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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1919)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN The CHEMAWA AMERICAN 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 SUBSCRIPTION - - 25Cts PER ANNUM LITERARY SOCIETIES Excelsior The Excelsior Literary Society held an unusual meeting in the old chapel room in the academic budd ing last Friday night. The evening was spent in ini tiating nine new members, which was an innovation and productive of much fun. Refreshments were served after the new members took the pledge. A very good time was had. The official visitors were Superintendent and Mrs. Hall, Miss Roberts and Mr. Devol. Reliance The Reliance Literary Society had a short but inter esting program Friday evening, November 7tli. Eight of the active members were away with the football team. The subject of a debate was: “ Resolved. That the study of History is more beneficial than the study of Geography.” Lawrence Davis and Clarence Ed wards represented the affirmative and Jack Morais as sisted by Fred Wilder volunteered for the negative. The judges decided in favor of the negative. The visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Loos, each gave some interest ing, helpful remarks. A new song was written on the board and practiced by the society. Winona The “ Carnation” group gave an excellent program on Friday last. The Warwhoop was again a strong feature, with a good editorial prepared by Anna Miller. Hattie Martin and Delora Keeler gave an amusing dia logue. Maud Heay, Lucy Sexton and Emma Carlson each recited tvell; Catherine Reed gave a story; Mil dred Hoover read a theme, “ The School Clock Speaks,” Edna Willette gave several well-prepared pen pictures; Maud Craig sang a pretty solo and all of the Carnations appeared in the carnation chorus. Al together it was one of the best programs Winona has had this year. After a “ busy business” meeting we adjourned. Nonpareil The Nonpareils met on Friday, November 7th, and the following program was rendered: Society song, members; Weykene Story by Mary Motanic; jokes in dialogue form, Mary Damon and Gertrude Todd; reading, Catherine Loftus; impromptu, Alicia Kimball; whistling chorus, Maude Potts, Louise Joshua, Eva Dubray, Hattie Cayton and Dorcas Minthorne; dia logue, Belle Todi and Elizabeth Churchill; parliamen tary drill, Society. All numbers showed good prepara tion and the program proved to be very interesting. Mrs. Eaton was official visitor. SENIOR NOTES Julia Mills and Veltha Frazier, both members of the class of ’19, expect to attend the Winona party. Marguerite Chamberlin and Ann Sexton were a tie on the prize for Jingles used in the drive for Better English. The Seniors are all very sorry to have Effie Davis absent from the class. We hope she will find hei voice soon. Lillie Palmer, an old member of the Class of ’20, is to be married soon. We Seniors wish Lillie success and happiness. Gus Gartiez won the prize for being the best car toonist in the Senior Class, illustrating the mis-usr of “ at” and “ got.” Last Friday the Seniors gave their usual program. The most interesting number was a dialogue, The Questioner,” by Marina Nelson and Ann Sexton. Hattie Martin, Ruby White. Marina Nelson, Effie Davis, Ann Sexton and Rose Goff, of the class of 20, became pledged members of the Sigma Phi Delta So ciety on November 6th. t Roy Frazier, better known as “ Spider,” an old member of the Class of ’20, who has been in the Ser vice for about two years, has been discharged and is located in Los Molinos, California. Arthur Johnson recited Coats Off” .by Harold Bigbie at assemoly Sunday evening. It is a strong appeal to any nation to settle down to the work of re construction as earnestly as it did to the work of war. ____ INDUSTRIAL ITEMS The new barn continues to grow, be the weather good or bad. The fine new semiforms made by the tailors are a credit to any shop. The plumbing detail is making improvements at the hospital and domestic science buildings. The ensilage put up by the farm and dairy boys has turned out fine and makes excellent feed. The farm boys have been busy blasting stumps and will break out more land south of the barn. Bread, pies, cakes, cookies, etc., are prepared by our bakery, and say! but they are all good, too! The blacksmiths are busy with everything from bed steads to boiler fronts and making their work count. The mechanical drawing room is coming in for some kind attention from the mason, carpenter, en gineer and painting details. They have made marked improvements recently. Shoes, galore, are repaired and the new detail of boys is progressing nicely with the harness work also. The yard detail will be glad when the leaves are all off the trees, and roses trimmed and transplanted, and the necessarv spading done. The garden department finished the harvest of apples this week. In addition to the thousands of bushels of apples there have been harvested and are yet to harvest 9,000 heads of cabbage, 2,000 bunches of celery, five tons of carrots, four tons of parsnips, three tons of turnips, one ton of beets, 2,000 bushels of potatoes, and pumpkins and squash unestimated. It is no wonder they are busy.
