THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
The struggle for the class championship broke into
the limelight last week when the Seniors took the Jun
iors into camp via the aerial route 21 to 0.
This week-end the Seniors and Sophomores will
play. The officials will be James Thomas, referee;
Paul Keta, umpire; Moses George, head linesman.
Varsity men officiated the game, as they will do all
class games, and it was plain that there is a lot in the
rule book they haven’t read. Better brush up, varsity.
Though it rained a number of the senior girls were
on hand to sing and cheer their team on to victory.
Though the number of the senior boysand girls in the
rooting section was small they certainly made them
selves heard.
The class game last week resulted in victory for the
Sophomores over the Freshmen 6 to 0. It was a real
battle from start to finish and the upper classes can
expect tough sledding when it comes their time to
handle either of these two teams.
Louis Turntoes and Richard O’Brien, both regular
ends, and Charles DePoe sat the benches during the
game nursing injuries received in the last game, but
they are all coming around nicely and it is hoped they
will be able to play today against Mt. Angel.
The Mt. Angel game today promises to be about the
toughest one we have remaining on our schedule, but
if the team keeps up its present spirit there will be no
doubt but that Chemawa will trot off the field
with the Mt. Angel scalp tucked neatly away under
her belt.
With just a couple of days tutoring by varsity mem
bers of the Senior class the team made a fairly good
showing both in offensive and defensive work. On the
other hand, the Juniors, the Sophomores of last year,
and also the class champions, looked like sure enough
tail-enders. Their offense was poor and their defense
was just about as bad, especially against the aerial
attack.
During chapel exercises last Sunday evening the
orchestra played “Con Amore” by Beaumont, the
girls’ double octette sang “The Gay Gavotte” by
Gluck, John Kalarak gave a recitation, Frank James
played the “Prison Scene” from the opera II Trovatore
by Verdi, the choir sang “Break Thou the Bread of
Life” by Wilson, and Supt. Hall gave another of his
excellent talks, in which he admonished the students to
be serious, to live and struggle for the highest ideals.
It was a splendid lesson he planned for all.
Mrs. Hall was at home to over ’50 of the campus
ladies on Wednesday afternoon. The hours for receiv
ing were from 3 to 5:30, and every lady at Chemawa,
except those who were ill, called during this period.
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Many of the ladies were new at Chemawa this year and
this function gave a splendid opportunity to get ac
quainted.
Delicious refreshments were served by
Marie Andrews, Irene Lupsin, Ida Escholt, Annie
Nerguson and Anna Fagerstrom. Little Annie Jack-
son admitted the guests at the door. Miss Skipton and
Mrs. Brewer poured during the first period and Mrs.
Brickell and Mrs. Parks poured the second period. The
spacious living room and diningroom were decorated
with large baskets of Chemawa roses and fernery.
ACADEMIC NOTES
So far as was possible this year, in enrolling pupils,
boys were placed in one division of a grade and girls
in the other division. The pupils declare that they
like this arrangement, the teachers heartily endorse it,
and it works well in the industrial departments.
A new system has been adopted for line-up for dis
missal in the halls in the school building. Three pu
pils have been appointed to keep tally in each division.
Each one of these three carries his book and pencil
and checks on the conduct of the individuals in two
companies. If a boy or girl misbehaves in line his or
her company gets a black mark. This hurts worse
than being held personally responsible, for no pupil is
willing to have his company given a low rating for
his misdeeds. Next Wednesday in school assembly
an announcement will be made of the company having
the highest rating. The division having the highest
rating will also be announced. There is a spirit of
keen rivalry between the boys and girls of both divi
sions, both striving for highest honors.
In school assembly last Wednesday Miss White was
elected to entertain the morning session, and Miss
Thompson the afternoon session. The following ex
cerpt from an article on educational institutions, pub
lished in the Oregon Statesman, was read to both di
visions, and the pupils were urged to keep in mind
and live up to the author’s estimate of them as ex
pressed in the exclamation: “How well mannered
they are!” It is easy to be courteous if people encour
age us by expecting only the best of us. Read this
over again, boys and girls; live up to it, not only while
in Salem, but among your friends on your own cam
pus:
And last and most important is the Salem Indian
school, right in the suburbs of Salem. With 900 pu
pils and many teachers and employes there are per
haps 1000 persons connected with the institution, and
certainly there is no school in the country that can
take a raw product and convert it into a finished one
like the Indian school.
How well mannered they are! Indeed, when I
note how some of our pupils of the public schools do
not know enough to reply to you with anything but,
“yes,” “no,” “don’t know,” or else hang their
heads and do not answer at all, I often think it would
be a fine thing if “Uncle Sam” would gather up all
the “poor white trash” and put them through the
Indian school.