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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1918)
T H E CHEMAW A AM ERICAN PAGE 2 The CHEMAWA 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 SUBSCRIPTION - - 25Cts PER ANNUM SIXTH GRADE PICNIC The sixth grade pupils and their teacher, Mrs. McCrosson, together with invited friends, numbering in all about 140, enjoyed a picnic in the woods on Saturday afternoon last. Large baskets filled with sandwiches, buns, cakes, weinies, e tc ., and tubs of ice cream were sent ahead in wagons, while the merry crowd of picnickers walked to a chosen spot in the woods about one and a-half miles distant from the school. Many games were played in which all joined, wild flowers were gathered, and joy and pleasure was unconfined generally. The happy party was served a bountiful picnic supper, there be ing groups of special friends gathered here and there. Mr. Bent, who acted as head chef, made the coffee, roasted potatoes and fried the “ wienies.” The invitations to this picnic were very cleverly gotten up, consisting of a paper plate on which was a splendid facsimile of the 6th grade pennant in orange and black and the following inscription: Ho for us! Hey for us! Please clear the way for us! Saturday at 1:30 p. in. We are bound for Lincoln Park! Come and join us in the lark! Bring your invitation and your appetite— The sixth graders. MR. LOOS’ BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY Mrs. Loos and Mrs. Fulkerson entertained on T hurs day evening to commemorate Mr. Loos’ birthday anniversary in Mitchell Hall parlors. The rooms were beautifully decorated with baskets of heliotrope and wild flowers which were most artistically arranged and presented a lovely appearance. The evening was spent with progressive games, with Mrs. Daly securing the ladies’ first prize, a magazine opener, and Mr. Bent the second prize. Delicious refreshments were very daintily served in such manner as these hostesses know so well how to do. A huge birthday cake which was covered with lighted candles graced the center of the room. A delightful evening was spent by all, who upon leaving showered Mr. Loos with good wishes and happy returns. REPORTER’S NOTES By Robert Dowuie Irving Shepard spent Saturday and Sunday last in Portland on business. It is advisable for all pupils to do their best from now on because we have but 25 more school days. The sixth grade class enjoyed a day in the woods on Saturday. A delicious picnic lunch was served at noon. The masons recently built a concrete porch at the commissary. This is a big improvement and was very badly needed. M ilitary drilling is now in full swing. All companies are out each evening for a half-hour, shouldering the “ old Springfield m usket.” A letter was received recently from Albert Gray, a former student who enlisted in the army, stating that he is now located in California. A force of the smaller boys are kept busy daily mowing the lawns. They deserve a great deal of credit for the way the lawns are kept up. Mr. Westley, former gardener, visited the school on Thursday. Mr. Westley has been laid up with rheumatism, but is much improved. We hope he will soon be able to be with us again. 1776—1918 The descendants of the compatriots of W ashington and Paul Jones are fighting once again side by side with the descendants of the compatriots of Lafayette and Rochambeau. The time and opportunity have come for a nation to pay a great debt of gratitude for service rendered in great national need and America is paying France the debt she long has owed. In the Revolutionary W ar for the freedom of Amer ica the French fought on American soil under the command of an American. To-day in the war for the freedom of France and for the preservation of liberty to America, and indeed to all the world, Americans fight on French soil under the supreme command of a Frenchm an. The honors are even and the honors are great. No true American who knows the history of his country and loves the honor of his country but thrills at the thought of the American Army in France. The invincible Americans will turn the tide of war; they will bring to France and her allies a victory for liberty such as France assisted us to win, and repay with interest a debt to liberty and to France long ow ing and honorably acknowledged. Mr. Fred Ratzeburg is now in charge of both the farm ing and dairying departm ents. Mr. Mitchell will return on May 10th and assume his duties as dairy man.
