T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
T H E H O L ID A Y S E A S O N A T C H E M A W A
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w ere laid for about six ty persons. T h e tables were form
ed in a hallow square and were decorated w ith baskets
of holly, m istletoe, O regon grape and w ith touches of
red berries giving th e holiday effect. H ere and th ere
w ere cut glass vases filled w ith carn atio n s. C hem aw a
color schem e— red and w h ite— was effectively carried
o u t.
M r. D ow nie. A lum ni presid en t, also president of th e
S tu d e n t Body, acted as to astm aster. T o asts were
given by M r. Je rry M eeker, Mr. R obert Davis,
M r. Moon, S u p t. H all, Miss W h ite read the A lum ni
R eunion Song, and M r. D ow nie gave the closing talk .
D uring the banquet the school “ H aw aiian ” ukulele
club discoursed m usic. T h e talk s were spirited and
full of fine sen tim en t.
S U N D A Y E X E R C IS E S
T h e first event on S u n d ay was general inspection of
q u arters, follow’ed by S u n d ay school. C hurch at 2:30
p. m. w ith Rev. C. H . E llio tt, of Salem , officiating.
T h e atten d an ce was fine. Chapel at n ig h t consisted
of an overture by th e o rch estra and m usic by th e
choir, and a vocal solo by Russell A dam s, and general
sin g in g by th e school. S u p t. H all in his S u n d ay eve
n in g talk em phasized to th e stu d e n ts th e need to form
good habits and tak e ad v an tag e of every good th in g
at Chem aw a.I
A L U M N I B U S I N E S S M E E T IN G
A sp irited business m eeting of the A lum ni took
place M onday m orning, at w hich tim e changes in the
co n stitu tio n wdiich w ould allow all In d ian ex -stu d en ts
of C hem aw a who atten d ed school for a certain len g th
of tim e and are “ m ak in g g o o d ” and who lend th eir
influence tow ard the advancem ent of Chem aw a and
th e In d ian race generally to become m em bers of th e
association.
N E W Y E A R ’S SO C IA L
T h e closing function of th e holidays took place
N ew Y e a r’s E ve w hen stu d e n t body, visitors and em
ployes g ath ered in the gym for two h o u rs of m erry
m ak in g . It was a fittin g close to a very successful
w eek .
LO C A L
Leona Jo h n , vocational, is actin g as stu d en t hospital
cook tem porarily.
S u p t. and M rs. H all w ere gu ests of th e T e a c h e rs’
C lub at C hristm as d in n er.
V innie K eeler has succeeded H a ttie Cleveland as as
sistan t cook in the s tu d e n ts ’ kitch en .
S ergt. Joseph G ale, a C hem aw a boy, of th e 10th
A ero S quadron, has been tran fered to “ som ew here in
E u ro p e .”
O u r vocational stu d en ts are receiving splendid o p
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p o rtu n ities th is year to show th eir ability in helping
out as stu d en t em ployes.
T h e ju risd ictio n of S u p erin ten d en t C halcraft of
Siletz A gency has been increased to include practical
ly all of the w est half of the sta te of O regon.
Chief S upervisor O. H . L ipps arrived in C hem aw a
on th e first. M r. Lipps is m ak in g a tour of the
schools of the Pacific coast. H e is alw ays welcome
at Chem aw a.
A t the m eeting held last week in the school au d i
torium in th e interest of the Red Cross drive $113.00
was subscribed by C hem aw a stu d e n ts and em ployes.
A dditional m em bers are expected to subscribe this
w eek.
M r. and M rs. E . L . C halcraft, S u p erin ten d en t of
the Siletz A gency and form er su p e rin ten d en t of C he
m aw a, accom panied by Miss C halcraft, were visitors
on S u n d ay and took supper w ith S u p erin ten d en t and
M rs. H all.
Mrs. G ail B. P erkins, w ho has been so successful in
h er d u ties at M cBride H all, has been prom oted to the
position of head m atron. H er gentle, m otherly w ays
has endeared her to th e g irls at C hem aw a and all
can feel th a t she will fill th e new position m ost w o rth
ily.
M rs. R isser, as m anager of th e te ach e rs’ club, took
m uch in terest in arran g in g a splendid C hristm as d in
n er and h av in g it served in fam ily style. T h e tables
w ere arranged in shape of an open square, w ith places
laid on the outside. D ecorations w ere indicative of
th e C hristm as sp irit. T he h a n g in g baskets, greenery
w ith red poinsettias and a beautifully decorated C h rist
mas tree, fire place, cozy corners, all m ade th e spacious
dining-room a th in g of beauty, hom elike and restful.
A m ong th e prom inent visitors d u rin g th e holidays
w ho were here for the A lum ni and Senior W eek were
M r. and M rs. Jerry M eeker of T acom a, W ashington;
M r. Silas Moon of Tacom a, W ashington; M r. E ugene
A nderson, of N orthern C alifornia; M r. F ra n k L. Jo h n
son of the U niversity of O regon; M r. and M rs. R obert
D avis of Y akim a, W ashington; M r. and M r. Percy
Johnson, of P o rtlan d , O regon; M r. and M rs. G reer of
C arson, W ashington; Mrs. T errell of U m atilla; Miss
M artha S p rague and others.
M rs. H all, who has filled tem porarily the position
of head m atron at Chem aw a for the past three m onths,
ceased her duties on December 31st. She has been a
conscientious, faithful w orker and has done a great
w ork in o rganizing th e activities in the m a tro n ’s de
p artm en t. H e r good w ork has been felt th ro u g h o u t
th e entire school. In dealing w ith the m any prob
lem s h er firm and gentle w ay, coupled w ith excellent
ju d g m e n t, has alw ays brought forth harm ony. She
has been co n stan t in her w ork, being on d uty from
early m orning u ntil late at n ig h t. She w as always
available for pupils and em ployes w’ho desired her
counsel or g uidance. I t is to be reg retted th a t Mrs.
H all feels th a t her hom e duties should now receive
her atten tio n . She has alw ays been counted as be
in g w ithout a peer in the In d ian school w ork. It is
a satisfaction to know th a t w hile she will not be
officially connected w ith th e school her influence for
peace and harm ony and the best in terests of all con
cerned will still be felt th ro u g h o u t Chem aw a.