Sunday, July 25, 2010

Dad's Diary, January & February1930

January
1 - I saw a show at Chemawa "Frozen River."  Alva came back.
4 - I saw a show at Chemawa "The Flying Fool."
8 - Mr. Bent called the gang (Goosegg, Murray, Robair, Henry and I) into the offrice and told us a few things.  I guess he thought we were a bad outfit.  We reseated in the dining hall today.  It snowed this afternoon.
9 - The gang went out eating in spite of the snow.  Rube got his Parish sweather with two stripes.
10 - I got a cold out in the woods yesterday.
11 - We had band practice.  Mr. Kunkel told us of a slaughter house he once visited and about the city of St. Augustine.  Mr. Bent lined us (Brewer Hall) up on the court and tried to find out who broke a mirror in the wash room but was unsuccessful.  Elmer Cline came.
12 - Went down to the ice on a pond south of the school.  Alva and I talked and we had a good time.  Because we did not have any heat Chapel let out earlier than usual.
13 - Although it is the 13th I feel better.
14 - My cold has let me.  I went to Oregon City with the wrestling team.  I lost my match to James of Oregon City.  We wrestled at 110 pounds.  Chemawa lost 62 to 56.  After the match we had a good meal in Oregon City.  It snowed all the way back.
15 - I have some pretty sore muscles and a srawberry on my shoulder.
16 - went to the hospital for strawberries (not eatable kind).
17 - The wrestlers are working out in the print shop.  I weigh 118 pounds.  Goosegg and I were nearly knocked over down by the power house.
18 - At band practice Mr. Kunkel told us about the bears in St. Louie.  Goosegg and I rode down to Piquille on the trash wagon.  I saw a show at Chemawa.  "Black Cyclone."
19 - Sunday.  I fell through the ice in the ditch by the dairy barn.  I couldnt change to the proper clothes for supper so Petty invited me to eat with him.
20 - I am on the janitor detail in room 8 of the school building.
21 - I got a hair cut today.
22 - My roommate is in the hospital.
23 - Nothing of interest happened today.
24 - Willamette Glee Club put on a program for us here at Chemawa.
25 - Mr. Kunket told us of his experiences broadcasting with orchestras.
26 - Sunday.  Just layed around.
27 - Murray pounded on the radiator in his room and Mrs. Bent came up, kicked us out, and moved Murray to another room.
28 - Nothing of interest happened today.
29 - Parish's basketball team beat Chemawa B Team 6 to 16.
30 - Didn't go to bible study.
31 - No school because of mid-year examinations.

February
1 - Honor Roll (Saturday afternoon), had to work.  I saw a show at C.I.S. "Square Shoulders"
2 - Sunday.  We did not have chapel because of the lack of heat.
3 - The power house is not producing heat because of repairs so we did not have school today.
4 - No school again today.,
5 - We had a return wrestling match here with Oregon City.  I was flopped for two falls.  We lost 48 to 56.  I wrestled James again.  We weighed 113.
6 - I have a sore neck.
7 - Alva and I made up
8 - Robair, Esiah and I walked down to the Willamette River.
9 - Rube, Robair and I walked down to Senator McNary's place.
10 - The band played at the basketball game between Dallas and C.I.S.  Chemawa won 30 to 16.
11 - Mr. Downie made Robair and I sweep the court for having our shirts unbuttoned in line.
12 - The band played at the basketball games between Woodburn's and Chemawa's A and B teams.  C.I.S. won both of them.
13 - Nothing interesting to write today,
14 - I (much to my surprise) received a valentine from Alva..
15 - I saw an educational picture at Chemawa (Wild Life in Oregon ).
16 - The band gave a concert in the auditorium.  I played 2nd cornet.
17 - I got a picture of alva.
18 - It rained most of the day.
19 - I weigh 117 pounds.
20 - I can't think of anything of interest that happened today,.
21 - I went to Monmouth with the wresting team but didn't wrestle.  The team wrestled the Oregon Normal Team and lost 42 to 30.  Rube went with us in the stage.
22 -  The band played at the Salem-Chemawa basketball game which Salem won.
23 - The band played for the students as they marched to church and supper.
24 - I got checked out and G.W. gave me a lecture.
25 - Chemawa's Golden Jubilee .
26 - I was late for work.
27 - I missed my breakfast.
28 - this was a perfect spring day.

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