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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1925)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL Mrs. Snapp has arrived on the campus to fill the position of night nurse at the hospital. Mr. Bewley, our machinist, has secured from some company in Salem a marine engine. It was brought out the other day and put in the machine shop where the boys are going to study it. Joseph Verney was compelled to return home on ac count of his health. He was a saxophone player in the band and dance orchestra. Joe was very popular on account of his winning ways. Mr. James, our tailor, wascalled away to Bellingham, Wash., on account of business last week. Nick Step- etin and Bert Kow, two of our reliable tailors, were left in charge of the tailoring department. The Boy Scouts out-did themselves on New Year’s Day, when they sallied forth with the eats for a jolly good time with the forty oi more Salem Boy Scouts who came out at the invitation of the Chemawa Scouts. We met them just as our forefathers met the Pilgrims when they landed. We welcomed them to our grounds, gave them plenty of good grub, cooked by the Scouts, and then gave them a real treat to our knowledge of trailing in the woods. We played the game of capturing the flag, a game filled with thrills that boys love. Chemawa won the two games. Tests were given in woodcraft and the compass. Frank Baga gave a demonstration on fire by friction, doing it in very quick time. During chapel exercises last Sunday evening the orchestra played “At Sunset” by Mackie-Beyer, Anna Peratrovich sang “By the Waters of Minnetonka” by Lieurance, the girls’ octette sang “Legends” by Mohring, Frank Johnson recited “Irish Philosophy,” a mixed quartet sang “God is My Salvation”by Wilson, a chorus of boys sang “ Old Uncle Ned” by Foster, the choir rendered “Sing Praise” by Nolte, and Supt. Hall gave an unusually fine talk on “Building a Master Life.” In theory, as in practicability, Mr. Hall’s talk was of a high character and should have caused all to pass some strenuous resolutions for fu ture observance. ACADEMIC NOTES Mabel Bremner taught Miss Stanley’s third grade during the latter’s absence from school recently on account of illness. The second division had the pleasure of hearing a very excellent talk by Miss Edna Groves, Supervisor of Home Economics, in the school assembly last Wed nesday on the subject of health habits. Pupils who were found to be under weight at the regular monthly weighing period in December made a gain of several pounds according to the weights taken in January, as a result of being placed on special diet. Christmas was made all the merrier for the pupils of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades by an exchange PAGE 3 of gifts with pupils of the Haskell Training School. The gifts received were made by the children at Has- kell and were very attractive as well as useful. Mr. George Peters, Principal of Haskell, suggests that this plan of exchange be carried out each year; we like the idea. Our boys and girls enjoyed planning and making the gifts, and found the “joy of giving” quite equal to that of receiving. The pupils in the various grades are greatly interest ed in the weight-height age tables which were recently purchased by Supt. Hall for the use in the class rooms. These tables are published by The American Child Health Association; the Association claims that they are the most accurate published. According to these tables Leonard Cramblit enjoys the distinction of being the only pupil in the second grade to tip the scales at exactly the right notch for his age and height; six pupils in this grade are slightly underweight; thirty-three have a “bank account” of from two to fifteen pounds each in surplus weight. ATHLETIC NOTES Much to the surprise of home folks our basketball team defeated the Washington high school representa tives last Friday at Rose City 23 to 18. Our team took the lead from the ctart, and though the game was close throughout, they were never headed. At half time the score stood 10 to 5 in our favor. Since the beginning of the season our team, which is made up by Dewev Matt and William Brendible, forwards; Reginald DePoe, captain and center; Dandro George and Charles George, guards; has stead ily improved in passing the ball and it never was better than it was at times in this game, which was more than the Portlanders could solve. Several times they took the ball the full length of the floor and by quick, clever passing worked the ball through Washington’s five-men defense and into the basket. Needless to say the boys won for themselves many nice compli ments. Two hard games are to be played this week, one with the Willamette University freshmen and the other with Franklin high of Portland. Both of these teams defeated us earlier in the season. Our quintet realizes that their passing and their basket shooting is not con sistent and is working hard to perfect it to enable them to win these two games if possible, and if determination counts for anything the freshmen and Franklin had better look out. Our girls’ team and their coach, Mrs. Downie, took a little time off last Friday afternoon and trimmed the Salem high school team 12 to 10. The game was played at the Salem high school gym and it created considerable excitement. Not that a girls’ game is an unusual thing, but because it was fast and exciting. Mr. Sanders, our track coach, issued a call for cross country runners Monday, and a goodly number of promising looking candidates answered, to whom out fits were issued. Our first cross-country run will be held here early in March which will give the runners almost two months to get in condition. Manager Bent is also lining up a schedule for track and field meets. Some of the teams that are likely to be met are: Washington and Franklin high schools of Portland, Linfield College. Willamette University, Pacific College and possibly Pacific University.
