THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
37
Since our last issue young people from Hazel Green put on a little
playlet in the Auditorium for the benefit of our Y.'M. C. A.
Irving Shepard and Paul Kinninook represented Chemawa Y. M. C. A.
at the general conference for the association of the Pacific Northwest,
recentiy held at Seabeck, Wash.
Miss Myrta Randolph, who taught at Chemawa during the past year
or two, has resigned from the service and at present is doing special work
at the University of Nebraska, at Lincoln. We understand that during
the coming year she will teach in the public schools at Genoa, Neb.
Many Chemawa friends will wish her well wherever she may be.
The family of Mr. W. K. Taylor, assistant superintendent and prin
cipal, arrived a few weeks ago from the South and are now domiciled
in a cottage on the north end of the grounds. Aside from Mr. Taylor
the family consists of his wife, daughter, and two boys. We extend to
them a warm welcome and trust that they may like Chemawa.
Following an annual custom the G. A. R. post of Salem sent represent
atives to Chemawa on the Friday before Memorial Day, May 28, and the
old veterans of the civil war conducted a meeting of unusual interest.
We appreciate the efforts of the Salem post in recalling the history of
former days and instilling in the hearts of our j-ouths the sterling qual
ities of undying patriotism.
Not long ago Mr. Brace, our property clerk, conceived a card system
for keeping a complete record of everything under his care. He referred
the card to authorities at Washington and they thought so well of it
that they gave the card a number and sent it to the printer for issue.
The card is splendid in every particular and will assist in keeping a
complete record of property as well as effect a great saving of time.
Mr. Smith, disciplinarian, left a week or two ago to attend the com
mencement exercises at the Cushman School, Tacoma, Wash. From
there it was his intention to go to Hadlock, his home, for a brief visit,
after which he planned to return to Portland and take a course in physi
cal training at the Y. M. C. A. This is a good move on his part. Mrs.
Smith and the children will join him there and spend their vacation in
the metropolis.
George Charles, a student from Alaska, was drowned in the pond
near the Mute School on the afternoon of June 5th. He had gone
there without permission and gone in swimming in company with other
boys and the first we knew of his absence Was when the sad news of
his death reached the school. On the recovery of the body everything
was done to resuscitate it, but to no avail. Interment was made at
Chemawa on the following day and the services were conducted by
Rev. Gill of Salem.