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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1921)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE 4 printing office a new coat of paint and the last we saw of them they were freshening up the bandstand. (C o n tin u e d from p ag e 1) Mr. Bettles, assistant to Mr. Ross in looking after “ Can you stick by your proposition?” “ Can you per our beautiful grounds, reports that one day last week severe after failure?” “ Have you grit enough to hold he and his detail transplanted more than 700 bulbs on, stick and hang, in spite of the most disheartening and plants that were placed at various sections of the obstacles?” campus with the expectation that they will be bloom We have all observed that many Indian boys and ing by commencement. girls, as well as others, discontinue their schooling The Athletic Association members feel deeply in before they should. They had pluck enough to begin debted to Mr. Swoboda and his leather working detail things with enthusiasm, but did not have grit enough for numerous hurry-up jobs in repairing baseball inits, to carry them to a finish. The point where you are running shoes, and goodness knows what else, on tempted to quit, the point where your grit leaves you, short notice and in first-class style. This department will measure your achieving power. is certainly necessary to our sporting fraternity. Many of the grandest men and women in the world Mr. Mason wishes us to draw attention to a table today started as poor boys and girls, with not half the just completed by Wallace Morgan. This is his first opportunities afforded students at Cliemawa. Their year at carpentry and the table in question is certainly greatest assets were pure grit and invincible purpose. a most creditable piece of work—a credit to him and his school. It will be on display during demonstra G E N E R A L ITEM S tion week. Albert Spearson has also a most beautiful The water sprinklers are again singing their songs table to his credit. It is solid oak and all the joining and workmanship bespeaks praise for the maker. on Chemawa’s lawns. THE M IRACLE OF TENACITY Mr. Welch and his detail have spent some time of late at the task of repairing the potato plow, putting it into commission for the farmers. A wagon, too, has just been the source of attraction for the blacksmiths. ITEM S FROM TH E TR A D ES The farmers are planting corn. The new playground swings at the girls’ quarters It is reported to us that Nick Hatch is president of are being put up. the Minute Men’s Club of Benson Poly technic of Port The painters have finished the well house and are land, and is also fire chief of the entire institution. now at work on another building. Pretty good, we think. The carpenters are working on stage properties. The boys of Mitchell Hall wish to express their ap There is considerable of this to do to get them ready preciation of the fine new rugs which now grace the for the entertainment. hallways of this large dormitory. As Supt. Hall se One thousand little chicks keep Mr. Theo Turner cured them for the boys they wish epsecially to thank busy these days. It is intended to add 500 pullets to him. the flock early in July. Wallace Beebe and his detail have been engaged of While a number of our trees were killed by the late at painting the various fences about the farm severe weather of a year ago and had to be taken out, when nothing more urgent demanded attention. A the prospect is good for a crop of fruit from the re little paint on a fence make a tremendous improve mainder of the orchard. ment in its appearance. The additional strawberry plants set out this spring Mr. Mudge and his carpenter apprentices are busy are increasing the work of the garden force and will putting in condition the play ground apparatus for make an added increase in berries for use on the school the small girls. Some new features and fixtures will tables, which will be greatly appreciated. be installed in order to insure both pleasure and safety. Some of the boys here claim to know how to drive From now on for some months this part of the cam a team. With some it is all claim, as an observer can pus is destined to be a popular place. see that the driver is “ humped over” with elbows on One of the industries that is carried on here now is knees, lines hanging slack, and thoughts anywhere not generally noted. It consists of labor on the part but on his job of driving. The horses become startled of our wild birds who have nested about the grounds and bolt. Result: Arunaway, broken harness, brok and are feeding their young. They work incessantly en wagon, injured team and possibly injured driver, and lovingly, without no thought of let-up or com all because he was not attending to his job. If you claim you can drive a team you will have to demon plaint. A lesson for us all’ Mr. Sanders and his detail have just given the strate it to make people believe it.
