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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1918)
TH E CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE 4 R E P O R T E R ’S N O T E S By Robert Downie Both the Seniors and the grades are working hard on their plays to be given Commencement Week. Mrs. Ritchie and son Duncan left on Thursday for Seattle, from which place she will go by boat for her home in Canada. Mr. Bent, the physical director at Chemawa, is working up a gymnastic program which will be given during the closing week of school. Mr. Hobucket, who has been ill for a few days, is back in the class-room again. His pupils are all hus tling to be ready for the examinations. The garden truck is looking fine and is receiving good care. The berries and orchards are also in fine condition. Chemawa is proud of her garden. Logan Fann is busy making a beautiful red and white banner which will be awarded to the champions of the Class Day Field Sports on June 4th. Russell Adams who was expected here from the Bremerton Navy Yards last week failed to arrive. He was detained at camp, but will probably be here in a few weeks. The Senior Class is the busiest class on the campus. They have three weeks’ more work before them and are losing no time now. We expect a splendid com mencement. On Thursday last, Abbie Breen, an ex-student who enlisted in the navy at Bremerton, visited friends at Chemawa. Abbie says that he likes the navy and is getting along nicely. George Barrett and Wade Mint horn are out on the track each evening training foi the distance runs. They are members of the class of ’19 and are work ing hard to bring their class high honors. On Saturday our ’Varsity baseball team will play the Willamette University team at Chemawa. We have played them two games this season and have won both by a score of 1-0 and 6-0, the latter being called after six innings. Our team is in fine condition. The ninth grade boys are out practicing on the track each evening preparing themselves for the class day field sports. They are working hard on the track while their girl classmates are practicing songs and yells to cheer them on. We expect to make a good showing. The tailoring department has one of the smallest details on the campus, but at the same time are doing big work. Each week they handle at least a hundred uniforms, giving them necessary repairs, cleaning and pressing. From this time on they will be more busy than ever getting the suits in condition for commence ment. P U P I L S ’ IT E M S New track suits are being manufactured in the tailor shop for the track men. Edward Hayden is still at Vancouver Barracks, but expects to go South soon. Perry Whipple, who enlisted a few weeks ago, is lo cated at Ft. Stevens, Oregon. Samuel Luton, a former pupil here, writes that he is training at Hampton Roads, Virginia. The ninth grade class have almost completed their work in Chemistry and will review next week. The sewing room girls are busy knitting for the Red Cross. Julia Gromoff and Lvda Bauer each have one sock finished. All>ert Gray, who was a member of the ninth grade before he enlisted in the army, is now at Camp Fremont, Palo Alto, California. He writes that he is very much pleased with life in the Army. Word has been received from Edward Auld, who is stationed at Camp Lewis. He is getting along nicely and states that the training he received here has benefited him greatly in his drilling. All of the students are putting forth their best efforts now that the end of school is so near at hand. The time is very short, indeed, but while it is still ours we are going to make the most of it. The boys are drilling every day and it is pleasing to see them take such an interest in the military work. The boys who have enlisted from here state that the training at Chemawa was of great help to them. Now that the study hour has been discontinued, the pupils have more time for themselves. Much work is still being done, however, during that hour as the track team is practicing for meets to be held in the future. Maybelle Heav recently composed a song and dedi cated it to the Class of ’19. The song was a surprise to the class w’ho upon seeing the high quality and exceptional thought in the song immediately named her Class Poet. Private John S. Pablo, Company K, 162d Inf. A. E. F ., sent the ninth grade two copies of the official news paper for our boys “ over there.” We enjoyed those papers and hope to receive some more numbers of “ The Stars and Stripes,” which is published in Paris. The eighth grade class received a letter from Joseph Gale in answer to the one written him by the class. Joe says he visited his friend, George Peters, recently who has been sent to France and whom Joe had not seen since the two boys left school together and en listed.
