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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1917)
PAGE 3 TH E CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCALS PUPILS’ NEWS ITEMS Dr. Pinkley, physician at the Siletz Indian Agency, spent Sunday at Chemawa. Superintendent Hall left on Monday for the Warm Springs and Umatilla Schools in connection with the supervising of the new course of study. Mrs. M. A. Danenhower, Director of Girls’ Work in connection with the State Sunday School Associa tion, met with the Y. W .’s on Sunday evening and gave a helpful talk. Dr. Chas. A. Phipps, State Secretary of the Sunday School Association, addressed the Y. M. C. A. on Sunday afternoon, and also gave a short talk to the student body at chapel. The baseball season opened at Chemawa on Satur day with an inter-class game between the 7th and 8th grades. The student body was out in force and class spirit was rampant. This game is the first of a series to be played. The vocational nurses, assisted by Miss Potz, enter tained a few of their friends at a social gathering on Friday evening. Various games were played and dainty refreshments served. The table decorations consisted of kewpies in the center, with green stream ers of ribbon attached, extending to each place and which were tied to artistic green place cards. The cloth, napkins and plates were decorated with sham rocks. Those who were fortunate in being present spent a delightful evening. The nurses proved to be splendid entertainers. Twelve guests responded to a unique invitation from Miss Skipton which read in part Kelly Shaw, who is a prevocational student, is doing fine work in the shoe shop. Nellie Francis and Ruby LaPointe gave brief talks to the Winona society at the last meeting. Mrs. Evans’ art class is progressing very fast and the members are doing some pretty work. Rose Simmons has proved to be a most efficient sergeant for McBride Hall. After a month’s vacation, Mr. Hauser is again on duty. Mr. Hauser is a good night watchman. The four literary societies are going to have a spell ing match at the joint meeting in April. Janies Crane and Charley Williams have turned out on the lathe a number of baseball bats that swing just right. That most interesting piece of literature, “ The Man Without a Country” is now being studied by the eighth grade. John Adams, a former student of Chemawa, wrrites that he may be with us during Alumni week. John is working at Corvallis. “ Old Bud,” an old condemned horse that has been here for years, and the school’s favorite, died the other day from old age. Miss Lizzie Kiernan, of Camas, Montana, an ex student of Chemawa, has been married to George Moss, another ex-student. The eighth grade is pleased that their classmate, Wade Minthorne, has recovered from his illness and is able to be w’ith them again. The vocational sewing-room girls are finishing up the white uniform middies. We are anxious to start on the summer dresses for the A and B companies. Much interest is centered on the coming debate, “ Resolved, That the jury system should be abol ished.” It will be an open discussion by the eighth grade. The gardeners are now disking the potato land and rounding it into shape rather fast, but it will be some time before planting will be started on account of cold weather. The art classes under the direction of Mrs. Loos and Mrs. Evans are progressing rapidly. Some of the girls have already finished their work and others are not far behind. The meeting of the Interstate Convention of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Oregon and Idaho met at Salem on March third. The Chemawa Y. M. C. A. boys, numbering twenty delegates, attended the meeting, “ Come and wear an Irish smile Bring your sewing and work aw hile.’’ to an Irish afternoon, even to Irish wit, in her apart ments on Friday. The whole affair was artistically carried out in a manner so characteristic of Miss Skipton. A three-course dinner was served at four o’clock. Social chatter and fancy work kept the ladies so interested that the afternoon passed all too quickly. A number of ladies from Salem in addition to the Che mawa ladies were present. One of the pleasantest social functions of the season was given by Mr. and Mrs. Henderson in their cozy and delightful home to a number of their friends on Thursday evening last. Progressive games were much enjoyed by the guests. Miss Skipton received a box of choice candy as a prize for making the highest score, while Mr. Mitchell received a beautiful package, dain tily tied with tissue paper and white ribbon, for having the lowest score, which upon being opened was found to contain an Irish potato and an onion. The guests were in the gayest of spirits and a happy time was had by all. Delectable refreshments were served, con sisting of three varieties of sandwiches, cake, coffee and chocolate.
