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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1923)
HAGE 2 T H E CHEM AW A A M ERICA N The CHEMAWA AMERICAN Courville presided over the meeting and the following snappy program was creditably rendered, it was said: Song Nonpareil Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School S o n g ...................................................... Excelsior . . . Anna Lee Thomas Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD H ALT^ Superintendent Current events John Petellin Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager You laugh, I laugh and We all laugh N.L.S. prophecy - - - Wilbur Ridley Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second- Recitation - Robert Chamberlin Class Mail Matter Pantomime ‘ - - - - Ferol Porter Jolly-up - - . - - Rose Seeds SUBSCRIPTION - - 6 0 Cts PER ANNUM Harp solo - Robert Peratrovich Recitation - . . . . Cecelia Smith LITERARY SOCIETIES E.L S. prophecy . - - . Erma LaClair Winona Song - - - - . N.L.S. Quartet The meeting of the Winona Literary Society was Duet . . . Anna Brendible, Jennie Charles held in the usual place, March 23, 1923. Roll was Debate, The Question Resolved, “ That men should called and then we proceeded with the program, which take up home economics.” Affirmative, Addie was rendered by the “ Apple Blossom” division. Merrill, Jesse Morgan. Negative, Ernest Hill, Our visitor, Mr. Greene, gave a splendid talk which Margaret Frank. we will always remember. The judges for the debate were Mr. Turney, Mr. Mrs. Eaton, and Mrs. Campbell of O. A. C., both Kirk and Mr. Downie. The judges decided in favor gave short talks expressing their appreciation of our of the affirmative. society. Closing songs and yells by Nonpareil and Excelsiors. The business program carried with it several cheers for the Winona’s who have won honors this year. The house adjourned. Just before adjournment the advisor suggested a high- ACADEMIC NOTES sign which everyone knows but which only Winonas will be able to interpret correctly. It suggests “ Winona March 30 the Enterprise and Nesika societies will spirit” and will be helpful in a “ tight” place. The meet in the joint open session in the auditorium. house adjourned with the usual songs. This will be the first public appearance for the junior societies. Reliance The Reliance Literary Society met in room 9, last The essays on Home Building will be written March Friday evening, March 23, for their usual meeting. 28, 29, and 30. These essays should be rated by the After attending to our business we proceeded with our teachers and turned in to the office of the principal not small program. The numbers rendered were as later than April 5. follows: Recitation, by Roderick Hill; musical selec Industrial and academic teachers have been busy tion, Paul Keta, Herschel Crim, Raymond Haldane; the past week preparing questions to be submitted to declamation, John Michell; reading, George Phinney; Mr. Peairs, Chief Supervisor of Education, to be used Things-that-never-happen, Edwin Liljegren; My an in assembling questions for final examinations. nual vacation, Charles Moon; current events, Charles On account of the necessity of releasing some of the Buchert; prophecy, Harry Frost; instrumental trio, pupils who have been attending school all day for in Allan Shepard, Frank James, Richard Evans; chalk- talk, Joe White; debate, “ Resolved, That a cook dustrial duty, a change is being made whereby the book is more beneficial to mankind than a dictionary. ’ ’ third grade and the advanced class of the second grade will attend school only one half day. This will also Affirmative, Joe Racine, Barthal James; negative, relieve the congestion in the first grade. Robert Johnson, Wallace Morgan. The judges decid The little folks of the first grade entertained both ed in favor of the negative. Our official visitors were Miss Earlougher and Miss Southworth. They gave divisions of the school assembly with songs, concert the society some helpful and pleasing talks. A few recitations, and flag salute last Wednesday. The se words from our critic, Miss Davis, some songs and lections given were those that the little people had learned in their classroom with no thought of giving yells and we adjourned. them elsewhere, but the class was so well organized Joint Meeting and trained, under the management of Miss Kelly, The Nonpareils and Excelsiors held a joint meet their teacher, that each number was given in a pleas ing March 23, 1923, in the auditorium. Pres. Roy ing and dignified manner that delighted the audience.
