T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
PAG E 4
IN D U S T R IA L NOTES
Stella W illiam s, vocational assistan t m atron,
doing splendid w ork in W inona H all.
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Jam es C rane is a vocational stu d e n t in th e b lack
sm ith shop and is a valuable acquisition to th a t de
p artm en t.
A n n a Stone an d F lorence L an d erg reen have the
rep u tatio n of h av in g th e neatest, best kept room in
M cBride H all.
M r. S au n d ers and his boys have been sp en d in g the
past two w eeks in p ain tin g th e in terio r of M r. H a m
m o n d ’s residence.
T h e Dom estic Science girls prepared and s erved a
four-course luncheon to the I niv ersity of O regon
team last S atu rd ay .
T h e boys on th e y ard detail will be very glad w hen
all the leaves fall from th e trees, as they are kept
p retty busy ra k in g them up.
M r. Brace, our property clerk, is very proud of
Ik ev , his new assistan t. Ik ey is not very big, nor
very old, b u t from M r. B race’s rep o rts, he m ust be
very efficient.
E v a H ood is d o in g splendidly in W inona H all.
M iss Reed speaks h ig h ly of her aid in the clo th in g
d ep a rtm en t as well as of h er general w ork th ro u g h o u t
th e b u ild in g .
T h e girls in W in o n a Hall have made a g reat im
provem ent in th e appearance of th e ir b u ild in g . S u
p erin te n d en t H all, on his W ednesday inspection, was
m uch pleased w ith th e ch an g e.
T h e talk s given by the en g in eer boys in th e ir aca
dem ic classroom s show th a t the boys know w hat they
are ta lk in g ab o u t and th a t th ey are d o in g good w ork
in the e n g in eerin g d ep artm en ts.
A lterin g uniform s is the chief order of the day in
th e tailo rin g d ep a rtm en t. It is expected th is w ork
will be com pleted th is w eek. M r. M cLean is a good
m anager as well as a good w orkm an, and th e boys
detailed to his d ep artm en t receive splendid in stru c
tion.
In addition to the usual am ount of rep airin g , the
detail in th e shoe shop u n d er M r. Swoboda is busy
fixing football shoes, m aking sh o u ld er pads, etc.
M r. Swoboda speaks in com plim entary term s of
G eorge Law son, who is a vocational pupil in th a t d e
p artm en t.
A force of young men from the en g in eerin g d e p a rt
m ent have largely assisted th e ex p e rt w orkm en, es
pecially em ployed, in th e co n stru ctio n of the 50,000-
gallon cem ent reservoir ju st com pleted. T h e building
of the form s and consequent m ix in g of cem ent and
filling th e form s was very educational and th e boys
seemed to be g reatly interested.
T h e girls in th e different dorm itories at W inona
H all are w o rk in g very h ard to have th e ir p articu lar
d o rm ito ry receive the prize w hich has been offered for
th e neatest and best kept d o rm ito ry . T h e re is also a
prize offered for th e best kept room in th a t b u ild in g .
D EA TH OF A D O LPH S E ID N E R
A dolph S eidner passed aw ay on W ednesday evening,
O ctober 25th, 1916, very su ddenly w ith h ea rt failure
su p erin d u ced by tu b e rc u lar pneum onia. Burial services
w ere held on F rid a y in the school chapel, th e E pisco
palian cerem ony being used, M r. H am m ond officiating,
after w hich th e body w as'in terre d in th e school cem e
tery , in th e presence of the stu d e n t body and em ployes.
T h e deceased was fourteen years of age, being th e
son of John and C arrie S eidner, of L olita, C alifornia.
A dolph w as a new boy at C hem aw a, having only a r
rived th is year. D u rin g th e tim e he was here he en-
deared him self to his associates and teachers H e w as
a brave little fellow in his sh o rt sickness. O u r sym
p ath y goes out to his p aren ts and relatives.
OBSERVATIONS
T h e boilerm akers have about com pleted repairs to
the school boilers. T hey have had a difficult job.
On cccount of car shortage we are h av in g difficulty
in g ettin g m aterials for th e new construction w ork.
M r. and Mrs. J. W arn er and little d au g h ter Jane
arrived a t C hem aw a last w eek. W e are all very glad
indeed to have them here w ith us.
Miss S kipton and M rs. R isser have been confined
to th eir room s on account of illnes. W e are glad to
report th a t both of these estim able ladies have im
proved.
Mr. W estley reports th a t all apples in th e orchard
east of th e railroad have been picked and stored.
Q u an tities are yet to be g ath ered from th e w est
o rch ard .
M arie Shaishnikoff is delighted th a t her various cat
fam ilies will have a house. She has in m ind S u p erin
ten d en t H a ll’s new garage. M arie is very fond of
cats but from all app earan ce; she is not destined to
be an old m aid.
T h e stu d en t body held an enthu siastic rally in the
au d ito rium last F rid ay n ig h t. T h e new booklet of
songs and yells were given out and Yell Leader O r-
loff p u t th e stu d e n ts th ro u g h an hour of hard p rac
tice. P resid en t Downie called on S u p erin ten d en t
H all, Coach W arn er and M anager Jaq u in s who res
ponded w ith appro p riate rem arks. School spirit is
ram p an t these days.