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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1917)
PAGE 2 T H E CHEM AW A AM ERICAN The CHE WAW AAMERICAN Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School, Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second- Class Mail Matter SUBSCRIPTION - - 25Cts PER ANNUM FAREWELL TO CHEMAWA STRING QUARTET As the train pulled out from the station on Friday, containing the members of the String Quartet who are off for a four-m onths’ tour, the Sigma Phi girls started up the following refrain to the tune of Alohoa: “ Farew ell to T hee, O ur S trin g Q u artet, Y our le av in g fills o u r h e arts w ith sorrow ; C h em aw a's pride, i t ’s now au revoir, U ntil we m eet a g a in .’’ FEATUTES OF THE CONSCRIPTION BILL President Wilson will call on men voluntarily to reg ister at voting booths. Slackers will be gone after later. It is expected 7,000,000 men will register. After physical, industrial and other exemptions are made, the first 500,000 will be placed in immediate training. The exemption machinery will be conducted as far as possible under guidance of local authorities. Governors ot states will be factors in the plan. The war department desires to obtain benefit of “ neighbor hood opinion” as to whether a man shall be called from his occupation and home to serve the country in its military arm. Each state is to be assigned a definite quota to fill America’s “ greater arm y .” PUPILS’ ITEMS Chemawa’s lawns are looking better every day. The pupils of the ninth grade are working hard for the coming examinations. It looks nice to see the companies drilling on the parade ground each morning. Henry Campbell, a vocational gardener, has charge of the corn and bean planting. Laura Therriault in divison B of the Domestic Sci ence is taking care of the chickens this week. Blake Cuthbert writes he is getting along well at his duty on the U. S. Cruiser New Orleans. He is at San Francisco. One thing that impressed us on our trip to Newberg was the patriotism of the people. Every house ex hibited a flag. The gardeners and farmers are very busy planting different kinds of seeds. It keeps Mr. Westley and Mr. Daly busy all the time looking after things here and there. George Jnckson, who was on the U. S. S. Philadel phia in Bremerton, says that he is now transferred to the U. S. S. Marblehead which is to sail from Brem erton, Wash. The engineers are fixing up the old boiler feed water heater to heat water along wfith the other hot water tanks. After it is installed there should be suf ficient hot water at all times. Russell Adams, one of Chemawa’s prominent stu dents, has left for his home in Siletz, Oregon, to work on his father’s ranch. He is greatly missed by all, especially the baseball team. The girls’ companies were out drilling on the school campus yesterday evening. The new girls as well as the old girls have shown efforts to learn the different commands, The commissioned officers of the boys’ companies did the drilling. • On Saturday last our Chemawa baseball team, ac companied by about 100 rooters, travelled to Newberg by autos to compete with the Pacific College team. The college team defeated us by the close score of 4 to 3 in a 10-inning game. Every-one enjoyed the game and the trip. INDUSTRIAL NOTES Irving H endrix has just completed a very neat dress ing table for Mrs. Fratis. The carpentry department is always a busy place, m anufacturing furniture and keeping up repairs. Since the supply of potatoes is exhausted Mrs. Brewer makes all kinds of substitutes and does it satisfactorily to all concerned. Fred Karluk and James Todd, vocational carpenters, are engaged this week in staining and shellacing the mission seats and chairs. Each of the nine boys detailed to the bakery take turns acting as foreman. Raymond Johnnie and Thomas Joseph are the latest. Mrs. Teabo speaks well of all her boys. Mr. Everett, chief engineer, is now making plans by which to burn coal in the boiler fire boxes in place of oil. The price of oil has advanced to such a price that it more than doubles the price paid this year. The bake shop at Chemawa, under the efficient management of Mrs. Teabo and her detail of nine boys, is always a busy place. In addition to the m ak ing of about 450 loaves of bread each day the follow ing are also made: Meat pies twice each week, fruit pies three times a week, cookies twice a wreek and g in ger cake once each week, hot rolls once a wTeek, soda biscuits once a week and cinnamon rolls once a week. Altogether this department does its full duty and you hear no complaint.
