THE CHEM AWA AMERICAN
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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon.
Please address all communications to
Ruthyn Turney, Manager.
JAS. H. McGREGOR
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This game will be a real test of our strength. The “frosh”
trounced Columbia University last week by a big score, but
this has only made our team more determined. Monday the
boys took renewed interest in the schedule and practice on
hearing of the improved physical condition of their captain
and tackle, Ole Strom, who was critically injured in the Cor
vallis game. Olie is greatly missed, as his leadership and
strength was a powerful factor in the success of our team.
The squad, especially, hopes for his speedy recovery.
Superintendent
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ATHLETIC NOTES
The class football game played here last week between the
juniors and the seniors was a red-hot battle from the start.
There were no spectator-players to be seen anywhere and each
of the twenty-two men or more who took part in the fray can
justly feel that in some way or other he was directly respon
sible for the well-earned score of his team, and further, that
he loyally did his duty by his team and class. It was really a
thrilling game to watch and one that was hard played. Both
teams put up a scrappy offense and a stone wall defense. The
game was easily the best played thus far this season. Both
teams were nicely drilled and they jumped in and out of for
mations with a lot of “pep.” Coquille Thompson and Solo
mon Fleury are the coaches for the juniors and seniors re
spectively and they deserve credit for the snappy way their
teams performed.
The seniors drew first blood and after bucking and unbuck
ing around the middle of the field for the greater part of the
first half started a victory march from their forty-five yard line
toward the junior goal. With their backs against the wall the
juniors' defense strengthened and was holding the dashing
seniors for downs when a neatly executed forward pass from
Archie Raines to Gustavius Logan spelled a touchdown for the
wearers of the blue and gold. The juniors, fired by a touch
down against them, proceeded with more determinedoperations
and immediately carried the ball from their own forty-yard
line to a touchdown by line charges and end runs with the
ferociousness of wild bulls and the seniors were unable to check
the parade. Robert Archambault, on the last play, pierced the
tottering seniors’ line for 10 yards and the score. Attempt to
kick goal failed.
Though the seniors were forced back to the wall several
times during the last half they always managed to get out of
the hole and stave off a junior score.
To pick the outstanding players in the game would result in
printing the line-up of loth teams which space will not per
mit. So we suggest to the class that the names of each
player be placed on the roll of honor with the other bright
stars of the class.
This week the sophomores and the seniors will play and the
freshmen and the juniors the week following. The officials
for the next game are Reginald DePoe, referee; Paul Ketah,
umpire; Coquille Thompson, headlinesman.
This week-end our varsity meets the Oregon Freshmen at
Eugene. The boys are hoping the game will be played as a
preliminary to the Oregon-Stanford game so they can watch
the big battle and incidentally see “Pop” Warner, the Stan
ford coach, who was for so long a time the coach of the fam
ous Carlisle teams.
Mr. and Mrs. Strom are at Chemawa at the bedside
of their son, Olie.
Mr. Fisher will soon contribute his share of the
music in the teachers’ cottage as he has ordered a
radio.
Miss Sadie Seeds was the guest of Miss Houk on
Sunday. Miss Seeds is employed by the Pickwick
Stage Company in Portland.
It was learned by letter that Supt. and Mrs. Charles
L. Davis are contemplating a visit to the Pacific Coast
and as far north as Seattle in November. Their many
friends at Chemawa will be disappointed if they pass
Chemawa without stopping.
The Reliance Literary Society held their regular
meeting in room 11, October 15, 1926. The follow
ing program was rendered: Songs and yells, Society;
current events, Ray Jones; impromptu, Ernest Brunoe;
open house debate, “Resolved that dancing should be
abolished from Chemawa,” affirmative, George Flach,
Percy Woodcock and Dewey Matt; negative, William
Johnson and Royal Holst; the negative side won;
recitation, Geo. Flach; speech on loyalityby President
Harry Frost. After the program the house was opened
for business. The Reliance annual open session was
discussed. It was decided that a special meeting
should be called to arrange a program for the open
session.
The Excelsior Literary Society held their regular
meeting in room seven of the school building on Fri
day evening, Oct. 15, 1926. After roll call, reading
of the minutes of the previous meeting, and a short
business meeting the following program was rendered
in an excellent way: Opening song, Members; re
citation, Louis Dupuis; jokes, Walter Metrokin;
guitar solo, Mamette Emanoff; debate, Open House;
song, Coquelle Thompson; duet, Chas. DePoe and
Walter Metrokin. The debate brought out many prom
ising orators and proved both instructive and enter
taining. Reggie DePoe, as presiding officer, called
upon Eldon Brickell, a campus member, who made
a good talk to his society. It was unanimously voted
to send good wishes in the form of a bouquet to Olie
Strom. After giving yells for the visitors, and the
critic’s report, the society adjourned.