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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1919)
TH E CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE The CHEMAWA AB ia 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 Y. W. C. A. The meeting on Sunday afternoon was well conduct ed Lv Maybelle Heay. Two good songs opened the session. The lesson, “ Seeing Good in Others,” was followed by short readings from different members, proved very interesting. A short Bible drill came next. Eleanor Hauk and Alicia Kimball furnished a vocal duet entitled “ Sometime, Somewhere.” A lew songs and the benediction were given before dismissal. LOCAL Nancy Mathisen, a new pupil from Kodiak, Alaska, arrived on Wednesday. Reginald Chapman is the latest addition to Mr. LITERARY SOCIETIES Turney’s force of printers. Nick Hatch and Irving Shepard came down from Reliance Portland to attend the Sigma Phi function Saturday On Friday evening, January 31, the Reliance so evening. ciety held its second election of officers for the term. Miss Olive Skipton, who had been in Portland for Arthur Johnson was elected president; Fred Wilder, some time, returned to her post at Chemawa on Thurs vice-president; Wade Minthorn, secretary; Albert day. Everybody is glad to see her back in her accus Spearson, treasurer; Edward Croff, sergeant-at-arms, tomed place. and Roy Nuckolls song and yell leader. Annie McKiver and Adeline Matt left for their After the election the new officers were called upon homes on the Flathead reservation in Montana on for speeches, to which they responded, promising their best efforts in keeping the name of the society in high Monday, on account of not being able to pass the phys ical test required. repute. During last Sunday evening at chapel service the 'l'wo visitors, Messrs. Loulin Brewer and Gordon Hobucket, were also called upon and gave inspiring orchestra played “ Devotion” by Mackie-Beyer, Vic and helpful talks. New committees were appointed. toria Damon sang “ One Fleeting Hour” by Dorothy Miss McDowell made a few comments and the society Lee, the Octette Girls sang “ I. Cannot Sing the.Old Songs” arranged by Parks, Julia Gromoff gave a mu adjourned. sical recitation entitled “ The Americans Come” by Senior Items Fay Foster, and the choir sang “ He Will Forgive” by In the recent mid-year final examination in Insects Parks. Supt. Hall gave a spleudid talk which was and Insecticides Maebelle Heay led with a grade of full of good, sound advice for all. The evening was 97 percent, followed by Frank Johnson, Alicia Kim one of more than ordinary interest and profit for all. ball, Florence Hoover, Catherine Wilder and Allan REPORTER’S NOTES Shepard, all above 90 percent. In the final in Diseases of Economic Plants, Florence By Allan Shepard Hoover took first place with 1(M) percent, and was fol The carpenters passed a large part of last week pre lowed by Isabelle Lavadore,. Eleanor Hauk, Allan paring heavy timbers for use in the construction of the Shepard, Logan Fann, Frank Johnson, Julia Gromoff, new wagon shed. and Alicia Kimball, all above 90 percent. Dairyman Hobucket has sold ten calves for the The seniors’ sleep is no longer disturbed by the school. They range all the way from three weeks to haunting dreams of diseases and monstrous bugs. Logan Fann w as recently appointed president of the three months in age. senior class and Alicia Kimball vice-president. Mr. Hobucket reports unusual activity among the Those on the senior class honor roll for January dairymen, as they are preparing for spring work. It were Florence Hoover, Catherine Wilder, Logan Fann, will soon be planting time, especially in the matter of Julia Gromoff and Alicia Kimball. early gardens. Last wæek w as a time of mid-winter examinations Y. M. C. A. for a lot of our students. That many were on the The regular meeting of the Y. M. C. A. held on “ anxious seat” was attested by serious demeanor and Sunday evening was a good lively one and all present the further fact that they did an unusual amount of showed mnch interest in the numbers on the program. studying. The leader of the meeting wras George Lekanoff and The members of our fire companies held a meeting his topic talk, “ God Our Helper,” showed good one evening last week after study hour and Mr. preparation. Other talks given were as follows: “ What Have we got from God” by Jacob Mynuk, Force, engineer, gave the boys instructions in the “ How Do we Know that God has Helped Us” Logan best methods of making hose connections and various Fann, “ God Helps Us in Temptation” by Charles A. other matters relative to fire duties. It was a good Williams. The special musical number for the even and profitable meeting. The work a fire company ing, a cornet solo by Jack Pete, was well rendered and may be called on to perform at any time is of greater importance than many people realize. appreciated bv the members. SUBSCRIPTION - - 25Cts PER ANNUM
