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.
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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.
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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.