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T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N C H IM A W A DEM ONSTRATES H E R G REA TN ESS (Continued from page 2) of th e last in n in g . T h e score was 4 to 3, w ith Che- m aw a on the best end of it. A t six o ’clock in th e ev en in g M r. Bent and his band gave a pleasing concert in the b an d stan d as th e visitors began to arriv e for th e p resen tatio n of the operetta, College D a y s.” T h e o p eretta and ad ditional fea tures, such as th e fashion show , th e g irls ’ octet in A lla h ’s H oliday (v ery fine, to o ), etc., was presented as on S atu rd ay evening. A large crow d was in a t tendance from various p arts of the co u n try despite th e fact th a t the rain made the ev ening a nasty one. T h e utm ost in terest and enthusiasm prevailed and all w ho took p art in th e play did so w ith cred it to him self and his school. Most favorable praise was heard on all sides and it seemed to be th e opinion of m anv th a t th e operetta was th e best ever given at Chem aw a. The series of inter-class trac k and field sports was scheduled for T uesday m orning at 9:30 and in spite of th e inclem ency of th e w eather the various events were pulled off. T h e track was a long w ays from perfect c o n d itio n ” ow ing to th e co ntinued show ers of the previous few days, but th e m eet was held ju st the sam e w ith all its accom panying enthusiasm and class sp irit. It was a g reat success despite the w eather and resulted as follows: 100 yard dash, William McMaster, (Freshman) first, Nor west, (Junior) second; Frost, (Junior) third. Shot put, Frost, (Junior) first; Trombley (Sophomore) sec ond; Abraham, (Junior) third. Mile run, Beauvais, (Senior) first; Turntoes, (Prevocational) second; Andy Charley (Prevocational)third. 220 yard dash, McMaster,(Freshman) first; Orsen,(Senior) second; Atkins, (Freshman) third. Pole vault, Dumore, (Freshman) first; Wonderhard, (Fresh man) second; Beauvais (Senior) third. Javalin, Charles George, (Freshman) first; R. Depoe, (So phomore) second; Buchert, (Junior) third. 120 yard high hurdles, Frost,(Junior) first; Orsen, (Senior) second; Charles George, (Freshman) third. Broad jump, Beauvais (Senior) first; Dumore, (Freshman) second; R. Depoe, (Sophomore) third. 100 yard relay, Juniors, (Norwest, Abraham, Karabelnikoff, Charles Depoe) first; Seniors, (Orsen, Phinney, Beauvais, F. Johnson) second; Freshmen, (Atkins, Charles George, W. Johnson, McMaster) third. Discus, Moses George, (Freshman) first; Eyle, (Junior) second; Trombley, (Sophomore) third. High jump, Charles George, (Freshman) first; Phinney, (Senior) second; Orsen, (Senior) third. 440 yard dash. McMaster (Freshman) first; Hill, (Junior) second: Atkins, (Freshman) third. 220 yard low hurdles, Abraham, (Junior) first; Orsen, (Sen ior) second; Klaplanhoo, ( Prevocational) third. Half-mile Relay, Juniors, (Frost, Norwest, Hill, Karabelni koff) first; Seniors. (Orsen, Phinney, F. Johnson, Beauvais) second; Freshmen,(Atkins, McMaster, W. Johnson, C. George) third. Freshmen win meet with 45 points. McMaster, (Freshman) high-point man with 15| points. Beauvais, (Senior) second with 12j. Frost, (Junior) third with 12J. T h e call for a stu d e n ts’ cam pus m eeting for 2:30 in th e afternoon w as canceled on account of th e u n fav o r able w eather. H ow ever, sh o rtly after 6:00 o ’clock th e band u n d er direction of M r. Bent gave a m ost pleasing concert, d u rin g w hich visitors began to a r rive in large num bers. At 8 o ’clock th e operetta, “ College D av s,” was PAGE 3 repeated. W e are at a loss to tell the story p ro p e r ly to convey to our readers an idea cf th e crow d in atten d an ce, but suffice it to state th at again the record for th e atten d an ce at C hem aw a was broken. N ever did we have such a large crowd here before — it was a jam , a cru sh, call it w hat you will. E v ery seat was tak en , chairs and stools w ere carried in and placed everyw here for our guests. T h e aisles w ere packed, people sat on th e stairw ays, and th e re w ere large num bers who stood up from necessity d u rin g the e n tire perform ance. S u p t. H all and a force of em ployes an d pupils all did th eir utm ost to care for the visitors, but the house was sim ply too sm all, th a t’s all. T h e o peretta was a grand success, received praise on all sides and we wish to state th a t a vote of th a n k s is due all who have worked so faith fu lly for weeks to m ake th e operetta and other features of our com m encem ent such a creditable affair from beginning to end— th e vote is for both em ployes and stu d en ts. E arly on W ednesday m orning, M em orial Day, th ere was a large force abroad in quest of flowers, and later all repaired to th e cem etery to deck th e graves w ith m em ory’s trib u te . M any a dear one sleeps in Che- m aw a’s lot and all were rem em bered w ith flowers and w reaths. It is a custom at C hem aw a as elsew here th ro u g h o u t th e nation and we never allow th e day to pass unobserved. A t ten o ’clock the various m ilitary com panies of the b o y s’ and g irls ’ battalions assem bled on the a th letic field for th e com petitive d rills. B com pany ( b o y s ) , C harles B uchert cap tain , took first place am ong the b o y s’ com panies d rillin g w ith an average of 98 p e r cen t— nearly perfect. A m ong th e g ir ls ’ com panies B com pany, Viola Beyers cap tain , won o u t w ith an average of 96 percent— it proved a B com pany day. T h e ju d g es officiating were four N ational G u ard s men from Salem . T here were m any interested sp e cta tors present and th e com petitive drills w ere all close an d of the g reatest in te re st—creditable in every p a r ticu lar. In th e afternoon all of th e d ep a rtm en ts were open for the general inspection of visitors, of whom there w ere m any. T h is proved q u ite an ev en t, both for ourselves and ou r guests. A t 4:30 in the afternoon the band again gave a con cert in the b andstand— th e last of a pleasing series— and it was enjoyed by large num bers both from hom e and abroad. At 8 o ’clock in the evening, in a packed auditorium , the g rad u atin g exercises took place w ith S upt. H all in charg e. G overnor Pierce m ade th e principal a d dress and he captivated all w ith his splendid and able statem en t of tru th s, in w hich th ere was a sp rin k lin g of h u m o r th a t added to the in te re st of th e occasion in g reat m easure. It was one of the best addresses we h eard delivered to a g rad u atin g class in m any a long day. T he desire of all is th a t th e G o vernor m ay be w ith us again n e x t year in the sam e capacity. T h e gentlem an also presented th e diplom as to th e graduates, and in th is, too, he was most gracious. M r. R . J. H en d rick s of T h e O regon Statesm an w as o u t from Salem w ith the G overnor and on su g gestion from S u p t. H all follow’ed M r. P ierce w ith a brief ta lk w hich proved of interest to all as th e speaker (Continued on page 4)
