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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1954)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN Religious Education Offered All students at Chemawa are offered religious education and church services. A new schedule for Sunday church activities is be ing used this year. While Protest ant church services are being held, the Catholic students attend cate chism classes. Following this, the Catholic Church has Mass, and Protestant students go to Sunday school. Father Austin Johnson is in charge of the campus Catholic church services and catechism, and Rev. A. A. Talbot has charge of Protestant church services and Sunday school. Chemawa appreci ates the work of these men, and also the services given by many other persons in the religious edu cation of students. Seminarians and fraters from Mt. Angel Mon astery, who assist Father Johnson are William Johnson, Harver Tixix, James Dieringer, Charles Pajot, Maurice Clemons, Andrew Fischer, Frater Placidus, Frater Timothy, and Frater Ambrose. Assisting Rev. Talbot in the Protestant Sunday school, are Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Wright, Mrs. John Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Silas M. Olson, Mrs. Carl Wekander, Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer J. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. E. Kay Fenton, Betty Cogswell, Betty Simrell, Roy Williams, Cal Brown, and Kenneth Willis. Passing of the Yellow Hornet It is with regret that we note the passing of an old Chemawa landmark,—the Yellow Hornet, or Cracker Box, as it has been fa miliarly known to students and employees alike. It has served the school faithfully and well for some twenty-five years. From 1928, the year of its purchase, until 1936, it was used as a bus to transport stu dents to Salem for special assign ments, and for week-end coast trips. In 1936 it gave way to a Dodge bus, and since then the Yellow Hornet has served in the humble capacity of a plumber’s service truck. Plumbers Kunkle, Angus, Springer, and Hardy have all thrilled to the marvelous surge of some 4 O-odd horsepower as they pressed the accelerator, and have delighted in the prompt response to a featherlike touch of the brake pedal. We hope that some kind person will give it a good home, but if fate decrees that it go to the junk yard, we wish for the Yellow Hornet an imposing position up front as befits its long record of service. “So long, old pal, it’s been good to know you.” A drawing made by a student in 1928 showing the “Cracker Box” as a bus. Chemawa Squads Take Part in Jamboree The schools of northern and northwestern Marion County held a basketball jamboree in the Wil lamette Un versify gymnasium in Salem Saturday evening, December 6. Chemawa played Detroit, De troit winning 13-11. The Pep squad took part in the cheering compe tition. Gervais won first place and Jef ferson second place in the basket ball competition. Mill City won the cheering trophy. Dancing at Chemawa There is dancing every Fri day night in the gymnasium from 7:30 to 10:00. Junior high school students may stay until 9:00. The dances are al ways well attended. Students seem to en joy them. We dance to records, some new, some as old as the hills. Classes take turns playing them. For specially sponsored dances we have an orchestra from Salem. The Yellow Hornet, after many last minute reprieves, granted it as a friend in need in countless emergencies, has at last reached the end of the trail.
