The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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LOCAL
Mr. Abraham Hudson, an upstanding citizen and a
former graduate of our school was here for a few hours
last week. His home is in Grand Ronde.
Quite a pleasing program will be given in the audi
torium at 7:30 this evening—a Thanksgiving enter
tainment. Mrs. Mote will have the task of putting on
the program and all are promised an evening of real
entertainment. We will give more details in our next
issue.
From Washington news dispatches which have ap
peared in many papers, we are convinced that plans
for great things for Chemawa are going ahead in the
Indian Office, to which Supt. Lipps was called recent
ly for conference. Details are lacking, of course, so
we can venture nothing in the way of information
and
shall patiently await the return of Mr. Lipps.
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Last Friday evening the student body assembled in
the auditorium in attendance of the “open session”
program of the Nonpareil Literary Society. Thegirls
of this organization have always distinguished them
selves with their annual program to which the public
was invited and their efforts of Friday evening were
fully up to the marks set in former years. Some most
pleasing and unique ideas were offered and they were
well received. Miss White is the advisor of this soci
ety, and she and her girls deserve credit and thanks
for the splendid entertainment they gave to all.
Our big gym w’as the scene of much merriment last
Saturday evening. It was the occasion of the annual
party of the Reliance Literary Society. Members of
the society had devoted a great deal of time to the task
of decorating the place and it presented a really beau
tiful picture. Many were the guests, each receiving
a little “favor” as he or she entered the gym. At
the proper hour delicious refreshments were served
under the direction of Miss French and her detail of
domestic science girls. From all the guests thanks
are due the young men of the society and their advisor,
Mr. Fisher, for a delightful evening.
Chapel exeicises on Sunday evening were con
ducted by Assistant Superintendent Mote and in
every way they were appropriate and entertaining.
At the beginning some time was devoted to an obser
vation of the coming Thanksgiving, after which Mrs.
Lobdell read a most interesting and instructive letter
that she had received recently from Mrs. Reid, one
of our former teachers who is now’ teaching in one of
the government schools in Northern Alaska. Mr.
Mote then follow’ed with w’hat he termed a “story,”
which, in truth, was a real sermon for our young peo
ple; it was replete with instructive suggestions, and
we trust that the majority of our young folk got the
lesson. At the conclusion of Mr. Mote’s talk the
choir sang a Thanksgiving anthem. The orchestra
contributed a pleasing number during the evening.
Aside from the big Thanksgiving dinner the main
attraction for all of Chemawa and the surrounding
country is the football game between our team and
that of Salem high school at Salem tomorrow.
With but one break in our high school record the
team has come to the end of the long strugglereal con
tenders for the Willamette Valley championship.
With but a few’ days’ preparation an entirely new
team went to Portland and held the strong Washing
ton team, now champions of the interscholastic league,
to the low’ score of 6 to 0. The team spirit, fight
and determination that characterized their playing
in that first game has been evident throughout this
season. Along with these cardinal qualities they
have developed speed and finesse in the execution of
their plays that enabled them to defeat Albany high
72 to 2 just a week or so ago. However, that game
has not developed any over-confidence in our boys,
nor did Salem’s crushing defeat of the strong Cor
vallis high team just last week help matters for Salem.
Both have acted as a tonic that caused cleats to go
deeper into the soil and our team to drive harder and
muster more speed. This will be the last game for
our boys this season and their one big chance to prove
themselves to the world. Last spring we battled it out
with Salem high for the district basketball champion
ship and won. Now comes the same test in football
and here looms the big question: Will we do it again?
This group of boys will answer the question for us
tomorrow: Captain James McKay, Bill Jones, George
Thompson and Harry Archambeau, tackles; Joe Alex
ander and Andrew’ Whiterock, ends; Isaac Curley,
George Little Light, Joe Ball and Frank Dumont,
guards; David Little Swallow and Robert Perkins,
centers; “Buck” Smith, quarterback; Warren Wilder,
Dowd Franklin, Wallace Hosie and How’ard Churchill,
halfbacks; Roy Meachem and AlexGouley, fullbacks.
About the time the kick-off is made there will be very little
if any odds in favor of either team. We are sure to see just
how well our team has learned its lesson—how well they will
think and act in the face of strong, determined opposition.
This week the curtain to our football season will be pulled
at the close of the All-Star and Hotshot game which will un
doubtedly be a real thriller. The All-Stars have yet to defeat
the Hotshots in any season, but the boys believe they have a
chance this week. Last week the Seniors and Freshmen took
the Juniors and Sophomores down the line in a 7 to 0 game
that gave the critics plenty of opportunity to select their All-
Star material.
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