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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1918)
PAG E 3 T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N LO CAL T h e school grow ing g rain looks fine. T h e clerical w ork at C hem aw a is rig h t up to date. M rs. Cooper, of Saletn, has entered on d u ty as hos pital cook. I t is said th a t our d airy stock is in b etter condition th is sprin g th a n for a n u m b er of years. T h e cem ent porch to th e com m issary ju st com pleted by th e m asons is a good im provem ent. T h e p la n tin g of all crops for th e p resen t season, except late potatoes, is about over at C hem aw a. I t is understood th a t M r. S m ith , late d isciplinarian at Chem aw a, has tak en up wai w ork in th e ship yards. T h e gard en ers have been very busy th e last few days sp ray in g the grow ing vegetables in order to destroy insects. T h e p ain ters have com pleted th e ir w ork on W inona H all and are com m encing to b rig h ten u p th e ad m in is tratio n b u ild in g . Miss S cholder is arran g in g to tak e her vacation th e 15 of Ju n e in order to visit w ith her m other in San Diego C ounty, C alifornia. M r. R oberson, financial clerk, m ade a business trip to P o rtlan d on S atu rd ay for th e purpose of inspecting flour for th e In d ian Service. Molly M ischell has been assigned th e position of m atron in W in o n a H all to fill th e vacancy caused by th e resignation of M rs. Daly. M r. G alb raith rep o rts th a t it will be b u t a few weeks before he will have fifty pigs for sale. A finer bunch of pigs it w ould be hard to find. P ro te sta n t ch u rch services, w hich have been held Sunday afternoons in th e au d ito riu m each w eek, have been discontinued for th e balance of th e year. S atu rd ay was th e occasion of th e bi-m onthlv social for the stu d en ts. Ice cream w as sold, th e proceeds to be used in p u rch asin g chevrons for th e officers. A great m any im provem ents have been m ade at C he m awa d u rin g this y ear in every d ep artm en t. T h e c a r penters and all tradesm en have h ad a busy tim e. T h e general o rg an izatio n of th e school forces th is year has been very com pact and in consequence there has been no friction, b u t excellent w ork perform ed. M r. B ent and several of th e com pany officers spent a day at th e O regon A g ricu ltu ral College to w itness th e various drills by th e battalions in tra in in g at th a t college. Inspectio n on S u n d ay last by th e S u p erin ten d en t and officers show ed m uch in terest on the p art of m a tro n s and stu d en ts, for each b u ild in g was in im m acu late condition. M r. F ran cis J. Scott, chief clerk, has received in stru ctio n s to rep o rt to F o rt H ancock, G eorgia. H e was inducted in to th e N ational A rm y today and leaves at once for P o rtlan d and from th e re goes direct E ast. T h u s C hem aw a loses an efficient clerk, a pleasant gentlem an. H is place will be h ard to fill. F ra n k L. Johnson, stu d e n t at th e U niversity of O re g o n , E uegene, was a w eek-end visitor. T h e band discoursed m usic for the W illam ette College M ay Day celebration last P'riday and S a tu r day. T h e dairy detail is su p p ly in g th e school w ith wood from th e school tim ber an d th ey are m aking a good job of it. T h e dairy detail butch ered tw o young calves on M onday and sold them to a m eat m arket in Salem at 18 cents a p ound. R eggie Dow nie is u sing his spare m om ents these d ay s h elp in g in th e p rin tin g office and g e ttin g o u t p rin tin g m atter in connection w ith th e com m ence m ent w ork. M rs. F ran cis T u rn e y , m other of ou r M r. T u rn ey , is v isitin g at C hem aw a. She resides in Los A ngles, C alifornia, and came to O regon to attend th e funeral of a sister near A lbany. M r. B ent, the disciplinarian, is not idle these days by any m eans. H is reg u la r w ork, tog eth er w ith the d rillin g of his various classes for th e ex h ib itio n at com m encem ent, is o ccupying his full tim e. P rep aratio n s for all of the activities incid en t to C om m encem ent week are well u n d er w ay. T h e e x ercises will take place d u rin g th e first week in Ju n e , p ro v id in g th e ex am in atio n s can be gotten over w ith in tim e. A new featu re w ill be added th is year in th a t th e re w ill be a com petitive drill betw een the sergeants and corporals. T h e system will be th a t as each individual m akes a m istake he dro p s o u t. T h e one rem ain in g last w ins th e prize. . A . S. C harles, form er C hem aw a stu d e n t who held a position in th e In d ia n Service at S t. X avier, M on ta n a, w rites us th a t he has resigned th ere and has ac cepted a steady position at M ontesano, W a sh ., as a mill w rig h t at a salary of $120 per m o n th . C aptain D ow nie, C om pany A , and C aptain B ettles, C om pany B, are giving th e ir best efforts tow ards b rin g in g u p th e ir respective com m ands to th e h ighest p o in t of efficiency. B oth of these captains declare th e ir com pany will secure th e prize at the com petitive d rill. C hem aw a em ployes are now p la n n in g for th eir sum m er vacations. T h e first period will com m ence Ju n e 15th and end Ju ly 20th, an d th e second period will en d th e la tte r p art of A u g u st. Several w ish to tak e one m onth w ith o u t pay in add itio n to th e reg u lar leave. CHAPEL C hapel exercises S unday evening w ere especially pleasing. T he octette g irls san g “ L ast N ig h t,” fol low ed by “ A L ongfellow E x e rc ise ” in w hich D orris H o x ie, A n n a P eratro v ich an d Rose H am ilton p a rtic i pated. Rose D escham p gave a vocal solo, “ O H e a rt of M in e;” th e choir san g “ A M arching Song for A m erica” and the o rchestra played “ A N orw egian D a n c e .” O ur S unday n ig h t “ chapels” are alw ays in terestin g .
