T H E CHEM AW A AM ERICAN
Mr. George Ball, blacksmith, and family, left on
Saturday for Hardin, Montana.
Fred Cardin favored the audience at chapel Sunday
with a violin solo, “ Souvenir.” It was much appreci
ated.
Mr. W. H. Mullikan, of Eoleta, Calif >rnia, has re
ceived probationary appointment as dairyman at this
school.
. The dairym an with his force of boys is getting out
posts for the purpose of fencing in the inundated land
below the barns.
All companies of students are showing improvement
in their drilling. The ti me is drawing near for the
com petitive drills.
The school orchestra under Mr. Turney rendered
the Overture “ Ladoiska” by C herubini at Sunday
night chapel. Chemawa is proud of its orchestra.
Aurelius Talbot writes that he has been assigned to
duty on the U. S . ------Saratoga. Nick Orloff writes
also that he is at the training school at San Francisco.
Mr. Daly and his farm boys have cleared an addi
tional four-acre tract of land of its stum ps in the wood
lot south of the cemetery and are now putting it in
condition for potato planting.
The Alumni will render a play called “ T atters” on
Friday evening next in the auditorium . The mem
bers of this play are rehearsing daily and a good enter
tainm ent is in store for those who attend.
Girls of Company D, of W inona Hall, deserve
especial mention for the way they march and for their
neat appearance generally. Company C girls will
have to bestir themselves or D will surpass them.
William W alters writes that himsGi, Lawrence Taylor
.and Charles Eder are at the Naval Training School,
San Franscisco, and getting along finely. He says
th at the navy is no place for a loafer or an unwilling
worker; that it takes lots of “ pep” to succeed. He
sends regards to all.
The seventh grade students, about 50 in number,
gave their annual class party in the gym Friday night.
The various classes at Chemawa always take pride in
doing things just right and none more so than the
seventh, and this party was no exception. Games of
all kinds were indulged in and a fine time was had by
all. Bounteous refreshments were served.
Mrs.
Brace is the teacher of this grade and Roy Nuckolls
is class president.
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R E P O R T E R ’S N O T E S
Robert Downie
LOCALS
The girls of W inona Hall are organizing a Camp
Fire Club.
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The boys of the Excelsior Society are planning for
their annual reception. It is expected that th is func
tion will be soon.
Your reporter in visiting the sewing department
found the girls of the eighth grade making table cloths,
napkins and towels with fancy hems.
Irving Shepard is some athlete. The Grant Junior
High School of Salem, of which Irving is a member,
depend upon him to be a strong factor in their athletic
contests.
Mrs.
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tain at
Teabo was hostess to the Crochet Club last
She is a good entertainer and the members had
pleasant time. Miss Sara Brewer will enter
the next meeting.
Good weather on Wednesday enabled our ’varsity
baseball team to go to Mt. Angel by auto to cross bats
with the college team, the first game of the season.
The boys appeared in their new and nifty uniforms,
which were made in our tailoring department.
Owing to the withdrawal of so many of our older
fellows who have gone to war, there has been a gen
eral promotion of boys from Brewer Hall. This has
separated many roommates, as the changes were made
according to the standing of each boy in his company.
Final demonstration examinations occupy the a t
tention of the industrial departments just now, for
which much preparation is being made. The inspec
tors have been appointed to make the preliminary ex
aminations and the pupils are exhibiting no little
interest.
Alex Melovidov, who plays second violin in the
string quartet, is devoting every spare moment
practicing and getting ready for the summer tour east.
The quartet expects to be gone about six months.
All of the members of the quartet are in fine fettle. A
concert will be given in the Chemawa auditorium on
the 29th.
Marie Shaishinikoff, Mae Adams and Martha Sprague
attended the Y. W . C. A. conference at McMinnville
College on Saturday and Sunday as delegates from Che
mawa. These young ladies sang several songs at the
different meetings; these songs were well sung and ap
preciated by the convention. Mrs. McCrossen accom
panied the girls. These delegates report an enjoyable
trip and brought back many helpful suggestions for
their association.
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