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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1924)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE 3 LOCAL We have 475 boys in school and of this number 140 have never been enrolled at Chemawa before. Mr. David Miller of Toppenish, Wash., was a recent visitor to see his daughter, Hattie. During chapel exercises last Sunday evening the orchestra played a “Persian Intermezzo” by Lorraine, Reno Booth sang “Call Me Back, Pal of Mine” by Dixon, the Girls’ Octette sang “Big Brown Bear” by Manna Zucca, Raymond Haldane recited “An Every Day Creed,” the choir sang “Out on the Deep” by Lohr, and Supt. Hall gave an unusually fine talk on “Discipline.” This was a talk that should have been of value not alone to young people but to older ones as well—it was a lesson for all. Still it rains! Our football boys are to go to Portland for a game next Saturday according to reports to reach us. Mrs. James, house mother at the Small Boys’ Home, has her hands full caring for the 140 little fellows under her supervision. The band played for the “Home Coming” game at Willamette on October 25th. The band must have made a hit for we have been asked to send the band up there again. Ole Strom, who has been ill for some time, has been taken by his brother, Charles Strom, to Portland for an operation. Ole was one of the mainstays on our ’varsity football team. A new social orchestra under the the leadership of John Dexter has been furnishing music for the parties and rallies. It has the following personnel: John Dexter, violin; Paul Keta, banjo; Joe Verney, Reginald DePoe and Raymond Haldane, saxophones; Frank S. James, trombone; John Mischell, piano, and Moses George, drums. Next week we will watch the Freshmen in their at tempt to dethrone the Seniors. This gives promise to be a real thriller. A victory for the Seniors will elim inate the Freshmen and spell “Champions” for the Seniors. The officials for this game will be Charles Depoe, referee; Charles George, umpire; Moses George, head linesman. Mr. and Mrs. Ruthyn Turney entertained at dinner Saturday evening at their home on the campus. The Hallowe’en motif was daintily carried out in the room and table decorations. Covers were laid for six, Supt. and Mrs. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Downie, and the host and hostess. This delightful annual dinner has been a custom with Mr. and Mrs. Turney since their marriage five years ago and an event to be looked for ward to with much pleasure by the fortunate guests. Mis. Hall and the Sigma girls entertained the girls of the Senior class on Sunday evening after chapel. Progressive conversation, music on the phonograph, and “listening in” on the radio gave the girls a most delightful evening. Mrs. Eva White Mayfield of Klamath Agency, who was visiting Chemawa with her husband and little daughter, was a very w’elcome guest of the evening. Evais a Sigma and was a student here about five years ago. She gave a splendid talk —one that will be helpful to each girl. Mrs. Hall, assisted by Marie Andrews and Irene Lupsin, served ice cream and cake. CHEMAWA LOSES TO ALBANY COLLEGE Albany College won the game played here last Satur day afternoon in a sea of mud and downpour of rain by the score of 2 to 0. In spite of a ball that was slippery as a piece of ice few fumbles were made, but the ones chalked up against Chemawa gave the college team two points and lost Chemawa the game. Albany forced Chemawa into a safety early in the second period when our safety misjudged a punt that he forced over the goal line while trying to handle it on a bounce. Had he let it roll he would have prevented the score. Instead, he was caught before he could scramble back across the goal line. Excitement rather than the lack of judgment was the cause of this play. Inconsistent playing by our team lost for it three splendid chances to score. Twice after carrying the ball from midfield to within ten yards of the goal line the team failed to function. The backfield did not go in with the dash and zip that makes yardage and the line leaked like a bursted pipe. Naturally a pass was attempted and each time it was shot right into the arms of the receiver and each time he let it slip through when all he had to do was fall over the line for a touchdown. Our varsity worked well at times and held the line like a stone wall for the most part. In fact, three quarters of the game was played in Albany’s terri tory, but the line and backfield failed to work to gether consistently when they were within striking distance. The whole team lacked that something— that confidence and determination— that was neces sary to put it across. The work of Keta and Moses George on the defense was especially good and they were largely responsible for keeping Albany’s back to the wall. The punting of Reginald Depoe was very good considering the condition of the weather. He had a decided ad vantage over his opponent. The feature of the game was the handling and running back of the punts by Charles Depoe. Zig-zagging and dodging his way through he returned nearly every punt from 15 to 20 yards.
