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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
boy scours
Hey! Scout, attention! Who saw the groundhog?
Scouts Francis Ray and Leslie Evans were the first
to pass the tendertoot examinations.
Wauseka Hauser, representing the Oregonian and
Oregon Journal in our burg, has the Scout idea—he
handed to Scoutmaster Francisco a hard earned fifty
cents for his fee.
Buglers for the troops are in order. Scout Howard
Tnnder and Scout Walter Majhor have purchased
two bugles from Montgomery Ward. Troop 8 and
Troop 5 are lucky.
Why are the Scouts wearing the smile that won’t
come off? The three troops are now registered at the
National Headquarters. No foolin’—Once a Scout,
always a Scout. Each member has a card.
Charles DePoe a first class Scout during his student
days at Chemawa and once awarded the “best camper’ ’
prize at Cascadia Boy Scout Camp has volunteered
his services to troop 7. He will be a valuable aid.
At the last meeting no time was lost. Each scout
was at something—“Be prepared for the tests” was in
the air. If you don’t think we mean business, step in
and visit us—we might show you some knots but no
doughnuts.
Scout Executive West of the Cascade Area was out
again to pay us a visit and to see that we got started
right. We appreciate his interest in us and we are go
ing to repay him for his interest by making our troops
a credit to his area.
George Gallegoes one of our promising new students
has also seen the opportunity to better himself and
decided that Scouting was the route he wanted. He
paid his fee into troop 7. George has had consider
able experience on the outside, especially in mine
working. He learned first aid and will be a help.
The following list of gentlemen have shown their
interest in the welfare of the boys and scouting—They
have signed to act as committeemen for the troops.
With these men behind us I am sure that scouting will
have good backing and there will be something doin’.
Troop 8, Messrs. Decorah, Kirk and Mason; troop 5,
Messrs. Downie, James and Fisher; troop 7, Messrs.
Larsen, Lobdell, and Dr. Sisco.
Several Scouts have been discussing lately whether
or not they should administer first aid to Bob, the dog
that got honorable mention in the American recently.
It is known that he is minus a part of his rudder from
being touched by one of Scoutmasters Francisco’s speed
ing trains. He is watch dog for the house mother of
Mitchell Hall and the boys feel that he should have a
glass eye—“No see good now.”
Do you know: That the Boy Scouts represent
twenty-one diffe ent tribes, come from eight states and
have one real Eskimo? That the Chippewa and Sioux
have ceased to be enemies and are Scouting together?
That the Klamaths, Modocs and Wascos have for
gotten all about the early lava-bed wars and are listed
in our troops? That the Nez Perce boy has heard
many tales of Chief Joseph (one of the world’s greatest
military strategists) and his achievements so that he,
too, has taken up the idea that he can achieve some
thing in Scouting? That the Scouts will be the future
men of these tribes?
—G. W. B.
W hletics
Again we taste defeat. Not only taste it—the fact
is, during the past week, we’ve eaten quite a mouthful.
The first defeat of the week was administered by
Oregon City high school. On Wednesday evening Mr.
Sanders’ grapplers staged a return match with Oregon
City and had it not been for the unfortuate ineligibil
ity of Pete McCluskey’s opponent would have won
the match. As it was our bone-crushers gave the
more experienced Oregon City crew an uncomfortable
evening and lost only by the narrow margin of eight
points, the score being 56 to 48. George and LeRoy
Pepion and “Lindy” Dumont won their matches and
Terry Courtney, Louis Baker and Mathew James
lost theirs. McCluskey won an exhibition match.
Bright spots in the contest were George Pepion’s
speedy and victorious first fall, which took just 40
seconds, and “Lindys” aggressive use of the wrist
lock.
Our “B” basketball team lost to Parrish Junior high
on Wednesday evening. The first half was close—15
to 16—but in the second stanza our boys had only
one peek at the book while Parrish tossed them in from
every where but the bleachers. The final score was
31 to 16
Not long ago West Linn’s teams came here and went
away with two scalps—both belonging to us. Last
Friday we boarded one of the S. P.’s big motor busses
and meant to bring them back but instead lost two
more. The girls were defeated 31 to 19 and the boys
lost 37 to 26. This makes our string of defeats quite
long and we are wondering if the end isn’t near or
have our hoopers allowed it to become a habit? We
cannot excuse ourselves much longer on the pretext
that we are good loosers for that privilege is accorded
the fellow who has been in the habit of winning. We
are now long past that stage and are looking for the
hard losers—the fellows who are so all-fired discon
tented with themselves that they refuse to be licked
any longer and are ready to work and sweat till the
cows come home. For the opposition is too strong
and only the will to do can clear the way.
A self-
satisfied group w’ll never do it—the job is too big.
But one that has not lost hope and will say, “It can
be done,” and is willing to extend themselves in
every way possible can and will come out on top.
As the final event of this disastrous week the Che
mawa Boy Scouts did a good turn to the Salem Pioneers
in Salem Saturday afternoon and lost 32 to 12.