TH E CHEMA WA AMERICAIN
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent
Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager
Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second-
Class Mail Matter
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LOCAL
Mr. William Langley, of Grand Ronde, visited his
children last week.
Mr. John A. Blessing, engineer, spent Saturday and
Sunday in Portland.
Inspection on Sunday morning last showed well
kept quarters and grounds.
Clyde Fields, Julius Frank and Thomas Phillips
spent the week-end at Chemaw’a.
Elmer Dillstrom, a former pupil at Chemawa, vis
ited his brother Bel vie last week.
The beautiful and sunny spring days the past week
have made all vegetables grow rapidly.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Parker, of Portland, visited
Elizabeth Reinville over the week-end.
Mr. Hobucket was confined to his room several
days the past wreek on account of sickness.
Mrs. Myrtle Van Horn arrived at the school to be
with her son Forrest who is ill in the hospital.
Mr. Ross has just finished planting sweet peas along
the walk leading to the Oregon Electric station.
Annie Sexton and Annie Nelson have charge of the
mending department in their respective divisions.
Raymond Gray and Ivan Langley left last week for
the Fort Lapwaii Sanitarium, Idaho.
Amelia Demacon, a former pupil of Chemawa,
spent the week-end with her sister Louise here at
school.
The harness department under Mr. Swoboda sold
harness this year ainouting to over one thousand dol
lars.
Several Chemawa people attended the concert given
by the O. A. C. band at the Armory in Salem on Fri
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard McGee visited their nephew
and niece, Sam and Esther Countrymen, at this school
on Saturday.
Mrs. Brewer spent the week-end at O. A. C., Cor
vallis, visiting her daughter Ruth, who is a student
at that college.
Mr. and Mrs. Brace entertained a group of their-
friends at their home on Monday evening. A pleasant
evening was spent.
The new white uniforms for every girl in school
have been completed. They will be worn next Sun
day for the first time.
The little girls in the mending room have complet
ed another quilt for the Red Cross. They have an
other nearly completed.
The painting force under Mr. Sanders has covered
the entire rear row of buildings with paint and are now
working on Winona Hall.
The dairy force has just completed a strong fence
on the west side of the slough, thus dividing an 80
acre tract apart for pasture and crops.
Mr. J. J. Bettles, of Valdez, Alaska, and daughter
Alice, of Portland, Oregon, visited with Joseph Bettles,
one of our pupils, on Saturday and Sunday.
The boys’ companies as well as the girls’ companies
are drilling each evening, preparing for the competi
tive drill to be held during Commencement week.
George Berry, acting blacksmith, is keeping the work
right up to date during these strenuous times while
farming operations are being pushed to their limit.
The residue from the coal consumed under the boil
ers makes good road material. At the present time it
is being hauled on the road leading to the hog pens.
Charles Pluff and Alphonse Corville of the Flathead
Reservation, Montana, deserted a couple of weeks ago.
They failed to appreciate an opportunity to secure an
education.
A splendid tennis court at Chemawa is used pretty
steadily after school each day. These beautiful days,
balmy and sunshiney, enable the tennis fan$ to enjoy
themselves.
Word has reached us to the effect that Clarence
Michell, one of our students of last year, has enlisted
in the service of the country in the awful struggle
against Germany.
Services were held in the auditorium Sunday after
noon, Rev. F. T. Porter, of Salem, delivering the
sermon. His remarks were splendid and the students
showed attentive interest.
All Members of the baseball team were taken sud
denly ill upon their return from the game at Eugene
last week and it was necessary to postpone their game
- with Willamette University on that account.
A fund is being raised at Chemaw’a by the students
for purpose of securing materials to manufacture a
beautiful service flag to be hung in the auditorium.
This flag will be made by the needle art class under
direction of Mrs. Loos. It is expected that it will be
completed by commencement time.