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T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published W eekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent
Address all com m unications to R uthyn Turney, Manager
Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second-
Class Mail M atter
A large number of our students are anxious to know
the outcome of the Willamette-Chemawa game which
will be played here this week.
Finals, real final finals, in less than a m outh’
What are we saying, seniors? “ I wish it would rain
so I could stay inside and stu d y ,” says the little
F rosh.” “ Rain or no rain, we stu d y ,” say the
“ studious” seniors.
L IT E R A R Y SOCIETIES
SU BSC R IPTIO N
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25C ts P E R A N N U M
OUR CH APEL SERVICE
Non pareil
The Nonpareil Literary Society held a meeting
April 22. After business the following program was
rendered: Song by the society; a prophecy was read
by Ida Brown; song by sixth grade girls; Margaret
Chamberlin recited; a quartet sang; reading by Eleanor
Hank; original jokes by Victoria Sansaver; Nancy
Mathison gave a guitar solo; book review by Erm a
LaClair.
Our official visitor of the evening, Mr. Iliff, favored
the society with an interesting and helpful talk, fol
lowed by other visitors, Mr. Bent and Mr. Beebe.
The society adjourned after a song was sung.
During chapel exercises last Sunday evening the
orchestra played “ The Dervishes” by Cohen, on re
quest George Barrett played as a ’cello solo the “ Song
of India” by Rimsky-Korsakoff, William Frazier gave
a recitation, a quartet of brass instrum entalists, Mr.
Bent, Frank Peratrovich, Dewey Sampson, and Cruz
McDaniels, gave a number, the choir sang “ Go and
Find the W anderer” by Ogden, and Supt. Hall gave
an exceedingly interesting and able talk to those as
sembled. Not single one of the talks by the Superin
tendent during the entire year are to be discounted.
Excelsior
They are all of such a practical character and portray
The Excelsior Literary Society held its usual meet
life in its successes and failures so vividly that we be
lieve that our students will remember them and profit ing on Friday evening, April 22, with President Eder
by them more and more as the years go by. It was a* presiding. After roll call, to which each member re
sponded to with a quotation, business was suspended
good chapel service.
and the evening was devoted to a live voluntary pro
gram which was as follows: Vocal duet, Dick Beaslev,
SE N IO R NOTES
Roy Corville; recitation, John Chya; Russian songs,
A short story and a botany composition are worry
Nick Stepetin, George Lekanoff; recitation,Roy Cor
ing the seniors a little.
ville. Our visitor, Mr. James, gave a very able and
Opal Pearson and Mabel Blodgett made a hurry-up
inspiring talk which was much appreciated by the
business trip to Salem last week.
society. The society adjourned after hearing the
Mrs. Canfield is making the drafting of patterns
report of our advisor and giving the society songs and
very interesting work for the girls.
yells.
Clarence Edwards, with highest honors for the class,
W inona
will be our valedictorian, and Opal Pearson, with
President Frazier, being delayed, the Winona L iter
second honors, will be our salutatorian.
Elizabeth Beall demonstrated her domestic science ary Society opened with Vice-president Annie Miller
in the chair on Friday evening in the auditorium. The
ability by giving us a table-spread recently.
meeting was a program of numbers taken from the
Mr. Bent came around the senior table the other
best work of each of the three program divisions of the
day with some very deep algebra problems. We heard
year. Edna W illette gave instrum ental solos and ac
that H arriet Cain mastered them all.
companied Maudie Craig in her songs; Virginia Bric-
The class of ’21 is busy, indeed, completing subjects kell, Carrie Anderson and Annie Miller gave pleasing
and reviewing them, and with preparing to present recitations; Frances Fitzpatrick and Anna LaRance
the annual operetta for which they are sponsors. furnished some humor; Maude Heay, Clara Hamilton,
Busy every m inute—day or night!
Mabel Bremner and Mary Songrey sang some songs,
Six of the class of ’21 were together in their fresh and Julia Gromoff and Emma Carlson sang to guitar
man year. It was interesting to look over a few days accompaniment. There were some songs by the
ago our “ finals” for the close of the year 1917. We society and the routine of business. Mr. Turney,
were all wishing we could make as good averages for official visitor, gave a talk which the W inonas appreci
this year.
ated very much. Adjournment followed.