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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1919)
TH E CHEMAWA AMERICAN The CHEMAWA AMERICAN Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School Chexnawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second- Class Mail Matter SUBSCRIPTION - - - 25Cts PER ANNUM REPORTER’S NOTES By Allan Shepard other to Thoreau, N. M. This is a mighty good showing for this department it seems to us. 'O h accotint"" of inclement weather farm work was almost at a standstill at Chemawa last week. When the sun shines there is always a grand “ scrabble” here in order to make good all deficiencies in every department which may have occurred as the result of bad weather. _______ GOOD MEETING , T he,Y,. M -;0..A/ „Mldrits-.regular meeting.in the auditorium Sunday evening and rendered*the follow ing program: Topic, “ The Necessity for Daily W ork.” Opening’ hymn - - - - - Members Prayer - - - - - - Logan Fann “ Working With Special Motives” - , Charles Kipp Instrumental duet - - Lekanoff and Mynuk Reading - - - - - George Lekanoff “ Does it Pay to do More Work than we are Com pelled To do” - - - Arthur Johnson “ Does Necessity of Work have any Effect on the Development of Character - Irving Shepard Scripture reading - - r - Nicholas Stepten Scripture reading - - - Chester Bravo Scripture reading - - - Joseph Bonner Recitation Qcorge Lekatioff Closing hymn - - - - - Members Watchword The various work detail^ for boys* and girls changed; last Week. Frank Campbell, a former student from Wyoming, visited us1 recently v ' ’ The blacksmiths have*just completed repairs on an 18-tnch.plow for the farmeirsiifb : ; During spare time the plumbers are busy preparing an exhibit|for commencement. M rs.. Woods is .quoted to the effect, that »she. again has a fine detail of girls at-the laundry., . Of late the painters, have devoted their time and SENIOR NOTES energy to work at the “ Employes’ .Club- building. ‘ The Teachers’ Training Class have .selected blue as The bakery is being prepared for “ fly time” —the their class color. carpenters are making new screens ffor the windows The first rose of spring was a beautiful red rose that of this life-saving station. bloomed on a climbing rosebush in front of Winona Stands have been made during, the past week at the Hall., The Seniors are deep in study for coming exams. carpenter shop for'"the snare "drum and for music. They don’t intend to flunk because—well, it isn’t George Lekanoff was the artisan. .Every day the weather will permit is devoted by proper anyway! Monday morning M r’ Devol told the students in the gardenprs to the task of cultivating. We are just, entering upon the annual era of industry in the truck chapel thC different ways that “ John Barleycorn” sneaked in from Toledo to Detroit. patch. John S.,>Pablo sent just a line to the girls over here: Thè' farmers hâve been hauling “ clinkers’” into We are nice to the daughters of England, their bwn barn-lots in order to fill up some mud holes And polite to the belles of France, And good to the orphans of Belgium, that seem, like the little babbling brook, to?* 'go, on for And give the Frauleins a glance; ever. ’ ’ But remember we’re out on business, The band. xyent to; Salem last Thursday tq play And wherever our sympathies stray, Our hearts are tied up in our kit hags, during the exhibition of the , “ tank’’» in,The capital For the girls of the U. S. A. 1 city. Many people inspected this late War machine, which proved to be the real thing. FOCAL On Thursday evening last there wefe a number of The students arid others are grateful to Mrs. Brewer changes made in the list of battalion officers. . There and her assistants for beautiful Easter eggs at break-; were changes in nearly all ranks, except the. priva tes, fast and a fine dinner. .Mrs. Brewer is always mind and we belieye it is for the best in the end. ful of the welfare and happiness of others and does The girls under Mrs. Kirk made a large number óf, not spare herself in ministering to them. On Easter trench caps for the band boys recently. - A fe w w ere there was everywhere, evidence of her Usual interest turned into the tailor shop and were completed by Lo and solicitude. gan F ann. They are a beautiful blue in color. On Saturday afternoon three of the Fathers came Miss Skipton has had hew flower boxes made with over from the monastery at Mt. Angel and heard con Which to beautify both entrances to the large students’ fessions of their charge? at Chemawa. They came dining-hall. It is nice to see beauty on every hand and went by auto. On the afternoon train Father and it is especially appreciated,around thé place or. (¡Jail came and he was accompanied by a young lady who remained over Sunday to Assist him with his room where ònè dines. A few days ago the seventh shipment of harness various Easter services. These goodly people always was made from the school shop this season. One show great interest in our students and we appreciate large box was sent to Flagstaff, Arizona, and the it fully.
