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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1919)
T H E CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL MiSâ Evelyn Woods came up from Portland ott Saturday afternoon and remained with her parents until Easter evening. She is employed in a metropol itan bank and is getting along nicely. Nick Hatch was a week-end visitor at Chemawa. He is now attending high school in Portland and hold ing down a good-paying position on the side âs well. This is not bad, is it? Gopd for Nick! One hundred dozen eggs seems like sâ good many, doesn’t it? Well, this is a short story for the eggs were disposed of in a short time by the students during their Easter breakfast. This represented the number of eggs that Supt. Hallpurchasèd for- : this occasion. Mrs. Loos is ta be thanked for the Easter decora tions at the Teachers’ Club dining h a lt The room presented a most beautiful appearance and the dinner was delicious. An attractive feature was a nest in the center of each table in which were beautifully colored Easter eggs. All were pleased with every thing. Mrs. 0. Ç. Cloutier arrived here on Saturday even ing, having chaperoned a girl from the Umatilla school to Chemawa. She remained at Chemawa ün- til Sunday evening and visited with friends, being the guest of Mrs. Brewer. Mrs. Cloutier was for marty yeats a teacher at Chemawa, a n d a most successful one, too. To Mr. Hobucket and a number of willing young men assistants thanks are due for the beautiful decor ations at the chapel on Sunday evening. The scheme of a “ wild wood’’ center as a background for thç dec orations was splendid and assisted materially, ; in beautifying the stage. Deacon Lawton, James Choate, William Kennedy and a few others were -the, willing assistants an this occasion. The Domestic Science class, known as the 4th year vocationals, entertained at a well appointed dinner bn Tuesday evening. Mary Ungé and Florence Hoover received the guests and were the dinner hostesses. Bertha Grimes and Julia Mills served the well cooked, four course dinner very capably. Elizabeth Reinville attended to the very important part necessary in assist ing the waitresses in making the dinner sèrvice smooth. There were covers laid twelve. The guests were "unanimous in praise ‘of the Well cooked,, well served dinner, and1 many were the compliments paid the young ladies,, A most pleasant function of the past week was the reception given by Mrs. Sherman and Mrs. Eaton on Thursday evening to a number of friends in the club parlors. There were twenty four guests present dur ing the èvening. Prizes for- the progressive games were won by Miss Carter and Miss Hendrix. Deli cious sandwiches, cake, ice cream and coffee were served on small tables. Chemawa employes realize that riie old adage is true, “ That to work well you must play well.’’ There have been delightful faculty social affairs as weli as private ones this year, and the one just given by Mrs? Sherman and Mrs. Eaton was one of the most delightful. PAGE 3 Many of our employes attended Easter services at various Salem churches, at which there were most worthy efforts put forth to render the occasion memor able, as it should be. Supt. Hall recently, received, a letter from Russell Adams, who at the time of writing was in an Eastern port. He is in the marine service and has seen much of the world since leaving Chemawa on the occasion of his enlistment. As to his • discharge he seemed most doubtful if it would be in the , near future. He seemed quite optimistic at the time of writing. He sent greetings to all his Chemawa friends. Any-one would have known that last Sunday was Easter just to have entered the’large dining-room of thé students. Every flower and flowering shrub and tree was in evidence at some place about this-large room. Dogwood and lily mingled in profusion. The effects were beautiful—artistic in every way. The prime mover in all of this was Miss Skipton. None can deny that everything about this department always has a most attractive appearance, but on Easter an eclipse seemed to have settled over this departments’ past in-so-far.as.beautiful effects go, Early on Easter morn carols were heard sung on the campus by the choir under direction of Miss Gerr trude Brewer. This proved an awakening never to be forgotten by many, as it reminded them of the joy ousness and sacredness of the occasion—Christ arose! The singing of Easter carols is a little unusual any where, though it is bound to become an annual custom, and Chemawa will be among those who will have given imperils fp the beautiful observations which are cer tain to follow. After singing carols the choir re paired to the Catholic chapel and sang during mass for Father Gall. <\ Mr. Ruthyn Turney gave all Chéàiàwa a rare musi cal treat at chapel Sunday evening. He is said by musical authorities to be the most talented double bass soloist on the Pacific Coast. His rendition of the “ Blue Bells of Scotland” and variations composed by Henry Farmer was certainly a magnificent effort, and held thé audience spellbound. At the conclusion, even if it was Sunday flight chapel, the entire audi-;' ence arose as one in spontaneous applause. It will be remembered that Mr. Turney was the organizer and teacher of the famous Indian String Quartette that toured the middle west last year and made such a big hit. . The chapel service last Sunday evening was of the usual excellence and the interest was keen. The or chestra played “ On the Mesa Grande,” by Maurice; the Octette Girls sang the “ Voices of the Woods,” by Rubinstein; Mr. Turney played .the “ Blue Bells of Scotland” and, variations by Farmer as a double bass solo, and the choir sang an Easter hymn, “ Christ Arose,” by Lowry. Supt. Hall’s talk, though brief, was one of the best and strongest we’ve heard in quite a while. It was splendid. Our chapel excercises every Sunday evening are of great interest to all, both students and faculty, and are of value as well. The regular splendid attendance is ample proof that what we have just suggested is true, as if is indicative of the fact that every-one looks forward to these interest ing meetings.
