PAG E 4
T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
R EPO R TER ’S NOTES
Robert Downie
T h e law ns are in b eau tifu l condition at th is tim e
and the hum of the law n m ow er is heard on all sides.
P eter H atch is now w orking in the T e a c h e rs’ C lub.
I t seems th a t he is very successful.
T h e school lau n d ry is a very busy place.
operation six full d ay s each w eek.
I t is in
A gradual im provem ent is noticed in th e tra in in g of
boys and girls for th e gym nastic ex h ib itio n to be held
later.
T h e various com panies are d rillin g reg u larly , p re
p arin g for th e com petitive d rill to be held d u rin g the
A lum ni w eek.
E very m ail b rin g s in new s of th e C hem aw a boys
who are in th e arm y and navy. T h ey are being sc at
tered to various p arts of the co u n try .
M r. C arrow and his force of boys have b een very
busy th e past week g rad in g aro u n d th e au ditorium and
layin g pipe lines w ith w hich to irrig a te th e law n.
T h e in term ed iate sew ing d ep a rtm en t rep o rts h av in g
m ade 926 g arm en ts an d m ended 2,200 pieces d u rin g
th e m onth of A pril. T h is d ep artm en t has also m ade
th ro u g h o u t the year 308 dresses for girls.
On T h u rsd ay of last week the first year vocational
girls of the dom estic science d ep artm en t p u t o u t a
private ex h ib it for the benefit of th e final test com
m ittee. M any h ig h m arks were aw arded th e e x h ib
itors by th e com m ittee.
N o t ic e .— T oday the second and th ird y ear vocational
girls of th e dom estic science d ep artm en t w ill p u t on a
general food ex h ib it, w hich will be public, and a sp e
cial invitation is ex ten d ed to all. Y ou will m ake a m is
take if you miss it.
P U P IL S ’ ITEMS
T h e dom estic science g irls of th e second year are
review ing lessons on fish and p o u ltry .
T he eig h th g rad e has been having tests in a g ric u ltu re
rig h t along. T h ey will soon sta rt on h isto ry tests.
Edw in Z eiglar, a vocational en gineer, is teach in g
the en g in eerin g boys how to use and care for tools.
T h e eig h th grade pupils are interested in read in g
C urrent E v en ts, w hich they get every F rid ay .
A letter has been received from E th el M ichelle sa y
ing she will retu rn to school this fall
T h e farm ers have finished plow ing at th e lake and
started discing. It is p retty hard discing.
T hom as H oaglin and Joseph G reer, prevocational
engineers, are m aking a good show ing.
T h e sew ing-room g irls have ju st com pleted a set of
w ork dresses for M cBride H all girls.
Roy N uckolls, a vocational g ardener, is busy ro u n d
ing up th e potato lands. H e is ju s t about th ro u g h and
ready for the potatoes.
T h e little garden around the dom estic science b u ild
in g is looking fine, but th e chickens will have to be
w atched closely.
L au ra T h e rria u lt, th e chichen care-taker, is d o in g
fine. She has m ade a good trade w ith M r. W estley for
a bushel of w heat for a dozen eggs.
E u g ene Geffe, a form er stu d e n t who is now a m u
sician in th e U nited S tates aim y , paid a sh o rt visit to
Chem aw a last w eek.
\ \ ord w as received from A lex M elovidov sta tin g
th a t th e q u a rte t boys w ere sp ending a couple of days
in B ism arch, N . D.
W illiam B athle, who is at K etch ik an , A laska, w ishes
to be rem em bered to his classm ates of th e six th
g rad e and friends in the school. H e states th a t he is
g e ttin g along nicely and w o rk in g steadily.
B ernard S anderson, confined in th e hospital w ith a
broken leg, w as th e recipient of a dozen beau tifu l c a r
nations W ednesday from his classm ates of th e six th
grade.
M r. M organ, w ho has been for m any years agent at
th e F lathead R eservation, M ontana, has been tra n sfe r
red to th e Colville R eservation, W ashington.
T h e second year vocational girls are all busy p re
p arin g for the dem onstration th e y are to give of th e ir
w ork in th e dom estic science d ep artm en t.
T he sew ing-room girls have finished all the new p er
cale dresses. T h ey are g o in g to m ake w hite m iddy
su its for the g irls’ sum m er uniform s.
T heodore F ayas, a vocational engineer, is ta k in g
g reat in terest in his w ork and is progressing. T h e
daily lectures are the m eans by w hich th e vocationals
get m uch in sig h t into the intricacies of the m ach in ery .
A card has been received from P etroleum B arrett,
an ex -stu d en t of Chem aw a, sta tin g th a t he has enlisted
in th e navy at B rem erton, W ashington, as a 2nd-class
m a ch in ist’s m ate.
Several cards have
boys sta tin g th a t they
played at B ism arck,
th ere w ere 150 In d ian
tendance.
been received from th e q u arte t
are enjoying them selves. T hey
N . D ., on M onday evening and
stu d en ts from the school in a t
From various sources we are g ettin g splendid reports
of the w ork of our s irin g q u artet in th e E ast. E v ery
w here they are en thusiastically received and th eir w ork
com m ended.