THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent
Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager
Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second-
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CHEMAWA-SOUTH PARKWAY
For the second time this season the Indians on Sat
urday night last romped away with the South Park
way Athletic Basketball team, the fastest aggregation
of basketball tossers outside of the Conference teams.
Still feeling the sting of defeat in the first game
played in Portland the visitors came with the deter
mination to wipe out the defeat by us, the only ope
they had received since the opening of the basketball
season, as well as for three years past. Each team
was groomed for this contest and it proved to be the
fastest game that has been played, both teams going
their limit in speed and giving an exhibition in pass
ing and shooting of baskets from difficult angles that
made it a spectacular game. Honors were about even
in the first half, the score being 8 to 1 in Chemawa’s
favor.
The second half opened with our usual “ come back.”
After a few minutes of play we forged ahead, but. the
visitors took a sudden spurt that put them within
reach of a tie. Downie, the “ old reliable,” finally
got the angle on the basket—he shot them while run
ning, standing, and falling, and in less than five
minutes he had netted sixteen points that spelled de
feat again for the South Parkway team.
This completes the season’s schedule. Chemawa
won eleven games out of the thirteen played.
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS
Farm
The garden boys are busy gathering in beets, tur
nips, etc., for the students’ kitchen.
We are trying to keep our new barn in tip-top
shape. All the boys who have work there are urged
to help.
The farm boys have plowed and seeded the plot of
land near the hog lot to peas for a forage crop for the
younger hogs.
Land is being prepared for early cabbage, peas, let
tuce and radishes. With a few more sunny days, early
gardening will have begun.
Mr. Taylor with his force of gardeners has cleared
the land leading to the lake pasture of brush and logs.
It surely piesents a better appearance.
The farm force has finished seeding a portion of
the lake bottom. This piece of land has not been in
crop for a number of years, so it took a great deal of
work to put it in shape.
LITERARY SOCIETIES
Reliance
The Reliance Society had a splendid program Fri
day evening, the 27th of February, consisting of a re
citation by James Choate; select reading by Williaiu
Frazier; recitation by Joseph Dubray; George Thomas
gave current events; Henry Monroe played a violin
solo, accompanied by Earl Potts on the guitar; a
biographical sketch was given of George Washington
by Elmer Therriault. After some remarks by our
official visitor, Mrs. Sherman, and our advisory mem
ber, Miss McDowell, we adjourned.
Winona
The Winonas met in the auditorium on Friday
evening with Julia Gromoff in the chair. Mildred
Hoover, Annie Miller, Josephine Corbett, Florence
Gensaw and Catherine Reed contributed to the pro
gram very acceptably in recitation, theme and dia
logue. Edna Willette sang some jazz numbers;
Maude Craig and Emma Carlson sang a duet and a
group of girls furnished “ Hawaiian” music , behind
the scenes. There was the usual singing of society
songs followed by a talk from the official visitor, Miss
Wilder. The society then went into executive session.
Excelsior
The Excelsior Society held their sessionin the
Sophomore class room on Friday evening. The so
ciety worked in unity conducting business affairs, old
resolutions being disposed of and new ones brought
before the house with much interest. The meeting
was conducted very much like a state’s assembly, with
Elwood Towner, Frank Corbett and George Barrett
arguing on appropriation measures. A splendid pro
gram was rendered and the meeting closed with re
marks by our youthful critic, Robert Chamberlin.
SENIOR NOTES
The new program posters - are decorated with blue
birds.
George Berry gave a well-chosen recitation on the
class program.
Echos of a new class song come to the senior room
from the “ Freshies” across the hall.
The science grades were good for this period. Prin
cipal Devol reports excellent work from the class.
The black and gold of the sophs floats over the
Senior heads this week in honor of the cup-winners
from that elass.
When Anna Miller’s partner in a dialogue failed her,
she drew a telephone on the board and gave her part
into the receiver.
Miss Judd has returned and Mrs. Bradley is sub
stituting in Miss Eakin’s place, so the Senior girls
may be expected to be in school from now on.
Marguerite Chamberlin took the class of ’20 into the
extreme future in her prophecy on Friday’s program.
They were all in the spirit world except Duane, and
he was preparing for it.