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T U E CHEM AW A AM ERICAN
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P u b lis h e d W e e k ly a t th e S a le m I n d ia n T r a in in g S c h o o l
C h e m a w a , O re g o n , H A R W O O D
H A L L , S u p e r in t e n d e n t
A d d r e s s a ll c o m m u n ic a tio n s to R u t h y n T u r n e y , M a n a g e r
E n te re d
a t t h e C h e m a w a , O re g o n , P o s to ffic e a s S e c o n d -
C la ss M ail M a tt e r
S U B S C R IP T IO N
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5 0 C ts P E R A N N U M
R E L I A N C E O P E N S E S S IO N
An open session given by th e boys of the Reliance
L iterary Society, the first this year, was given last
M onday n ig h t. W e wish to commend the young men
of this Society. E very num ber was well given and
showed interest in p rep aratio n . T he program was as
follows:
PR O G R A M
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A ddress of W elcom e
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B aritone Solo
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R ecitation
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C halk T alk
D ialogue
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P resid e n t
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Society
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F ra n k S. Jan ies
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S trin g D uet
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L aw rence D avis
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j oe w h ite
W allace M organ, G eorge P h in n e v
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Paul K eta, R aym ond H ald an e
D ebate— R esolved: T h a t schoolroom activ ities a re m ore h e lp
ful th an ou tsid e activities. A ffirm ative, R obert
Jo h n so n ; N egative, R oderick H ill.
S ong
Vocal Solo
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P lay—T h e Big Idea
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R eliance Q u in tet
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H ersch el C rim
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Society
All the other School Societies sittin g in the audience
cham ber enlivened the opening and closing w ith songs
and yells.
L IB R A R Y N O TES
T h e circulation of books for N ovem ber was, Bovs
341; G irls, 499.
T h e December m agazines contain m uch of in terest.
In “ John M a rtin ’s B ook,” the c h ild 's m agazine, will
be found: “ A C hristm as P ageant of Cheerful Ciiub-
b ie s,” “ T he legend of B rito m a rt,” “ L ittle Lad and
H is F irst C h ristm a s,” “ T h e A m bitious Baby F i r , ”
“ T he S tocking P e o p le .”
T h e Y o u th ’s C om panion: “ A D esert L eague of N a
tio n s ” ” A L ittle H eroine of the S e a s,” “ E x p lo rin g
th e A ir ,” A m erican Boy and B oys’ Life, “ C h ristm as
S to rie s,” A new Indian Serial, by S chultz; Stories of
Politics in School and out; How Movies are Made;
A dv en tu res W ith T ig ers.
P o p u lar M echanics: “ M vsterious E aster I s la n d ;'’
“ A irplane L ands in G rand C a n o n ;” “ W indm ills on
C olum bia R iver for I rr ig a tio n .”
C u rren t H istory, C urrent O pinion, O utlook, and
L iterary D igest contain the usual in terestin g cu rren t
events and tim ely articles.
T he M e n to r” th is m o n th , called “ T he L u x u ry
N u m b e r,” is devoted to P erfum e, Pearls, Silks, E n a m
els, Jade, and F ine Dress.
P o pular Science: H o w “ B o rax ” S m ith Came Back,
W h y O ur homes Breed W inter Sickness, Can Science
W in Race A gainst F orest D estruction by D iscovering
New Source of N ew sprint paper, R ecent E x p erim e n ts
w hich Prom ise C reation of M arvelous N ew P lants,
M agic F arm in g M ethods th a t may G ive Us F resh V eg
etables at any season.
A C A D E M IC N O T E S
Tw o new pupils entered school th is w eek, N ora
H offer and her b ro th er G len, from G rand R onde,
O regon. G len became the one hun d red tw en ty -th ird
m em ber of the fo u rth grade, and N ora is the required
pupil to b rin g the enrollm ent of the fifth grade up to
one hundred tw en ty -six .
T ea ch ers’ m eeting at 7:30 sh arp , M onday m orning,
regardless of the w eather. T h e early bird catches the
w orm — the worm in th is case being Mrs. R isser’s and
Miss W h ite ’s discussion of chapters 1 and 11, C lass
room M ethod and M anagem ent. Please be there in
tim e to get it. G eneral discussions of these chapters
by all classroom teachers will be given and other m a t
ters p ertain in g to school duties discussed.
Miss Judd charm ed the pupils in the school assem bly
by the beauty of her voice w hen she sang th ree num bers,
th e la st two in response to encores. Miss W hite related
a pleasing In d ian legend to the other division. E rn e st
H ill and G eorge P h in n ey covered recent events of g e n
eral im portance in a few well-chosen questions. A
le tte r from M rs. Seym our Jones, D irector of the E d u c a
tional Division of the D .A .R . to S u p t. H all, ex ten d in g
to th e stu d e n ts of Chem aw a the privilege of com peting
for prizes to be offered to those earn in g the highest
ratin g s in A m erican history, was read to the assem b ly .
W e feel th a t a great honor has been extended to
Chem aw a and are anxiously aw aiting the tim e when
the valued m edals shall be ours.
D uring chapel exercises last Sunday evening the
orchestra played “ T he G olden S c e p te r” o verture by
S chlepegiell, a chorus of boys sang “ Lord of th e
N a tio n ” by F lem ing, M argaret F ran k recited “ A
Cruel S u sp icio n ,” Miss Judd sang “ Come U nto M e,”
th e choir sang “ S aints in G lo ry ” by G abriel, and
S u p t. H all closed the special exercises w ith a splendid
talk on the value of good habits. It was a talk replete
w ith good advice, instructive for old and young alike,
and was received with rapt atten tio n . All in all, thè
exercises were excellent.