THE CHEM AWA AMERICAN
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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
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Spartacus
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Joe Matt
Shipmates O’ Mine
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Raymond Haldane
The Raggedy Man
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Carmen Clairmont
Violin Solo
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John Dexter
The Famine
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Evelyn Whitebear
(a) Soldiers of the Captian, Spohr
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Boys' Octette
(b) The Water Rose, Hans Seitz
The Bear Story
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Myrtle Rinehart
The Lisper
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Alvin Courville
Pale Moon
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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
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