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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1917)
PAGE 4 T H E CHEM AW A AM ERICAN PU PILS’ ITEMS The tenth grade pupils are enthusiastic over their class pennant. Six pupils represent the class of ’21 on the honor roll this month. Jack Johnson and Francis Boyce are busy plowing east of the store. Reginald Downiehas received the photo of the Che mawa football team. Selina Brown accompanied her sister Venas to their home in California. The 8th grade class is now wrestling with infini tives and participles. The eighth grade girls are finishing the school uni forms for Company B. The tenth grade pupils are very much interested in their agricultural period. John Stankus, ex-student, is working in a sulphur mine in A kutan, Alaska. The farmers are working hard to keep the power plant supplied with wood and coal. Henry Davis recently entered the tenth grade. He is a bright and energetic young man. The sixth grade subscribed $10.50 for the Y. M. C. A. fund. All money should be in by the 16th. The seventh grade is missing Dewey Talbot, and Duane Kimball, who were promoted to the 8th grade. The Domestic Science girls not only make out their menus, but also keep account of how much each meal costs. Miss Lemly, our new domestic science teacher, gives her classes some very helpful and interesting lectuies. Miss Lemley, our domestic science teacher, is teach ing us to economize. ’ We observe meatless and wheat less days. The eighth grade has finished “ The Man W ithout a C ountry” and are now taking up “ The Last of the M ohicans.” Robert Alpheus, an old Chemawa boy, now stationed at Mare Island, says he will soon move towards the eastern coast. The slogan, “ W hat shall I give for C hristinas,” is all that will be heard around the school campus during the present month. Laura Therriault, who has charge of the domestic science chickens, is kept busy keeping crows from eat ing the chicken feed. Ten pupils from the sixth grade were on the honor roll last month. A great many others were excused from evening study hour because of high grades. The painting force has finished painting in the two girls’ dormitories and are now starting to paint in Mitchell Hall. Word has been received that Peter Hatch, an ex student, has been married to Miss Annie Swanson of Unalaska, Alaska. Our teacher, Mrs. McCrosson, has arranged that we have honor seats in our school room. Every one is trying for those seats. Joseph Bettles has been busy cleaning up around the dairy barn. He is in charge for a few days while Mr. Mitchell is absent in Montana. The ninth grade has two new members, Florence Brown, a new pupil from California, and Logan Fann, formerly an eighth grade member. Eighteen members of the seventh grade averaged 85 per cent or over for the month of November and are excused from study hour for December. Ada Carson has almost completed knitting a pair of woolen socks for one of our soldier boys. This is her first effort and we think she is worthy of commend ation. The Sigma Phi Delta girls met Tuesday evening for the purpose of having a business meeting. When business was finished there was music until adjourn ment. The Chemawa band has been doing good work dur ing the last few weeks. Dewey Conway is back again and helps out a great deal. Dewey is a good cornet player. The freshmen, grade 7, found it necessary to hold an election to fill two offices made vacant recently. Julius Frank wTas chosen reporter and Jacob Mynuk yell leader. Industrial geography becomes interesting when a good report is prepared and is read well. Thelma Orsen gave an excellent paper on Railroads in the United States. After chapel Sunday evening, Mrs. hall came to pay her usual and ever welcome visit to McBride Hall girls. She gave them a splendid talk and the girls appreciat ed it very much. Last Saturday afternoon Miss Brewer’s music stu dents met at her home and were organized into a club. A delightful time was spent with selections from the piano and victrola. The sixth grade boys are repainting their classroom. The ceiling is ivory white, side walls dark cream, and wood work mahogany finish. Joe Bettles, the class president, has charge of the work. Mr. Freed is very busy putting up the stokers for Chemawa’s power plant. He has been assistant engin eer at Chemawa for the past few m onths and since Mr. Everett resigned has been acting as chief engineer.
