THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon. Address all communications to Ruth-
yn Turney, Manager.
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ATHLETIC NOTES
On Washington’s Birthday our entire student body
crowded into the gymnasium to enjoy an afternoon of
sport events. As a preliminary, our little boys from
the States pitted their might and brawn against that
of the boys from the territory of Alaska in wrestling,
boxing, rope-climbing, tug-o’-war and basketball. We
dare say the preliminary outshined the main feature.
Each event meant real business with them and they
gladly went forth to do battle for their respective sides.
Their games ended in a tie 20 to 20.
In a basketball game that followed, our Climbers’
Club team lost to a team from the Parrish junior high
school by the narrow margin of 12 to 8, and the game
was just as close as the score indicates. In the closing
event of the afternoon our second team took the second
team of the Salem high school to the cleaners 33 to 21.
Coquille Thompson was the shining light of our scoring
machine, while Allie Smith and Frank Tillman, for
wards; Jack Abraham and Roy Peratrovich, guards;
rounded out the medicine that stopped the Salemites.
In the evening our wrestling team and that of the
Oregon City high school furnished the thrills and ex
citement. Eleven matches were made and our team
walked off with six of them, went to draw in another,
and lost four.Ole Strom, Dan Collins, Moses George,
Clifford Meacham, Auxenty Stepetin and Percy Wood
cock all proved masters of their men and won their
matches, while Charles Fagerstrom wrestled his man to
a draw. Though Karl Muller, Charles Morgan, Dan
iel B. Ann and Bill Johnson lost their matches it was
only by the narrow margin of a fall over a decision that
beat them and they were very much in the race to the
end. In every respect it was a fast, snappy and in
teresting match.
LOCAL
Mrs. Iliff is again on duty after an illness which com
pelled her absence from the academic department for
several days. During her illness Miss Eakin acted as
principal of the academic department.
A basketball team composed of the Meachem broth
ers, the Logan brothers, Prettyman and Tillman, that
call themselves the “Unknown Team” defeated the
second team of the deaf school by a score of 31-16.
By their game spirit and good playing they are cer
tainly going to make themselves quite well' Known.”
Agnes Orr is the practice teacher in the primary
sewing department, having about 15 girls in her class.
These girls do the mending and the repair work as
prescribed by the course of study.
Mr. Janies A. McGregor, of Rosebud, S. D., has
been appointed to succeed Mr. Hall, and according
to official notice, will take charge about March 1st,
next. He comes splendidly recommended and all Che
mawa will gladly give him loyalty and co-operation in
large measure as has always so cheerfully been given
the retiring superintendent.
Miss Agnes Covalt, Red Cross nurse and connected
with the Marion county five-year health program,
visits Chemawa on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
of each week, teaching the Red Cross course in nurs
ing to the eighth grade girls, numbering about 80.
These classes get theoretical as well as practical work.
The girls are quite enthusiastic over the instruction
received.
The Sigma girls, about 75 in number, had their an
nual “fish dinner” last Thursday evening in the do
mestic science dining hall. The organization of this
most popular and valuable society was instituted by
Mrs. Hall about ten years ago at a fish dinner given
to a small number of girls, charter members, and each
year a celebration of the event takes place. The so
ciety has grown until there are members in most
communities throughout the northwest.
The Washington Birthday entertainment which was
put on last Sunday evening by the lower grade pupils
of the school was in every way a most creditable affair.
It may in truth be said that we cannot recall ever
having seen a better entertainment put on anywhere
by students of like grades. Recent operations on ton
sils and eyes had conspired an interference with re
hearsals that was hard to overcome, and one or two
pupils assumed leading parts during the last day or so
before the date the entertainment was to be given.
Miss Thornhill, assisted by Miss Caryl, had the affair
in hand and they are entitled to great praise as a result
of their efforts.
Chemawa has had bad luck with its band for some
years. It seems impossible to secure an efficient band
master. A temporary one gets the band on a good
tooting; then a civil service man is appointed. The
temporary man leaves; the civil service man delays
reporting or does not report at all. The result seems
to be that our band stagnates. We had the making
of a good band under Mr. Norris, but as soon as he
got notice that a regular man had been appointed he
sought a permanent job and left quickly. It is diffi
cult to get a good musician and disciplinarian in one.
This is a condition for which no one is responsible,
but has certainly worked a great hardship at Che
mawa. Mr. Bent is our standby.