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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1930)
The VHEMAMK AMERICAN Page 4 CHAPEL Last Sunday evening Supt. Lipps introduced Mr. George P. La Vatta, who addressed our chapel as- semblge. Mr. La Vatta has had his “ups and downs,” troubles and discouragements galore, but it has all tended to make a real man of him. He holds no false views on matters that touch, for good or ill, his peo ple. He told frankly and unmistakably what the future will demand of our Indian population. We think he is absolutely right in what he stated and we trust that those of our student body, especially the older students, will profit by what he told them. Furthermore, he is in a position to be of material ser vice to them in placing them in situations that may lead to things of large dimensions. We are all glad to have Mr. La Vatta with us and happy to know that he has gained his present high position by his merit alone—he had no boosting and no backing in the be ginning of his career. He is truly a model for our young people—for anyone, for that matter. In ad dition to the address of Mr. La Vatta and a brief talk by Supt. Lipps, the orchestra played the “Hungarian Fantasia” by Tobani, Mollie Charley and Lydia Whitebear sang “Whispering Hope” by Hawthorne, and the choir sang a splendid anthem by Briggs. ESCORTS Sat., Mar. 15—To Salem .... Mrs. Turney Sun., Mar. 16—McBride - - - Mr. Cail Turner Miss Cruise Winona....................... Mrs. Herlits Mr. Fisher Hawley....................... Miss Gunn Mr. T. Turner LOCAL The chamber music program was given on Monday evening for the members of the eighth grade class. It was a real pieasure to note the attention and good order on the part of the class as a whole. Misses Roddy and French were hostesses at a party given on Monday evening in honor of Mr. La Vatta, who is at present on an official visit to Chemawa. We were informed that in every way the party was an en joyable affair. Delicious refreshments were served as a close for the memorable evening. Our pitchers and catchers are working out daily in the gymnasium getting ready for the baseball season which is just around the corner. Joe Alexander and Leonard Vivette are our most prospective twirlers. Roy Meachem, our veteran catcher of a year ago, will no doubt be on the receiving end once more. Philip Corbett is another hold-over from last year. On last Tuesday evening our basketball team was soundly trounced by Salem high school’s smooth and fast working organization 44 to 22. There is no doubt but that the strenuous game with Woodburn the night before took some of the wind out of our sails. Never theless, we would have had to be terribly hot to have licked the Red and Black five that night. In spite of it all our team went under with colors flying and never for an instant was Salem altogether out of danger. Even late in the game our boys threatened to stage a victory rally. Marcus Simmons scored 14 points and was our shining light on the offense. Captain Pretty man, Albert Miller, John Marsden and Leonard Vi vette all played hard, but with an effort, and were unable to locate the basket. By virtue of its victory over Woodburn high on the W U. court last Monday our team appeared to have a clear road to the county championship. Silverton was the only thorn in our path. We had defeated them earlier in the season and figured it could be done again. When we were notified that the game would be played on Wednesday instead of Thursday as sched uled it meant three hard games on consecutive evenings for our team. But there was no quibbling. Play we did and walloped we were. The final «core w?as 39 to 24. Though defeated, our boys played a grand game. Throughout the first period Silverton did not gel any where near the basket. Our defense was just that tight. With the score eight to nothing against them and everything to gain and nothing to lose the Yellow and Black hoopers from across the way launched one of the most successful as well as spectacular long-shot attacks ever staged on the university court. They threw ’em and made ’em, that’s all. That defeat read us out of the race. It was a hard one to take, but our team did it in good grace. They worked hard for the position they had attained and when circumstances played a part in their defeat—well, they just proved equal to the test. On Friday evening our girls treated the school to our last basketball game of the season. The clever playing and passing of both teams pulled this game far out of the class of the ordinary girls’ game. Though our team has tasted nothing but defeat this season, it has a splendid foundation for another year. The last half of this game proved that wre not only have a coming ball team, but one with a vitally im portant quality in anything—that of sticking to the end. With the score 15 to 1 against them they com pletely turned the tables in the second half, stole the show and came so near winning that it was anything but funny to the Canby high team. The final score was 28 to 22. Agnes Dowd, our utility player, scored fourteen points. Throughout the season the work of Captain Margaret Hoptowit, Alice Ladderoutte, Agnes Dowd and Helen Adams was creditable and consistent and around whom Mrs. Downie, the girls’ coach, hopes to build a strong team next year.
