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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1917)
PAGE 2 TH E CHEMAW A AMERICAN The CHEMAWA AMERICAN Published W eekly at the Salem Indian Training School, Chemawa, Oregon, H A R W O O D H A L L , Superintendent Address all communications to Buthyn Turney. Manager Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second- Class Mail Matter S U B S C R IP T IO N 25Cts P E R A N N U M L IT E R A R Y SOCIETIES The Excelsiors The Excelsior Literary Society held their first meet ing on Friday evening. The house was called to order by Robert Downie, acting chairman. The election of new officers followed, viz: Reginald Downie, president; Robert Downie, vice- president ¡Irving Shepard, secretary; Henry Campbell, treasurer; Francis Boyce, sergeant-at-arms; Edwin Rousselle, reporter. The advisor gave important remarks,which we hope will help the newly-enrolled members of the society. The society gave yells and then adjourned.— Edwin Rousselle, Reporter. Winona Society The first regular meeting of the Winona Society was held on the evening of Friday, October 19th. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Laura Squiqui; vice-president, Veltha Frazier; secre tary, Marie Stone; treasurer, Bertha Grimes; sergeant- at-arms, Selina Brown; yell leader, Laura Therriault. As time did not permit the completion of business, much was left over for the next meeting. The mem bership is large and enthusiastic and a high standard of work during the coming year is expected.— Mamie Frisk, Reporter. Nonpareil Society The initial meeting of this society for the school year was held on Friday evening, October 19, in class room No. 5. There were present about fifty old members and twenty-two new members, together with Mrs. McCrosson, our advisor, and Mrs. Perkins and Miss Flint, official visitors. After the preliminary business had been dispatched the president, Mae Adams, proceeded to bring before the society the important business of the evening and the election of officers. The following were chosen by ballot to serve for the first semester: Elsie Spokane, president; Alicia Kimball, vice-pres ident; Mae Adams, secretary; Lyda Bauer, treasurer; Sadie Knowells, sergeant-at-arms; Myra Rauzi, re porter, and Grace Russell, yell leader. As the selection of candidates for the above officers was carefully considered and presented the allotted time was consumed, so after a few short songs and yells by the ever-loval Nopareils the meeting was adjourn ed.— Myra M. Rauzi, Reporter, LO C A L Rose O’Brien returned to school on Monday. She will again attend high school at Salem. The extended partition by which one end of the old auditorium is made into a class room for the lower grades was completed on Monday by the carpenter detail. Robert Service, a Chemawa boy, visited the school last week end. He is now in Portland and anticipates taking the examination for forest ranger with the view of entering the army. The vocational boys and girls in our school who are the older ones, by reason of the Course of Study, are prevented from doing very much in the way of the in stitutional work, should, when they are called upon, respond willingly and gladly. It is noticed that the advanced grades as refers to girls do but very little institutional work; all of the heavy, difficult duties, such as dining room, kitchen, laundry, dormitories, etc., fall on the lower grades, which generally means those young in years, while the vocational work in the domestic science, domestic art and nursing depart ments. P U P I L S ’ NO TES The Brigham children have returned from their home in Nebraska. Leona John, of the sewing room, is in charge of the mending department. •• r . ... Alpheus Norwest, a former student, says he will scon be back to Chemawa. Roy Nuckols and Gilbert Towner are busilv engaged in plowing out potatoes for the winter use. The seventh and eighth grades have almost finished making uniforms for D and C Companies at Winona Hall. The girls in the smaller sewing room are making night gowns and aprons for the new children who came in. The eighth grade girls were very much disappointed to learn they could not take Domestic Science the next five weeks, being sent to the dress-making department instead. The Current Events issued last says that every man, woman and child must buy a liberty bond, as the second loan must speed up if it is to be a success in this world of war. The eighth grade received a letter from Joe Gale. He encourages the class to live up to their motto, “ Service” . Joe also sends pictures of himself in a flying suit. The ninth grade class held a meeting yesterday morning in order to elect new officers, with Robert Downie acting as chairman. The following officers were elected: Robert Downie, president; Francis Boyce, vice-president; Allan Shepard, secretary-treas urer. After the election President Robert Downie addressed some important remarks to us and then we adjourned.
