T H E C H EM A W A A M E R IC A N
LOCAL
O ur chapel service was of g reat in terest last S unday
evening. T h e o rch estra played “ Love in V enice” by
G rey, G eorge Lekanoff sang “ I K now a Lovely G ar-
d e n ” by H ard elo t, M arguerite C ham berlin recited
“ Jane J o n e s ,” th e choir san g “ T h e Sw eetest V oice”
by E vans, M r. T u rn e y played a “ C o n certin o ” in th ree
m ovem ents as a double bass solo, and Supt. H all gave
a splendid talk to th e stu d e n ts on the principle of sav
ing— frugality and care in the h an d lin g of m oney, the
m atter of self-denial, etc. It was a talk that was
needed bv all of us; it was of so m uch practical value
th a t it sho u ld , and we believe did, cause many to con
sider th e m atter of ch an g in g th eir ex trav ag an t ways
to o thers m ore econom ical. W e hope to print it in
ou r n ex t issue.
SENIORS’ ANNUAL PARTY
T hose who were fo rtu n ate enough to be present at
th e A nnual S enior p arty last S aturday n ig h t are to be
co n g ratu late d . T h is annual affair is considered the
m ost im p o rtan t of the year, and the one given by the
C lass of 1920 w as no exception. Indeed, th is party
will stand o u t possibly as eclipsing all form er efforts,
for it was th o ro u g h ly planned and com plete in every
w ay. T h e large gym was a veritable la b y rin th of
hearts and cupids and blue b ird s (th e latter th e class
sym bol), h u n d red s and h u n d red s of them suspended
from overhead th ro u g h o u t th e hall, w ith darts, cupids
and p en n an ts on th e walls, all c a rry in g out a unique
valentine m otif. T h e d ain tin ess an d artistic beauty
of all decorations was strik in g and beautiful.
A program was staged in the n atu re of a “ T ake-off”
on the reg u lar F rid a y class program and m uch am use
m ent was created by the various local hits. In a d
d itio n there were choruses and vocal and in stru m en tal
solos. T h e refresh m en ts an d table settin g s were par
excellence and did full ju stice to th e p lan n in g of theclass
and capable execution of Mrs. Brickell and her d o
m estic science stu d en ts, who so kindly did th e catering.
Indeed, th e en tire evening was one round of pleasant
su rp rises an d enjoym ent. T h e p articip an ts will long
rem em ber th e 1920 Senior p arty as a great social suc
cess, in w hich th e class accredited itself so well and in
w hich M rs. A da B. R isser, senior teacher, was the
g u id in g hand.
ATHLETIC NOTES
C hem aw a’s prospects for a scrappy little baseball
team th is season are very b rig h t. L ooking over the s tu
dent body we see m any who can sta n d up to th e plate
and slam the pill and scoop ’em out of the d u st on the
diam ond.
W ith all th is good w eather we can n o t help but feel
th e baseball season slip p in g aro u n d . M onday found a
detail of tw o boys, a team and scraper tak in g off the
ridges and filling in the low spots on the base ball
diam ond.
Coach S anders, w ho has th e track men an d cross
co u n try men in han d , has been h av in g w ork-outs
d aily . T h e m en look fine rig h t now and will u n
doubtedly give a good account of them selves in the
big race in P o rtlan d .
In dividu al pictures were taken of our cross-country
PAG E 3
ru n n e rs on M onday. Spearson, R acine, Many hides,
Pablo, W ar B onnet, Caleb S m ith, Last S tar, W illiam
Ell and P eppion are am ong those snapped and our
rep resen tativ es in th e big cross-country race will be
taken from th is group.
Joe B ettles, w ho has been decorating him self w ith
honor in the past seaso n ’s basket ball schedule, can be
seen these su n n y days out w arm ing up his arm for the
com ing baseball schedule. Joe is a left-side w heeler
and has sent m any of ’em back to warm th e bench.
R ight now he looks b etter than ever.
T h e cro ss-country ru n n e rs are out each day and
are practicing earnestly in preparation for the big race
to be held in P o rtlan d F eb ru ary 21. All th e big
colleges and ath letic clubs on the coast will be rep re
sented in th is event and our “ d istan cers” will have
to get up and hu stle if they w ould win one of the
beautiful cups offered for th e first twelve men to cross
the tape.
FROM BOMBAY
A few days ago S u p t. H all received a letter from
F red J. Jackson, an e x -stu d e n t, who at the tim e of
w ritin g w as in Bom bay, B ritish In d ia. T h e letter
was w ritten on th e 24th of December last, and was as
follows:
I have arrived a t Bom bay, B ritish In d ia, after a
very successful trip across the Pacific ocean, a d is
tance of 12,000 m iles. I am now second assistant e n
gineer on an A m erican ship, th e “ B a b in d a,” a freight
tram p . W e are going to T u rk e y , Ita ly , and F ran ce,
and back to New’ Y ork, w hich is a com plete circle
around the w orld.
I am w ritin g these few lines w ishing you a happy
C hristinas and N ew Y ear, and also th e sam e for my
stu d en t friends at good old C. I. S.
BLACKSMITH NOTES
L ast week we p u t out a d an d y little wagon th a t is
to be used for h a u lin g trash . T h e yard boys all seem
to w ant to drive.
Mr. W elch, o u r in stru c to r, represented the b la ck
sm ith d ep artm en t at th e W inona Society last F rid a y
and gave th a t body a “ send o ff.”
G ood-bye stum ps! T h e blacksm ith d ep artm en t has
m obilized the stu m p puller and it is ready to elim inate
the stum ps from the various cut-off lands at th is in s ti
tu tio n .
T he blacksm ith boys secure some experience in
w orking on autom obile rep airin g and are looking fo r
w ard to the tim e w hen th ere will be a regular autom o
bile school in a u g u ra ted in th eir departm ent.
SENIOR NOTES
T he F riday class-period was used for th e election
of officers of th e class of 1920— officers for th e last
sem ester. Several elections were hotly contested and
the spirit was h ig h . T h e result was: P resident, F red
W ilder: vice-president, T heodore Fayas; secretary,
A nnie M iller; treasu rer, A rth u r Johnson; serg ean t-at
arm s, W illiam K e n n e d y ; cheer leader, Chas. W illiam s.