T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
PA G E 2
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
P u b lish ed W eekly a t th e Salem In d ia n T ra in in g School
Chem awa, Oregon, H A R W O O D H A L L , S u p e rin te n d e n t
A ddress all com m unications to R u th y n T urney, M anager
E n tered a t th e Chem aw a, Oregon, Postoffice as Second-
Class M ail M a tte r
S U B S C R IP T IO N
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2 5 C ts P E R A N N U M
L IT E R A R Y S O C IE T IE S
W inona
T he W inona posters for last week bore T h a n k sg iv in g
decorations and th e program on F rid a y n ig h t was one
for that holiday season. Lucy S exton and Josephine
Corbett each gave ap p ro p riate recitatio n s, H attie M ar
tin and Delora K eeler gave a “ m o rn in g -after” d ia
logue, and M aggie G ardipe gave pen p ictu res. C a th
erine Reed read an allegorical them e, M aude H eay
bro u g h t in th e cu rren t events, E sth er B lodgett the
jokes, Josephine C orbett, F lorence G ensaw and M aude
Craig each sang a solo
M ildred H oover played the
m andolin as a su b stitu te num ber for absent num bers.
Tw o new features in th e m usical line w ere a m outh
harp solo by E m m a C arlson an d th e m usic of the
“ C ar-nation O rc h e stra .” T h e color song closed a
very pleasant p r o g r a m .______
C H E M A W A VS. OREGON CITY A M E R IC A N L E G IO N
C hem aw a’s football w arriors closed th eir schedule
on T h an k sg iv in g Day at O regon City w here they beat
the undefeated A m erican Legion of th a t place by a
score of 7 to 0.
A large and en th u siastic crow d atten d ed the con
test. T h e score itself indicates a close and hard-
fought gam e. A fter a series of forw ard passes and
end ru n s our team carried the ball over th e A m erican
L eg io n ’s line early in the th ird q u a rte r and kicked
goal— for the only score in the gam e.
Several ex-C hem aw a stu d e n ts now residing and
w orking in P ortland and O regon C ity w itnessed the
gam e and cheered our boys on to victory. Russell
Adams, g rad u ate, and former C hem aw a football star,
um pired th e gam e.
Coaches S anders and H au ser, and M anager G eorge
Bent accom pained th e team on th e trip . Irv in g S h ep
ard also w ent along as usual and acted in the capacity
of head linesm an at th e gam e. Yell leader B arrett
who rem ained here to assist in th e pit at the services
in the auditorium arrived in tim e to see th e last half
of the gam e.
A T H L E T IC NO TES
Basketball practice for the g irls is now well under
w ay. Several of last y e a r’s varsity m em bers have re
ported for practice and a num ber of others give prom
ise to m ake strong contenders for places on th e team
if they w ork to gain th eir position again th is year.
F irs t call for th e varsity basketball tossers has been
issued. Several of the letter men of last y e a r’s team
will rep o rt to practice. Reggie Downie has retu rn ed
and will act in the capacity of assistan t coach in all
b ran ches of ath letics. N ix, a gu ard , will be found
a t his old sta n d . O ur outlook for a w inner is good.
T h e second call for basketball will be issued T h u rs
day w hen those w ishing to join the basketball league
to be organized will register.
LOCAL
Brewer H all, one of C hem aw a’s oldest buildings, is
being d o lled -u p w ith a new coat of brow n and w hite by
M r. S anders and his painters.
M r. M udge has ju s t com pleted the shoe brush and
polish case at th e stand of Brewer H all. It is a handy
and was very m uch-needed fixture. H as anyone
noticed our shoes shining?
M r. C harles E . L arson, wife and child, are here
from T acom a, W ash in g to n , as guests of Mr. and Mrs.
T u rn e y . M r. L arsen is an old ex -stu d en t and em
ploye of C hem aw a, and is en ro u te to the Siletz A gency
to act as chief clerk.
T h e E x celsio r L iterary Society and th e N onpareil
L iterary Society held a joint m eeting on N ovem ber
28th, 1919. T h e special num ber on th e program was
a debate, “ R esolved, T h a t M ilitary T ra in in g S hould
be U n iv e rsa l.” T h e negative won by tw o points.
M essrs. S tew art, C arrow , and forces have annexed
to the rear of Brew er H all a first-class concrete drain.
W e now say good-bye to the w ater th a t used to accum
ulate at the back of these q u arte rs and ru n dow n the
side to slop up our walks and grounds. T h a n k s to
these gentlem en.
Louise S ilv erth o rn e was leader of th e Y .W .C .A .
m eeting held on S un d ay , using the to p ic “ G irls ’ sense
of H o n o r.” A fter each m em ber responded to th e roll
call w ith Bible verses, different m em bers gave brief
ta lk s on the topic. T h e m eeting was closed w ith the
song, “ Blest Be th e T ie T h a t B in d s,” and the w atch
word .
T h e girls of M cBride Hall reg ret to lose M rs. Cox
as th eir house m other. She has been tem porarily em
ployed here for over a year and d u rin g th at tim e has
endeared herself to all. She is a good m atron and not
only m ain tain s sensible discipline but m akes M cBride
H ail a real hom e to the one h u n d red g irls w ho have
q u arters th erein . It is a real loss to Chem aw a.
M r. Joseph E . Jam es, our estim able and efficient
tailor, has h anded in his resig n atio n to take effect
Decem ber 31st. All Chem aw a reg rets th at the Jam es’
are to leave, for they certainly are a com fortable and
nice fam ily to have w ithin our em ploye circle. H ow
ever. Mr. Jam es is offered m ore than double th e salary
he receives here and feels th a t he should accept.
T h e chapel services last Sunday evening were most
pleasing in every w av. T he o rchestra played
mezzo R u sse” by F ra n k e , M arina N elson sang “ T h e
S u n sh in e of Y our S m ile” by Ray, V irg in ia B rickell
gave a reading entitled “ H ow W e W oke I k e ,” the
choir sang “ Tell It O u t” bv M cPhail, and S u p t. H all
concluded th e exercises of th e evening w ith an u n
usually fine ta lk . H is them e for discussion was a m ost
tim ely one here at the school and was of live in terest.
W e hope to publish it in our n ex t issue.