TH E CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent
Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager
Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second-
Class Mail Matter
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AN ENJOYABLE OCCASION
The monthly social for employes was held on Thurs
day evening last in the teachers’ club building. Mrs.
Risser, Miss McDowell and Mrs. Doherty were the
committee of arrangements. One of the most enjoy
able evenings yet afforded our people was given.
The guests upon arrival were each presented with a
coupon which was used in the purchase of a Christmas
gift to be marked for some guest present, there being
a goodly array of articles, suitable for gifts, on a table.
Cards were also distributed for the guessing contests
and a busy hour was enjoyed answering the puzzling
questions to the “ Observation Party” and “ Names
of Indian Tribes.” Miss Hendrix was successful
in the first game and Mr. Bent the second, each
receiving an appropriate prize. The doors were
then thrown open to the dining-room and a festive
holiday appearance greeted the eyes.
In one corner stood a large Christmas tree, beauti
fully trimmed, on which hung the many gifts previ
ously selected by the guests for one another. This,
together with the Christmas balls and festoons of fir,
carried out the holiday suggestion.
During the serving of delicious refreshments at
small tables, Santa Claus, impersonated by Mr. Rober
son, removed the gifts from the tree and distributed
them to the guests amid much hilarity and merriment.
The evening’s pleasure closed by every-one thanking
the gracious hostesses for a most pleasant evening.
SCHOOL NOTES
The next moving picture show will be Dec. 20.
Four hundred Americans were distributed to the
pupil last weeks. Each pupil above the fourth grade
got one.
Miss Roberts is unable to meet her Sunday school
class on account of sickness. Anna Sexton and Ma
rina Nelson, Junior girls, relieve her.
Escorts for girls on Sunday, Dec. 22, are Mrs.
Doherty and Mrs. Canfield for McBride and Mr.
Roberson and Mrs. Eaton for Winona.
Annual events scheduled on the first page of the
calender are public; both employes and pupils are ex
pected to attend. No announcement of these events
will be made other than that on the first page of the
calendar.
Industrial instructors will file their outlines cover
ing the following week’s instruction not later than
Saturday noon of each w’eek. Academic instructors
will file their outlines not later than 8 a. in. on Mon
day of each week. These directions are given on
page 6 of the annual calendar.
The pupil teachers are Eleanor Hauk, Katherine
Wilder, Sadie Knowles, May Belle Heay, Veltha
Frazier and Alicia Kimball from the senior class and
Effie Davis, Hattie Martin, Anna Sexton and Marina
Nelson from the junior class. These girls are teach
ing three grades, divided into three classes.
A little test on “ How to do things when told” was
given by the Principal one day last week to the third,
fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh grades. This test was
given to find which of these clssses could do a simple
task after directions were given without asking ques
tions or causing unnecessary delay. The sixth grade
stood first, with the fifth and third close seconds.
The spelling-book to be used in the spelling con
test on Dec. 27 will be the Bailey-Manly Speller, book
two. The marked lessons can be secured at the
Principal’s office. If all the marked lessons are spelled
a book containing other marked lessons will be
handed to the one pronouncing the words. This book
will not be announced until the evening of the con
test.
LOCAL
Mr. Bent is decorating about the campus and at the
gym for the holidays. The decorations lend attrac
tiveness to the place.
Crow’s like chickens, “ come home to roost.” At
about this time every year we have a lot of crows.
They are again “ cawing” around the school.
Last Sunday evening at chapel the orchestra played
a “ Minuet” by Lully, by request the Octette Girls
sang “ Po’ Little Lamb” by Parks, and the choir sang
“ The Light of the World” by Brackett. In addition
to our usual exercises the Girls’ Mandolin Club was
present and played several numbers, to the delight of
all. This organization has just got nicely started this
season and the prospects are favorable for a good show
ing ere the year is over. Mr. Loos, their instructor,
is taking great interest in the club. Supt. Hall closed
the evening with appropriate remarks relative to the
students’ holiday week.