The Chemawa American, February 28, 1917, Page 3, Image 3

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T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
LOCALS
L O S T —G old cuff lin k . F in d e r will please re tu rn to
M iss Potz at th e hospital.
A n inform al social at the em ployes’ p arlo r was m uch
enjoyed M onday evening.
S u p erin ten d e n t and M rs. H all w ere d in n e r g u ests of
M iss S cholder at the teach ers’ club on S u n d ay .
M r. H . S. T ra y lo r, U . S. In d ian In sp ecto r, arrived
at C hem aw a yesterday on his to u r of inspection.
M rs. M ary B row n, of M uscatine, Iow a, arriv ed on
M onday to ta k e u p th e d u ties of assistan t m atron in
W in o n a H all. She was accom panied by her little
d a u g h te r.
T h e sm all b and, led by M r. Loos, B and In stru c to r,
paraded th e cam pus on W a sh in g to n ’s B irth d ay and re n ­
dered several good selections. T h is ban d of sm all
boys is m ak in g rem arkable progress in a very short
tim e.
B eginn in g on page 5 of th is issue will be found list
of prizes and aw ards, honorable m en tio n , etc ., as ap ­
plied to In d ia n Schools of the Service, and the p u p ils
thereof for th e ir in d u stry and conscientious w ork of a
year ago.
M iss M argery T ay lo r, dom estic science teach er, is
ta k in g a few w eeks’ sick leave. M iss T ay lo r has w orked
very hard th e past m o n th s and her m any friends u rg ed
th a t she ta k e a little rest ju st now . M rs. Storm wall
su b stitu te .
A G eorge W ash in g to n B irth d ay luncheon was given
by th e D om estic Science class on W ednesday last.
Covers w ere laid for ten. T h e table was decorated
w ith sm all flags and em blem s p in n ed around th e snow y
clo th as a border. T h e centerpiece was th e stu m p of
a ch e rry tree w ith a large clu ster of red ch erries on
top and su rro u n d ed by sm all flags and em blem s. T h e
place cards w ere red, w hite and blue h atch ets. In
th e alcove of th e d in in g room on a sm all table
w as a larg e stu m p of a ch erry tree, an d G eorge W a sh ­
in g to n rep resen ted by a statu e w ith a h atch et in his
h an d ready to cut th e fam ous tree. T h e A m erican
flag gracefu lly draped above, m ade a very realistic
an d im pressive p ictu re. T h e p atrio tic m otif w as
carried o u t as m uch as possible in th e luncheon
m enu. H ostesses were Ju lia Mills and V elth a F razier.
T h e serv in g was done by K ath erin e W ilder and Ju lia
Grom off, w hile L eona Jo h n , L ydia B auer, E lizabeth
R ainville and Rose Sim m ons w ere th e lead in g cooks.
LITERARY SOCIETIES
T h e E xcelsiors m et last W ednesday in full force w ith
P resid en t D arnell in the chair, who opened th e m eet­
in g w ith a sn ap p y address. T h e program w as a sh o rt
one, co n sistin g of a recitation by F ran cis Boyce; a m an­
dolin solo by L v condra Squartzoff; read in g of news from
th e w’ar fro n t by G eorge B arrett. T h e advisor addressed
th e society, em phasizing the necessity for better p re p ­
aratio n of th e assem bly exercises. M r. M itchell, the
official v isitor, gave a brief talk show ing his ap p re­
ciation of th e w ork the boys were doing.
T h e debate given by the R eliance boys show ed th at
they had p u t m uch th o u g h t and w ork on th e ir p rep ar­
atio n for th e evening. T h e question was, “ Resolved,
T h a t W ash ington was a g reater m an th a n L in c o ln .”
T h e affirm ative debaters were W ade M inthorne and
A llen S hepard and negative speakers, Jam es T odd and
Joe G ale. H enderson T atsh am a m ade a good song
leader. A llan S hepard added his bit of fun to th e eve­
n in g by a v o lu n tary reading.
T h e W in o na society presented a program w hich was
en th u siastically received by the m em bers. T h e selec­
tion read by Rose Sim m ons show ed careful preparation,
as d id the recitation delivered by L ottie W ilson. Tw o
g u ita r solos and a num ber of riddles w ere th e am u se­
m en t features and were thoroughly enjoyed. M r. John
Brow n, th e official visitor, addressed th eso cietv and was
loudly applauded.
PUPILS’ NEWS ITEMS
T h e h o rtic u ltu re detail will begin sp ray in g th e fru it
trees in th e sm all orchard at once.
T h e second and th ird year vocational girls are s tu d y ­
in g fats and yeast at th e dom estic science.
M r. W estley w as com pelled to “ lay off” for a few
days on account of a severe attack of th e la grip p e.
S arah B lodgett, after being here eig h t years, left a
few weeks ago on account of ill health and has reach ­
ed her hom e at A rlee, M ontana, safely.
M r. S m ith , our disciplinarian and physical director,
is busy ju s t now d rillin g the stu d en ts in gym nastic
exercises, p rep arin g for an exhibition on M arch 3rd.
T h e stu d e n ts in the eighth grade are en th u siastic
about th e final exam in atio n s to take place th e first of
Ju n e . T hey expect to secure an average of 90
per cent.
M r. H e n ry L ange, assistant engineer, departed
from C hem aw a on F eb ru ary 20th. W hile here he
m ade m any friends w ho wish him success in all fu tu re
u n d erta k in g s.
G eorge L aw son left on M onday for Seattle to visit
his sister for one m onth. She is an invalid and re ­
quires his assistance. G eorge is a fine boy and we
miss him both in th e band and harness shop.
May F ilesteel, A gnes L am bert, V iola S pencer, R uby
W h ite and May H anniff were recently tran sferred to
M cBride H all, w here the “ g et to g e th e r” sp irit of the
girls of th a t b u ild in g soon m ade them feel at hom e.
Isabel G ardipe, an ex -stu d e n t of C hem aw a, w rites
from her hom e at Roy, M ontana, th a t Lucy O ’Brien
is m arried to Irv in g Fitzsim m ons, both of Coberg,
M ontana. H e r friends at Chem aw a exten d c o n g ra t­
u latio n s.
T h e n in th grade w ishes to th a n k their m any friends
w ho did so m uch to m ake th e play a success, especially
M r. and M rs. H all, Miss Brew er, M rs. Brace, Miss
M itchell and M r. M cLean, and Miss R oberts for her
u n tirin g w ork and in te re s t in d irectin g the rehearsals