T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
LOCAL LORE
T h e ice plant is u n d erg o in g a com plete renovation.
Mr. E dw ard A. Jaq u in s has been called to Los
A ngeles on business. H e leaves to n ig h t on num b er 13.
Miss C onstance C artw rig h t, a g rad u ate of th e U n i
versity of O reg o n , is su b stitu tin g as teacher of the
sixth grade.
T h e co n tracto r has a force of men now at w ork
d igging th e tren ch es and otherw ise rem odeling the
school sew erage system .
M r. W estley, our popular gard en er and h o rtic u ltu r
ist, w ho has been off on a leave of absence, retu rn ed
to his duties on S atu rd ay .
A goodly force of boys are at work today securing
C hristm as trees and o th er greenery w ith w hich to dec
orate the q u arte rs and o th er places.
P reparatio n s have been m ade for the clearin g of the
tw o tim ber lots at Chem aw a, th u s en ab lin g 65 more
acres of tillable land to be added to the school farm .
T he boys’ second basketball team will travel to
R ickreall, on F riday n ight by autom obile and play the
athletic club of th a t place. T h e first team will play
th e stro n g Silverton team at Silverton on the sam e eve
n ing.
T h e new 50,000 gallon fuel oil reservoir is rapidly
filling up since the installation of a 12-horse pow er
steam boiler at th e siding, w hich is used to heat the
oil in the car and th u s enable it to ru n in to th e pipes
m ore freely.
M rs. R isser has resigned her position of teacher at
Chem aw a, to accept th e position of chief clerk in the
S tate A g ricu ltu ral E xtension Service, C olum bia, Mis
souri. She has m ade m any friends at C hem aw a who
rejoice w ith her in th is prom otion.
Boiler num ber th ree has been unable to w ithstand
the co n tin u o u s strain given it th is fall and has gone
out of com m ission. T h is leaves two boilers for p res
ent use. N um ber four will be ready for use, how ever,
w ithin a few days. In the m eantim e, the lau n d ry
will ru n about half of the tim e.
Miss T ay lo r and th e Division A vocational class of
dom estic science girls gave a luncheon on T h u rsd ay
last, with S upt. and Mrs. H all, Mrs. Risser, Mrs. Mc-
Crosson, Mrs. E stabrook, Miss W hite, Miss M itchell,
Miss F lin t, and M r. and Mrs. Ja q u in s, as guests.
Leona John and Rose Sim m ons acted as hostesses,
w hile L ydia Bauer and E lizabeth R einville did the
w aiting. T h e g irls who took part in the p rep aratio n
of the meal were S arah Blodgett, Bertha G rim es, Ju lia
Mills, Julia Gromoff, C atherine W ilder, R uth Mc-
N ickle, V eltha F razier, M arina N elson. T h is lu n c h
eon, well cooked and so d ain tily and properly served,
was given as a dem onstration and not only was it of
practical in stru ctio n to the girls, but was also an e n
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joyable affair th ro u g h o u t. T h e reception and dining
room s w ere very artistically decorated w ith festoons
of fir interw oven w ith strin g s of holly berries and po p
corn. T h e recesses w ere banked w ith ferns and
mosses. A small C hristm as tree adorned one corner
of th e dining-room . T h is function was a p retty op en
in g of the holiday season and th e guests w ere very
appreciative.
TH E H O LIDAYS
T h e program for th e holidays at Chem aw a will em
brace the follow ing:
C hristm as E ve
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E n terta in m e n t in auditorium
C hristm as Day
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C hristm as tree and
p resentation of gifts before breakfast in each of
th e q u arters.
Band C oncert
D inner
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Social in “ G y m ”
M orning
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10:30
12:00
7 to 9 p. in.
T u e sd a v
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A fternoon
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E v en in g
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M itchell H all for large girls.
W ork
R ecreation
Reception in
W e d n e sd a y
M orning
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Work-
A fternoon
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A thletic gam es in gym
E v en in g
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E x h ib itio n drills, folk
d an cin g , etc ., u n d er direction of M r. Sm ith
T huk sd a V
M orning
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A fternoon
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E v en in g
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H all for large boys
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W ork
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A thletics in gym
Reception in M cBride
F riday
M orning
A fternoon
E v en in g
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W ork
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G ym nastics in gym
Social for sm aller stu d en ts
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S a tu r d a v
M orning
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A fternoon and E v en in g
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New Y ears (H o lid a y )
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E v en in g
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T h e follow ing is the mer
dinner:
Roast Pork
Brown G ravy
Sweet Potatoes
C anned Corn
S traw berries
C ake
G ranges
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Work-
R ecreation
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Social
for the p u p ils’ C hristm as
D ressing
A pple Sauce
M ashed Potatoes
A pple Jelly
Minced Pie
Bananas
A ppks