THE CHEM AW A AMERICAN
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ThcCHEMAWA 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
The score of 18 to 6 hardly tells the tale of the terrific foot
ball that our team played when they met and defeated The
Dalles team at The Dalles last Saturday. At half time the score
was still 0 to 0, but when they received the kickoff at the start
of the second half a slashing, dashing team went down the
field and by line drives and off tackle plays carried the ball to
The Dalles’ 30-yard line. Here, three minutes after the half
started, Atkins threw’ the first pass of the game into the arms
of Reginald De Poe for a ten-yard gain. Two rushes later he
drove another into the outstretched arms of Charles George for
the first touchdown.
Penalties of unheard-of description were inflicted to dampen
and kill the spirit of our team, but it only kindled the fires of
their determination. The linemen both on offense and defense
ripped and tore through The Dalles’ line and time after time
stopped the ballcarrier in his tracks. Their triple threat man,
Cooke, barely moved from his tracks before being buried under
a horde of red-jerseyed Indians. The w’ork of Strom, captain
and tackle; Keta, tackle; Rassmussen and Peratrovich, guards;
Reginald De Poe and Charles George, ends; was the most out
standing. On defense they were a stonewall and on the of
fense they opened up holes with rapid regularity through
which Thompson, fullback, and Fleury, left half, drove through
for long and consistent gains. Fleury’s 40-yard run was the
sensation of the game. From his own 45-yard line he carried
the ball through the line and eluded the defensive backfield
only to be tackled almost on the line by the safety. Here
Thompson carried the ball over for the second touchdown.
Atkins made the third ^n a quarterback sneak.
Mr. Bent has scheduled a game for this afternoon with the
Salem High school at Salem.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE NOTES
Howdy folks! We, the freshman girls, are canning,
baking, and finishing things up that we started before
the fair.
Our Domestic Science class is divided into families
and we are going to start cooking meals, preparing
for our demonstration dinners for the coming year.
Eva Jackson, who has returned, and Ruby Pearson,
a new student, have been added to our Domestic Sci
ence class.
The Sophies are canning vegetables and are making
a great success. They are also making preparations
for their demonstration dinners, which they will begin
giving within a few weeks.
JUNIOR NOTES
The Junior boys have organized a class football
team with Coquelle Thompson as coach. Henry
Bowker and Charles Moon, not on the school team,
have made very creditable showings.
Anna Paratrovich had her tonsils taken out on
Wednesday. There were several other minor opera
tions this week. The Junior girls, Lillian Marion,
Josephine Alberts and Florence Sheravoloff, who are
taking nursing, assisted in these operations.
After the home letters were written last Friday the
Junior boys gave the following impromptu program:
Class song. Class: saxophone trio. Charles Depoe,
Reginald Depoe and Raymond Haldane; jokes, Percy
Woodcock; Things that never happen, Clifford Mc
Leod; recitation, Louis Dupuis; stump speech, Abra
ham; vocal solo, Coquelle Thompson; vocal duet,
Reno Booth, Raymond Haldane; closing song, Class.
The girls in the afternoon gave this program: Class
song, class; recitation, Nellie Rinehart; solo dance,
Lillian Marion; laughs from life, Ferol Porter; Things
that never happen, Mabel Desautel; dialogue, Edna
Audette, Mabel Bremner; piano solo, Williamette
Blakesley; vocal solo, Grace Peterson; songs, Class.
Harriett Hill played the piano accompaniment for
Grace Peterson’s solo and Lillian Marion’s dance.
LOCAL
Daniel Orton, a graduate of Chemawa and of Salem
high school, was a recent visitor to the school.
Mr. Fisher has taken quite a number of the Che
mawa employes for long auto rides on Sunday after
noons.
Mr. Hall and Mr. Bent went to Corvallis Friday to
see the game between Gonzaga University and the
Oregon Agricultural College. They reported a good
game.
Mr. and Mrs. Iliff recently visited Portland. While
there they visited the Buckney grade school. This
school, which has the platoon system, proved to be
very interesting to Mr. and Mrs. liiff.
The various literary societies met in regular session
last Friday evening and some very good programs are
reported to have been rendered, which proved of keen
interest. We hope to publish the report in full in our
next issue.
The floral display by our landscape gardener, Mr.
Ross, and his assistants, was more artistic and beauti
ful at the State Fair than ever before. Many favorable
comments were heard on all sides.
George W. Bent, disciplinarian at Chemawa, was
an after dinner speaker at a Salem Rotarian meeting
last week, and acquitted himself most creditably from
reports to reach us. He is well informed on matters
relative to Indian education, w’hich was his topic—
and other matters, too.
Miss Daisy Leffler of Portland was the week-end
guest of Miss Eleanor Houk. Miss Leffler and Miss
Houk were room-mates at the University of Oregon.
Miss Leffler graduated from the university and is now
employed in Portland. Miss Thornhill proved her
ability at steering a Ford and took Miss Houk and her
visitor for a drive on Sunday afternoon.
An election of Y. M. C. A. officers held last Sunday
evening resulted as follows: President, Jesse Morgan;
vice-president, Charles Moon: secretary. Archie Gray
cloud; treasurer, Bert Kow; sergeant-at-arms, Joe
Webster; reporter, Tom Anayah. It is hoped that
there will be a good attendance throughout the year.
Visitors will be most welcome.
The Sigmas met on last Thursday evening at the
home of Mrs. Hall for the first business meeting of the
year. The following officers were elected: President,
Ida Esholt; vice-president, Ferol Porter; recording
secretary, Grace Johnson: treasurer, Harriet Hill;
chaplain, Grace Peterson; corresponding secretary,
Theresa Williams; song leaders, Emily Ivanoff and
Edna Audette; guards. Mabel Bremner and Flora Dex
ter.