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T he CHEMAWA AMERICAN
fixed for them, with the aid of Frances Jones, who
did the mimeographing. Instead of the regular meet
ing the two troupsof scouts met at the Catholic church
and sang songs.
The girls gave a party on Feb. 17 and invited their
COURTNEY AND DEMMERT STATE CHAMPS
boy friends. Misses Cruise, Hoffman, Hoptowit, and
On March 10 and 11 Coach Sanders and his bone Middleton were guests.
crushers were very busy at the Oregon state wrestling
On Monday March 6, the Pootan campfire girls
tournament. Our grapplers came out of the melee with
gave a party at the home of Mrs. Smith. The girls and
two state championships which placed us second in
their guests played games after which refreshments
team standings. Benson Tech of Portland won first
were served.
place.
Monday night the Latonah group held a meeting.
William Demmert and Terrance Courtney came out
victors and are the owners of a beautiful bronze medal Lydia Pepion taught the girls how to give manicures.
The Nonpareils held their regular meeting on Mon
each. When Demmert applied his wristlock the round
was over and that is the way he worked in all his day night, March 6. A program was given by the
matches, winning every one by a fall. He is the following members: Frances Jones, Rosalyn Buffalo
state champion in the 160 pound class and although boy, Pansy Rutherford and Ruby Dean.
Courtney had a hard struggle he managed to win over
On Friday March 3, a basketball game was played
all of his opponents in the 105 pound class to get the between the Y. W. girls and the Latonah Campfire
much prized medal.
girls. The Y. W. won 18-6. This was the last of the
Others representing Chemawa at the tournament series of the girls’ basketball games.
were Underwood, Peltier, Mike and George Pepion,
In the girls’ gym classes, apparatus work will be
Palmer, Ironmoccasin and C. Pepion.
taught for the next three weeks. Dance classes,
which are very popular, meet once a week under the
BASKETBALL
several leaders.
On March 10 the All-Stars journeyed to Woodburn
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and lost a rough game to the Woodburn town team.
An editor dreamed one night that he had decided to
The score was 49-35 when the whistle ended the fray.
get out, for once in his career, a paper that was en
Hatfield scored 21 points in this game.
On the evening of the 11th the All-Stars won from tirely satisfactory. Every item that was written for
the Grand Ronde Indians 43-53. Hatfield and Matt this exceptional issue was carried around to the differ
shared high point honors with 16 each. In a prelim ent readers of the paper and if any objection was
inary game the All-Star reserves lost a close game to raised it was omitted. The paper went to press as
the Salem “ Y” Aces. The count was 30-31 with Horn usual and when the patrons unfolded it they found
and Whitright sharing high point honors with 10 nothing but a blank sheet. The editor slept sweetly
with the thought that he had printed nothing to offend
points apiece.
anybody, that for once his paper was entirely satis
SPRING ATHLETICS
factory.
Last Monday our next year’s football warriors went
WEARING A “O”
to Woodburn and had a scrimmage with Woodburn
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high school. They spent the afternoon learning the
There is a great responsibility resting upon the
fundamentals and running a few plays.
After school and in the evenings one may encounter young man who is granted the privilege of wearing
runners from the school on many near-by highways the letter of his school. His responsibility is in not
preparing for the inter-class cross-country run and doing or saying anything that would in any way dis
grace the name of his school. He must not in any
limbering up for the track season.
The call for baseball players brought out a large num manner bring shame or dishonor on the wearers of the
ber of boys and they are warming up and as soon as C who have gone before him. He is in a sense a
the weather permits we will see them in organized marked representative of his school.
Wearers of the C ought to be drawn together by a
practice.
common feeling of responsibility. The possession of
GIRL SCOUTS
the letter should give them pride and they should glory
Mrs. Middleton and her girl scouts are thankful for in the fact that Chemawa stands for clean athletics and
the books of songs that Miss Mountjoy and her girls always has fighting teams.