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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Courville presided over the meeting and the following
snappy program was creditably rendered, it was said:
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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
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Wilbur Ridley
Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second- Recitation
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Robert Chamberlin
Class Mail Matter
Pantomime
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Cecelia Smith
LITERARY SOCIETIES
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Erma LaClair
Winona
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N.L.S. Quartet
The meeting of the Winona Literary Society was Duet
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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.