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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
"For a recent civics lesson the Sophomores debated
the question, “ Resolved, That the requirements for
naturalization should be made more difficult.” James
Choate, Charles Ell, Joe Racine, Hattie Cayton and
Eva Dubray did excellent work and other members
joined in the open debate.
During chapel last Sunday evening the orchestra
played “ A Dream of Spring” by Flath, the Octet
Girls sang “ A Elag Without a Stain” by White, the
choir sang a “ Medley of American Airs” arranged
by Paul, and Supt. Hall delivered another splendid
address to the students. These talks are always on
practical lines and are both interesting and helpful.
A basketball contest was staged on Monday between
the Alumni and ’Varsity. It was a hard fought game,
but was won by the ’Varsity. The game between the
freshmen and sophomores ended in favor of the latter.
The class and school spirit ran high. These games
aroused as much enthusiasm as any games played this
year with outside teams.
Hon. Henry C. Sicade, an attorney and capitalist of
Tacoma, Wash., will be the speaker tonight in the
auditorium on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary
of the founding of the Chemawra school. Mr. Sicade
was a member of the first graduating class at Chemawa
and one of the original first party of eighteen students
to arrive at the school in 1880, just forty years ago
today.
The leading social function this month among the
faculty was the splendidly carried out affair given by
Mrs. Eoos, MissScholder and Miss White to a large
number of friends in the club parlors. The patriotic
motif was carried out in costume and decorations as
well as in the refreshments. It was a delightful even
ing and the guests were profuse in their felicitations
to their thoughtful and gracious hostesses.
WASHINGTON DAY PROGRAM
The prevocational classes gave the Washington Day
program in the school auditorium on Monday evening.
Inasmuch as this was the first appearance of nearly all
of those taking part it was quite creditable. The
opening number consisted of a song by five little boys,
who sang with ease and whose voices were especially
pleasing. These little fellows were heartily applaud
ed and responded to an encore. Lillian Braden re
cited, and was followed by a “ Colonial Drill” by
eight of the third grade students, who acquitted
themselves nicely. This was a taking number and
was well drilled. The play,' ‘Frontiersmen of 1748,”
by the fourth grade took in probably twenty children,
and each one performed his part with precision and
spice. Indeed, this number was especially well re
ceived, as it showed careful training. The costumes
and setting were fine. Thomas Swan, fourth grade,
recited the “ Flag Song” quite distinctly. The fifth
grade students rendered an excercise showing the
past and the present, representing George and Martha
Washington in the persons of Thomas Eaureuce and
Agnes Sherwood as living portraits of their time,
standing in picture frames; they appeared so lifeless
as almost to be actual paintings. These, with a bevy
of girls and boys, acted out the play. The costum
ing as well as setting in this number was also good.
A song by two little girls followed, who responded to
an encore. Lettie Williams recited “ A Tribute” to
Lincoln, which was followed by a clever little acrostic
concerning the life of Abraham Lincoln and was well
done by four little girls. The program ended with
the singing of the Star Spangled Banner.
SENIOR NOTES
A Washington program was given during class
period on Friday.
Six of the Senior girls had a picnic lunch on Satur
day afternoon.
Mary Ware, who has been having some trouble
with her eyes, is again at work at her studies.
Hattie Martin and Marina Nelson were the substi
tutes last week for Miss Eakin and Miss Judd.
Louise Silverthorn has been absent from class re
cently as she is acting as nurse for Miss Hendrix.
Since Mr. Devol has been conducting the science
classes, he and George Berry have discovered why a
girl faints when she sees a mouse.
Write an autobiography of not over one page, was
a recent assignment, “ I can’t write more than three
lines,” said one senior. “ I can’t get anything on
only one page,” said another.
The class of ’20 is very proud of the record made
by two members of the class of ’22 in the recent Port
land meet. As these classes share schoolroom 9 the
Seniors feel that this division of the Sophs is their
special friend.
THE GREAT RAGE
Chemawa again “ looms” up in the classic five-mile
cross country race, an event staged last Saturday by
thè Portland News, and in which the best athletes of
Multnomah, Oregon, O. A. C. and other institutions
competed. Chemawa was represented by Albert Spear-
son, Joseph Racine, Sam Pablo, Wishia Pepion, Dick
Warbonnet and Philip Manyhides.
Spearson, the mainstay of the team, was the boy
who threw the thrill into the spectators in the mile
event at a championship meet in Portland a year ago.
Last Saturday Spearson was the second man to
cross the tape in a field of thirty-three runners. He
was only a few feet behind Payne, the coast champion
and the Multnomah star five-miler. Spearson thought
he had farther to go and finished before he was aware
of it and did not crowd his man soon enough. Payne
cut the corners on the blocks while Spearson followed
instructions and did not cut corners, which gave Payne
an advantage over him.
We hope Spearson and Payne meet again some day
and we are confident that Payne will not get better
. than second. Spearson won the second prize, a silver
cup awarded by the Milwaukie Boxing Arena. Jos
eph Racine, Chemawa boy, was twelfth in the race
and won a special cup given by the Portland News.
Chemawa took second place with 60 points, O. A. C.
third place 37 points. Multnomah w7on the meet.