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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1918)
PAGE 2 T H E CHEM AW A AMERICAN The CHEMAWA AMERICAN P u b lish e d W ee k ly a t th e Salem In d ia n T ra in in g School Chem aw a, Oregon, H A R W O O D H A L L , S u p e rin te n d e n t A d d ress all com m u n icatio n s to R u th y n T urney, M an ag er E n te red a t th e C hem aw a, Oregon, Postoffice a s Second- C lass M ail M a tte r S U B S C R IP T IO N - - 2 5 C ts P E R A N N U M D IS T IN G U IS H E D V IS IT O R S Four members of the Board of Indian Commissioners, Mr. George Vaux, Jr., President, Mr. Daniel Smiley, Rev. William H, Ketcham and Mr. Malcolm McDow ell, secretary, together with Mr. B artlett, of Philadel phia, visited our school last week and gave us a pretty thorough inspection, going through all departments and in every building of the institution. Mr. Vaux and Father Ketcham addressed the student body in the auditorium at the afternoon session. These gentle men were much interested in all that they saw and were impressed with the work here. * A luncheon was served these gentlemen in the do mestic science departm ent by the training classes, which was not only varied and delightful but splendid ly done. Altogether this visit by the members of the Board was much enjoyed and a stimulus to all. D E PA R TM EN TA L HONOR ROLL Following is a summary of the number of Interior Department employes who have entered the m ilitaiy or naval service in defense of the nation: Office of the Secretary - 12 Office of the Solicitor - - - - - 1 General Land Office - - - - - 82 Office of Indian Affairs - - - - 186 Pension Office - - - - - - 19 Patent Office - - - 71 Bureau of Education - 4 Geological Survey - - - - - 207 Reclamation Service - - - - - 421 Bureau of Mines - - - - - 117 Alaska Engineering Commission - - - 82 National Park Service - - - - 16 Office Supt. Capital Bldg, and Grounds - - 1 St. Elizabeths Hospital - - - - 22 Freedm an’s Hospital - 5 Howard University - - - - - 21 Grand total - - - - - 1267 LOCALS Miss Scholder is the official chaperone for girls who go to Salem next Saturday. Mrs. Perkins made a short visit to Chemawa last week in order to pack up her belongings and see friends. Mr. Malcolm McDowell, Secretary of the Board of Indian Commissioners, spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Chemawa. Chaperones for girls who go walking next Sunday afternoon are Mr. Bent and Miss W hite for W inona Hall, and Miss F lint for McBride. Mrs. Brown and Mr. Roberson entertained Super intendent and Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Jaquins at lunch eon at the teachers’ club on Sunday last. The horticulturists are planting four acres of straw berries this week. These plants will not bear the present year. The old strawberry vines will provide for this year and will then be plowed up. The visiting committees for the societies on Friday night next are: Mrs. Woods ard Mr. Blessing for the Winona; Mrs. Daly and Miss F lint for the Nonpareil; Mr. Scott and Mr. Ratzburg for the Reliance; Mrs. Brown and Mr. Sanders for the Excelsior. Mr. Ross and his corps ot boys have worked very faithfully to raise flowering plants to beautify our campus. It is hoped that the students will take suf ficient pride in their own dooryard to protect the flowers and not snap off the buds as they appear. Mrs. Jaquins, after several weeks’ visit with her parents, left on Sunday to join her husband in Cali fornia. Mrs. Jaquins, or “ Lylah” as she is more familiarly called, during her stay entered fully into all the activities of the school. We regret to have her leave. Miss Scholder and Mrs. Risser were hostesses at a delightful function given in honor of Mrs. Jaquins at the parlor of the teachers’ club last week. Violet motif was carried out through the dainty refresh ments. The first prize of the evening was presented to Mrs. Brace and the honor prize—a huge bunch of California violets and maiden hair fern—was given to Mrs. Jaquins. A delightful evening was spent. The annual party of the Excelsior Society was given in the school gym last Friday evening. At no function this year has the gym been more artistically decorated or a happier evening spent. There were about one hundred and fifty guests present. Every thing was splendidly planned and the program of the evening, including the serving of elaborate refresh ments, moved off like clockwork. The young men of this society are wide-awake and the num erous guests appreciated their kindly hospitality.
