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PAGE 3 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN CLOSING WEEK AT CHEMAWA (C o n tin u e d from page 2) T H E PL O T Act I S cene 1.—Place: S ittin g -ro o m in R ip V an W in k le ’s hom e. D om estic difficulties of M rs. R ip . R ip sta rts to m ill. S cene 2.—T h e villag e I n n . V illag ers gossip in g . R ip a r rives a t th e In n an d stops to re st. D am e V an W in k le also com es to th e In n . Act I I S cene 1.—R ip an d W olf in th e m o u n tain s. A dw arf ap p ears. R ip assists th e d w arf in c arry in g a heavy k eg . S cene 2.—D w arfs p la y in g n in e p in s. S cene 3.—R ip discovers dw arfs a t play. H e serves th e dw arfs w ith w ine from th e k e g h e has been c a rry in g —th e n h e d rin k s h im se lf an d falls asleep. S cene 4 .—T ab leau —R ip V an W in k le asleep in th e M oun tain s. S cene 5.— R ip aw akens to find h is dog g o n e a n d his gun ru ste d . H e s ta rts for hom e. Act I I I cessful feature of the week. as follows: 100-Yard Dasli H ig h Ju m p D iscus Broad Ju m p 880-Y ard R un T u g -o ’-w ar The order of events was 50-Y ard D ash 220-Y ard D ash 120-Y ard D ash 440-Y ard R un M ile R un Pole V ault S hot P u t 220-Yard H u rd le Javelin 1-2 M ile R elay The highest individual point-winners were Robert Service, with 27; Henderson Tatshama, 14; Frank Chamberlin, 12 1-2. The result by grades: Ninth grade, 51 1-3; Eighth grade, 20 5-6; Seventh grade, 18; Fifth grade, 6 1-2; Third grade, 5 1-3; Fourth grade, 5. MILITARY EXHIBITION The program as carried out was as follows: Bayonet Exercises - - . . (B y C apt. H erschel T upes an d S e rg t. S y lv ester Poole, F irst U nited S tates In fa n try ) Rifle Drill—Manual of Physical Training, United States Army. S cene 1.—T h e village. V illagers g a th e r o u tsid e of th e h o tel. Competitive Military Drill - . - R ip ap p ears. H e is filled w ith am azem ent a t th e ch an g es in Dress Parade—Bovs’ and Girls’ Battalions, Eight th e stre ets a n d a t th e in h a b ita n ts of th e v illag e. O th e r v il Companies. la g ers arriv e a n d R ip V an W in k le is reco g n ized . H is d a u g h te r, With four companies of boys posted at the correct J u d ith , offers h e r fa th e r a h o m e for th e balance of his days a n d th e scene closes to th e satisfaction of all. distance from each other, going through the intricate bayonet and rifle exercises with precision and in uni FAIR AMERICA son, was a sight well worth witnessing, and never Vocal—Esthetic Ensemble have our young men done better. The competitive drill between the boys’ companies, 1. ( a ) P rocessional—F la g of th e F re e - . - W ag n er A, B, C and D, would have been a credit to any com ( ¿ ) S o ld iers’ C horus - - - - - - G ounod pany of soldiers. Capt. Charles Murphy and Capt. 2. W ak in g of th e F lo w ers - - - - C onant Max Gehler, of the National Guard, the former serv Ju v e n ile C horus—A g n es S w anson, Soloist ing in the Spanish War and the latter on the border, 3. W elcom e S p r i n g .................................................. R u b in stein acted as judges, and an hour and ten minutes of 4. D u et—T h e M essage of S p rin g . . . - R ix strenuous work was given them to keep up with the A gnes Sw anson, M arie S haishnikoff inspection of companies. Each student captain had 5. ( a ) In tro d u c tio n —T h e G olden Boat S ong - - C hant been drilling his men for weeks and the “ pep” and ( ¿ ) T h e G low W o r m .............................................. H am n ierel vim displayed was fine. The judges remarked that it J u n io r C horus was a knotty question as to which company did best, 6. ( a ) T h e B a b y ............................................................... G ra n v ille but on points Company B was awarded first place as (d ) T h e T ip -to e S ong - - - - - - C h an t being best drilled, with Company A as second. Ju v e n ile C horus This competitive drill was looked forward to with 7. T h e A m erican H y m n - .............................................K e llar much anxiety and interest on the part of the student S en io r C horus F in a le —T h e S ta r S p an g led B an n er . . . S m ith body. The rivalry was especially keen. Capt. Earl C horuses an d A ssem bly Nuckolls, of Company B, Capt. Frank Chamberlin, of M rs. E s th e r R o sen b erg er, A ccom panist Company A, Capt. Robert Downie, of Company C, CLASS DAY FIELD SPORTS and Capt Ivan Anderson, of Company D, put forth On Wednesday morning the field sport events took every effort in drilling their companies and a high place before an enthusiastic and large crowd. The point of efficiency was reached by all. A large silver contestants for the various events put forth their best cup was awarded to Company B and a gold medal to efforts and from a spectator’s standpoint there was Captain Nuckolls. A full-dress parade followed the competitive drill, not a dull moment throughout the three hours during which the contests took place. Reggie Downie, stu in which, in addition to the boys, four companies of (C o n tin u ed on page 4) dent body president, was responsible for this very suc-
