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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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
Chemawa 39, Oregon Normal School 23, was the
score of the game played at Monmouth last Tuesday
evening and closed one of the most successful basket
ball seasons our team has enjoyed in several years.
In fact, it was an enjoyable season for the entire school
because of so many good games played on the home
court.
The team played the same brand of ball Tuesday
that has made it victorious in 13 out of the 18 games
played. Nothing brilliant or flashy about it, but
steady and consistent and clean and fast. Along
these lines the team has worked all season and by it
have won the majority of its games as well as the re
spect and good will of their opponents, many of whom
have said that our boys played the cleanest basketball
of any team they had met. This in itself counts for
more than all our victories.
Though it is not unusual it might be said the team
has been well received wherever it has appeared and
has always given a good account of itself both on
and off the floor. Probably this can all be accounted
for in the fact that each one of these fellows is here
for a purpose and means business. Single out any
one of them and you will find him well up in both
his shop and classroom work. The point we wish to
make is this: You can not neglect one and make a
success of the other. Following is the way our team
lines up: Peter Rassmussen and William Brendible,
forwards; Reginald DePoe, captain and center; Charles
George and Dandro George, guards; spares, John
Milne, guard; Eldred George, center and forward.
Our basketball suits were collected late last week
and baseball practice started at once. Usually there
is a lapse of a week or ten days between these two
sports, but this year our basketball schedule ran a
little latter than usual. Forty candidates have been
reporting daily to the gym for light workouts on the
gym floor before getting out in the open. Of the group
Jake Atkins, catcher; Charles George, Leander Wilson,
pitchers; Eddie Sanderson, second base; Reginald
DePoe, William Brendible and Leo Burns, fielders,
are present from last year’s team, and Tom Claplanhoo,
fielder, and Dandro George, shortstop, of the 1923 team,
are back. Valin Davis, Sandy Matilton and Solomon
Fleury of the new ones, look most promising.
ACADEMIC NOTES
P'or the first time this semester every question in
current events asked of the student body in the school
assembly was promply answered by students. Usual
ly the Juniors and Seniors manage to find at least one
question that leaves their fellow students with a blank
stare.
In completing the weight-height-age chart for March
819 pupils were measured and weighed. Of this
number 710 were within a few pounds of normal in
weight; 22 were exactly normal; 39 varied in weight
from 30 to 66 pounds above the standard for their age
and height, while 48 fell 3 pounds or more below’.
Ida Uttecht, one of our sixth grade girls, had her first
experience in classroom w ork as teacher when she took
charge of Miss Judd’s second grade recently. Ida
handled the work nicely. Seniors and juniors are
frequently called on to help out, but not many pre-
vocational students have developed the ability to
handle large classes.
In teachers’ meeting on Monday morning chapters
three, four, and five of The Technique of Teaching
were discussed and many helpful points w’ere brought
out. Problems in posture, testing pupils’ hearing and
sight, and other matters concerned wdth the health
of the students were taken up. The test for hearing
has been given in several classrooms.
Mrs. Palmer’s fourth grade sent birthday greetings
to Luther Burbank of Santa Rosa, California, on his
seventy sixth anniversary.
In reply the great Amer
ican naturalist sent a personal letter, a photo of him
self, and some very helpful and interesting literature
to the class.
On this occasion Mr. Burbank receives
thousands of letters from school children in all parts
of the United States.
LOCAL
We are pleased to hear from former Chemawa stu
dents w’ho are now in Lapwai, Idaho.
We have but
a few there, but we are informed that they are doing
very nicely.
With plenty of vegetables such as potatoes, parsnips,
carrots and onions to last throughout the year our
students will fare pretty well. The unprecedented
duration of cold weather for some weeks in December
ruined all of our cabbages.
Charles Wells, a pupil W’ho came from Candle, Alas
ka, died of double pneumonia last week and was bur
ied on Friday in our school cemetery. This boy wras
one of our very best students in every respect: very
popular with all. His death cast a gloom over the
w’hole school and the funeral was largely attended.
Flow’ers in profusion decorated his grave.