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.
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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.