The Chemawa American, March 21, 1917, Page 3, Image 3

T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
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Mr. Brace m ade a h u rried trip to P o rtlan d on S a tu r­
day on official business.
T he tailors are clean in g and pressing a large n u m ­
ber of uniform su its these days.
S u p erin ten d en t H all re tu rn e d from his visit to W arm
S prings and U m atilla on F rid a y .
R eginald Downie, m anager for the baseball and track
events, is doing fine in th is new capacity.
John M u rray re tu rn e d from S eattle th e first of th e
week w here he was called on m atters of personal im ­
portance.
S u p erin ten d en t H all, M r. Daly, T eacher ot A g ri­
cu ltu re, and Mr. W estley, G ard en er, visited th e S tate
farm of 1200 acres on S atu rd ay .
M rs. R osenberger, teacher of the second g rad e,
w ho has been absent on sick leave for some w eeks, re ­
sum ed her place in the class-room on M onday.
T h e report cards of o u r stu d en ts w ho atten d high
school show splendid m arks. It is n o t u nusual to find
th ree to four “ E ’s ” and rarely ever below “ G .”
T h e earnest business-like m anner in w hich th e
farm ers and gard en ers go at th eir w ork indicates th e
general sp irit of in d u stry th ro u g h o u t th e school.
M r. H am m ond left for K lam ath A gency today in
connection w ith th e new course of stu d y . T h ere are
five day schools an d one b o ard in g school to visit.
T h e u n u su al sou n d s issu in g from th e au d ito riu m
these evenings need not alarm you. I t is only th e
te stin g of th e voices of prospective o peretta p e r­
form ers.
C harles E d er, vocational p ain ter, is doing good
w ork in giving form al in stru ctio n to th e prevocational
pain ters d u rin g th e tim e M r. S anders is engaged in
th e eng in eerin g d ep artm en t.
T h e In d ian ap p ro p riatio n act for n e x t year carries
a provision for ten percent increase on all salaries
u n d er $1,200 per year, and five percent on salaries over
$1,200 and not exceeding $1,800.
T h e carp en ter force, u n d er M r. W oods and M r.
B row n, are a busy lot these days rep airin g th e b u ild ­
ings, co n stru ctin g a boiler room at th e oil p u m p in g
station, lay in g floors, m aking fu rn itu re , etc.
M rs. M cCrosson has been a very busy teacher of late
in connection w ith the “ try in g o u t” of pupils for
various p arts in th e op eretta. T h e stu d e n ts are p u t­
tin g forth th e ir best efforts in th e “ tr y -o u t.”
M r. T u rn e y is a busy m an these days p rep arin g the
various scores for th e orchestral m usic in connection
w ith the o p eretta. T h is added to his other w ork re n ­
ders necessary long hours of service each day
T h e Ju n io r Y. M .’s had a social h o u r in the gym on
M onday evening in place of th e usual services. Dr.
K ennedy and Miss R oberts w ere in charge. A happy
tim e was sp en t by th e y o u n g people. R efreshm ents
w ere served.
T h e bleachers on th e ath letic field have been divided
in to half, one section being placed on the opposite side
of th e field in order to provide seats for both sexes.
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Baseball and track will occupy th e attention of the
ath letic association th e balance of th is year.
Miss Mae H o p k in s, stu d e n t secretary of the Y. W .
C. A. w ork of O regon, W ashington and N evada,
visited Chem aw a on F rid ay . She m et the Y. W .
girls separately for private talks d u rin g the afternoon
and at four o ’clock the girls assembled in th e m usic
room at M cBride H all w here she gave them a m ost in ­
terestin g talk.
N ick H atch has th e sy m p ath y of his friends in his
m isfo rtu n e to be com pelled to miss high school this
sem ester as a slight paralysis of th e rig h t cheek has
made it necessary to take daily treatm en ts and rest
from school duties. N ick is a conscientious, close s tu ­
dent, and feels keenly his enforced absence.
M onday n ig h t at C hem aw a is know n as ch u rch n ig h t
as th a t tim e is best suited to the W illam ette U niversity
stu d en ts, as well as to D r. K ennedy, to tak e charge of
the religious in stru c tio n . T h e n ig h t is an off n ig h t
for the em ployes and frequently used tor an hour or so
of recreation in th e gym or elsew here for social m eet­
ings.
Chem awa believes in com m in g lin g pleasure for th e
stu d en ts and em ployes w ith th e reg u lar g rin d of w ork.
W hile no in fringem ent on school or in d u strial hou rs
takes place, as C hem aw a is a h ard w orking school and
stu d e n ts and em ployes perform th e ir full share of
school w ork, they are also encouraged to indulge in
various pleasures w henever practicable.
A com m ittee is appointed each m onth to arran g e an
evening of diversion for th e em ployes, b rin g in g ab o u t
a sp irit of sociability and a ‘ ‘get to g e th e r’ ’ habit. T h e
gym nasium is generally used and various gym nastic
activities appeals to m any. T h e com m ittee for th is
m onth consisted of M r. Loos, M rs. Brew er and M rs.
E vans. T h e social on M onday evening was in the
n atu re of an old-fashioned candy pull, w hich was
entered into w ith m uch enjoym ent by all.
T h e you ng men of the school band gave th e ir a n ­
nual p arty on S t. P a tric k ’s Day, a custom w hich has
been in vogue at C hem aw a for some years. T h e gym
was decorated w ith m any p en n an ts and m uch g reen ­
ery. An elaborate supper was served on small tables
at one end of the room . T h e favors, place cards and
table decorations w ere in honor of St. P a tric k ’s Day
and th e effect w as p articu larly artistic. M r. and M rs.
Loos assisted th e young m en in m aking th e an n iv er­
sary a g reat success. St. P a tric k ’s Day is also the
b irth d ay of the band.
A goodly num ber of the faculty and stu d en ts attended
th e T sianina concert at the opera house in Salem on
F riday evening. O ur stu d e n ts, assisted by some of the
faculty, presented T sian in a w ith a huge ivory basket
filled w ith red tulip s tied w ith large bows of w hite
tulle and C hem aw a colors. A ttached was a large C he­
mawa p en n an t. W hen th e presentation was m ade over
th e footlights and th e y o u n g In d ian m aiden saw th at
it was from her ow n beople at Chem aw a, she seem ed
g ie atly effected. She im m ediately tu rn ed the basket
so the p en n an t could be seen by th e audience and a
trem endous applause w ent up, in com m endation to o u r
stu d en ts for being so loyal to one of th eir ow n. In
fact, th is little act b ro u g h t tears to the eves of m any.