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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1918)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL Full diess parade was given Sunday evening last. Invitations to the commencement exercises were mailed today; Perry Bowman of Vancouver Barracks was a visitor over Sunday,. • Mr. Albert A. Ree, of Wrangell, Alaska, was a call er on Saturday. Dr. C. D. Fulkerson has received oversea orders and is nowKenroute to France. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered on Sun day evening by Rev. H. J. Talbot. The Y. W. C. A. girls, about 40 #in number, had a picnic in lieu of a social on Saturday. The tailoring department is unusually busy this week pressing and cleaning the girls’ uniforms. The busiest folks on the campus are the Seniors, getting ready for class day and graduating exercises. Examinations are in .full blast this week. The stu dents are much excited over the result. Examinations is the main topic of the day. Mrs. Teabo and her baker boys together with several invited guests spent Sunday afternoon in the woods. They enjoyed a splendid picnic lunch. Reggie Downie is getting out the various programs for commencement. He is very busy and the work produced would be a credit to any job printing office. Both the Seniors and the grade pupils who are in the casts of the different plays for commencement are putting in all of their spare time preparing for them. East week was known as demonstration week at this school. Much credit is due thè different depart ments and instructors for the good demonstrations given. The class field' and track sportsmen are out working each evening, backed up by their girl classmates, who stand back of them, yelling and singing with much spirit. Hon. J. A, Churchill, superintendent of public in struction for Oregon, will deliver the address to our graduating class and present the diplomas on the af ternoon of June 6th. The Superintendent has had the auditorium win dows fitted up with shades. This enables the room to be darkened and moving pictures exhibited with out waiting so late to show them. Henry Darnell spent the week-end at Chemawa. He is always welcome. Henry assisted while here conducting the regimental dress parade. He is sta tioned at presént at Vancouver Barracks and assists in the office work in Connection with the spruce division. PAGE 3 The usual decoration of the graves in the school cemetery will be observed tomorrow—Memorial Day. On Friday morning at 9 a .m . the students will be ad dressed by a committee of Grand Army men. At the annual picnic of the Sigma Phi society, about 40 girls with their chaperone,. Mrs. Hall, spent a . delightful afternoon in the woods on Sunday. The girls prepared an elaborate picnic supper. Dr. and Mrs. Hailman accompanied Superinten dent Hall during his Sunday morning inspection. They were delighted with the neat appearance of the students and the immaculately kept dormitories and hospital. The demonstrations by the dressmaking department, intermediate and primary sewing rooms, and domestic science department, as well as the laundry, were most creditable and were viewed by a good many visitors. The instructors and students should feel proud of their efforts in demonstrating the course pursued during the year. Owing to the fact that our commencement program will occupy the greater part of next week there will be no attempt made to issue The American. There will be one more number of the school paper this year —after .commencement, when we shall endeavor to give a full account of events in connection with our closing exercises. The Graduation Class this year consists, of five girls and one boy. These six students have com pleted the full course as required in the new course of study. There are also four others who have finished the academic course, but have not completed the industrial. In the beginning of the year the Seniors numbered 15, but all of the boys Save one entered the army or navy. • , Dr. H. V. Hailman’s visit to Chemawa has been of much benefit to the students. He has examined every eye, and many , of the students’ eyes several times. While he says Chemawa has a lower percent of defective eyes than most places visited, yet there are a good many requiring operation and treatment. The Doctor is an indefatigable, conscientious worker. Both he and his good wife have made many friends at Chemawa and all will regret when the time comes for them to leave. On Monday night the Declamation contest takes place; Tuesday night the Girls’ Mandolin and Guitar Club gives a concert; Thursday night the school enter tainment; Thursday afternoon graduation exercises; Thursday evening the class play; Friday morning the “ Jolly Up.” In addition to these exercises Mr. Bent gives an exhibition in physical culture on Wednesday afternoon, While the many athletic games will take place also at various times. The military organiza tion gives competitive drills also. It will be a busy time during commencement week.
