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T H E CHEM AW A AMERICAN
ITEMS FROM THE TR A D ES
The gardeners are seeding and cultivating and their
efforts show some very neat and efficient work.
Ground is in preparation for crops on the lake
bottom and also in the field east of the school campus.
The boys of the new detail in the machine shop are
greatly interested in their work and are showing the
proper spirit.
The machinists are making a new axle for the small
truck, which we expect to have in service again the
last of the week.
The grounds are taking on a spring appearance
now and the added railings and fresh paint improve
the looks considerably.
The carpenters are busy with screens now, as the
flies will soon be here. They also have a great deal
of other work under way.
Our crop of potatoes has been planted. The farmers
made good progress with the new planter after the
machine had been properly adjusted.
During the absence of Mr. Stewart the plumbing
details are doing repair work and it is to the credit
of these boys that they can proceed with their work
even though their department head is temporarily ab
sent. It is examples like this that make for dependa
bility.
JU N IO R NOTES
All the high point men in Saturday’s track meet
were Juniors.
We Juniors’ latest study in ancient history has been
about Rome and her people.
The Juniors are much interested in chemistry since
they are studying about organic compounds of plants.
The Juniors are going to begin on fractions in alge
bra very soon. A few members of the class will have
to do a little more thinking.
The Junior girls have again returned to the sewing-
room, where they will finish their construction dresses
and start on the uniform coats for commencement.
The Juniors have been studying the artistic or
creative period in literature the past week and the
work is interesting. We have taken quizzes on it at
different times.
Wilfred and Charles Evans of the Junior class are
always on the job when it comes to repairing electric
lights. Leave it up to our Junior electricians whenever
your lights go on the strike.
The Juniors are very much interested in printing
decks of author cards and they enjoy the delightful
games which follow. This is done to increase their
memory of the authors and their principal writings.
A SSEM BLIE S FOR TH E Y E A R
(By Thersa Gua—an English Lesson)
The assembly hall of the Chemawa Indian School,
better known as the auditorium , is located in the rear
of the academic building. It is very large, accommoda
ting about twelve hundred people. It is in this place
that every one on the campus meet once a week—that
is, on Sunday evenings. The largest pupils sit in front,
the teachers at the rear, and some up in the gallery,
while the members of the choir about 36 in number,
are seated upon the stage with the Superintendent at
the side of them. Here we spend the most lovely
evenings. First we all sing “ Am erica,” then repeat
the “ L ord’s P rayer.” After we are seated the pro
gram begins. Usually there are several songs bv the
student body, a selection by the school orchestra, song
by the girls’ octette, a special song by the choir, and
sometimes a solo of some sort is given by different
members, a reading or declamation by a pupil, and
then a talk by the Superintendent, or if there is a vis
itor he is usually introduced and called upon to give
a speech. The program is ended by singing the
school song.
The talks by Mr. Hall, our Superintendent, on
Sunday evenings are very helpful to the students.
Some of his most important subjects are as follows:
“ O pportunities,” “ Knowledge is Pow er,” “ Defeat
and F ailure,” “ Character and R eputation,” “ The
Joys of L ife,” “ It pays to Save,” and “ Rely Upon
Yourself.”
From the subjects mentioned you
couldn’t help being enterested and strive to do better
each day. And these talks you hear all through the
year.
This same auditorium is used for many other pur
poses. Sometimes during the first part of the year
(of school) the little folks entertain, by giving a
Thanksgiving play and later the seniors give their
play, which is usually very well prepared and given.
The different societies usually have their joint, or
private meetings, and also their annual programs here
each year. Twice a week the Protestants hold their
service meetings here. They have “ Movies” every
other Saturday, and different holiday programs are
given here also.
Now that it is almost commencement week every
body is busy getting up plays and many other stunts.
When commencement week comes there is no place
more useful than the auditorium , for visitors besides
the faculty and students, all gather in the auditorium
to see the school or senior play, the prizes given to
different pupils who earned them, or the graduation
class. Now school days are over and students com
mence to go home every day until there is just a
handful left who do not care to go home or those that
haven’t any homes at all, we need not think that the
auditorium is having a vacation, too, for they have
chapel exercises as usual and “ Movies” twice a week.
So now see we are missing something real interesting
and educational by neglecting to attend assemblies.