THE CHEMAWA
AMERICAN
. 7
f b 1 e t i c s
Albert Garry has been training for
the five-mile race.
Martin Sampson is seen on the track
every day after school hours.
The first basketball team will play two
more games before they disband.
Wm. Watkins says he is going to low
er his record in the 220-yard run.
Harry Jones can be seen every even
ing training for the long distance runs.
John McCush and George Home - can
be seen most any time practicing for
the corning baseball season.
As the . evenings are getting more
pleasant the boys seem to enjoy them
selves going around the race track.
Chemawa baseball team is out practic
ing every evening for the game with the
Dallas team on the 4th of next month.
The race track was worked upon last
Saturday but the ground proved to be a
little too wet to put into good condition.
The boys will soon try-out for the
second baseball team so they can get
into condition for some hard old games
also.
The baseball grounds are now in
shape for the boys to practice on and
the team held their first practice last
Saturday and made a pretty good show
ing. 'Hie Chemawa girls' basketball team
showed great ability when they played
with the OAC girls, and we all hope
they will, continue to play winning
games.
Chemawa expects to have a good base
ball team this season although it is little
crippled by the absence of our star third
baseman, Joe Lane. We expect to have
him with us in the near future.
Chemawa basketball girls will play
the OAC basketball girls this evening
at Corvallis. Last Saturday they defeat
ed them bv the decisive score of 21 to 4.
The seventh grade is through working
bills and accounts.
The seventh grade are working review
exercises in arithmetic.
Calvin Darnell acted as teacher in the
third grade Tuesday morning.
John Taylor is one of the brightest
boys in the fifth grade. He is ready to
go to the sixth.
The seventh and eighth grade room
has two large penants in it, the "Eighth
Grade" and the, "Excelsiors' " pennants.
Mrs. Campbell has been reading to
the seventh grade a story of "Black Beau
ty" and we are all anxious to hear how
the story ends. We have been too busy
lately to go on with the story.
Y. W. C. A.
The members of the Y. V. C. A, met
in their usual place last Wednesday
evening. 'The meeting was opened by a
Gospel Hymn which was followed with
a prayer by Helen Dillstrom. Roll was
called, the members responding with
Bible verses. Another song was sung
and the President spoke a few sncour
aging wojds to the girls. The leader for
the evening was Nellie Shepard; her
topic being, "Gift of Love." Another
song, "Calvary," was siing after which
they had a season.of prayer. The clos
ing song was sung and Mrs. May field'
spoke to the society in a manner en
couraging to all. They repeated their
Watch Word and adjourned.
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