T H E CHEM AW A AMERICAN
LOCAL
Miss Skipton and her sister, Mrs. Armstrong, spent
the week end with friends in Portland.
The vocational domestic science class will handle
the daily lectures for the prevocational cooking class
at the hospital.
Supt. Hall made a hurried trip to Centralia, W ash
ington, on Monday to take up matters with the
Mendota Coal and Coke Company in connection with
supplying the school more regularly with coal.
The rendition of the orchestra number, “ M inuetto”
from H aydn’s 12th Symphony, Sunday evening at
chapel, was unusually fine. The choir number, “ Cast
Thy Bread on the W aters” by Roeckel, was also well
rendered and much appreciated by all.
The usual social for the older students had to be
postponed Saturday evening on account of coal failing
to arrive. As there was only sufficient on hand to
keep the tank filled with water, the electric plant had
to close down. All Chemawa went to bed at “ early
candle lig h tin g .”
The two Jones’ stokers have finally been completely
installed and are in constant use. The saving in coal
is at least 50 per cent. By their use there are no ashes
and only clinkers are raked out and wheeled to the
dump. All waste is eliminated and the fire is nearly
as hot as that afforded by crude oil.
Nothing could be more beautiful than the lawns at
Chemawa this winter. The weather has been so mild
that the lawn-mowing squad has been almost as busy
as during the summer months and the grass seems to
get greener each day. The writer has never seen a
lawn presenting a more beautiful appearance and it is
worth going miles to see. Mr. Ross is now using his
detail in bordering all the walks with flowers and roses.
During Chemawa’s dearth of employes to fill vari
ous positions this year the vocational students have
come to the rescue. They prove equal to the emei-
gency and have assumed full responsibility. Reggie
Downie is acting as disciplinarian and is filling the
position with much credit; Frank Chamberlin is han
dling the power plant at night; George Berry, the
blacksmith shop; Henry Campbell, gardener; Vinnie
Keeler, assistant cook in students’ kitchen; Mollie
Mischell, assistant matron, who is proving unusually
efficient; Laura Squiqui, acting assistant matron at
McBride Hall; Nellie Francis and Alvenious Toulou,
hospital cooks. All this year the mending room has
been handled by vocational girls—Leona John, Lyda
Bauer, Eva Hood, Jessie Cleveland, Christine Fors
man. While these pupils have helped out in emer
gencies it has been of benefit to themselves in devel
oping self-reliance and proving ability.
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Mid-winter examinations will take place this month.
Mr. and Mrs. Daly and Miss Mollie Mischell were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hall on Sunday.
The vocational sewing girls have begun on a set of
white middies for all of the companies except D.
The chaperones for girls’ walk on Sunday next are
Mr. Turney, Miss Gertrude Brewer, Mr. Sanders and
Miss Lemley.
Rev. H . C. Stover conducted the Protestant service
in the auditorium on Sunday. He delivered a splendid
sermon and held the attention of the students through
out.
The coutinual blasting out of stumps on the new land
east of the barns by Mr. Daly and his force has a ten
dency to make the neighborhood feel as if the “ firing
line” was near.
Have you noticed the beautiful service flag hanging
in front of Mitchell Hall? It contains 43 stars, show
ing that Mitchell Hall alone has contributed 43 men
to the army and navy. Brewer Hall will have to ex
hibit its service flag.
Mr. Francis J. Scott, an experienced accountant and
office man, has accepted the appointm ent as chief clerk
at Chemawa and entered on duty last week. Mr.
Scott has been in the service for several years and
comes to Chemawa highly recommended.
CHEM AW A D EFEA TED B Y SOUTH P A R K W A Y
Wednesday m orning the basketball team left on
the Oregon Electric train for Portland and played the
fast South Parkway aggregation of that place at the
Neighborhood House. Our team met defeat at the
hands of these stellar basket shooters by the score 29
to 10.
The boys do not feel discouraged at the loss of this
game for the Parkway team has cleaned up almost
everything in Portland by decisive scores.
The game was played in an unusually small gym
nasium, which our fellows termed the “ m atch-box,”
and felt quite tied down in after playing in one much
larger. Downie being out of the game on account of
an injury received in the game of the night before,
helped to cripple the team to quite an extent.
A large crowd witnessed the contest and filled the
gallery and all the standing room available along the
side lines. Real enthusiastic spectators they were too,
and kept the house in a roar throughout the entire
game. Many Chemawa friends from around P ort
land greeted the team after the game and were glad
to see them play, if not win.
We play the same team here February 2, when our
boys expect to give a better account of themselves.
A real treat is in store for those who attend the re
turn game. But w e’ve got to hand it to South Pari -
way, for they are real ball players.