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.
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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*
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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.