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 Wednesday evening our basketball team defeated the
Oregon Normal School 33 to 14. Our team had a right to ex
pect a hard game, as the Normals were leading the Willamette
Valley Non-Conference League, so they started with all the
speed they had. Many believe the team has not played a faster
game this season. The fact that they were playing the lead
ers of the league made them somewhat nervous at the start
and was mainly the cause of many bad passes, but it was all
soon overcome. The first half ended 12 to 5 in our favor.
Dewey Matt and William Brendible, forwards; Reginald
DePoe. center; Dandro George and Charlie George, guards,
displayed a brand of ball from the start of the second half that
was too fast for the normals and by the quick, accurate basket
shooting and close checking they gradually increased their lead
over the teachers that kept them out of danger.
John Milne got into the game early in the second half when
Dandro George was taken out on account of an injury.
John has not had many chances on the varsity, but in every
instance he has played good ball.
Tonight our team plays the fast City of Portland team here.
This game and the one tomorrow night in Portland against
South Parkway will certainly put our boys to a test. Both
of these teams have made splendid records so far this season.
The City of Portland five defeated the fastest teams in and
around Portland while South Parkway has won over such teams
as Gonzaga University by comfortable scores. However, past
records are not worrying our boys and they are determined to
do what no other team has done, and that is to defeat South
Parkway on their own floor.
Our girls team lost to Stayton high school last week by a 13
to 9 score. Not long ago our team defeated this same team 23
to 4.
The cross-country runners have been training faithfully of
late under the instructions of Coach Sanders in preparation for
the race that is to be held here early next month.
When the weather permits our baseball candidates can be
seen out limbering up. To date Jake Atkins and Leander Wil
son are the only battery men of last year’s team that have been
out. Those on the basketball squad will not be out till the
basketball season is over.
Our second team will play a preliminary to the game Wednes
day evening against a team from Salem.
LOCAL
The special class and society annual socials have
all been scheduled for the balance of the school year.
There is not a vacant Saturday evening dated from
now until commencement. The next social is to be
given by the Juniors the coming Saturday evening.
We are going to publish each week the standing of
the companies as regards to their discipline, order in
line in marching to meals, school, and other school
activities. This will reflect on the command and its
officers. The girls’ companies will be included, so
watch your step and see where your company stands
each week.
The excessive rains the past few months have raised
the water in the lake below the power house and barns
to such an extent as to cover the road leading to
Salem. It is fordable, but has such a menacing ap
pearance as to influence the traffic to and from Che
mawa to use the road leading out to the highway by
way of the hospital.
The officers of the boys’ battalion are still giving
instructions in the Manual of Arms to the new re
cruits, and are doing it well, too. Each officer has a
squad to drill. “We learn to do by doing.” If an
officer cheats from the officers’ meetings and the drill
periods he is not fit to be an officer.
One of the desirable things that has been emphasized
at Chemawa, is to keep our smaller boys within
bounds, that is, away from the depot, the railroad
track, or across the track. It is expected that these
little fellows remain on the ample playground furnished
near their quarters. It is noticeable that much prog
ress has been made in this regard.
An excess of ten thousand pounds of splendid Yellow
Dan ver onions over our needs are available for sale.
The market price is 3 cents per pound. We just
shipped $700 worth of oats to Portland the other day.
All of this together with hay, straw, hogs and other
farm products brings in some thousands of dollarsand
is a great help in defraying the expense of operating
our school each year.
“American Day,” the day our weekly newspaper is
issued, is always looked foiward to by our students.
Instead of giving the paper to the pupils in the class
rooms, as formerly done, they are now given to the
discilinarians and house mothers in the quarters for
issue upon request. In this way only those who care
for the paper receive it, and it is astonishing to see
how this little weekly is appreciated, read and forward
ed to friends and relatives at home.
A boy who enters Chemawa and fails to appreciate
the splendid advantages furnished by the Government
free of charge at big non-reservation schools, like
Chemawa, and deserts, nearly in every instance at
some time or other drifts back desiring to re-enter for
a soft place to stay for awhile or until he is ready to
go again and take some other boy with him, other
times to have the social privilege only. At Chemawa
we have a rule that such characters are not welcome
nor desirable. It seems difficult to put this across to
the individual boys of this type.
Our girls are now given the privilege of remodeling,
making over, and planning their spring wardrobe,
under the direction of Miss Vesper, sewing teacher,
who takes great interest in assisting the girls in ar
ranging their personal wardrobe. This is much needed
at Chemawa and is appreciated by our fine lot of girls
who have natural good taste and ability. It is re
markable how much ingenuity our more advanced
girls show in keeping themselves neatly and appropri
ately dressed. They are also planning to make their
own spring hats.
The Washington Birthday entertainment handled by
Mrs. Satterlee and Miss Thornhill with students from
the fifth and sixth grades was given on Friday even
ing last. The program consisted of a tableau in
which the Goddess of Liberty, Army, Navy and Uncle
Sam were represented as the first number, followed
with a recitation by Carmen Chamberlin, a chorus
“The U. S. A. Will Find a Way;” a play, “Mr. Feb
ruary Thaw,” in which fourteen pupils look part;
Hawaiian selections and a dialogue, “Waiting for the
2:40 Train, ’ ’ completed the entertainment. The whole
program was very entertaining and creditably rendered.