THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCALS
Miss Roberts, one of our academic teachers, has
been ill for the past day or two.
The epidemic of “ three-day” measles at Chemawa
has about subsided. T he cases came thick and fast
for a few days last week.
The teachers are busy these days preparing for the
class play, graduating exercises, entertainment, and
declamation contest. This, in connecti on with the
regular class work, renders them a busy lot.
Since the Presbyterian missionary has been with
drawn, a Sunday school under the auspices of the
school was organized last Sunday morning and hence
forth will be continued as part of the school work.
Mr. Blessing, chief engineer, met with an accident
while handling the big water pump on Monday. He
is injured in the chest on the spot of an old wound
received years ago while he was with the U. S. Navy.
The students and others appreciate Bernard Sander
son’s constancy and willingness in furnishing music
for the various functions held in the gymnasium.
Bernard is almost a professional in operating the player
piano.
Mr. Roy H. Bradley, subervisor of construction, ar
rived at Chemawa last week for an indefinite period.
He will superintend the construction of the addition
to our hospital. Mr. Bradley was connected with the
Carlisle School for two years as director of mechanics.
Chemawa has been favored with a number of unique
entertainments of late, given by the students as bene
fits and there are more yet being planned. Our school is
not behind in loyalty, and everyone is showing patriot
ism in doing their part in every way possible to assist
in winning the war.
Mr. Bradley, who supervised the industrial course
of study at Carlisle a few years ago, has presented to
the school some good outlines for instruction in the
various trades. They supplement the course of study
and will be of considerable value to the tradesmen in
instructing the boys in the shops.
Miss Genevieve Potter, sent out by the Food Ad
ministration, Washington, to demonstrate to rural wo
men and others the use of cottage cheese as a meat
substitute, gave a very interesting demonstration to
the domestic science classes last Monday and showed
many ways how it could be used as a food substitute.
The Reliance society held its annual reception last
week. The evening was spent in dancing and social
conversation. Delectable refreshments were served
and all reported a fine time. The young men were
splendid hosts and were very solicitous that everyone
have a good time. Miss White, the society advisor,
assisted throughout the evening in making it pleasant
for all.
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The dairy detail have been getting out cord wood
and fixing fences during spare hours for the past week.
On account of a very serious wreck on the South
ern Pacific south of here no through trains have beefi
running for a couple of days.
Chaperones for girls who go walking on Sunday
afternoon next are Miss Scholder and Mrs. Daly for
Winona and Mrs. Doherty and Miss Mitchell for
McBride.
From present appearances there will be a big crop
of fruit of all kinds, except early peaches, which weie
nipped by the frost. The orchards at Chemawa are
now in full bloom and present a beautiful sight.
Mr. Daily and his farm force have almost complet
ed the removal of all stumps from the new land and
ploughed the greater part. The next in line is the
ploughing of the slough, which is now sufficiently
drained.
Rev. William H. Ketcham, Washington, D. C.,
representative of the Catholic Board of Missions,
Fathers Gall, Hildebrand and Ildephonse, of Mount
Angel College, Oregon, were visitors at Chemawa on
Tuesday.
Miss Mitchell and the vocational girls of the sewing
department had a picnic supper in the woodson Tues
day. They roasted potatoes, eggs and broiled bacon
and made coffee. In fact, had a regular camp supper
and a good time generally. Mrs. Fulkerson was a
guest.
We regret to inform our readers of the death of Miss
Violet Nor west of Grand Ronde, Oregon. She was a
member of our graduating class of ’16 and died at St.
Elizabeth Hospital, Yakima, Wash., after suffering
for three months with blood poisoning. Her death
occurrtd on April 8th and the remains were interred
at Grand Ronde, Or. Many friends at Chemawa and
elsewhere will learn of her demise with sincere regret.
Miss Mollie V. Gaither, superintendent of the
Springfield, So. Dak., Indian Boarding School , is
proving herself the same resourceful woman as in by
gone days, in proof of which read the following re
print:
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The Indian girls of Hope School have authorized us
to extend their thanks to the people who helped sell
the calf donated by the school to the Red Cross,
which brought the sum of $302.80. Thirty-six of
the Indian girls are members of the Red Cross, and
are doing a lot of work for the local branch. They
are a loyal bunch of girls. Realizing this fact, our
citizens showed their appreciation of the work the
Indian girls are doing by paying a big price for the
calf.