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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
CLOSING WEEK AT CHEMAWA
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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
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(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
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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
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A, B, C and D, would have been a credit to any com
( ¿ ) S o ld iers’ C horus
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pany of soldiers. Capt. Charles Murphy and Capt.
2. W ak in g of th e F lo w ers
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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dent body president, was responsible for this very suc-