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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1919)
TH E CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE 2 The CHEMA WA 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 SENIOR NOTES The Senior carpenter boys were busy on Wednesday making a snow plow and snow shovels. The class of ’20 was glad to receive a pleasant mes sage from Mrs. Brace, a teacher of former years. Eouise Silverthorne has been absent for a few days because of tousilitis, but is reported much better. Work on a final thesis in entomology and a review thesis in English is wearing out penpoints this week. The Senior plumbers are getting some very practi cal experience with the frozen water pipes these days. Effie Davis, Marina Nelson, Hattie Martin and Rose Goff, all Seniors, were initiated into the Sigma Phi Delta on Thursday night. The pupils of Ann Sexton and Marina Nelson are much interested in a Christmas program which they are preparing for their own school room. Arthur Johnson was host at a “ spread” a few even ings ago, honoring the birthday of James Choate. Delicious and plentiful refreshments of snails, sardines and Java made the occasion a success. VOCATIONAL DOMESTIC SCIENCE NOTES The second year vocational class entertained Jacob Mynuk, a classmate, at dinner on Monday. Each second year vocational girl is given practical experience in preparing and serving a family dinner for the class. Marion Wasson has just finished embroidering her centerpiece and is now working on the tea napkins which will be used in this department. Each girl in A Division, second year vocational, has had experience in preparing and serving a break fast. The girls like this practical work. Gertrude Todd and Dorcas Minthoru are working hard on their fancy work, each trying to finish first so they may embroider the beautiful towel for Mrs. Brickell. LOCAL Class work has not been interrupted during the cold snap. Miss Ruth Brewer is home from O. A. C. for the holidays. Dr. Phillips made a hurried business trip to Portland on Friday. Much to our satisfaction, Mr. and Mrs. James have decided to remain at Chemawa. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Davis of Northern California arrived on Monday to visit their daughter Ella, who is ill. Mr. and Mrs. Eoos braved the elements on Sunday and took a belated train for Portland to visit Santa Claus in the interest of our school. The plumbering force under Mr. Stewart have their work cut out for them to repair the broken piping and plumbering apparatus generally throughout our plant. Mrs. Daly and little Jimmy, wife and sou of our teacher of agriculture, left on Saturday last for Berke ley, California, to spend Christmas with Mrs. Daly’s parents. Chapel services were held as usual on Sunday night. It was rather chilly in the auditorium due to so many of the radiators being frozen up, but everybody seemed glad to be present. On Tuesday morning the light sleepers were awaken ed before rising call by the screams and yells of the dining room and kitchen details, which was very unus ual. Such noise was caused by the students’delight in welcoming the heavy fall of snow. Charles Eder, one of Chemawa’s old reliable boys, has returned from the submarine department of our navy and is taking up work in the Salem business col lege again, in order to finish his course commenced previous to enlisting in the navy for the period of the war. Chemawa students have been having the time of their lives the past week, snowballing, sledding and snow fights generally. A pitched battle took place between Mitchell Hall and those of Brewer Hall one afternoon last week. It took place on the athletic field with the entire student body to witness the fun. The decision went to Mitchell Hall. The heaviest fall of snow and the coldest weather experienced at Chemawa for over thirty years occur red during the past week. The snow collected to a depth of 27 inches and the thermometer registered on four consecutive days 16 degrees below zero. At this writing it has moderated considerably and the various leaks in water and steam piping are beginning to show.
