T H E CHEM AWA AM ERICAN
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The CHEHAWA AMERICAN
Published W eekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent
Address all com m unications to R uthyn Turney, Manager
Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second-
Class Mail M atter
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25Cts P E R A N N U M
Y. W. C. A. M EETING
T h e Y. W . C. A. held th e ir weekly m eeting in
M cBride Hall last S unday aftern o o n . It was largely a t
tended. T h e topic for discussion and read in g was
“ G ro w th .” A fter a brief but in terestin g talk by Miss
E ak in the girls had a sh o rt Bible d rill. Ju lia Grom off
and Josephine C orbett were th e quickest in finding th e
places. T h e m eeting w as b ro u g h t to a close by th e
song, “ Blessed be th e T ie th a t B in d s,” and the
benediction.
Y. M. C. A.
* T h e Y . M. C. A. held a very lively and in terestin g
m e e tin g in th e au d ito riu m on Sunday evening. T h e
follow ing program was rendered in a very creditable
m anner:
Songs
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M em bers
Vocal Solo
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Miss A gnes Sw anson
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Miss McDowell
Vocal D uet
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Miss A dam s and Miss M otanic
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M em bers
C losing R em arks
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M r. Roberson
P ray er
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Miss McDowell
Miss McDowell gave a splendid talk to th e boys and
all appreciated it.
EM PLO YES’ SOCIAL
A very enjoyable evening was spent by th e em ployes
at th e club q u arte rs last T h u rsd ay evening. T h e
host and hostesses w ere M r. Devol, M rs. Brew er and
M rs. B axter, who spared no pains in p lan n in g for the
en tertain m en t and pleasure of th e ir guests.
A real
good tim e w'as had by all present. Delicious refresh
m ents were served.
DOMESTIC AR T NOTES
T h e vocational classes are very busy m aking blue
serge sk irts for uniform s.
T h e girls in the sewung d ep artm en t are busy m a k
ing uniform s for th e n u rse g irls.
T h e 7th and 8th grad e girls are h av in g th e ir first
lessons in d raftin g p attern s for th eir co n stru ctio n w ork.
Jessie Cleveland and Rose H am ilto n are g reatly
missed from th eir classes. W e hope for th e ir speedy
re tu rn .
S atu rd ay m orning of each week is devoted to needle
art and th e vocational classes say th e m o rn in g passes
quick ly . T h ey m ust enjoy th eir lessons.
L ouisa Jo sh u a and E lizabeth C h u rch ill, prevocation-
al g irls, each m ade 100 percent in th e ir ex am in atio n s
in th e sew ing d ep artm en t for Ja n u a ry . T h is is sp len
did.
M rs. K irk was absent several days th e past week
w’ith a severe cold. M ary W are and A nnie N elson
w eie in ch arg e of th e prevocational classes d u rin g M rs.
K ir k ’s absence.
R E PO R TER ’S NOTES
B y Allan Shepard
T w o carloads of hay arrived recently for con su m p
tion by th e horses and cow s of our farm .
F a th e r G all has presented the cooks at th e hospital
w ith a coffee m ill. T h is is a practical gift and is m uch
app reciated.
T h e ju n io r class received a large pictu re of Joe G ale,
one of th e ir classm ates now in F ra n ce, and they have
it fram ed and h a n g in g in th e ir school room .
M r. Sw oboda and his harn ess m akers have ju s t
com pleted an ex tra heavy set of h arness for one of th e
farm team s. T h is indicates som e good “ lay in g in to
th e c o lla r.”
O ne of th e sto k ers of th e pow er house is in th e
h an d s of th e blacksm iths for repairs. T h is is a diffi
cu lt piece of w ork, but M r. W elch declared him self
and his force equal to it.
T h e blacksm iths are at w ork on a couple of w agons,
one for the gard en ers and one for th e h og-tender. W e
u n d ersta n d they will m ake the w agons entirely at th e
hom e shop. T h is is as it should be.
W illiam W a lte rs stopped over a day or so last week
w hile on his w ay from Ju n e au , A laska, to naval
q u a rte rs on M are Islan d , w here he is now stationed
as a bandsm an. H e had been on a visit hom e. H e
is m ak in g good w ith a plus.
On last F rid a y evening o u r basketball team played
a practice gam e w ith th e team from W illam ette U n i
v ersity . In order to give all o u r basket-shooters an
o p p o rtu n ity to play m any changes w ere m ade d u rin g
th e gam e. In th e m eantim e W illam ette m anaged to
to pile up enough points to call the gam e theirs.
LOCAL
C lark K im ball, an e x -stu d e n t, is v isitin g friends at
Chemawra th is w eek.
O w ing to the shortage of teachers th e norm al class
is h an d lin g tw o and one-half grades th is year.
W ork has been resum ed on the u n d e r-d ra in in g of
th e school lake lands near th e Pacific highw ay, as th e
w ater has receded into its n atu ral chan n el again. M r.
C arrow and his m ason detail are doing good and ra p
id w ork.
M iss M abie C arter, of F allo n , N evada, will arrive
th is week to fill th e position of teacher in th e th ird
grad e. Miss C arter is a g rad u ate of th e U niversity of
A rizona and has had considerable experience as te ach
er. She is well know n to a num ber of C hem aw a
em ployes w ho are an x io u s to welcom e her here. H e r
p aren ts, M r. and M rs. H a rry M. C arter, are veterans
in th e In d ian Service, at p resent in charge of Fallon
A gency, N evada.