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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1918)
THE CHEM AW A AMERICAN LO C A L Mr. Loos made a trip to Portland yesterday on school business. A detail of six boys is kept busy at the wood shed sawing and splitting and delivering wood. With the approval of Mrs. Loos the little boys have made a nut drier of the garret of Mitchell Hall. Mr. Ross’ detail has been nearly doubled of late and instead of all small boys he has nearly all large boys. This makes things move. The farmer has three teams at work plowing the field north of the walk to the Oregon Electric depot. Last year this field was used for raising a crop of corn. Onions are being delivered at the onion house in large quantities. The work of sorting the onions and repairing the building is progressing all at the same time. Miss Ruth Brewer has returned to Corvallis to take up her studies at O. A. C., after having passed a couple of weeks at home convalescing from a mild attack of Spanish Influenza. Mr. William Moss arrived at the school a few days ago from Arlee, Montana, to visit his daughter, Della, who is enrolled here. He has made friends on every hand since his arrival here. This is the beginning of the season for pumpkin pies—“ just like mother used to make!” What won derful recollections are awaked by a few yellow pump kins at this season of the year! During the past month or two the piece of road back of the commissary has been generously covered with cinders from the boiler room. It is hoped this will keep the road good this winter. If nothing occurs to prevent our boys will go to Eugene next Saturday to play the Eugene high team a game of football. We hope for victory and will “ root” for the same if there is a game. Since our last issue we have had quite a bit of stormy and rainy weather. The hope has been often expressed that the rain may purify the atmos phere and better health conditions. May such prove the case. The tables are being filled up rapidly at the stu dents’ dining-hall, according to a report from Miss Skipton. She also informs us that she has great praise for the work done by the fourth grade girls in her department. Mr. John Blessing, who for many months has been chief engineer at Chemawa, and who proved most effi cient in that capacity, has severed his connection here to enter the marine service. He left many friends at the school who unite in wishing him well. Mr. Wright, his successor, is now’ in charge at the pow’er house. PAGE 3 Alex Melovidov, who is now attached to the navy, recently sent his photo to Chemawa friends. He looks quite “ natty” in his uniform, but looks also as if he w’ere a trifle thin. The receipt of his photo gave pleasure to the recipients. For the past two weeks the garden detail has been bringing in about sixty bushels of apples a day and storing them in the root house. They still have another week’s work with the apple crop. This will help a great deal this winter. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Mason, who have visited rel atives here for the past two weeks, expect to leave today for their home at Busby, Montana. While here they added many additional friends to their list. They will always be welcome visitors at the school. Mr. A. D. Van Tassel, who a few years ago was chief engineer at Chemawa, recently wrote a friend in this place regarding Spanish Influenza conditions at Wahpeton. N. D., where he is now in service. He stated that the epidemic had caused lots of suffering, death and sorrow where he is but that his family had escaped. The high winds of a few days ago caused leaves to tall all over our campus and litter up the yards gener ally. At this season of the year it takes quite a force of boys employed to keep the lawns looking nice and attractive, owing to the continual falling o tdead leaves. There is a period of a couple of months every fall wheu it is necessary to this extra work* f A few days ago a card reached us stating that Alex Melovidov was enroute from Great Lakes, Illinois, to Philadelphia, Pa. Just recently he had been in Chi cago with a band working up enthusiasm in connec tion with the Fourth Liberty Bond drive. He now believes that he is destined for a berth on a boat bound for France, perhaps to be aboard ship for some time, as he is enlisted in the naval department. Not long ago we r e iv e d a letter from Dr. Fulker son, who for many yaars was the physician at Che mawa. He is now in sole charge of a hospital at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Georgia, and is getting along capitally. Since entering the army he has been promoted to the rank of captain. This was either the first or second promotion of this nature, so the Doctor’s friends can feel assured that he has “ made good” with a plus. Last Saturday Irving Shepard and Jacob Mynuk came up from Portland and spent the week-end with us. They have been working in one of the shipyards in the metropolis and doing well in every way. They returned to work on Monday, but expect to return to the school about the end of the week to remain. They will be accompanied on their return by George Barrett and George Lekanoff, who also are working in the shipyards.
