Weekly Chemawa American., June 22, 1906, Page 8, Image 8

THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Final tests are going on in the 6th
and 7th grades.
Miss Frances Newcomb, of Willamette
University, is here in Chemawa spend
ing vacation with her mother.
The pupils of the adult primary grade
have been husy this week cultivating
their school garden. - It is now consid
ered one of the best in the school plot.
Some people have two or three months'
vacation, some have none and perhaps
in most cases the latter are better off in
the fall. Portland Journal.
Miss Ethel Parrish arrived yesterday
from Portland. Oregon, where she at
tended bigh scboo this last term. She
will spend her vacation here in school
with Miss Dobse.
The following bovs are training for a
mile run: George Williams, Lee Evan,
Robert Albertson, George Scott and
Mocho Johnson. They can be seen in
tbe evenings. It is also understood that
George Williams is the best.
The bovs of Mitchell Hall room 23 arc
training for the field meet which will be
held some time this summer, and they
also elected some officers. . Tracy Beck
was elected manager and John Smith
was elected captain of the team.
John Hackman paid a visit to the
printing office last Tuesday afternoon.
John swept the office without being told.
He did some other things such as help
ing on a press. This is the kind of hov
needed in all the offices in the United
States.
About twenty boys and fifteen girls,
members of Chema wa Y. W. and Y. M.
r with a number of employes attend
ed the memorial services hpld at the
Episcooa'ian church in Salem in honor
of Rev. Jason Lee, the founder of 'Villa
mette University and one of the oldest
pioneers of the Northwest.
Choosing a Class Fin
L. G.: Say pupils let's choose this
four leaf clover pin. It is so cute and
O! so pretty, you know?
A. B. No this skull and cross bones
is just what we want, it reminds us of
death.
Teacher Now boys be sensible you're
old enough to know better.
J.B. But, say, Mrs. Cloutier, I think
that this pin here is what we should
have. It only costs ten cents.
Growler Yes, that's the pin we want
it's not expensive; besides we can sell ice
cream and strawberries to raise the
money.
Teacher What have you to say
Julia?
J. S. I think that the four leaf clover
is just what we, girls, want.
Growler T make a motion that we se
lect a committee of three to choose the
pin. This committee to buy and sell the
ice cream also. In fact make all the ar
rangements necessary and report at the
next class meeting.
Teacher All right. Class take out
your books.
Growler What about the picnic?
Teacher Word Analysis.
CoiiliniK-d from page 1.
acres, i r another state of Massachusetts,
has been wrested from the deserts. Ir
rigation canals long enough to span the
earth twice and representing an outlavof
$90,000,000, have been built. Every
year this area returns a harvest valued
at m -re than $150,000,000, and 2.000,000
vo'ih dwell in prosperity and con
tentment where only a short time ago
tlv wilderness reigned.
Uncle Snm is to-day the largest owner
of the Great American desert, no doubt
because it was not considered worth
stealing. For manv years the sentiment
has been growing that the government
shouid make habitable this past empire
which is so great potentially. Ex.