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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1950)
The Chemawa American MELODY LANE BAND ITEMS The Pep band played at the bas ketball tournament which was held at the Willamette gym Donna Stone and Leoda Plummer did some twirling. Little Bonnie Morton, of the third grade, did solo twirling. She has been asked to twirl for the Tur ner Community show. The Pep band played at the sixth grade assembly on March 9. The present members of the Pep band are as follows: Laura Mae Conway, clarinet; Vincent Matt Jr., corne’; Imogene Washington, cornet; Gale Howard, baritone; Marthella Stahi, tenor sax; Margaret Sampson, bass; Nettie Racine, cymbals; Re becca Andy, bass drum; Alta Mc- Cash, snare drum; Mr V. Matt, trom bone and director. The newly organized grade school band has been assigned seats and instruments in the band room. At present the band is practicing in tv/o sections but will soon be re hearsing together They are in hopes oi being ready to play one or two numbers v. hen the High school band gives its annual spring concert in May. At that time the grades will feature their grade school twirlers. With the closing of the basketball season, the band is busy practicing for their concert which will be held March 17. This date is the birthday oi the Chemawa band. The band plans on entering the class "C" band meet which is to be held at the Salem High school build ing April 22. The band will play three selections, "Golden Glow" ov erture, "Passing of the Red Man" and "Normal" march The band is also working on two numbers which were written by band director I S. Loos, when he was director of the Chemawa band about 1915 The band has been trying to rub out the rough spots with the aid of the tape recorder and phonograph records. A party is being planned for the band members March 18 This was an old custom and the new band will try to revive it SPORTS BY PLUMMER Chemawa Braves lost three and won five of their league games for a tie in the League conference for second place. The League games were as 1fol- lows: Oregon State Deaf 25 Chemawa 45 Chemawa 26 St Paul 21 O S D 14 Chemawa 32 St Paul 25 Chemawa 27 Chemawa 32 Gervais 45 Jefferson 34 Chemawa 29 Chemawa 30 Gervais 35 Chemawa 34 Jefferson 20 _ Chemawa entered the tournament where they were defeated two nights in succession. Sublimity 40 Chemawa 22 Jefferson 25 Chemawa 24 The top scorers for the season were as follows: Louis Belgarde 73 points, Reginald Wells 48 points, Roger Sa- tanus 41 points, William Shillal 36 points. Coach Patterson called for the baseball plovers and thirty-five boys turned out so baseball is in full swing now. The first game has been scheduled with Gervais SUPT. KELLEY RETURNS Superintendent Kelley has return ed from a trip which took him to Washington, D. C., where he at tended to school business. While in the east Mr Kelley also attended a meeting of the National Educa tional Association conference held at Atlantic City, New Jersey Mr. and Mrs. William Patterson left for Seattle, Wash., on March 6. Mr. Patterson was called to Seattle by the death of his grandfather. HAVE PICTURES TAKEN The membeis of the Junior and Senior classes had their pictures t f'en for the Commencement num ber oi the Chemawa Amiian. Th’* Seniors were attired in caps and gowns for the event while the Juniors were dressed in their Sunday best. Miss Morse and Mrs Johannabor ac companied their classes to Bishop's studio in Salem, where the pictures were taken SHOP TALK The 7th, 8th and 9th grade boys are busy drafting and making vari ous items by the use of hand tools only in preparation for open house to be held early in April. The stu dents are making such items as let ter "C" picture frames, book ends and what-not shelves out of ply wood. An educational trip has been planned by the group to Lebanon, Oregon, where they will see how plywood is cut and put together on a large scale. The following boys, under the sup ervision of Mr. Matt, are taking woodworking: Ninth grade—Vernon Henry, Ar thur Hickox, Norman Eyle, Maurice James, Charles Reed, Lester Herman and Duayne McCurdy. Eighth grade—Everett Jones, Leon ard Hahn, Donald Hoptowit, Ralph Scott, Kenneth Super. Seventh grade — Merlin Geaiy, Thomas Hugues, Clyde Sampson, Edward Spott, Alfred Tashwick, Alex George, Frank Pays, Mike Sorondo, Allen Tahkeal, Lemoire Wahtomy The boys in the carpenter shop, under the direction of Mr. Caulkins, are a very busy class. Among some of the activities that they have been working on in the line oi construc tion are, construction of a new load ing platform and a new stairway on the front of the commissary, and a small office for Mr. Suggs inside the commissary. At the auto shop the boys built a bed for the pickup that the farm just received. In the plumb ing shop the carpenters constructed a room which is being used as a class room for the plumbing boys. Besides this construction work, the bo”-: have been kept busy repairing furniture and other items on the campus. The paint shop is in a state oi renovation. A paint spray room is Being built in the rear of the mam shop and the class room is to be decorated. * * * Chomawa in 1880 consisted of throe buildings located at Forest Grove, with capacity of 75 pupils. (From Feb 25, 1910, Chomawa Arn oi icant
