T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
LOCAL
Mrs. Cox sp en t a couple of days in P o rtlan d last
w eek .
M r. K irk left yesterday over the S outhern Pacific for
Tacom a on school business.
W e play th e Pacific U niversity basketball team at
C hem aw a n ex t S atu rd ay evening.
R egular inspection on S u n d ay of all five dorm itories
last week found them in excellent shape.
T he new em ployees’ q u arters is being christened by
Mr. Devol and several teachers. T h e rooms are large
and well heated.
Professor and M rs. F itch of th e faculty at the
O regon A g ricu ltu ral College were guests of M rs.
Risser d u rin g the holidays.
T he dense fog of th e past few days tu rn s day, as it
were, into n ig h t. A ccom panied as it is w ith cold
w eather, all vegetation is w hite w ith frost.
M rs. Brewer is p lan n in g to extend her chicken
operations th is sp rin g . Last s p rin g ’s pullets are la y
ing and su p p ly in g th e kitch en s w ith eggs.
Ju st a few days longer and o u r big barn for th e
horses will be com pleted and ready for use. T he new
office and lib rary are the n ex t b u ild in g s to be co n
stru cted .
Mr. D avid T u rn e r has been prom oted to th e posi
tion of farm director and will have en tire ch arg e of
th e farm , g ard en and orchards, w ith th ree assistan ts
under hint.
It is q u ite g ratify in g to know th at o u r h igh school
stu d en ts are m aking such good m arks. “ E x c e lle n t”
and Good are the p red o m in atin g ch arateristics as
show n on each rep o rt.
T w elve couples of stu d e n ts had an especial d in n er
on T h u rsd ay ev en in g at the dom estic science prepared
ami served by the 2nd year vocational class under th e
direction of Mrs. B rickell.
T o n ig h t Chem aw a plays the M t. A ngel College
q u in te t on our floor. From w hat we learn the v isit
o rs are fast and will no d o u b t make our team do some
good w ork in ord er to win.
Miss M yrtle P eters, financial clerk, left for her home
at G resham , W isconsin, on S aturday last on her annual
leave. T h is is th e first tim e Miss P eters has visited
her hom e d u rin g a period of fourteen years.
M r. C. L. G ates and m other were the guests of S u
p erin ten d en t and M rs. H all for several days last week.
M r. G ates was for years connected w ith In d ian School
w ork, but resigned to accept a position in the Los A n
geles H igh School as head of the com m ercial d e p a rt
m ent. H e has ju st recently taken ch arg e of th e com
mercial and Spanish classes at the P ortland Y .M .C .A .
PA CE 3
V ery few people around C hem aw a appear to be
sick. Business at the hospital is poor, we are pleased
to report.
Mr. Iliff, our w orthy S u p erin ten d en t of In d u stries,
and fam ily, have purchased a to u rin g car and use it,
too, on off” hours. T h ere are ten autos, one tru c k ,
and one trac to r, in frequent use at Chem aw a.
Mr. Jam es and his force of tailors have uniform s
com pleted sufficient for all stu d e n ts in M itchell H all
and one com pany in Brew er. T h ey will be issued as
soon as the caps arrive w hich were shipped from
Chicago some weeks ago.
Dr. P hilips, who has been at Chem aw a for some
weeks in his official capacity as eye specialist, left for
Siletz A gency on S unday. T h e Doctor rem oved tonsils
from about tw enty stu d e n ts w hile here as well as
doing other appreciated w ork.
Mary M otanic has been absent for the past ten days,
having gone to her hom e at U m atilla reservation to
assist in special exercises of the P resbyterian c h u rc h .
Mary is the leader. She retu rn ed on S atu rd ay and is
hard at w ork m aking up lost studies.
A n n o u n cem en ts have been received bv Mrs. H all
and the Sigm a girls of th e m arriage of H arriet V erney
at K etch ikan, A laska, to F ra n k L easch. H arriet is
an old stu d e n t and a m em ber of the Sigm a Phis, but
was called hom e on account of sickness before g ra d u
ation.
O ne of the principal social events of the season was
the d in n e r given by th e Ju n io rs and Miss W h ite h o n
oring the Seniors and M rs. Rissei on New Y ears Day.
T he dom estic science diningroom was beautifully d ec
orated in the se n io rs’ colors, blue and w hite, w ith
blue birds suspended from all angles. T h e d in n e r
was faultlessly cooked and well served and the Seniors
appreciated the com plim ent given them to the fullest
e x te n t. Clever stu n ts w ere given betw een courses by
the Ju n io rs. A fter the d in n er th e Seniors assem bled
in the parlor and gave an im prom ptu program , m uch
to the d elig h t of all present.
A splendid talk by S u p t. H all a t chapel service last
Sunday evening was received by all w ith th e atten tio n
due it. It w as an u n u su ally fine address along lines
w h ich appeal to the best and noblest qualities w ith
w hich we as hum an beings are endow ed. Only good
can result from a talk of th is character. W e hope to
publish it in our n ext issue. In addition to the a d
dress of S upt. H all the orch estra played a “ m in u e t”
by L ully, Maud C raig san g the “ E lf-M a n ” by W ells,
M arina Nelson recited “ T h e F a m in e ” from H iaw atha,
and the choir sang “ G o and F in d th e W a n d erer” by
O gden.