U. S. S. Philadel
phia in Bremerton, says that he is now transferred to
the U. S. S. Marblehead which is to sail from Brem
erton, Wash.
The engineers are fixing up the old boiler feed
water heater to heat water along wfith the other hot
water tanks. After it is installed there should be suf
ficient hot water at all times.
Russell Adams, one of Chemawa’s prominent stu
dents, has left for his home in Siletz, Oregon, to work
on his father’s ranch. He is greatly missed by all,
especially the baseball team.
The girls’ companies were out drilling on the
school campus yesterday evening. The new girls as
well as the old girls have shown efforts to learn the
different commands, The commissioned officers of
the boys’ companies did the drilling.
• On Saturday last our Chemawa baseball team, ac
companied by about 100 rooters, travelled to Newberg
by autos to compete with the Pacific College team.
The college team defeated us by the close score of 4
to 3 in a 10-inning game. Every-one enjoyed the
game and the trip.
INDUSTRIAL NOTES
Irving H endrix has just completed a very neat dress
ing table for Mrs. Fratis.
The carpentry department is always a busy place,
m anufacturing furniture and keeping up repairs.
Since the supply of potatoes is exhausted Mrs. Brewer
makes all kinds of substitutes and does it satisfactorily
to all concerned.
Fred Karluk and James Todd, vocational carpenters,
are engaged this week in staining and shellacing the
mission seats and chairs.
Each of the nine boys detailed to the bakery take
turns acting as foreman. Raymond Johnnie and
Thomas Joseph are the latest. Mrs. Teabo speaks
well of all her boys.
Mr. Everett, chief engineer, is now making plans
by which to burn coal in the boiler fire boxes in place
of oil. The price of oil has advanced to such a price
that it more than doubles the price paid this year.
The bake shop at Chemawa, under the efficient
management of Mrs. Teabo and her detail of nine
boys, is always a busy place. In addition to the m ak
ing of about 450 loaves of bread each day the follow
ing are also made: Meat pies twice each week, fruit
pies three times a week, cookies twice a wreek and g in
ger cake once each week, hot rolls once a wTeek, soda
biscuits once a week and cinnamon rolls once a week.
Altogether this department does its full duty and you
hear no complaint.