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Everyone is glad to see Laura Squiqui out again
after her illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Jaquins were quests of
Miss Scholder at Sunday dinner.
Miss Skipton took dinner at the Teachers’ Club on
Sunday as a guest of Mrs. Doherty.
Everyone appreciates the way Bernard Sanderson
faithfully sticks to his post at the pianola.
The Brewer Hall boys, as well as all Chemawa, are
proud of their recently acquired service flag.
Services were held as usual Sunday afternoon in
the auditorium. Rev. A. T. Lacey from Salem
talked.
Inspection is reported to have been unusually good
Sunday morning. Every building was in excellent
condition.
Mrs. Fulkerson is delighted with her new voca
tional nurses, Elizabeth Montgomery and Louise
Silverthorne.
Joseph Keeler, brother of the Keeler girls, and
Wright Smith; an acquaintance, have been spending a
few days at Chemawa.
Dorothy Perkins left for Portland on Sunday.
She will make her home with her brother and sister
while attending High School.
Only a few of the girls went walking Sunday after
noon on account of the rain. Some, however, under
the chaperonage of Miss Roberts braved the weather
and took a short walk.
Mrs. Woods speaks very highly of her new detail.
It is composed of 5th grade girls and it is a pleasure
to hear they are doing so well.
Miss Wooten was surprised last week to have a
relative who is attending the Theological College at
Willamette University, call on her. She was not
aware that she had relatives in the Valley.
Chemawa has two regular weekly inspections, one
of which takes place on Wednesdays and the other on
Sunday mornings. The former is by the Disciplinar
ians and Matrons—the latter by the Superintendent
and company officers.
The return game between the girls’ team of Salem
High School and Chemawa which was to have been
played on Saturday afternoon in Salem was postponed
on account of the serious illness of the mother of one
of the prominent players on the Salem team.
Every one at Chemawa was glad to see Marguerite
Reinville on the campus Saturday. She is a former
student of Chemawa and was very popular while here.
She has been attending St. Mary’s Hospital in Walla
Walla, Washington, and will graduate this June.
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George Lekanoff, vocational carpenter, has com
pleted quite a number of mission chairs for use in the
living room of Winona Hall.
The carpenters are busy tearing down the old
gymnasium used by the girls in former days. It will
be rebuilt and used for an onion dry house.
Many of our employes and students are attending
the spectacular presentation of Cleopatra, in Salem,
by Theda Barra and her splendid company.
The first year vocational class in domestic science
under Miss Lemley’s direction cooked and served the
dinner for the Silverton basketball team on Friday.
The school harness department has made and ship
ped 18 sets of double harness to various schools and
agencies. Orders are in for about a dozen more sets.
A social was held Saturday evening in the gymna
sium. A small admission fee was charged and ice
cream cones were sold, the proceeds being turned over
to the athletic fund. Mrs. Brewer had charge of
making and and selling the ice cream and her interest
is very much appreciated.
A couple of days ago Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Larsen
passed through Chemawa en route to Klamath Agency,
Oregon, where Mr. Larsen has accepted the position
of clerk and his wife a situation as cook. Both of
these young people are well known here and many
friends will wish them unqualified success in their new
field.
Chemawa was very proud of Allison Stone as he
walked into the gymnasium during the social Satur
day night. He is on his way to New York and was
so eager to stop at Chemawa that he jumped off the
train as it passed the school and walked in to Salem
to join his regiment. We are glad to see him looking
so well.
A circular letter has recently been sent around by
Superintendent Hall showing the necessity of preserva
tion of clothing in order to have a sufficient amount
for next year. He urged rigid economy along all
lines. In order to aid in this the matrons are estab
lishing mending rooms in each dormitory to look after
buttons and small rents, etc. This improves the looks
of the lines as well as nearly doubling the life of the
garments.
A sufficient number of the Willamette Red Cross
Chapter met at Mrs. Hall’s Thursday evening to form
ulate plans for organizing a Chemawa Auxiliary as
well as to elect officers. Mrs. Hall was chosen as Pres
ident; Mrs. McCrosson, Secretary, and Miss Scholder,
Treasurer. As soon as the organization has been com
pleted a general meeting will be held. There are quite
a few knitters among the number, Mrs. Brewer, Miss
Skipton and Miss Mitchell heading the list.