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 .