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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Marguefite Chamberlin is happy in welcoming her
.little.sister and brothers,from ¡Cushman.
The senior girls who belong to the Y. W. cabinet
had a happy excursion With Miss Judd out to her ranch
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent last Saturday
Gus Gartiez can be counted on for two or three hits
Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager
in every ball game. Two on the bat and one on the
Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second- ribs Saturday.
Class Mail Matter
Science Teacher: What kind of cells are most im
portant to us?
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Serious senior: Commissioner;Sells.
Said One senior as he mounted his last insect:
M c M in n v il l e college d efe a te d
“ There, I ’m all Up with everything, now—themes,
•The McMinnville College boys proved easy victims algébra problems, insect collection and all. Ready
at the hands of our baseball team here last Saturday for exams.”
morningi At the close of the seven-inning game Che
A senior maid took a pair of pincers to pick tip her
mawa had registered ten runs while the collegians specimens when she went insect collecting last week,
were chalked up with one big, round goose egg. but when she tore off a piece of bark from a dead log
Bettles had no trouble keeping the college boys off the and a millipede scuttled for cover, she threw thè pincers
bases and at no time was any of their men permitted away and with a cry of “ five percent!” went after
to reach as far as second base safely, for he held them Mir. Bug with her nicely manicured fingers.
to one lone hit.
OUR CHAPEL SERVICE
Our sluggers found Vester for twelve long bits and
There was “ that Something” about the chapel ser-
hit the ball all over the lot almost at will. In the
vices of Sunday evening which will long make food
third inning White almost lost the ball; in fact;; it
for reflection for many who were in attendance. The
was the longest fly hit ever made on our field.
orchestra played the “ Melody of Eove” by Engelman,
This makes five games we have won: out of seven Maude Crhig sang “ A Bowl of Roses” by Clark,
played, losing the other two to the fast O. A*. C. George Barrett gave as a cello solo ,“ The Mountain
freshmen team by one' score in each game. This Sat Maiden’s Sunday” by Ole . Bull, Percy Mi nesinger
urday we will play the crack North Pacific Dental sang “ My Task” by Ashford, the choir sang “ Go and
College team of Portland here. This will be a good Find the Wanderer!’: by Ogden.
game, as the dentists are making a clean sweep of
On the conclusion of the above program Supt. Hall,
teams iii and around Portland. Score by innings: who was in charge^ introduced Paul G. Wapato of
Chemawa . . . . 1 1 3 1 2 2 0
Willamette University, who made the talk of the
McMinnville . . O ’fl O 0 b 0 0
evening. True to the introductory remarks of Supt,
The dual track meet held with McMinnville college Hall, Mr. Wapato “ had a message” for our students.
in the afternoon was won easily by the score of 87 1-2 Never have we heard an address in Chemawa which
to 27 1-2 points;, The collegians were not strong stated with clearer vision the possibilities of our stu
in the sprints, but showed up better in the field events. dents. It was a heart-to-heart message of hope and
Choate for the Indians was the highest point man. facts—truth, that quality which endures forever. Mr.
All of our boys gave good accounts of themselves in Wapato is himself an Indian and such an one that he
every event in which they entered. W ith the ex is a credit to his race and mankind generally . He has
ception of the 220-yd hurdle event Chemawa took first already made his mark in the world and as he is yet
in everything. Had our boys not knocked down the in the flower of young manhood he stands on the
last hurdles we would have taken first and second threshold of a life that is destined to be one of achieve
places in this event, too.
ment of things of great good for all mankind. We
To the credit of our visitors it must be said that shall be pleased indeed to have him visit us often.
even in the face of severe defeat they proved good
The judges for the declamatory contest to be given
sports.
here on Monday evening, May 31st, will be Professor
SENIOR NOTES
Della Crowder-Miller, previous head of elocution at
Finals! Fotir of them to pass this week.
Willamette University, Attorney Ronald Glover and
Then the domestic science girls give their demon Miss Edna Sterling, head of the English department
of the Salem High School.
stration dinners.