PA G E 4
T H E CHEM AW A A M ERICA N
DECLAMATION CONTEST
T h e an n u al D eclam ation C ontest, p articip ated in by
stu d e n ts of th e vocational grades only, came off last
F rid a y n ig h t on schedule tim e. O n account of the
state basketball to u rn am e n t in Salem it was im possible
to secure th e usual ju d g es from am ong th e Salem
H ig h School teachers and Miss C hristensen, high
school teacher, and M r. Sw enson, editor of the M on
m o u th H erald , both from M onm outh, O regon, and
Mrs. W addell, of Y akim a acted. T h e list of c o n test
ants, show ing grades and nam es of pieces, were as
follows:
Processional
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M ak in g an O ra to r
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T h e C row ded W ays
T h e P a rty
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N in th G rad e
C arrie A nderson
T e n th G rade
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O rch estra
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T h e R ag g ed y M an
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T h e S p e llin ’ Bee
R ecessional
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C herokee R oses
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S om ebody’s M other
B lue an d G ray
O rch estra
F ra n k Jo h n so n
T e n th G rade
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C harles W ells
S ev en th G rade
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H a rry F ro st
N in th G rade
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M adeline W ilder
E ig h th G rade
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F d n a D o u g h ty
S ev en th G rade
R o b ert C h am b erlin
E ig h th G rad e
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C lara H am ilto n
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F irst place was aw arded to F ran k Jo h n so n , of the
ten th grade; second to Robert C ham berlain eight grade,
and Clara H am ilto n , n in th grade, the th ird place.
Especial m ention was made of H arry F ro st, n in th
grade, and C arrie A nderson, ten th grad e. All did so
well th a t the judges stated it was a difficult m atter to
ren d er a decision. T h is is a very im p o rtan t featu re of
the academ ic w ork at C hem aw a. T h e pre-vocational
contest takes place April 13th. Prizes will be p re
sented at th e “ Jo lly -u p ” at th e close of C om m ence
m ent week.
VARSITY LOSES CLOSE MATCH
By the narrow m arg in of tw o p o in ts the Benson
P olytechnical School of P o rtlan d defeated our m at men
here last F rid ay n ig h t 26 to 24.
T h e m atch was easily the m ost sensational one we
have w itnessed th is season. T h o u g h o u r w restlers
w ere outw eighed in every m atch they took on th eir
oppo n en ts w ithout protest and m ade a show ing th a t
w as m ost g ra tify in g to us all, for th e Benson neck-
tw isters enco u n tered a great deal of difficulty h a n d
lin g o u r g rap p lers and won th e bulk of th e ir p o in ts by
way of th e decision ro u te.
Of the seven m atches Benson won tw o decisions,
one by default, and th e th ird by a fall w hich cam e
even after the gong had ran g b u t was aw arded b y the
referee. T h e m atch betw een Critn and L auder from
Benson, was th e deciding m atch of th e to u rn am en t.
H av in g lost one fall and w inning one decision, itlo o k -
ed m uch like an o th er decision for Crim and the m atch
for o u r team for Crim had th e best of the m atch for
th e first five m inutes w hen his hold slipped and he
rolled in to a fall.
E arl D onnelly, A lex P etelin and G uy Scott, our
stu rd y little bone cru sh ers, flopped and tu m b led th e ir
opponents about th e m at w ith lig h tn in g speed, p in
n in g th e ir shoulders to the m at tw o tim es han d r u n
n in g before any one could say scat.
T h o u g h K arabelnikoff, Sam uels and H anson did
n o t throw th eir m en, they them selves were not throw n
and deserve m uch praise for th e creditable show ing
they m ade. T h is closes ou r w restling season.
CHEMAWA BOY SCOUTS
W e num ber 110 stro n g , rep resen tin g 38 different
tribes and ten states.
T h e com ing week we are
scheduled to have a C ourt of H onor, w here tw enty-
four Second Class Scouts and tw enty five T enderfoot
Scouts will be aw arded th e ir m erit badges. Several
m em bers of the Salem Council of the Salem Scouts
w ith w hich we are affiliated will be present as m em
bers of the C ourt of H onor.
W . K . W arne, R egional Scout E xecu tiv e for M on
ta n a , W ashington, Id ah o and O regon will be w ith us.
L ast week was a busy one, for the S co u ts’ test began
early in the day and ended in the evening— boxing
the com pass, kn o t ty in g , first aid to th e in ju red , sig
n alling, track in g , cooking.
H ere we give a few questions th a t th e S couts of
Second Class have to handle:
1. W h a t are th e general directions for first aid to
the injured?
2. W hat causes shock? H ow would, you treat?
3. E x p lain and give trea tm en t of sim ple fractu re,
com pound fractu re.
4. D em onstrate proper use of T u rn iq u e t.
5. N am e six points on the body w here pressure may
be applied to stop arterial bleeding.
6. N am e five antiseptics in com m on use in c lu d in g
one w hich is now considered perhaps th e safest and
m ost efficient in first aid w ork.
7. Conventional signs, sem aphore code, Morse in te r
national code.
8. W hat is the value of O bservation? Efficiency?
9. D em onstrate how to find direction by use of
w atch and sun.
E dw in L iljegren, a C hem aw a boy a tte n d in g the
Salem H igh School in his senior year, plays guard on the
crack high school basketball team an d is considered
one of th e best in th e state. U pon his entrance upon
th e floor of the S tate A rm ory p reparatory to the big
gam e l>etween Salem and the U niversity H igh of E u
gene, the o th er day at the state T o u rn am en t, th e e n
tire audience of 2,000 fans stood up and cheered for
“ L ily .” E dw in is a good u p stan d in g boy, w hatever
wav you m ay take him .