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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1917)
T H E CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE 3 The 1st year vocational class of girls took their first Miss Georgina Clark and two younger sisters have lesson in domestic art this year on Thursday at Mitch been visiting their mother at Chemawa for some days. ell Hall with Mrs. Loos as teacher. The dairy boys are all through with the disinfect Dr. R. E. L. Newberne, special supervisor, arrived at Chemawa on Friday of last week for an official in ing and white washing of the dairy barns. Doctor Newberne, U. S. Inspector, spoke well of the cleanli spection of the school. Several Salem high school girls wrere in attendance ness of the barn. Miss Gertrude Brewer is a very busy person. Be at the social on Saturday evening, guests of Rose side her daily work she is engaged in helping the O’Brien and Agnes Swanson. ninth grade with the music for the Washington Birth Mrs. Julia Clark, who has been employed at Chemawa for several years, left on Tuesday for Missoula, Mon day program. Albert Griffin, an ex-student, says he expects to be tana, where she expects to reside. Mrs. Clark has been a faithful worker and her departure is regretted by many back here in the fall. Albert is a fine boy and a good athlete and Chemawa will be glad to have him back friends among the students and employes. Chemawa defeated the Silverton basketball team on again. He is now at Korbel, California. For the protection of the lawn in front of the engin Friday evening in our school gym, score 27 to 18. Quite a number of Silverton people came over to witness the eering department, a fence constructed of pipe wa; re game and to cheer their team on to victory. Chemawa, cently installed by some of Mr. Stewart’s boys. T! e however, was too strong for them. The next game will fence gives that department a more attractive app.u: - ance. be with Pacific University at Chemawa. George Barrett, who has been a member of Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are always giving pleasure to their friends by entertaining them in their cozy apart Turney’s orchestra for a couple of years, playing ei- ond violin, is now taking lessons on the ‘cello. lie ments, but one of the most delightful of these functions is working deligently. Jacob Mynuk takes George’s was given on Monday evening as a reminder of the place on second violin. anniversary of their marriage, the ceremony being On Wednesday evening Superintendent and Mrs. solemnized nine years ago at Chemawa. Elaborate Hall visited the literary societies. In spite of the fact refreshments were served and a very pleasant evening that most of the leaders and officers were attending the Y. M. C. A. entertainment in Salem, the meetings was spent by all present. were interesting. P U P IL S ’ ITEM S Those who attended the gymnastic entertainment given in the armory at Salem by the Y. M. C. A. last Basketball season will end on the 24th of February. Wednesday evening had a good time but seemed to Chester Smith is making good progress in his work. think the Chemawa students could have done better. Mr. Daly speaks well of him. Henry Campbell is very sure that Chemawa students are able to do better. The farmer is planning to plow up the 80-acre pas ture and seed it to oats. The horticulturists are very busy at the present The vocational girls in the sewing room department pruning the fruit trees, finishing the small orchard. They seem to be much interested in their work, and have been having tests this week. will commence spraying immediately. Mr. Westley, The basketball team is doing fine work. We ex the instructor, is very proud of the boys for what they have accomplished during the last two weeks. pect it to be the champions of this end of the state. Art classes have been formed including all the vo Effie Davis led the class in a test given the first year cational domestic science girls. Mrs. Loos and Mrs. girls by Miss Taylor of the Domestic Science depart Evans, both of whom are experts in art needlework, ment. are the instructors. The girls express themselves as Lizzie Kiernan, an ex-student, of Camas, Montana, being delighted and are enthusiastically entering into writes that the winter has been cold, with abundance the work. We are sure some exquisite work will be of snow. ready for our spring school exhibit as well as for the In the domestic science test for the seventh grade State Fair in September. A class-room dinner was given on Thursday by the girls, Hattie Martin, Effie Davis and Anna Sexton had the best papers. first year vocational girls, division B, in the domestic Joseph Gale is devoting his spare moments to mak science department. The menu of cream tomato soup, ing waste paper baskets for the seventh grade room. baked hash, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, rice with vegetables, fruit salad, apple pie and coffee, was well His motto is “ Service.” cooked and faultlessly served. This department is Mrs. Elta Doherty was the official visitor at the doing good work and we are quite proud of the achieve Nonpareil Literary Society on Wednesday evening. ments of the classes, which number more than sev We were glad to have her. enty girls in all. LOCAL LORE
