The Chemawa American, January 24, 1917, Page 3, Image 3

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G ertru d e T odd proved herself to be a most efficient
sergeant in th e d in in g hall.
T h e re is a force of m en rem odeling the S outhern
Pacific depot in fro n t of th e school.
Miss W edge and Miss E sth er T ay lo r were d in n er
guests of M rs. Ja q u in s on F rid ay evening.
M rs. Storm , who has been ill for some days, is
about her d u ties again.
T h e y o u n g m en of M itchell H all, and you n g ladies
of M cBride H all, deserve credit for the tid y ap p ear­
ance of th eir room s.
T h e dom estic science classes are very proud of the
ch a rts show ing th e different cuts of m eats, w hich
w ere so excellently d raw n by M amie F risk .
A visitor to the m any in d u strial d ep a rtm en ts from
7:30 to 8 each m orning will find an interested lot of
pupils ta k in g p art in the in d u strial lectures.
Miss S k ip to n is very m uch pleased w ith th e im ­
provem ent th e g irls have m ade in m arching into the
d in in g room as well as rem ain in g quiet u n til after
grace.
T h e com bination exercises at the weekly m eeting
of th e stu d e n t body and em ployees was om itted on
S u n d ay evening. D r. W edge gave an illu strated lec­
tu r e on th e life of Jesu s C h rist.
R oller sk a tin g on th e p art of the p u p ils over the
cem ent w alks has not been practiced since th e cold
w eather has set in. Indeed, th e bovs skated on the
ice w hile th e lake w as frozen over. A lex M elovidov
exhibited som e good sk atin g .
Miss Jessam ine H odgson arrived last week from
F o rt B erthold, N o rth D akota, to fill the place of
te ach e r recen tly left vacant by the resignation of Mrs.
R isser. M iss H odgson finds our w inter d elightful
after leaving th e severe cold of N orth D akota and was
g reatly su rp rised to see our cam pus so green . We
w elcome Miss H odgson and hope she will find C he­
m aw a, as well as h er w ork, pleasant.
Miss E sth e r T ay lo r, d au g h ter of W . E . T aylor,
form er assistan t su p e rin ten d en t and principal here,
spent th e w eek-end at C hem aw a. She was th e guest
of M rs. Jaq u in s on F rid a y and S atu rd ay and of Miss
F lin t on S u n d ay . Miss T ailo r rem ained in Salem
this year in order to g rad u ate from th e W illam ette
U niversity . She ex p ects to jo in her p aren ts at Bis­
m arck, N orth D akota, w here her father is su p e rin te n ­
d en t, im m ediately after her g rad u atio n .
M rs. Jaq u in s gave a sm all “ m ovie” party S atu rd ay
afternoon in honor of Miss W edge. Miss E sth e r Tay*
lor and Miss R u th Spoor w ere included in th e p arty .
T h e y o u n g people atten d ed the perform ance at the
O regon T h ea ter and later had lig h t refresh m en ts at
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th e G ray-B elle. Miss W edge and Mrs. Jaq u in s are
S orority sisters, Miss W edge of T u fts College, Boston,
and later g rad u atin g from V assar, and M rs. Jaq u in s
of S tan fo rd U niversitv.
T h e Y. M. C. A. had a fine m eeting on Sunday
evening. T he topic was “ T he R ew ards of R e lig o n .”
It was a topic th a t was quite in terestin g to all presen’ .
T he program was as follows: L ead er’s T alk , Nick
H atch; T he R ew ards of a H appy H eart, F ran k Jo h n ­
son; T h e R ew ard of a Useful Life, H enry Davis; T h e
R ew ard of a Good R eputation, Fred K arluk; T he
R ew ard of a S tro n g C haracter, Robert Service; Rec­
ognition of G oodness, Joe G ale. Q uotations and
Bible verses.
T h e assem bly exercises at th e opening of school on
M onday m orning and afternoon, were rendered by
the Reliance Society. T h e program consisting of,
G etty sb u rg A ddress, W ade Min th o rn ; Solo, Clyde
Fields; R ecitation, Irv in g G ray; E u phonium Solo,
W illiam W alters; R ecitation, Janies Crane; R ecitation,
R aym ond G rey, was given in th e m orning, and the
follow ing program given in th e afternoon: R ecita­
tion, A lbert G ray; Vocal Solo, Clyde Fields; Piano
Solo, Law rence T aylor; R ecitation, Janies C rane.
Both program s w ere well rendered. Joseph G ale acted
as chairm an.
P U P I L S ’ N E W S IT E M S
T h e Seventh grade class had a debate on th e q u es­
tion, “ W hich is m ore beneficial to m ankind, In d u strial
train in g or A cadem ic train in g ?”
A ffirm ative, Louis
Van Pelt, Louis T illier; N egative, T helm a O rson,
P eter H atch . T h e affirm ative side won.
M arguerite C ham berlin and H attie Cleveland gave a
b irth d ay party M onday evening. T hey served delic­
ious refreshm ents, played gam es, told stories, and had
a jolly good tim e. T h e guests who attended were,
Jessie and Lena Cleveland, A gnes S tew art, Julia Mills,
and A lm ira H am m ond.
T he vocational first year dom estic science class
served a five-course meal F riday m orning, A nna S ex ­
ton actin g as hostess and L ottie W ilson as host. Effie
Davis assisted w ith the cooking, w hile Ruby W hite
acted as w aitress. E ach girl did her part exceedingly
well. T h e m enu was as follows: V egetable soup, beef­
steak, brow n gravy, m ashed potatoes, banana salad,
lemon pie, b u tte r, coffee and cream .
Mr. Blessing recently gave a surprise p arty to all his
vocational boys. T h e boys th o u g h t th a t he had su m ­
moned them to give them a lecture. T hey found, how ­
ever, the office all fixed up with good eats for them .
T h e party enjoyed several speeches. T h e engineering
boys are am bitious to com plete th e ir trade and they are
accom plishing m uch by the aid of Mr. Blessing, who
is a fine in stru cto r.