THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent
Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager
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ATHLETIC NOTES
Last Tuesday our basketball teams boarded one of the Salem
stages and journeyed to Mill City, where they divided the honors
with the high school teams.
The games with Mill City have
become almost an annual affair and when our teams appear
they are greeted by a large and enthusiastic crowd who gener
ally get their money’s worth.
As a rule there is action from
whistle to whistle.
The two games just played came a long
way from being an exception to the rule.
So terriffic was
each game that there came near being action before and after
whistles.
Our girls lost by a score of 16 to 8, which was anything but
a one-sided game, though the score would indicate as much.
The first half closed with the score 6 to 4 in favor of Mill City
and it remained just about as even with each team taking a
turn at scoring till the final period of the game when Mill City
ended the struggle and clinched the game for themselves
when they converted three field baskets just before time was
called.
Alice Flexible and Nellie Rinehart, forwards; Susie Hart,
center; Clarinda Quinnell, side center; Cecil Smith and Ed
na Crofoot, guards; completed the line up for our team.
Though they were defeated they played a good game.
The boys’ game was no snail race. We believe that Mill City
never saw so many men on the floor at one time or so many
balls in the air at once since the place started to play basket
ball. We know we never. It looked like Mill City absolutely
refused to be beaten by our team and the boys insisted that it
must be done. The result was that both teams fought with that
determination till time was called and it made for spectators
what they called the best game they have seen on that court.
We must admit they had never given us such a close race before.
The first half ended 10 to 5 in our favor but shortly after
the “time-out” period Mill City tied the score 12 to 12 and
from then on it was a real “ride ’em cowboy affair.’’ Never
theless our team managed to keep its nose above the water and
came out with the long end of a 25 to 18 score. Reginald
DePoe, our captain and center, who has been working about
as hard as a clock all season, was our high point man with 10
marks to his credit. Dewey Matt, who has been keeping the
scorekeeper busy had a night off, probably on account of the
rocky ride to the city, and was replaced by William Brendible
who showed much of his former speed and his weight in the
balance spelled defeat for Mill City.
After the game we were escorted to Hammond Hall, which
was prettily decorated with yellow and black crepe paper and
pussy willows, where a party of fifty people, including the
basketball players, faculty members and entertainers sat down
to most delicious refreshments. During the course of the
lunch orchestral numbers, a short dialogue, a Dutch skit, and
the sailors’ hornpipe dance, put on by four girls, were nicely
and entertainingly rendered.
The creamed chicken, rolls, hot chocolate, cake and ice
cream w’ere nicely served and made the trip home more en
joyable. The Mill City people made it a most memorable trip
for us and it will be long remembered by all those in the par
ty. Return games will be played here on March 3.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE NOTES
We are busy, but we will stop with you awhile.
You know why? Guess! We are helping prepare the
“Senior Dinner” and we wish them an enjoyable
time.
Hazel Hawk, Dollie Hiett and Margaret Gardipe
are making high school lunches this week. Oh, they
are good: You just ask the High School students
This week we made some very delicious pies and
turnovers under the instruction of our teacher, Miss
Strout.
Florence Evans and Constance Caisse made Mystery
Cakes. They were so good it was a mystery where
they went.
A new member of our class, Eva Jackson, was
promoted from the Freshman to the Sophomore class.
H appy -G o -L ucky S ophomores .
LOCAL
Wallace Morgan and Charles DePoe have returned
to enter for the second semester at the Salem high
school.
The Salem High School students, it is understood,
all passed examinations the past semester with good
averages.
The four higher grade classes took turns last week
visiting the Oregon State Legislature, studying the
methods of law making.
The Boy Scouts made war on rats last week and 104
were put to death. The first patrol of Troop 2 brought
in the most scalps. Do a good turn and get rid of
more.
Mrs. Hugh Samson, nee Evelyn Woods, was the
honor guest at a partv last Tuesday evening at the home
of Supt. and Mrs. Hall. The guests were old time
friends of Mrs Samson, numbering about twenty of
the campus people.
The annual meeting of the Excelsiors for initiation
purposes was held last week in the gym. From reports
to reach us we are convinced that a number of the
newly initiated Excelsiors gave wonderful exhibits in
“goat” riding.
Twenty-two Chemawa girls, pledged Sigma Phi
Deltas before the holidays, were initiated into the so
ciety on Thursday evening last. This is the impor
tant event of the year for the Sigmas. From all indi
cations the girls must have had a wonderful time.
The Nonpareil society enjoyed an interesting meet
ing last Friday evening. Installation of newly elected
officers was the most important feature of the meet
ing. An enjoyable but short program of a literary and
musical character closed the exercises for the evening.
Many ladies, wives of the legislators, have shown
much interest in the work at Chemawa, and Salem
friends have been bringing them in numbers to visit
our school. Mrs. Hall has acted as hostess to several
afternoon teas for the ladies. The Domestic Science
has also entertained. Chemawa is quite a popular
place. It is pleasing to have representative people
from all over our state take such an interest.
During chapel exercises last Sunday evening the
orchestra played “Among the Roses,” by Wilson,
Anna Peratrovich sang that “Beautiful Home of the
Rose” by Graham, Williamette Blakeslee gavearecita-
tion, the Boys' Octette sang “Swing Low Sweet Chari
ot,” the Choir sang “Extol ye the Lord” by Shawker,
and Supt. Hall gave a splendid talk on the matter of
choosing one’s companions. He stressed the impor
tance of exercising care and judgment in the selection
of a chum, for he said a bad companion has often
proved the undoing of many a boy and girl who was
fundamentally good.