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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Many old-timers were pleased to see Miss Mabel
Bremner on her recent visit to Chemawa. She came
down from her home in Browning, Mont.
CHEMAWA SCALPS PACIFIC, 20-0
Chemawa finally won her first game of the season
from Pacific University. She won this game in im
pressive style. Passes played a great part in the vic
tory. Two went for touchdowns and others were
completed for substantial gains. There were some
thing like twelve attempted and ten completed. That
is quite a record. Thomas did practically all the pass
ing, Trottier throwing two or three. Olney caught
one pass and ran for a touchdown, while Churchill
did the same a quarter later. Another touchdown was
bucked over by Christnot, which made a total of
twenty points, after one conversion was made by a
run and another by a pass, but the third failed in an
other run.
The team has improved considerably over their first
two games. The plays are much more smoothly ex
ecuted and power on off tackle plays loom up every
now and then. There is still more work to do in the
running of interference. It was noticed by many that
longer gains would have been made had our interfer-
ers gone on down the field farther to block out the sec
ondary defense.
Meachem and Franklin will be out in uniform soon,
which should add strength to our backfield. The loss
of Kalama in the backfield hurts somewhat.
INTRA-MURAL SPORTS
The volleyball tournament has created a great deal
of interest. These games played every Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday, give many a chance to participate
who had none before. The results so far: Frosh, lost
sophomores, won 1, lost 2; juniors, won 3, lost 0;
And seniors, won 5, lost 1. There are three more games
to play at the present writing. Monday, Wednesday
and Friday’s games will finish up the schedule.
There is a horseshoe tournament started in which
ninety-three boys are participating. This is an elim
ination tournament to be played in two divisions. We
can’t tell yet who are favorites.
WEARERS OF THE “C”
A newly formed club at Chemawa is to be known as
the “Letter Men’s Club,” and composed of members
who formerly won their letters at this school. The pur
pose is for the members to co-operate with the author
ities in maintaining good order everywhere. Dowd
Franklin is the president and Mr. Lavelle is the ad
visor. This looks like a good move and The Ameri
can endorses it.
Miss Elizabeth Chagin, a former student of this
school, spent the last week-end with Chemawa friends.
She is getting along nicely in Portland where she has
been for several years.
Lehn Showalter, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was a
recent visitor at Chemawa, the guest of his brother,
William Boyd Showalter, who is one of Chemawa’s
efficient industrial instructors.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Little Flower Soci
ety was held Sunday. In addition to regular business,
the new members were welcomed into the Society by
the president, Rosalia Grounds, and special vocal num
bers were contributed by Alice Slater, Marie LaFrance,
Melba Arnoux and Lena Louie.
Since our last issue we have had the pleasure of a
visit from Robert H. Knox, a retired Indian Service
gentleman. Mr. Knox now resides in Gresham, Ore
gon, of which little city he speaks in glowing terms.
Mr. and Mrs. Knox have just celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary and are hale and hearty and we
expect, and hope, that they will live to see their dia
mond jubilee.
Verne Wilson was a visitor on Chemawa’s campus
a few days ago. He attended Willamette University
last year and has enrolled at that institution again this
year. He is majoring in music. Verne’s parents at
onetime were residents of Chemawa, Mr. Wilson hold
ing the position of chief clerk while here. Just last
summer he was promoted to a superintendency and
placed in charge of the Coeur d’ Alene (Idaho) agen
cy. Mr. Wilson, after leaving Chemawa, was in the
service in Arizona for a year or so before his appoint
ment as superintendent at Coeur d’ Alene.
George P. LaVatta, who is serving the department
as a placement officer for our Indian people in the
great world about us, arrived here last week and has
been a very busy man since his arrival. On Sunday,
during our chapel service, Supt. Ryan called upon
Mr. LaVatta, who made the principal talk of the even
ing. The speaker was given a most respectful hear
ing by all present and he had much to say to our stu
dents—much that was in every sense sound, and his
advice is worthy of most serious consideration. We
are always happy to have Mr. LaVatta with us and
we can heartily commend and recommend him as a mo
del for our students to pattern after. We consider
anyone, man or woman, fortunate to possess the ideas
and ideals of Mr. LaVatta.