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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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The blackberries will soon be ripe in
the garden.
Robert and Gussie Cameron went to
Salem, Tuesday.
A great many of the boys go out to
pick berries every day.
Have you heard the Seniors' Class
yell? It is a good one.
Examinations are now on for those
who were at Chautauqua.
Warren Smith is out again after hav
ing been ill for sometime.
The band boys have been taking their,
final examination this week.
Mr. Goudge organized a Bible class
last. Sunday, composed of boys.
Mr. Burdette and his industrial boys
cleaned up along Rose Avenue on Tues
day. Miss Irene Campbell played in the
state tennis tournament at Portland last
week.
A number of girls chaperoned by Miss
Royer and Miss Steponech went to Salem
on Sunday.
New school-room work has been put
into the glass cases in the hall of the
Academic building.
About fifty boys are picking berries
every day for the farmers in the sur
rounding country.
Miss Irene Campbell is drilling Dollie
Case and Esther Nopoleon, who will
play commencement.
Joe Dillstrom is making the letters for
the Seniors' pennant. Violet Bourner
will make the pennant.
' The teachers have been busy during
the last few days cleaning their school
rooms for commencement,
Chemawa will miss the seniors after
they leave here. Most of our best ath
letes belong to that class.
It is whispered about that the Seniors
have a very nice present to give the
school when they graduate.
A number of the boys have been cut
ting runners in Mr. King's hopyard near
Chemawa during the last two weeks.
Miss Noble is getting the Club in. fine
shape. The improvement there is com
mented upon by every one. The dining
room iooks much better with the new
linoleum on the floor.
Rev. Goudge is busy during the vaca
tion days. He sets a good example to
our boys as he is earning money to com
plete his theological course. We hope
he will be successful.
The graduates are busy preparing for
commencement. All are looking eagerly
forward to the day when they shall be pre- I
sented with the coveted diploma, which
means so much to them.
All the pupils are enjoying their school
gardens. They are permitted to use
what they have planted and find it wan
quite worth while to go to ihe trouble of
keeping down the weeds.
Mr. 'lurney has reason to he proud of
his mandolin club uhich gave such a I
satisfactory concert at Woodburn last !
week. The notice from the Woodburn
paper which appears elsewhere in these :
columns indicates the character of the
concert and the appreciation shown by
the musicians who attended it. Mr.
Turney's untiring efforts are respon
sible for the degree of excellence attained
by the members of the club.