T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
LOCAL
F in a N elson, A laskan, entered school M onday.
Lizzie Delaney and sister M illie arrived at C hem aw a
on M onday.
A ctive farm in g operatio n s are going forw ard th is
fine w eather.
M r. C lark S tew art, our assistant farm er, is the h a p
py d a d ” of tw in girls. M other and tw ins are d o in g
finely.
M r. C harles D em m ert, of Bay View, A laska, spent
a couple of days here last week visiting his children
who are enrolled at the school.
T h e new office will be located across th e “ tra c k ” at
th e ju n ctio n of th e w alk leading to th e academ ic
b u ild in g and hospital. I t is a fine location.
The prevocational grad es are m aking ready to pro
duce a good en tertain m en t on W a sh in g to n ’s B irth d ay .
T hey say the vocationals will “ sit up and take n o tic e ”
w hen the play is produced.
A bout fifteen of th e boys atten d ed the W hitm an-
W illam ette basketball gam e at the Salem A rm ory last
T h u rsd a y evening. It was a good gam e and W h itm an
College had th e big end of th e score at its te rm in atio n .
T h e In d ian ap p ro p riatio n bill as it passed the house
contained provisions for $15,000 to be expended n ex t
y ear for a steam heat system and $25,000 for repairs
and im provem ents, besides $122,000 for m aintenance
at C hem aw a.
M r.E .H . H am m ond, late S u p erin ten d en t at C ushm an
School, T acom a, W ash in g to n , has been tran sferred to
th e position of A ssistan t S upervisor w ith h ead q u arters
in the southw est. M r. C. V . Peel, special ag en t, is
in ch arg e a t C ushm an.
M rs. Lizzie M cCorquodale, assistant seam stress,
has been tran sferred as seam stress to th e W arm sp rin g s
B oarding School. She leaves tom orrow . Mrs. “ D ale”
has made m any frien d s at C hem aw a by her kindness,
gentlen ess an d am iability.
Rev. F a th e r G all, M r. and M rs. W alk er and tw o
lady friends from San F ran cisco visited the school
last week. O ne of the ladies is a fine vocalist and she
favored the stu d e n t body d u rin g the d in n e r h o u r w ith
songs, w hich were g reatly appreciated.
T h e C hem aw a g irls ’ basketball team will do b attle
w ith th e team from Salem H ig h in our gym to n ig h t.
O nly girls will be allow ed to w itness the gam e. F r i
day ou r girls will m eet the sam e team in Salem . T h e
n ex t gam e will be at Silverton w ith th e H igii School
team . T h e basketball squad at C hem aw a is com posed
of Rose O ’B rien, E lean o r H a u k , M arion W asson,
Effie Davis, Rose Goff, M aud P o tts, E d n a H ill, M ar
g u erite C ham berlin, C lara M orais, Jessie C leveland,
Mabel B lodgett and Louise Joshua.
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T h e W illam ette Glee C lub gave a splendid recital
in our school au ditorium last evening, in the interest
of th e Chem aw a Y. M. C. A. T h e en tertain m en t was
well patronized and enjoyed.
Miss H e n d rix and Miss H edrick, assisted by Miss
E a k in , Miss Ju d d and Miss B runette, held a “ house
w a rm in g ” in th eir q u a rte is on M onday evening,
h av in g as guests a num ber of th e C hem aw a ladies.
From m eager rep o rts th ere m ust have been a num ber
of unique features w hich caused m uch m errim ent.
D ainty refreshm ents were served d u rin g the evening.
T h e ladies who are dom iciled in the new em ployes’
q u arte rs are delighted w ith the possibilities of the
q u arters and hom elike atm osphere.
D u rin g the course of chapel Sunday evening th e
o rch estra played the “ B arcarolle” from “ T he Tales
of H o ffm an” bv O ffenbach, Russell A dam s w ho was
visiting th e school, sang “ F or Y ou A lone” by G eelil,
Ruby W hite recited “ T he F o o l,” by Service, the O ctet
G irls sang “ T he O ars are P la sh in g ” by G eibel, the
choir s a n g “ T he S inner and th e S o n g ’ ’ by T hom pson.
A t the conclusion of the service S upt. H all delivered
a splendid address to the stu d en ts, ta k in g for his
topic, “ R eputation and C h a ra c te r.” T here was tr u th
in every utterance, and it was given w ith conviction.
E N T E R T A IN M E N T B Y R E LIA N C E B 0 Y 8
T h e an n u al open session of th e R eliance literary
society, com posed of boys, w as held on F rid ay n ig h t.
T h e earnestness w ith w hich these boys entered into
th is program was com m endable in th e extrem e, each
num b er being well rendered. A recitation, “ My
B achelor C h u m ,” by Louis Colby, a double q u artette,
an o th er recitatio n , “ T h e B etter W a y ,” by C harles
B uchert; g u ita r solo by E arl P otts and an accordion
solo by G eorge N ix , all of w hich w ereo fm u ch interest,
preceded th e real feature of th e evening, “ A Q uick
L unch C o u n te r,” a com edy. T h is en tertain m en t was
p u rely a boys’ program , and they succeeded. T his
com edy was well received by the audience, m any com
plim en ts being given the various actors.
A sketch in w hich G us G artiez and Louis V an Pelt
were th e principals followed the com edy, after w hich
a cam p scene and In d ian dance were given. T h is was
a splendid portrayal of an old-tim e Indian pastim e;
th e red lig h ts m aking it quite realistic. T h e songs
and d an c in g were splendid. Roy N uckolls m ade the
speech of welcome and the en tire society sang an o rig
inal so n g in unison. Miss McDowell is the advisor
for th e R eliance Society and divides the honor for th is
very enjoyable and successful en tertain m en t.
L IT E R A R Y SOCIETIES
W inona
T h e W inona L iterary Society adjourned th eir reg
u la r m eeting on F riday evening to atten d th e public
session of the R eliance Society. T hey show ed their
appreciation of the very excellent program by songs,
yells and enthusiastic applause.