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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1919)
PAGE 4 TH E CHEMAWA AMERICAN F IR S T T E A R VOCATIONAL NOTES Deacon Lawton left for his home at Katalla, Alaska, last week. Mr. Ross had planted sweet peas along the walk to the car line. The blacksmiths have nearly completed the little commissary wagon. The Juniors are certainly glad to get over the equa tions in chemistry. Mr. Welch, the blacksmith, recently perchased a 5- passenger Buick automobile. Mr. Duncan R. McLean, tailor, left for Walla Walla, Washington, on Sunday afternoon. Since the leaves are showing on the trees the Che mawa campus is still more beautiful. James White Plume, w’ho is with the 3rd Cavalry training troop in France, states that he is getting along very nicely and expects to return soon. Miss Carter gave a very interesting talk in chapel last week about the customs of the Indians in Southern California. She told how they buried their dead. A letter was received from Sherman Wilson recently stating that he has received his discharge from the army. Sherman is an ex-student of Chemawa. One morning last week the domestic science girls went out for a picnic. Their instructor, Mrs. Vanda- grift, accompanied them. They had a very good time. Sunday afternoon six of the Freshies took a little walk and also had a little picinic in the woods. Albert Spearson and George Thomas were elected as a com mittee to get the “ eats.” Gabriel Anderson, a former student, is expecting to get his discharge from the navy soon. A letter was recently received from Robert Alphus, The third year vocational girls recently served a an ex-student who joined the navy. He has been sta dinner in the domestic science department. Mrs. Charles Chamberlin, of Tacoma, Washington, tioned most of the time at Guam, but is now at New is visiting her daughters and relatives at Chemawa. York City and expects to come out west soon. The talk on “ Being Reliable,” which was given by Elsie Spokane, who attended school here recently, is expecting to visit Chemawa during commencement Superintendent Hall in chapel recently, aroused the Juniors very much. They were all very eager to dis week. The vocational sewing room girls have been mak cuss the subject in class the following morning. A letter recently received from Martin Colby, who ing blue serge dresses for exhibit commencement is in Germany, states that he is now a corporal. He week. The first year vocational girls are now back in the also said he saw John Beyers, another Chemawa boy, sewing room after being in the domestic science for who is in his regiment now. Martin took a trip up the Rhine river and saw one of the ex-Kaiser’s castles five weeks. and many other castles which have been in use for Louis Colby is a very reliable boy in the blacksmith centuries. shop. He does his work satisfactorily and never loafs on the iob. OUTW ITTED B A N D IT S The new chemistry laboratory is in use much of the time as our chemistry lessons consist mainly of Wishing to make a payment on some property, experiments. JohnLe Strange, manager of a general store at Eddy We are all busy trying to plan original problems of stone, Pa., went to Philadelphia and procured six $100 cones, cylinders and spheres from our work or objects notes. He departed for his home on a late train and when he got off he noticed two strangers following in our departments. The baseball team is out practicing daily on the him. Growing suspicious of the men he took advan athletic grounds, and also the track team. They are tage of the first opportunity and slipped the $600 into a stamped envelope which he had in his pocket. Scib- showing good spirit. bling hisown name and address on this, he sealed it and Last week Miss Hendrix, our teacher, took us out dropped it into the slot in the postoffice door. in the woods to gather trilliums for drawing. We aie He had gone but a short distance from the postoffice studying the parts of flowers. until the men behind closed in on him. One thrust a For the past week the seventh grade class has been revolver into his face and the other went through his reviewing lessons they have had for the final exam pockets. They found only a small amount of money inations to be held the last of May. and this they gave back to him, permitting him to go The painting detail has been very busy the past on his way. Bright and early the next morning Le- month painting the academic building, Mr. Hall’s cot Stange called at the postoffice where he found his tage, and also the new implement shed. money, safe in the envelope, awaiting him.
