THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
COMMENCEMENT AT CHEMAWA
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character was presented. Two special drills were pre
sented by little folk, that of the girls under direction
of Miss Wootton, and the one by the boys under the
supervision of Miss Carter. Both were most suc
cessful. The Girls’ Octette provided vocal numbers
of a high order. This favorite organization appeared
on nearly all programs and gave pleasure always by
well selected numbers and their rendition of them.
During tMii program “ The Spirit of Democracy” —a
pageant—tinder the direction of Miss Hendrix and
Miss White was produced. This, too, proved a most
interesting feature of our commencement, and in
addition was a striking lesson on the trend of the
times. It closed with a beautiful tableau effect, the
realism of which will never be forgotten. The entire
program as rendered is given below:
Vocal—Lady Chlo {Clough-Leighter)
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Violin Solo—Bourree {Prosse)
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Exercise—Happy Little Farmers
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Vocal—Po* Little Lamb {Parks')
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Eleanor Houk
Maud Heay
Twelve Girls
Maud Craig
Sixteen Boys
Girls’ Octette
Eight Girls
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Prophet
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Autocracy
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Democracy
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America
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France
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England
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Italy
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Russia
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Belgium
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Poland
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Peru
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Brazil
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Australia
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Canada
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Red Cross Nurses, Lillie Dixon and Louise Silverthorne. ;
Messengers^? George Berry, Roy Nuckolls and Lewis Colby.
Pages, Harry Wheeler and Elmer Therriault.
Double Bass Solo—Blue Bells of Scotland and Vario {Farmer)
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On Thursday morning, June 5th, at 9:30 every
thing gave way to the competitive military drill, in
which all our various companies participated, and
which was a fine feature of our commencement. This
was followed by a splendid dress parade. Col. A.
T. Woolpert and Major H. W. Meyers, both Salem
gentlemen, were the judges of the work of the various
competing companies and in one or two instances this
was no easy task. ' Company B, George Eekanoff
captain, was awarded first place among the boys’ com-
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-panies. The letter B seemed an emblem of military
perfection at Chemawa this year, as is evidenced by
the fact that among the girls’ companies B com
pany was awarded first place. We have been told
that in one instance the work of competing companies
was so close that “ talking in line” lost it to one com
pany. This should emphasize the fact that it is
not considered good military manners to “ talk in
lin e .”
At 2:30 p. m. a large crowd assembled in the audi
torium to attend the graduating exercises of the class.
Governor Ben W. Olcott was present and presented
the diplomas to the class, while Hon. Charles V.
Galloway, State Tax Commissioner, made the address
to the graduates; Supt. Hall presided, and the occa
sion proved memorable insomuch as it was one with
out a hitch anywhere. The salutatory and valedictory
by Florence Hoover and Julia Grornoff respectively,
proved of credit to their authors. At the proper time
Mr. Devol, principal teacher, turned the graduating
class over to Supt. Hall, and he, in a few well-chosen
remarks placed it in the hands of Mr. Galloway, who
made an address which will never be forgotten by
many who heard it. In every word there was sincer
ity and in every sentence there was truth and wis
dom. In a quiet, simple and dignified manner
throughout, one of the finest “ addresses to’which we
ever listened was delivered—-so easily understood and
yet so profound! At the conclusion of his address
Mr. GallowAy turned the class over to Governor Ol
cott who made a most interesting talk in which he
mentioned his love of nature, his boyhood and young
manhood, his lo v eo f Indian life and stories, and
how the romance of it all played a large part in his
life—probably causing him to come from the east
and settle in Oregon. It was a good talk he gave, in
strictly narrative form, and was listened to eagerly by
all. At the conclusion of his talk the Governor pre
sented the diplomas and the class was graduated.
Faculty and students rejoice with Supt. Hall that
Governor Olcott and State Tax Commissioner Gallo
way were with us and assisted in rendering the
occasion so auspicious. These gentlemen have our
sincere thanks. Following is the program as given:
Processional
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Vocal Solo—I Know a Lovely Garden
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Girls* Octette—Voices of the Woods
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Valedictory
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Girls’ Octette—Pale in the Amber West
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Presentation of Class
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State Tax Comissioner
Presentation of Diplomas
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Governor of the State of Oregon
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Orchestra