THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent
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THE HOLIDAYS AT CHEMAWA
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the past several years.
Mabel Desautel of the Nonpariels made a hundred
percent in the writing test and one of her teammates,
Evelyn lall, spelled the greatest number of words,
having spelled 99 in the written contest and 48 in the
oral contest. The last four of the contestants to remain
standing were Evelyn lall and Matilda Turcotte of the
Nonpariel Society, Grace Johnson of the Winona So
ciety, and Louis Dupuis of the Exelsior Society.
The members of the Nonpareil team were Evelyn
lall, Matilda Turcotte, Mable Desautel and Francis
Culbertson. The Winona team was composed of Grace
Johnson, Mable Bremner, Mae Donnelly and Gertrude
Caisse. The members of the Excelsior team were
Louis Dupuis, Clifford McLeod, Floyd Dupuis and
Jessie Morgan. Raymond Haldane, Raymond Jones,
William Markistrum and Daniel Constantino spelled
for the Reliance Society.
Christmas that has been given for years and it seems
as though it grows better with each succeeding year.
The singing, the lighting, the scriptural reading, the
tableau—all just splendid. There were many outside
visitors present from Salem and other places and they
were strong in their praise of what they saw.
On Monday afternoon sports in the gym provided
On Tuesday afternoon the Freshmen and Eighth
entertainment and excitement a-plenty for a large crowd graders staged a series of athletic contests in the gym.
of spectators. The contestants in the various events This, too, proved “some” contest. Boys and girls
were representatives from the Junior and Sophomore from both classes participated. There were wrestling
classes. Both boys and girls participated and excite matches, tug-o’-war, potato race, basketball, boxing
ment ran high. Almost everything known in in-door bouts, and a sort of blindfold battle royal for boxers—
sports was pulled off and all were both willing and the latter being a “hummer.” This was certainly an
enthusiastic. The meet went to the Sophomores, but afternoon for athletic entertainment. Both good
it was by no means a one-sided affair. We have a humor and true sportsmanship prevailed. The meet
mighty bunch of sports, and the same can be said of our was awarded to the Eighth-graders.
fans, chief among whom is Supt. Hall.
On Tuesday evening, December 29, our basketball
At seven o’clock on Monday evening members of the
Nonpareil, Winona, Reliance and Excelsior literary team met the splendid team representing the Lewis
societies and many employes gathered in the auditorium and Clark high school of Spokane. This team proved
in attendance at the annual spelling contest between worthy foemen of our boys and it was a case of “nip
representatives of the various societies. Each literary and tuck” from beginning to end, with results “see
society entered a team of four of their best spellers, sawing’ ’ accordingly until near the close of the ses
making a total of sixteen contestants. Mr. Iliff, Miss sion. Our boys won out in a score of 20 to 16, and
Earlougher, Miss Gunn and Miss Caryl acted as judges. they know how they won, too—by fighting for it!
The Nonparieils were in the first place at the end of The visitors not only proved a splendid basketball
the contest, then followed in the order named the Re aggregation, but a bunch of true sportsmen—splendid
liance, Excelsior and Winona representatives. Mr. fellows and good losers. They made many friends at
Chemawa.
Carroll gave out the words.
During the week there was a sort of continuous
Evelyn lall was the last to go down. She was a
sport tournament in progress to determine which class
Nonpareil representative and certainly proved herself
should be designated the champions. This matter was
a good speller. The truth of the matter is that the
definitely settled on Wednesday afternoon when the
contest proved that Chemawa has many good spellers,
final contests were pulled off. The honors went to
and the showing made was exceptionally creditable.
the sophomore class. The victory of the sophomores
When Mr. Iliff took the platform to announce the find
ings of the judges there was in evidence the “hush of was clear cut and honestly won. It will go down in
expectancy,” but it endured only until the announce local history that in sporting events the sophomores
ment of the winner was made. He had a hard time were “it” in 1925.
One of our scheduled sporting events which had
making himself heard in various other matters of
detail which he had to give in regard to the contest. been anticipated with more than the usual interest was
It was a fine contest—one of real value for the partici the basketball game of our boys against a team repre-
pants. We hope to see this feature of our holidays
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continued in the future on the same lines as during