The Chemawa American, March 28, 1917, Page 4, Image 4

T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
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P U P IL S ’ N E W S ITEM S
T h e eig h th grade w orked on prom issory notes last
w eek .
Sadie K now les, a m em ber of th e eig h th grade, made
som e pen w ipers for her class.
W illie T h e rria u lt, one of o u r ex -stu d e n ts, w rote and
said he has a dairy farm of his ow n.
T h e 'vocational blacksm iths are h aving lessons in
d raw in g different tools in th e shop.
W illiam W allers has been of g reat aid in helping
stu d en ts to learn the new school song.
T h e school has enough ensilage to last all sum m er.
It will be fed w hen the grass is scarce.
T h e schedule is so arran g ed th a t the stu d y ho u r is
on two successive n ig h ts d u rin g the w eek.
T h e vocational girls have begun to m ake blue p e r­
cale every-day dresses for M cBride H all girls.
T h e dom estic science vocational g irls of the seventh
grade are stu d y in g about the leavening agents.
T h e second and th ird year dom estic science girls
have been testin g b ak in g pow der, cream of ta rta r and
soda.
T h e w hole detail of blacksm ith boys repaired and
assisted in p u ttin g th e seats in the new assem bly hall
last T h u rsd a y .
M r. M cN ickle of St. Ig n atiu s, M ontana, visited his
dau g h ters R u th and F lorence last w eek. H e is much
pleased w ith Chem aw a.
T h e carp en ters, m asons, plum bers, blacksm iths and
painters p u t in some good w ork in g iv in g th e finishing
touches to th e au ditorium last w eek.
T h e boys in th e tailo rin g d ep artm en t were so busy
last week pressing and cleaning uniform s th at th ere
was no tim e for pressing civilian suits.
Lillie P alm er, of the em broidery and fancy needle­
w ork class, com pleted a p air of em broidered bluebird
design pillow cases, and a bureau scarf to m atch.
M uch in terest is centered th is week on the g ath erin g
of arg u m en ts and p rep arin g generally for the debate to
be given by the eighth grade pupils on the ju ry system .
O nly th ree m ore m onths before school is o u t; now
get in and dig and do y o u r own th in k in g . G rasp all
op p o rtu n ities th at are offered you and take ad v an tag e
of them .
T h e stu d en ts of Chem aw a are still hop in g th a t Mr.
and M rs. Jaq u in s will re tu rn . W e need them here at
C hem aw a and have missed them very m uch since th e ir
d ep artu re.
A gnes L aR ance is m aking good progress in th e small
sew ing room . She says th a t the sew ing in stru ctio n
is very pleasing and she will miss her w ork th ere w hen
the detail changes.
T h ere has been a little change in the tim e for society
m eetin g and stu d y hour. Society m eeting will now
com e on T h u rsd a y and stu d y h o u r on T u esd ay and
W ednesday.
T h e ca p tain s of the first three com panies of the boys
have been changed. Russell A dam s tak es ch arg e of A
C om pany, E arl N uckolls B com pany, and John Beyers
C B om pany.
T h ree of th e first year vocational dom estic science
girls m ade six pies for Mr. M itchell, In d u stria l T e a c h ­
er. H e has about tw enty-five boys on his detail to
whom he gave a trea t.
A le tte r was received from D orothy T alb o t, an e x ­
stu d e n t, w ho states th a t she is d oing very nicely in
h er h ig h school w ork. She also stated th a t she re ­
ceived th e h ig h est grad e in D om estic Science.
T he com m issioned officers of th e cadet corps received
orders from the W a r D epartm ent o rd erin g th a t th ey
m ust not w ear th e regulation arm y sh o u ld er-strap any
longer. A new insignia has been m ade w hich is to be
su b stitu ted for them .
IN D U S T R IA L NOTES
Georgre Barrett
'file prevocational nurses have been m uch in te re ste d
of late in dietetics.
Good rep o rts are m ade by Mrs. F ulkerson in regard
to the efficient m anner in w hich the hospital cooks have
prepared food for th e sick.
M innie C olum bia, a pupil from th e Colville reserva­
tion, is draw in g plans for a hand loom for w eaving
clo th . M innie is a good stu d e n t and does very neat
w ork.
W ith th e high cost of all subsistence supplies pre-
valing, th e good m anagem ent of th e “ m ess” show s a
decrease of $76 in the general expenses th u s far for
M arch.
M artha Sprague, Mae A dam s an d Leona Jo h n are
devoting th e ir alloted tim e in the dressm ak in g d e p a rt­
m ent to the m anufacture of blue serge coat su its for
th eir own use.
Delicious m arshm allow s and popcorn w ere m ade in
the dom estic science by th e eighth grade girls, w hich
were sold to the pupils for th e purpose of raisin g funds
in th a t d ep a rtm en t.
Mrs. W oods cannot too highly com m end th e p re­
vocational lau n d ry girls. She says they have taken
great in terest and have done fine. T h e la u n d erin g
of the w hite uniform s belonging to th e M cBride
girls was no little job, but it was done well and w ith
dispatch.
T h e fourth grade class of girls in th e in term ed iate
sew ing dep artm en t have m uch good w ork to th eir
credit. M rs. C ulbertson speaks h ig h ly of th e ir e n ­
deavors to perform th eir w ork accurately and w ith
speed. T h ey will com plete the course w ith th is detail
and the fifth grade will follow them .