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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1928)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Downie made a trip to Port land on business last Monday. On Monday Mrs. Kirk was a dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Stacy at “The Club.” Supt. Lipps arrived home on Saturday from abusi* ness trip to Idaho, having been absent for several days. Much needed road work has been done recently on the western portion of our campus. This was a good move. The bandboys are to enjoy a party all their own next Saturday evening. There is a scramble for invitations. If the weather permits the class baseball games will start this week. The first game will be played be tween the juniors and seniors. Miss Virginia Brickell has been a visitor at Che- mawa during the past few days. She is taking a course in art at Reed College, Portland. People writing for publication should use one side of the sheet only. A violation of this suggestion causes a great deal of trouble for the printer. Mr. Kirk has just returned from a brief business trip to Southwestern Oregon points. He was accom panied on the trip by “Uncle Ben” Marstellar. ' During life past week some of our boys have treated us to really marvelous exhibitions of kite-flying. There is something fascinating about the flying of a kite. Aaron Sookum had the honor of winning the stu dent-writers’ contest of last month. This is really quite a distinction, as our students are handing in some worthy articles. Once more the cross-country runners are in evidence Coach Sanders has selected ten of the best inter-class representatives and they go over a course daily, train ing for the Washington high school race that is to come off soon. The Wednesday school assembly periods of last week were devoted to band concerts directed by Mr. DePoe, Chemawa’s bandmaster. We did not hear the concerts, but we did hear very favorable com ment and it all indicates that the band is “getting there.” Last Friday evening our orchestra and girls’ octette put on a program at Marquam, some 20 miles north east of Chemawa. Everything passed off to the credit of our school. Zelma Johnson gave a reading, John Dexter a violin solo, and Raymond Haldane, who ac companied the party, sang vocal numbers, in addition to the ensemble selections of the orchestra and octette. Delicious and bountiful refreshments were served and in every way it proved a memorable event. PAGE 3 Our wrestlers did so well against the Multnomah Club team recently that they have received an invita tion to participate in Pacific Northwest try-out for the Olympic team. Dan Collins, Karl Muller and Tom Anayah will probably attend as they are at work every day preparing themselves for the test that will come an the 26th of April. ........ . On Monday of last week, Mr. James took his tailor boys to the woolen mill in Salem to see how woolen goods are made. It proved very interesting to the boys and they spent over an hour in observation. Wool is first boiled and cleaned and then it is dyed in various colors. It is next made into threads and wound onto spindles. From there it i> woven into various colors of cloth. It is then brought to the in spection room, where it is looked over very carefully. Then it is rolled up ready for shipment. We trust that the talk of Supt. Lipps in chapel last Sunday evening made the impression upon our stu dents that it did upon the writer. Mr. Lipps is a pro found student of human nature and his many years’ of experience have been productive of a true valuation of life, its problems and necessities, and the various elements and phases which make for success and happiness. And he can express his thoughts clearly. In addition to his address the ochestra played a number, the boys’ octette sang, and the choir also sang. All musical numbers were good. The Junior Declamation Contest which occurred in our auditorium last Friday evening was of more than ordinary interest. Pupils from the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades participated. Among the girls Myrtle Rine hart won first place and Lucy Craig was judged sec ond, while Collins Anderson took first and Sergie Bozeroff second among the boys who competed. The judges were Miss Ross, Miss Macey and Miss Shroe- der, all of Salem High School, and they have our thanks for this favor and their courtesy in the matter:. Entertaining band music was provided for the occa sion by Mr. DePoe and his band boys. It is interesting to know that steps have been taken to enter this school in the State High School Athletic Association. It will be just like watching the pot that never boils, for nothing definite will be learned until the next meeting of the Board of Control which does not meet until December. Anyhow, we hope to get in. It will standardize our athletics and serve as a means to an end. At present we are wandering around like a chicken with its head cut off, so to speak, with no definite point in view except to win what games we can win fairly. While as members of the association we can strive and hope to be champions some time.
