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T H E CHEMA WA AM ERIC AM
REPO RTER’S NOTES
By Robert Downie
The gardeners were busy cultivating the loganber
ries, blackberries, strawberries, and vegetables last
week.
Irving Shepard is working for a place on the Salem
High School track team. At present he is showing
up fine and will no doubt earn a place.
Mr. Bent and Mr. Downie with a few of the boys
went to the woods for a picnic supper on Wednesday
night of last week. They report having a splendid
time.
Several of the pupils accompanied the baseball team
to Salem where they witnessed a splendid game with
W illamette University. They also witnessed the May
Day program given by the W illamette students.
At present our little south paw pitcher is throwing
fine ball. Out of 36 innings Joe has 49 struck out to
his credit. Joe weighs 128 pounds and puts every
ounce of it in the ball when he puts it over the plate.
The track team is out working hard each evening
preparing for the coming meet with Willamette U ni
versity. Our boys are training with the spirit of mak
ing all who enter against them earn their points and
honors.
Roses are beginning to show up about the industrial
building and elsewhere on the campus. The engineer
ing departm ent claimed the first rose, which showed
up some time ago. It will not be long now until all
Chemawa is abloom with roses.
Joe Bettles and Reggie Downie recently journeyed
to Portland, where they played with the Northwest
Ship Yard team. Joe pitched for the team and made
an unusually big hit with the Portland people who
witnessed the game. He will probably pitch for this
team this summer after leaving school.
ATHLETIC NOTES
“ Razorback” Boyce looks like our best bet for the
sprints this spring.
The average of the baseball team is now 500, having
won two of four games played.
Our baseball team played W illam ette U last Satur
day and defeated them 6 to 0. The game was called
at the end of the sixth inning.
Once more the race track is rounded into shape and
the contenders for places on the track team can be
seen every evening working out.
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Joe Bettles, track captain, is busy with his men of
evenings on the track getting ready for the meet with
W illam ette University on May 25th.
• The baseball team works out daily on the diamond
and the way the new men pick the little round pill
out of the dust and throw it around the bases makes
the spectators look on with awe. Chemawa has a
right to be proud of her team, they all being young
and inexperienced players.
The coming meet with W illamette is drawing near.
The ’varsity squad, headed by Captain Bettles, is fast
rounding into form. Those to represent the Red and
W hite in the coming meet will probably be as follows:
A rthur Johnson, Captain Bettles, William Johnson,
Francis Boyce, Axel Johnson, Louis Colby, Bob
Downie, Irving Shepard, William Klaney, Ed Rous-
selle, Jack Pete, Shorty Obert, Charles Stone, Irving
Tom and George Berry. W ithout Lekanoff, the dis
tant runner, who is confined to the hospital with
pneumonia, the team will be a little handicapped in
this event unless some “ whizzer” show’s up. Johnson,
the choice for the high jum p, sprained his ankle but
is expected to be in shape for the meet. Bill John
son, the pole vaulter, is fast rounding into form and
undoubtedly he will be the choice for this event. K la
ney, who hails from Alaska, is in his initial year as a
distance runner. He is a strong contender to fill the
place of Lekanoff. The prospects for Chemawa as a
high point w’inner, against the University, are very
bright.
SIX T H GRADE NOTES
The members of the track team are out practicing
each evening after supper.
The sixth grade is now studying South America, as
we have finished the study of North America.
A good many of the sixth grade pupils have been ill
and w’ill have to work hard to make up their studies.
The sixth grade pupils have taken up Percentage
and are getting along fine. It is easy when you under
stand it.
The sewing-room girls, after working hard for sever
al weeks, have completed the white uniforms. The
girls are proud of their new dresses.
By the looks of the buds on the rosebushes we will
have plenty of roses at Chemawa. Chemawa is a
beautiful place w’hen all the flowers are in bloom.
OUR DU TY
It must constantly be borne in mind that the enemy
is seeking a decision that will end the war. This de
cision can only be arrived at by the destruction of the
allied forces in the field before fresh units contributed
from addiional levies in France and Great Britain, as
well as by our own troops, can take up their position
in sufficient numbers to turn the German successes to
defeat.
O urs is the imperative duty of providing replace
ment units for the armies in France. We must be
able to put fresh men in the field thoroughly and
methodically trained. In addition to those already
called to the colors and now training at our canton
ments, or already selected for service, very large quo.
as will be required in the immediate future to fill
the gaps.