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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1921)
I T H E CHEMAW A AMERICAN LOCAL Hattie Cayton and Laura Waun have on hand the task of raising a couple of baby cottontail rabbits. This is, indeed, a test, for these little creatures are somewhat hard to raise. The commissioned officers of both the boys’ and girls’ companies are anxiously awaiting a state of weather which will permit drilling outside. It is re membered that commencement is not far off now and the time for preparing for competitive drills, etc., is short. A section of the mechanical drawing room has been chosen as the place where various characters of work from the industrial departments of the school will be on display during our commencement. The different exhibits will be assembled here and then taken to the state fair later. The gymnasium is a place of great importance at Chemawa. Almost every sort of entertainment is staged here, and it is the scene of nearly all athletics, the various physical culture functions and drills. We could not get along without our gym. As a matter of fact, we could keep two gyms occupied the greater part of the year. Mr. Bent has been limping about the grounds for the past day or two and the story comes to us that he was bumming a ride on the slop wagon when his steeds entered into a sort of chariot race. In his flight from the rapidly-moving chariot Mr. Bent neglected to place both feet on the ground at the same time, allowing one foot alone to act as a ‘shock absorber,’ hence the slight limp.” Mrs. Wm. H. Niland of Tacoma, Wash., spent a few days at Chemawa recently visiting her sons, Reginald and Robert Downie. At the same time Mrs. Emily J. Bennett of Kennett, Calif., a sister of these young men, visited here, she and her mother arriving together. It had been many years since these ladies had visited Chemawa and they were both pleased and surprised at the improvements they noted. It is ap parent to all, both at home and abroad, that our school is growing rapidly in both spiritual and material ways. PAGE 3 This afternoon, with Bettles and Choate on the old stand, Chemawa will dig into her old rival, Willamette University, to continue a long string of victories over her. There will be 700 lusty-lunged rooters in the stand to cheer the red and white defenders as they take the field and play their part in the game till the end. At least that’s the way it always has been. The only difference beween the present student body and any other we have had is that this one has more * ‘pep’ ’ and more school spirit. Are we going to beat ’em? We’ll say so. DOMESTIC SCIENCE NOTES Erma LaClair is cook in the B Division for this week. Demonstrations start within a month and the Soph omore girls are busy planning what they will demon strate. Mr. Hall has supplied the domestic science with many dishes, including a large punch bowl and seventy-two punch glasses. The girls of the last year’s class who are now work ing here appreciate the many improvements made in the domestic science and they are striving to keep it in the best of condition. As was previously stated “ A ” division went out for a picnic. The B’’ division girls are also going to have one as soon as the weather permits. We all aim to have a good time. Our seventh grade girls are enjoying their lessons in domestic science. They seem to enjoy the ex periments as well as cooking and even the eighth grade girls appear interested in the lessons of the seventh grade. Anna Miller is teaching and takes much pleasure in it. All in all the work moves smoothly and pleasantly. H IG H SCHOOL NOTES The class in poetry is reading the “ Princess” of Tennyson. ATHLETIC NOTES Wilder, one of our high school students, went Saturday, Pacific College will play a return game to Fred Newberg with the Chemawa baseball team and here. All will remember we defeated P. C. at New played Pacific College there. burg 9 to 4 two weeks ago. The game today should Frank Peratrovich, our business college student, put our team on its toes to repeat the victory. was one of the instrumental quartet members who ap On account of the wet weather last week our track peared on the stage in chapel last Sunday evening. and baseball teams were nosed out of a trip to U. of O. Elwood Towner, our university student, who is a and O.A.C., where games were scheduled. However, veteran backstop of the baseball nine, went down Mr. Bent is arranging other dates with them. with his team to Eugene last week and played the University of Oregon team. Willamette broke even with University of Oregon in a series of games last week and they are preparing Logan Fann has completed lessons in business writ to give us a trimming here today. We can remember ing, and having satisfactorily passed the requirement a long way back, but it is hard to recollect when examination, was awarded the ceitificate for superior W. U. bent us last and they will find us prepared ability in rapid muscular movement and commercial today. penmanship.
