Weekly Chemawa American., February 21, 1908, Page 11, Image 11

THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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SENIORS AND JUNIORS' PARTY
Last Friday evening, on St, Valen
tino's Day. the Seniors and Juniors had
their party in the .auditorium, which
was nn interesting affair.
After a few minutes the guests were
in and a short program was rendered,
which was as follows:
Opening address, Martin Sampson;
Vocal solo, Thomas McCully; Piano solo,
Margaret Lowry; Vocal solo, Martin '
Sampson; Song Quartet, Margaret Low
ry, Violet Berner, Louise Murray and
Bessie Chiloquin; Closing address, Web
ster Hudson.
After the above program was rendered
the time was devoted to games, and the
post-mistress, Violet Berner, assisted by
Mr. Ingram of the Asylum bakery, de
livered the letters, Valentines, etc.,
after which refreshments were served to
the young people.
The eatables consisted of ham sand
wiches, cakes, oranges, apples, ice cream,
cocoa, etc. Joseph Dillstrom made the
cocoa,
At 10:30 we all departed for our quar
ters, each taking someting left over from
the refreshments.
COMPOSITION LESSON .
Ohemawa, Oregon,
Feb. 14, 1908,
Mr. James King, Salem, Or.
My dear friend: I have heard about
your going into the chicken business,
Have heard some menhere saying today
that your chicken house is built in a
place where it is very unhealthy for
chickens.
My friend, I want you to take my ad
vice. Choose a place with good drain
age for your chicken house; on the south
side of a hill, or southeast, so that the
chickens may have plenty of sunshine,
Have it located near enough to the barn
so that your chickens' may spend a part
of their time, in .scratching for grain be
neath the straw.
Also have a scratching shed oh the
south side of your chicken house so that
the chickens may have a good place for
scratching. Have some fine dust, for
chickens are very fond of dust baths,
Clean you chicken house every other
week. Be sure to have it well ventilate
ed. Near the scratching shed have
some nice clean water for them to
drink. Whitewash your chicken house
to kill the insects. Yours truly,
Walter iviilleb,
The above is a sample of composition
by a Chemawa student and is illustra
tive of what results from educational
and industrial training.
Of course what we have aright to
expect from the American boy is that
he shall turn out. to be a good American
man. Now the chances are strong that
he won't be much of a man unless he is
a good deal of a boy. He must not be a
weakling, a bully shirk or a pig. He
must work hard and play hard, He
must be generous and clean-lived, and
able to hold his own under all circum
stances and against all comers, It is
only on these conditions that he will
grow into the kind of man of whom
Americans can really be proud. In life,
as in a football game, the principle to
follow is: hit the line hard; don't foul
and don't shirk, but hit the lino hard.
Theodore Roosevelt. .
Matilda Gibeau is working in tho din
ing hall.