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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1925)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE 2 The CHEMAWA AMERICAN Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager SUBSCRIPTION - - - 50 Cts PER ANNUM ATHLETIC NOTES dian than the automobile.” This brought out some highly entertaining speeches from many members. The debate was decided a draw by the vice-president. After a few remarks from our critic, Capt. Stacy, we adjourned. Reliance Friday evening the Reliance society met in room eight in the school building. In the absence of both the president and vice-president the meeting was called to order by president protem, Raymond Jones. After roll call and the reading of the minutes of the past meeting the program was postponed until next meeting and a “spell down” was the preliminary step toward the selection of the members to represent Reliance in the annual spelling contest to be held in the near future. After songs and yells the society adjourned. Our basketball team shoved off on its 1925-1926 basketball schedule last Tuesday, a week ago, and de feated the Deaf School team 38 to 19. On Thursday they won from the Willamette University freshmen 28 to 6. The freshmen game started off with a bang and was fast to the end. The score would indicate a one-sided Winona affair, but it was really quite even and well played. The Winona Literary Society held their Christmas Our scores were made after fast and clever passing, though several easy opportunities failed to be converted. meeting on Dec. 18, 1925, at the usual time. The The frosh struggled almost in vain to penetrate our house was called to order by the president, the roll defense and were held without a field goal till late in called, the minutes of the previous meeting were read the final period, although they missed several easy and approved. The following Christmas program was rendered and greatly enjoyed: Song, Society; recita chances when our men left their goal unguarded. Dewey Matt, forward; Reginald DePoe, captain and tion, Gertrude Caisse; dialogue, Mary Hoskins, Ivy center; and Charles George, guard; all members of a Dupuis and May Donnelly; trio, Ramona Tripp, Emma former team, showed some of their old-time form and Sexton and Maybelle Bremner; reading, Virginia played a fine defensive game. Their offensive work Brickell; solo, Anna Peratrovich; recitation, Catherine was somewhat hampered by the inability of the new Sisson; debate, “Resolved, That Christmas is more men to maneuver properly, which weakness is grad important than New Years.” Affirmative, Agnes ually being improved and our particular style of play Parsons and Florence Evans; negative, Vera Korter and learned. Our system of passing the ball under the Nellie Sanderson. The judges decided in favor of the negative side. basket, which the team worked so skillfully last year, A closing song by the Society ended the evening’s is rapidly being learned by the new men and it is hoped they will have it much improved before they enter in* programme, after which a business meeting was held. to the hard holiday games. Eldred George and Co After our advisor gave an interesting talk the house adjourned. quille Thompson, forwards; Peter Rassmussen, Jack Abraham and Roy Peratrovich all look like promis The girls of the Y. W. C. A. planned a delightful ing material. Any of these men would round out a surprise for a group of Hawley Hall girls on Sunday fast team, and will just as soon as they work them afternoon. Itach older girl chose a little girl for selves into the team’s style of play. whom she prepared a Christmas package. The “Y” room was decked in holiday colors, with a large LITERARY SOCIETIES Christmas tree as the center of attraction. Both older Excelsior and youngergiris participated in the program of songs The Excelsior Literary Society held their regular and recitations. Preceding the distribution of pres meeting in the school building on Dec. 18, 1925. In ents Miss Judd sang “That Sweet Song of Old,” then the absence of the president the house was called to Anna Peratrovich explained to the little girls the “big order by vice-President John Dexter. After practicing sister” plan, and presented the packages and bags of the songs to be given at the open session the society candy. The gifts included new dresses, beads, hand was entertained by the following program: Jokes, kerchiefs, dolls, and many other things to delight Elmer Logan; saxophone solo, Wm. Eagletail; story, the heart of a small girl. The real spirit of Christ Francis Ross; saxophone solo, Wm. Swifthawk. mas was manifest in the meeting, and it is the wish This was followed by an open house debate on of all present, that it may continue long after the “Resolved, That the horse is more useful to the In holiday season is past.
