THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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BE SIX-CYLINDER
Something like thirty years ago the automobile was
invented. In the beginning of the auto industry
everything was more or less on an experimental basis.
The first cars had one or two cylinders, no more.
They traveled slowly and with uncertainty regarding
their ability to go at all. In fact, there was nothing
more uncertain than the early autos.
But the automobiles developed rapidly and within a
comparatively few years they had developed into four-
cylinder cars and were traveling at the rate of a mile
a minute. It was then but a slight step to six and
eight-cylinder cars and a speed of two miles a minute,
with every convenience to render them luxurious.
The end of the auto is not yet.
But the above is only introductory to what we want
to say. The memory of man runs not to the begin
ning of the boy and girl industry, and boys and girls
are what we have in mind just now. As a matter-of-
fact, they interest us more than autos, regardless of
what a convenience autos are in time of need. Boys
and girls are the greatest creation of all the world for
all time. They ante-date the auto by millions of years,
and yet does it not seem strange that we have such a
scarcity of six and eight-cylinder boys and girls?
Now, what an absurd question! Not a bit of it, for
with a start of millions of years we think the autos
have in the main passed our boys and gills in the race
of progress and development. Why be content to be
a two or four-cylinder boy or girl when you can just
as well as not be in the six and eight-cylinder class?
Think this over, boys and girls, and then shift into
“high.”
ACADEMIC NOTES
If you are too busy to read the newspapers drop in
to hear the ninth grade give their current events some
morning. You will hear the latest news from all parts
of the world, as well as the most recent happenings in
Oregon.
The fifth grade pupils had a happy surprise this week
in the letters and valentines sent them by the children
of the Central School, LaPorte, Indiana, in reply to
letters and portfolios sent them last year through the
Junior Red Cross.
Miss David gave an excellent discussion of chapter
VII and Miss Earlougher of chapter VIII, Silent and
Oral Reading, in the last teachers’ meeting. Chapters
IX and X and assignments in The Technique of Teach
ing will be discussed at the next regular meeting.
Two Chemawa boys re-enrolled at Salem High this
semester, Charles DePoe and Wallace Morgan. Frank
Johnson completed the course in three semesters in
stead of four, and has sufficient credits for graduation.
This leaves five boys and three girls in attendance.
There was general rejoicing when the report cards
came in this period, fur no one flunked; in fact, most
of the grades had moved up a point.
The pupils in division 1 are wondering where Louis
Dupuis found the answers to the questions in current
events that he asked during the school assembly. The
answer is simple: Louis spent the previous evening in
the library. Try it, students, and be better prepared
next week. Anna Peratrovich, who tested the second
division as to their information on current happenings,
had better luck; almost every question was promptly
and correctly answered. After the quiz Albert Orr
and Martha Edelman gave vivid and interesting de
scriptions of their visits to the State Legislature.
“WHISTLE CODE” OF ENGINEERS
Believing that a knowledge of the language of rail
road engines, as spoken through the engineer’s whistle,
would be beneficial to the general public, the South
ern Pacific R. R. Co. explains them as follows:
Four
blasts, two of medium length and two short, are a
warning that a locomotive is approaching a grade cross
ing. A succession of short blasts tells trespassers to
get off the track. One long blast followed by three
short ones sends the rear flagman back to protect
against a following train. Four or five blasts of med
ium duration recall the flagman. Four short whistles
is the engineer’s way of asking for train order signal.
Two short whistles mean “Thank you” or “I get
you.” One whistle of medium duration followed by
two short blasts calls attention to signals displayed for
a following section. One long blast is given when
train is approaching a station, draw bridge or junction.
Two short blasts given three times are a signal to the
trainmen that the air brakes are sticking.
DOMESTIC ART NOTES
Stop, and read what we Juniors have to say.
After the completion of our new striped gingham
dresses we had a fashion show with Mrs. Brickell as a
visitor, which proved to be a success.
After the show each and every girl had to grade her
own dress, then they were turned in to our instructor,
Miss Vesper, for inspection and regrading. Have
you noticed we have been wearing them lately? The
fact is, we are very proud of them.
Oh! yes, do you know what week this is? Why
it is “children’s clothing week.” We are making
very good use of it by making the smaller Hawley
Hall girls nice little blue serge uniforms, which are
very cunning indeed. Good bye.
Yours as usual,
T he J uniors .