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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1903)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN 3 aright say, as if positive of her Welcome. She don't lei us gaze longingly at her as she r tu ml Tip toe on the misty mountain topi, butcomes down on the March mud, kerflop, and rttther spills herself all -over u, with a aouihern thud, without giving na ten minutes to tell the crocuses that ahe is coming. She comes too much like he was shot ont of a catapult, and If the ground was not eo soft we fear she , would jam her spinal- column up through her it n urn, whfre it would look like a baie flag pole on a light house. But welcome ! Welcome! Let us kisB you lor your mother, that dear old Summer girl, who w i 1 be liere soon, Benton Standard. Chemawa vs. Dallas. The Boys Banket Ball tetim played the Dtda temi a hard game of ball on last Hatuidny night. There was a great deal oi rough play on both sides. Our boys showed op heller, than was expected against Dallas as they are considered a very strong team, or was before Willamette got at them. Unfirtunntely-one of the Dallas team got . hint before the game was ended so what the uliima'e result would have been is only tenjecture, but our boa seemed to have their opponents wind) nheu the accident Impptntd The score stood, Chema wa 10, Dallas 17,with three minutes to play and the ball dangerously near a basket foi Cliemawa Alter the gam was over the floor was cleared for dancing and the merry yonng people tripped the light fantastic o the met strains of the band until a late hour, whn all returned to l heir various quarters njoicing over the good time tliey btd en loyed, A number of visitor were in at tendance from 8alf ra, and expressed tbem elvea as veil pleastd with the evening's enjoy meiit. Tliewe refreshing spring showers are very timely. After most two weeks of beautiful aiiDshine, the lawns and gardens were be guiling to (-how their wantoi rain. The roads, also, were getting quite dusty. Dewej-Estelle Keel Debate. The enthusiasm displayed by the Dewey s and Efttelle Reels at their joint meeting last Thursday, proved not only that they have lost none of their old time vigor, but that they have improved every opportuni ty this yoar. Their many excellent speeches would have been a credit to much older pupilsv The musical program wbb even better than nBual. The following program was rendered; Duet. .... .Annie Hayes and Clara DePoe Recitation Thomas Downie Duet. . ..Clorinda Blodget, Addie Cameron " Pen Picture.. ... . . Fannie Bisk ' Riddles ... , ..... Annie Hayes Remarks...... Alex Dupuis Debater Resolved that mankind has gained more Information by observation than by reading. Affirmative,, Clara De Poe, Lousia Murry, Robert Davis. Neg ative, Levi Bortor, Bulio Belatee, Carl Gfffe. The IT. H. 0. A. -' . Mr. R. L, Ewing, College Secretary of the Y. M. C. A., delivered an Interesting lecture to the itudent body last Friday evening. After which he held a meeting , with the local members and succeeded in getting enough new members to double the former membership of the association, and placing it upon a firmer basis. The following new set of officers were elected: President, John Stacey ; Vice President, J. M. Teabo; Seoretary, Jessie Crook; Treasure, Eugene Geffe. After the elec tion of officer Mr. Ewing (suggested that Bible Btudy be taken up, explaining that lu order to carry this out in a more suc cessful manner, the officers of this associa tion should attend the conference held at Al bany, of which Chemawa has the honor of being one of five colleges to be represented.' Mr. Ewing spent the following afternoon in visiting the various departments of the On Sunday evening Chief Justice Moore made a abort but eloquent address before the Y. M. C. A. that encouraged the boys much in their efforts.