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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1938)
4 T h e C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N For Girls ATHLETICS By D0RTHY HAYWARD Do boys like girls who smoke and drink? Do they like girls who use profane language, slang, or baby talk? These were some of the questions put out by the Home economic girls for the boys to answer frankly and honestly. Copies of the questions were distributed todifferent boys’ counciling groups. Now that the girls have received the answers of approximately fifty boys, they have summarized and found out what the majority think makes a girl popular. According to the answers received the majority of boys like girls who are friendly to rtiany and who do not devote their attention to one. They like girls who are . poised and dignified in public. If they wish to correspond with a girl, the boy prefers to write first. When talking with girls the convers ations they enjoy most are sports, intel ligent conversation, ambitions, hobbies, and kidding. They don’t like girls to use profane language, slang, or baby talk. Most boys like a girl best who uses cosmetics in such a way that it isn’t obvious. A large per cent are affected by the girls’ manners, dress, looks, standards of morals and her use of cosmetics. Although the boys approve of girls wearing slacks to hikes, games, and pic nics, they don’t like girls to wear them to dances, school chapel, meals, on. streets or for general campus wear The type of girls they admire most are those that are Cheerful, careful about appearance, courteous, athletic, even tempered, thrifty and independent. Girls, if you want to be popular, note the suggestions and opinions that the boys have generously given us. Profit by them and you’ll know why Boy Dates Girl. “ D arling’ ’ he m urniered, “ please’’ m arry I me, I'm not rich or handsom e like Henry Jones, and I havent a big car or a yacht like H enry but I love you better than life “ itself.” “ And I love you to, d ear,” she said, “ er— who is this Jones fellow?*’ Things that go in one ear and out the other travel the distance of one block. ALL-STARS FIRST HALF LEAGUE CHAMPIONS Varsity Loses First League Game To Dallas annual two game series with the Indians. In the first game the Myrtle Creek team was slowed up from their long trip and the Locals easily shellacked them. With Dowd potting them from all angles to gather 18 points, the Indians snowed them under by a score of 41 to 26. On the following night Myrtle Greek made a determined fight and it took an overtime period to subdue them 33 to 32. Dowd was again “ on” as he collec ted 12 points and incidently sunk (the winning flip. ---------------- ------------— — On January 7, Chemawa defeated Cab by here to stay on top in league stand ings. The Indians flashed far better form than was seen all season, Their flo'pr game is greatly improved and they should win the league championship. Bolton and Dowd led the Braves with 15 and 11 points respectively. The game featured the return of little Buddy Archambeau, who will add much to the team’s scoring power. The final score was 49 to 33 in favor of the Red skins. ---------------- ◄Ak— r------------ On December 17, the Willamette Valley League held its, annual jamboree. Tbe League composed of eight teams are evenly divided then each team draws an opponent. This is Chemawa’s first year in the High School League and they drew C anbyg Each team played for 15 minutes and the running score totals- all four teams’ efforts. Chemawa out- scored Canby 2 to l ' as they scored 10 points to Canby’s 5. Irving Dowd won the high point honors with four points. On December 20, the Indians were de feated in an evenly fought battle with their traditional rivals the Salem Vikings. The score was even throughout the game with first one team and .then the ¡other leading. In the final minute the Indians blew up and Salem scored 10 points to put the game on ice by à score of 40 to 29. Irving Dowd, the new star, won the high scorer honors by making 7 points. At the close of the first half race the All-Stars emerged from the smoke of battle with four wins and one defeat to win the top rating. They were only defeated by General Finance, last years champions, in the first game. They were not fully orga nized and, as later perfdrmances indicate, improved rapidly. Two other teams de feated the ‘‘Money-men” and in turn humbled by the “ Racers.” Shoulderblade, Amera, L- Bighorn and Sanderville played outstanding ball all during the season so far. Redeagle the Sioux from Brockton has been im proving rapidly and should be a great help to the sqUad in the future games. . — The Varsity lost their first league game in three starts at Dallas on January ill Dallas proved too strong on their home coUrt for the Braves. Chemawa played good ball all through the game but Dallas jumped into the lead at the start of the game and was never headed, although the fighting "Braves tied them once. Diminutive “ Jelly Jackson” sparked the Indians attack :as he dropped in 6 field goals and a free throw to total 13- points and lead both teams in scoring. At the final whistle the score stood 35 to 30 in favor of Dallas. ■■ ---------------- ---------------------- ; January 4, the Braves mounted their ponies and declared hoop-war on West Finn on their own stomping grounds. The occasion was the opening game of the WVI Deague. With Dowd in the saddle the Indian warhorse counted coup Tn a slashing two fisted attack Claude and returned with another victory. Smith fully avenged his defeat by Bob “ Chief” Dowd led the attack with 14 Strieff of a few weeks ago by winning" on a second round K.O./aJ the Multno counters. Final score read 39 to 18. mah Club in Portland. Clifford Day, the other victorious . Chemawa’s Southern rivals, Myrtle Indian scored an easy victory over Creek, arrived qn December 27, for their George Conner.
