The Chemawa American, March 31, 1920, Page 2, Image 2

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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
The CHEMA W A AMERICAN
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Ohemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent
Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager
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Class Mail Matter
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LITERARY SOCIETIES
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Excelsior
The Excelsior Literary Society held its regular
meeting on March 26, 1920. After much business had
been discussed a lively debate ensued—“ Resolved,
That a Military Man Would Make a Better President
than a Business Man.” The affirmative side was up­
held by Stanley Sutton and William Hoopen and the
negative by Duane Kimball and Daniel Orton. The
debate was won by the affirmative.
Nonpareil
The Nonpareils held their regular meeting in room
7. The president being absent the vice-president,
Marguerite Chamberlin, conducted the meeting.
After business was dispensed with the following pro­
gram was rendered: Society Song by members; reci­
tation, Eleanor Hauk; vocal duet, Mary Bel garde and
Mary Damon; vocal solo, Nancy Mathison; vocal
duet, “ Sweet and Low,” by Mary Motanic and Maud
Potts; instrumental selections by Mary Ware, Eliza­
beth Churchill, Theresa Gua and Nancy Mathison;
and a violin solo by Catherine Loftus. The meeting
adjourned with songs and yells. Mrs. Loos was our
guest for the evening.
Winona
The Winonas held their meeting on Friday in the
auditorium and although several members were absent
attending the Y. W. C. A. conference in Salem, a
very creditable program was given. Maude Craig and
Lucy Sexton gave a dialogue; Annie Miller and Marian
Bremner gave recitations, Amy Bern told a good Indian
myth and a number took part in a do as-you-are-
told stunt. The music of the evening consisted of
songs by the society, guitar solo by Emma Carlson,
piano solos by Catherine Reed and Edna Willette and
a vocal duet by Maude Heav and Agnes Henderson.
Catherine Reed played for a pleasing little drill by
Mildred Hoover, Delora Keeler, Esther Blodgett and
Maggie Gard ipe. Mrs. Sherman was the official visi­
tor and entered into the meeting very sympathetically
—even whistling a solo in the * ‘stunt’ ’ number. Later
she gave an encouraging little talk in which she said,
“ I always look for improvement in a girl when she
enters a literary society and there always is an im­
provement. The literary societies furnish the best op­
portunity for a girl to express her real self.”
RELIANCE ANNUAL
The last annual literary society party of the year
took place in our school gym on Saturday evening
when the Reliance boys entertained about 130 people.
The young men put forth every effort to provide com­
forts and amusements. The evening festivities com­
menced with a song by the double quartette, followed
by an accordion solo by George Nix, after which a
general social time was had. An orchestra from Sa­
lem was in attendence which dispensed music through­
out the evening. The refreshments, elaborate and
ample, were served by Mr. Chapman and his force of
bakers, all dressed up in white uniforms. The gym
was aglow with bright streamers and pennants strung
throughout the large room. It was an evening of
much pleasure and is pronounced a success. The
Reliance boys did well and have the thanks of all who
were honored with invitations. Allan Shepard, presi­
dent, was the manager for the evening, assisted by
the members generally. Miss McDowell is society
advisor and helper.
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SENIOR NOTES
A calendar of the senior year by Louise Silverthorne,
made everyone feel that the year has contained many
activities and that it is going fast.
Arthur Johnson was on the program for “ Good Ad­
vice” and he gave it. He confined his warnings to
the girls and gave each a rhyme of good council.
A member who failed to prepare his part in a dia­
logue had the pleasure of witnessing his own funeral
and burial in the waste-basket, by the other member
of the dialogue.
Each senior is trying-out as an author for one or
two of the articles to be included in the class annual.
The work, if well-prepared, is to be credited as theme
work in English.
SOPHS
The class of ’22 held a meeting on Monday night
in room 9 and transacted some very important busi­
ness, concluding with a lively “ pep” demonstration
of class songs for the black and gold.
On Friday evening at supper the dining room was
brightly illuminated by the brilliant “ tank” caps of
the sophomores, worn for the first time. There were
forty-two black and gold caps crowning the class of
’22.