T he CH EMAW A AMERICAN
P age 4
SENIOR NOTES
CHEMAWA TAKES OPENER
Chemawa won its first basketball game, a wild and
wooley tussle w7ith Jefferson, at Jefferson on Dec. 23,
by the score of 16 to 9. Several factors were respon
sible for the ragged, some times wild, passing and inac
curate shooting of our boys. Among them were a
narrow little gym of the box-car variety, rough op
position and just plain old early-season awkwardness.
Once in a w’hile the boys showed flashes of what may
be expected of them in later games.
In the first half things were rather even, the Jeffer
son team capitalizing on their familiarity with the home
gym, and the half ended 9 to 6. In the second half
Chemawa held Jefferson almost scoreless, failing, how
ever, to do much scoring themselves. S. Shoulderblade
and La Breche were tied for high-scoring with 4 points
each. Captain Ike Shoulderblade was the back-bone
of our defence and a big factor in our offense, inter
cepting numerous passes and figuring prominantly in
every advance on the enemy basket. As a whole the
1933-34 outfit shows plenty of promise.
These who played in the game were: Forwards,
S. Shoulderblade, La Breche, Spotted-Eagle and
Zundle; guards, I. Shoulderblade, Keyote; center, Ma-
jhor.
The B squad played the preliminary against the mid
get Jefferson B team. The little follows knew their
way around the Jefferson gym, though, and did some
nice work. Our boys, however, stumbled over their
opponents to a comfortable victory of 36 to 8. All our
players were playing their first game except Vander-
berg. Youpe led our scorers with 14 points.
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The girls’ basketball team played their first game
at Jefferson last Wednesday. The game proved to be
an exciting and thrilling event. The Chemawa girls
were slow to get started and at the end of the first
half Jefferson led with a score of 9 to 5. At the be-
gining ot the second half Chemawa accustomed them
selves to the court and their passes began to click. At
the end of the third quarter they led with a score of 13
to 9. Jefferson tied the score during the last quarter
but Edith Masten made a free throw, putting Chemawa
in the lead, 14 to 13, just as the game ended. The
girls are busy practicing for the return game with
Jefferson to be played on December 22. Quite a num
ber of Chemawa’s loyal basketball fans motor to Jef
ferson to root for their teams.
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• Mr. Fred Rickard is going to sponsor the Chemawa
boxing club and he thinks that it will be possible for
him to secure many outside matches. This will give
many husky lads the action that they need and crave.
To the editors of the A merican , the faculty and
the students, the senior class extends the season’s
greetings.
So far, statistics reveal that a considerable number
of seniors are going home for the holidays. We are
sure that they will enjoy themselves to the utmost.
Plans are under way for the senior commercial class’
speed contest. Nellie Boe and Laverne Ulmer were
chosen captains and drew names for their respective
groups.
During the past weeks the academic and vocational
seniors have all made a pilgrimage to the Kennel-Ellis
studios in Salem to be photographed. The proofs
have been seen, are satisfactory and orders have been
placed. They now await the pictures.
At the present time plans are being carefully laid
for the one and only Senior Ball which is to be given in
the Chemawa gymnasium on January 20. Tickets
will be on sale early in January. This is an event
for the support of our deah ol’ Alma mater’s annual.
Series of food sales are being held in the dormitories
after chapel Sunday evenings. The purpose of the
sales is to allow no one to go to bed feeling the pangs
of hunger as well as to raise cash for the annual. We
guarantee to be reasonable and wTe do serve good food.
The senior commercial students seemed determined
to increase their vocabularies. They are taking turns
in bringing useful, unfamilar words to the classroom.
Everyday someone brings a new word, teaches the
meaning of the word, how to pronounce it correctly,
how to spell it and write it in both long hand and
short hand.
Irene Thomas and Leonard Vivette are the appoint
ed captains of the senior teams that will participate
in the athletic tournaments to be held during the
holidays. We are betting heavily on you senior con
testants and feel certain that our confidence shall not
be in vain. A little loyal support from the honorable
seniors and our invincible contestants will raise our
colors.
CHRISTMAS FLUSTBATIONS
And this is Christmas, if you please,
With “Peace on Earth, Good Will to Man’’—
To me it brought ten thousand fits,
This very Holy Christmas plan.
I thought of this and thought of that,
Considered well my stock of pelf;
I am a wreck with nerves unstrung—
A man I am but not myself.
At last the holy day has dawned,
And all is peace both far and near;
Good friends again are in my thoughts—
I hope for you real Christmas cheer.
Material things are so much dross,
As presents they, at best, are nil,
So for you, Friend, my present is,
A stocking full of right Good Will.
—T.