The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current, June 09, 1926, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE CHEM AWA AMERICAN PAGE 2 The CHEMAWA AMERICAN Published Weekly kt the Salem Indian Training School Chemawa, Oregon. Please address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager. Superintendent JAS. H. McGREGOR SUBSCRIPTION 50 Cts PER ANNUM OUR FINAL EVENTS (Continued from page 1) Spartacus - - - - - • Joe Matt Shipmates O’ Mine - - - Raymond Haldane The Raggedy Man - - - Carmen Clairmont Violin Solo ----- John Dexter The Famine - • - - Evelyn Whitebear (a) Soldiers of the Captian, Spohr • Boys' Octette (b) The Water Rose, Hans Seitz The Bear Story - - Myrtle Rinehart The Lisper ----- Alvin Courville Pale Moon .... - Reno Booth THE FIRST INDIAN SUITE Dawn—Light in the East Darkness; quiet; a faint cool light; earth throbs with wak ing; the woodbird’s first call, the mate’s response; brighter and brighter the glow; greeting to the risen sun! Dance—Tribal Ceremonial The campfire; the story teller’s traditional epic; the story symbolized in the dance. Lamentation—The Death of a Warrior Silent grief; the eulogy; the tributes of friends; the mourn ing. The Hunt—Braves on the Chase Preparation; departure; sounds of the distant pursuit; the return. This program was given again on Tuesday evening for the public and a good-size crowd was in attendance and a more appreciative audience it would be hard to find. Just before the curtain wentupSupt. McGregor appeared and made some announcements, and touched briefly upon his plans for next year. It is our pleas ure to state that the “Fashion Show” was presented under the direction of Mrs. Brickell and Mrs. Cardy and that it was never better given in the history ot the school. The dramatization of the “Indian Suite” was the work of Mr. Bent and the concensus of opinion is that it, too, was the “best ever.” At 9:30 a. m. and 1:00 p. m. on Tuesday the in dustrial displays were open for inspection. On the girls’ side the activities of the domestic science and domestic art departments were demonstrated, and the various vocational industries of the boys’ shops were exhibited, too. It is impossible to convey on paper an adequate idea of the excellence of the work done by our students. We shall not attempt it beyond the statement that every feature was “simply superb.” Nearly every evening of our “closing exercises” Mr. Bent and his band boys gave a pleasing concert to the enjoyment of our own people and the numer ous visitors who were always present. Chemawa brought its baseball season and its ath leticsgenerally to a grand finale Tuesday afternoon by defeating the renowned Grand Ronde Indians’ baseball team, 10 to 8. Speaking from a standpoint of enter tainment and breath-taking interest this little picnic was just about the last word. In the first inning our first two men up met the ball and sent it out into the field where there was nobody from Grand Ronde. With these two men on, Thompson came to bat and made two unsuccessful attempts to lay the ball down; the third time, he met the ball for a beautiful drive in the direction of the swamp for a home run. From then on there was no rest for the weary. The score stood for a while in favor of one team and then again for the other. It was no one’s game at any time and when the nine innings had been played out the score stood tied—8 to 8. Two more innings were played and it wasn’t until the last of the eleventh that we were able to nose them out by a one-point margin. Leander Wilson and Charles George pitched and did creditable work. The team as a whole played wonder ful ball. There were no unwept and unhonored deaths out at second because of the lack of hitting in the pinch, the fielders covered ground like they never did before, and the infielders snagged everything that was in running distance. This was a very fitting climax to a remarkably happy and successful season of ath letics. Football and baseball having been honored in place. The baseball team has played 10 games, win- nine 8 and losing only two. Most of this fine record is due to the ability and untiring efforts of Chemawa’s hard working coach, Reginald G. Downie. The annual interclass track meet took place on Wednesday morning. Representatives of each class were on the field and the various events were never so hotly contested. Each class had its rooters in the stands and there were yells of appreciation for all achieve ments—and achievers. Track sports take in a vari ety of events and there was glory for nearly everyone. The Freshmen were victorious by a rather large score. Francis Ross of the Freshmen class was the individual star of the meet, amassing a total of 16 1-2 points. Second and third high-point men were Charles George and William Wall respectively. The annual Jolly-Up was held on Wednesday even ing. Mr. Downie had planned the evening in a capital (Continued on pa^e 4)