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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1918)
T H E CHEM AW A AMERICAN LOCAL Mrs. Hauser has been filling the place of assistant seamstress temporarily. The high school students, three girls and one boy, are taking up their studies with energy. Our teaching force is now about full. The latest addition is Mrs. Baxter, who has been reinstated in the Service. About 1,000 sacks of onions will be harvested this fall. It is expected that a goodly sum will be secured from the surplus. The Umatilla Boarding School has been abolished and day schools have been built and started by Mr. Swartzlander, Superintendent. The girls’ octette is now reorganized and we expect to hear from them very soon. Our octette was quite a feature at Chemawa last year. The girls’ mandolin club is having daily practice under Mr. Locs and we are expecting to hear from them very soon in a public recital. Since the prune drying is over Mr. Swoboda and M i. McLean are back at their jobs and the general routine of the school will move on more smoothly. The school band under direction of Mr. Loos has started in with their regular school work, playing for flag salute, Sunday morning inspection, etc. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk, transferred from Carlisle, entered upon duty quite recently, Mr. Kirk as property clerk or quarterm aster and Mrs. Kirk seamstress. Eight farm horses were recently transferred from the Umatilla school to Chemawa. Mr. Ross, our gardener, made the trip to Umatilla and brought the horses back with him. During the absence of Mr. Bent at Officers’ T rain ing School, at the State University, Mr. Hauser is acting as disciplinarian. He takes hold of the work like an old veteran and is doing splendidly. Mr. W right, recently chief engineer of the Marshall Field Power Plant at Chicago, has been engaged to fill the position of chief engineer at Chemawa. He will enter on duty about the 26th of this month. For some weeks the girls’ basketball teams have been organized and are having daily practice in the gym . W hat about some games between home teams? We are anxious to see this year’s style of playing. At this time it is impossible to state the exact num ber of gallons of fruit and vegetables canned this year for use of students, but suffice to say that the fruit room in connection with the kitchen is full to over flowing and a section of the commissary is being em ployed to store it. PAGE 3 Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Mason are here visiting rela tives. Mrs. Mason is the daughter of Mrs. Brewer and this is her first visit home for more then two years. They are making their home in Montana. Chemawa has a larger number of students on the grounds today than during any corresponding time in the three years past. The applications are more numerous than can be acted upon favorably. On account of the shortage of several of the seniors are acting a normal class. Mrs. Risser is dition to her woik in connection teachers at Chemawa as teachers, forming the instructor in ad with the senior class. Miss Evelyn Woods who has a nice position in the First National Bank in Portland, drove down in her touring car to visit her parents over Sunday. While here she favored the student body with a patriotic song at chapel Sunday evening. Dr. Harlan, agency physician Blackfeet Agency, Montana, arrived with a party of twenty-five stu dents on Saturday night. All of the Blackfeet stu dents we have received this year are fine specimens and we believe they will make good students. The Sigma Phi Delta girls entertained at the home of Mrs. Hall on Saturday afternoon. Their guests were a number of the new as well as some of the old Chemawa girls. These girls are capable hostesses and they gave the guests a delightful afternoon. Sixty girls, including hostesses, and guests, attended this well-planned social function. Mr. Hobucket, who resigned his position as teacher toenter the quarterm aster’s department at Goat Island, San Francisco Bay, returned on Friday. It seems that his eyes were the cause of his being rejected. He will assume the duties of Industrial Teacher at Chemawa. Mr. Hobucket is quite popular among the students and we are glad to see him return. Chapel services on Sunday last were unusually in teresting. Thelma Orsen, in her usual delightful manner, rendered a patriotic reading, Miss Evelyn Woods sang “ The Americans Come,” the orchestra rendered a number, “ Indifference,” the choir sang a special number, “ The American H ym n” by Keller. Altogether our chapel services were very nice and enjoyed by all. Mr. Loos made quite a journey during the latter part of August and September, visiting the various reservations in the interest of securing students for Chemawa. He has sent in a good many parties of students and accompanied one party of 43 students in a “ private car” from Browning, Montana. Mr. Loos is indefatigable in his efforts to represent Chemawa and always succeeds in adding to our number of students.
