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
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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
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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
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