TH E CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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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
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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.