T H E CHEM AW A AM ERICAN
LOCAL
Mr. Devol had Effie Davis and H attie Martin as his
guests at dinner on Sunday.
Miss Irm a Freeland, of Spokane, W ashington, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Brickell.
Miss Scholder entertained Supt. and Mrs. Hall at
the teachers’ club at Sunday dinner.
Miss Myrtle Peters, financial clerk, who has been
off on her vacation visiting home folks in Wisconsin,
returned last Saturday.
The first-year v o catio n al held a class meeting on
Monday night and songs and veils of freshman spirit
drifted over the campus.
Miss W hite and Miss Scholder entertained Miss
Peters at a chafing dish supper on Saturday evening
in honor of her return from vacation.
Heard on the campus after last week’s American
came out: “ W here is Mr. H all’s chapel talk? I al
ways look for it and I ’ve been thinking ever since
Sunday night that I ’d get to read it on W ednesday.”
An outdoor basketball court has been made between
the Small Boys’ Home and commissary. This will
provide ample opportunity for the small boys to de
velop their ability in shooting baskets, as well as a
place to get some good wholesome exercise.
Manager Bent has received a letter from the editor
of the Portland News stating that the cups won by
our boys in the “ News” five-mile run will be sent
to us immediately. Albert Spearson and Joseph Racine
were the men who won the points for Chemawa.
Eleanor Hauk, class of ’19, of Salem High, won
first place in the try-out in humorous declamation, as
representative of the junior class. We like to have
our Chemawa students take part in the high school
activities when they leave us and w’e are proud of
them when they win an honor.
Dr. A rthur P. and Mrs. Wedge, moral and hygien
ic lecturers, well known to the Indian Service, arrived
at Chemawa on Saturday last. They will remain
some time with us and do systematic work among the
students. The older boys and girls well remember
this estimable couple as being here three years ago
and gave them a warm welcome.
Mrs. Hall entertained the varsity boys’ and girls’
basketball teams at her home on Thursday evening
last, together with Mr. Bent, Mr. and Mrs. Hauser,
Mrs. Brickell and Mi?s Scholder, making a company
of about thirty in all. Progressive rook games were
much enjoyed. Eleanor H auk and Reggie Downie
received first prizes and Effie Davis and Irving Shep
ard consolation prizes. Refreshments were elaborate
and daintily served by Julia Fratis, Anna Holst, Nan-
cv Mathison and Ola Fairweather.
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April Fool!
Tomorrow you may possibly see an
if you keep your eyes active.
April Fool
We may soon look for pie plant in the market to
help push still higher the price of sugar.
The farmers have been fertilizing the new orchard
east of the auditorium recently. This is a good move.
Surveyors on the State Highway between the school
and Salem indicate that ere long that thoroughfare
is to be paved. Speed the day!
George Barrett is expecting his father to visit him
within the next few weeks, as the latter will be en
route from Minnesota to Alaska.
This year the old adage about the month of March
seems to have held good:
When March comes in
like a lgmb it goes out like a lion,” and vice versa.
This year w’e remember March to have appeared on
the scene clothed as a lamb.
The Senior girls and Mrs. Brickell entertained at
dinner on Monday evening in honor of Doctor and
Mrs. Meserve and Doctor and Mrs. Wedge. Covers
were laid for ten including the honor guests, Superin
tendent and Mrs. Hall, Miss Irm a Freeland, Mrs.
Sherman, Mr. Bent and Mrs. Brickell.
Those who have been fortunate enough to sample
the delicious pies made by Annie Stone and Marion
Wasson under the direction of Mrs. Vandagrift pro
nounce them most delicious. O ur club girls get
splendid training in practical cooking and serving and
the members of the club are quite appreciative of the
good things prepared for them by Mrs. Vandagrift
and her girls.
Dr. Chas. F. Meserve, President Emeritus of Shaw
University, North Carolina, and wife, spent part of
Monday visiting Superintendent and Mrs. Hall. Mr.
Hall has known Dr. Meserve since 1889, when he
first took charge of Haskell Institute. Mr. Iliff, Mr.
Bent and Mr. Blakeslee, who knew Mr. Meserve at
Haskell, called and paid their respects. The Doctor
gave one of his characteristic talks to students in the
dining hall.
Chapel services were, as usual, under the charge of
Supt. Hall last Sunday evening, and proved of great
interest.
The orchestra played an overture, the
Octette Girls sang “ Sunset” by W atson, Eleanor
Hauk gave a reading, Chas. Williams sang “ Teach
Me to P ray” by Jewett. George Barrett played “ F or
gotten” by Cowen as a cello solo, the choir sang
“ Lead Me Gently Home, F ather” by Thompson, and
Dr. Wedge gave a narrative discourse of high order.
“ That Something” —what is- it? It was very fine and
held the interest of all throughout the entire discourse.
In this particular field Dr. Wedge has but few equals.