T H E CHEM AW A AM ERICAN
LOCALS
PAGE 3
The price of fuel oil has risen from 55cts a barrel
to $1.20 a barrel. It will cost Chemawa about $11,*
000 this year for fuel oil at 55cts. The advance in
price renders its use another year prohibitive and coal
or wood will have to be substituted unless the price
greatly declines.
It is our intention to issue The Chemawa Magazine
next week, and as the capacity of the office and the
force will be taxed to the limit to do so, the regular
issue of our weekly paper will not be made. However,
the week following the issue of our magazine will see
the weekly in the field again.
Mr. J. W. Blessing, who has been acting engineer
at Chemawa for six months, has gotten the powerplant
in good working order. He has accepted a position as
chief engineer in a large saw mill near Portland and
will leave us shortly. Mr. Burt N. Everett, of Metcalf,
Arizona, has received the appointment at this school
and is due to arrive soon.
The acoustic qualities of the new auditorium are hue.
The girls’ details in all departments changed on
Monday.
James Latattie writes to Miss Skipton that he is do
ing well in Montana.
The hard rain now prevailing is greatly retarding
the planting of crops.
Mrs. Smith entertained the Crochet Club in her
apartments on Wednesday evening, last.
Colonel Goodall, Supervisor, is now in his district
and no doubt will visit Chemawa soon.
Jessie Twist succeeded in gathering a bundle of
beautiful ferns on Sunday for decorating the students’
dining room.
George Todd and his wife of Montana stopped off at
Chemawa this week to visit with their brother and sis
ter, James and Gertrude.
The four companies of girls in W inona Hall are go
EIG H TH GRADE E N T E R T A IN S
ing to compete for a prize. Points in drilling and
Last week belonged to the 8th grade and they made
appearance are to be considered.
themselves heard from. The girls, assisted by Miss
Last week four new girls were added to the list of
W hite, their teacher, surprised the boys with a splen
W inona Hall, namely, Marie Fayas, Josephine Fayas,
didly arranged social affair on Friday evening in the
Maud Heay and Lillian G authier.
gym. Mr. Smith got the boys together and requested
Miss Scholder is in receipt of the sad news of the them to accompany him to the gymnasium for a special
death of her father at Mesa Grande, California. She drill. Upon entering they were greeted in a body by
has the sympathy of her many friends at Chemawa.
their girl classmates and teacher and a number of in
The ground has been prepared along either side of vited members of the faculty. This was one of the
the plank walk to the Oregon Electric depot for plant best arranged functions held at Chemawa so far this
ing sweet peas, a distance of over one-quarter of a mile. year. The 8th grade girls proved good entertainers.
Marie Roehl, of the diningroom force, whose duties Refreshments were served.
are to look after the linen and attend the halls,
The same grade sprang a surprise on their teacher,
has proven very satisfactory and has taken much in Miss W hite. They met in the parlors of McBride
Hall, which were decorated for the occasion, and Mrs.
terest .
The aged mother of Chemawa’s post-trader, Mr. Smith and Miss Brewer manoeuvered to direct Miss
Henderson, who has been bed-ridden for two years, W hite to the McBride quarters. She was met by an
passed away on Monday. Chemawa extends condol outburst of the class yell and hearty congratulations,
as it was the anniversary of Miss W hite’s birthday.
ences.
A huge birthday cake covered with candles was
Mrs. Brewer speaks highly of the kitchen detail of
girls wdiose period just expired. They have given provided and each member of the class made a wish
good attention to the lectures and profited by them in as Miss W hite blew out each candle. Music and class
songs and spirited conversation made the hour of the
their work.
afternoon pass so pleasantly that it will long be re
Jessie Cleveland and Stella McKay have been ser
membered by the class and their beloved teacher.
geants in the dining-room the past five weeks. Miss
There are about 45 members in the 8th grade. The
Skipton is sorry to lose them. She says, however,
“ pep” and get-together spirit of the class is fine.
that Verna Perry and Bertha Nye, the new sergeants,
will also do well.
The wet weather of late has interfered with baseball
Mr. W. P. Weber, an engineer of the Irrigation practice. The boys are getting uneasy and anxious to
Department, is at Chemawa running levels and other take up the steady grind.
The fourth grade girls in the intermediate sewing
wise securing data to draw plans by which parts of the
department
are a busy lot, making sheets, gowns and
school farm can be properly drained. We have about
100 acres of “ beaver dam ” land, a soil of the very rich every-day dresses, while the smaller girls are doing fine
at patching and darning.
est nature, to drain.