THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa. Oregon.
Please address ail communications to
Ruthyn Turney, Manager.
JAS. H. McGREGOR
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Superintendent
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SCHOOL YEAR CLOSES
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Many good talks were made. Mr. Sicade of Tacoma,
Wash., was the principal speaker, and Mr. Larsen
and Mr. Johnson also gave good talks, as did the
chairman, Mr. Downie. Harry Frost gave a reading
and John Dexter played a violin solo. This proved
in every way a most interesting and profitable meet
ing.
In the afternoon a class of girls in physical educa
tion under the direction of Mrs, Downie gave a
splendid entertainment, using a specially constructed
platform on the lawn just in front of our new dining
hall. The program rendered consisted of folk dances,
sailor dances, Indian club drills, etc., and it certainly
was most creditable to the last detail. Miss Eakin
played the piano for all accompaniments to the drills
and dances. It was a splendid demonstration.
In the evening during the arrival of visitors to
attend the presentation of the operetta the band gave
a pleasing concert.
Promptly at 8:00 the curtain rose on what was pro
bably the largest crowd ever assembled in our audi
torium. The Annual Fashion Show, an Indian Suite,
and “Pepita,” a Mexican operetta, were the attrac
tions. The place was packed like a sardine can—all
seats occupied, many sat two in a seat; the aisles were
crowded, some standing, some sitting on the stools
and chairs carried in hastily at the last moment; and
some were sitting on the floor. But it was a good-
natured crowd and everyone made the best of the
situation. The work on the stage was high-class and
again the young people of Chemawa scored. We are
proud of our students—it seems that they always
“make good.’’ Praise of the works presented was
heard on all sides, and it pleases us to have pleased
the public.
Wednesday forenoon was devoted to putting the
campus, dormitories and departments in good shape
or condition—a sort of general “clean-up” period.
Also it was the period designated for i nspection of the
industrial exhibits of the school. Quite a considerable
interest was displayed, not only by visitors but by our
own people in what was to be seen.
Many were
amazed at the vocational work of our students and the
outstanding ability evidenced in ways and arts too
numerous to mention. But any skeptic must have
been convinced that in industrial pursuits our young
people are fully abreast of the times and Chemawa has
again proven her worth.
On Wednesday afternoon there was a campus meet
ing held on the lawn just south of the Superintendent’s
home. It was in reality a “stunt” meet in which all
of the high school grades and the literary societies
vied for first prize. It proved an interesting affair
and some of the “stunts” were “too good to be true.”
The afternoon passed all too quickly. The Winona
girls captured the first prize and Rose Smith of the
Nonpareils won “honorable mention” for her society.
It was a great success.
Shortly after 6 o’clock the band gave a pleasing
concert while the people were arriving to attend the
last performance of “Pepita,” the operetta being
produced this year.
The attendance on Wednesday night was on a par
with that of the night before.
On both evenings
there was an unprecedented attendance. Every seat
in the auditorium was filled, chairs and stools placed
in the aisles were occupied (often two people occupy
ing one seat), some were sitting on the floor and
others were standing; the doors and windows were all
occupied by people on the “outside,” and hundreds
were turned away. There has been nothing like it at
Chemawa, at least in recent years.
The annual inter-class track and field meet, held
Thursday morning, was carried off by the sophomore
class. The juniors were second, followed closely by
the out-going seniors. Dewey Matt and Gideon B.
Grub were tied for honors as high point men. The
usual intense rivalry between the classes was evident
and each victory was earned by genuine effort. The
records for the field events were creditable and those
on the track, considering the conditions, were also
good.
At 2 o’clock our Boy Scout organization, under
direction of Mr. Bent, gave a demonstration of their
work along various lines. It lasted about an hour
and was in every way a clever and creditable demon
stration of the merits and activities of our organization.
At three o’clock, directly following the demonstra
tion of our Scouts, there was a game of baseball be
tween Chemawa and Willamette University. Some
of our best players were absent and we labored under
a severe handicap—we both labored and lost, by a
score of 11 to 4. It was a good game, anyway.
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