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.
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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.