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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 14, 1920)
PAGE 3 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. Bradley entertained at dinner on Sun day. Doctor and Mrs. Wedge were host and hostess at dinner on Sunday to a party of their Chemawa friends. Reports from Salem High tell us that Chemawa’s representatives are doing well in most cases. Good grades are the rule. Once again we are made conscious of the flight of time by the blossoming of the magnolia tree which stands in front of our office. Rose O’Brien, our Senior at Salem High, bears an enviable record for her four years’ of work. She is now honor student in stenography. Superintendent and Mrs. Hall entertained at dinner Thursday evening last. The guests were Doctor and Mrs. Wedge, Miss Freeland, Mrs. Brickell, Mrs. Can- field and Miss Hendrix. Miss Erma Freeland returned to her home in Spo kane the first of the week, after spending some time at Chemawa with her sister, Mrs. Brickell. She made many friends while here. It is regretted that Father Gall has had an attack of heart trouble recently and is not yet up to his normal health condition. But the good Father does not per mit anything to deter him from pursuing his religious work among his people at Chemawa. The Sigmas held a short business meeting at Mrs. Hall’s on Sunday evening after chapel. It was followed by a social hour, giving the girls an oppor tunity of becoming better acquainted with Doctor and Mrs. Wedge. Refreshments were served. Dr. and Mrs. Wedge boarded the Southern Pacific on Tuesday enroute to the Carson Indian School after nearly three weeks stay at Chemawa. These good people gave many valuable talks to our students, which were much appreciated and bound to be productive of good in the lives of these young people. Owing to a strike by the switchmen no freight trains are moving and in consequence Chemawa is suffering for coal. Sufficient coal is being retained in order to operate our pumps and give a supply of water only, so until freight begins to move again we will be without steam heat, electricity or power. George Barrett is attracting quite a bit of attention in Salem as a ’cellist. He was a soloist last week at a concert and lecture recital at Carnegie Library and also at a concert given for the inmates of the girls’ reformatory. In both instances he acquitted himself in fine form. We are always glad to have Chemawa students do so well. The chapel exercises of Sunday evening were con ducted by Supt. Hall and were of much interest. The orchestra played “ A Perfect Day” by Jacobs- Bond, the Octette Girls sang "Legends” by Mohring. Maude Craig sang "When the Roses Bloom” by Reichardt, Mr. Bent played as a cornet solo " I Gather ed a Rose” by Lee, the choir sang "Ways of Pleasant ness” by Hoffman, Miss Judd sang a number and Dr. Wedge made the address of the evening. It was one of the finest talks possible to hear, go where you may, and we feel that we all owe Dr. Wedge a vote of thanks for it. FIRST YEAR VOCATIONAL PARTY The "Freshies” did themselves proud on Saturday evening last when they gave their first class party. The gym was resplendent with spring blossoms and greenery, which is due, it is said, to Nick Shishkin, chairman of the decorating committee, and his helpers. The evening program was well planned and smoothly carried out. Cruz McDaniel, president of the class, gave a neat little speech of welcome and was director for the evening. At intervals during the evening stunts were given by members of the class. Carrie Anderson most charmingly gave a reading, while a "take-off” on the Chemawa weekly bill of fare was given by Mary Damon, Mary Motanic, Felicia Hostler and Carrie Anderson. Mary Damon recited the "One-Legged Goose.” The refreshments were especially fine and well served at one big table in the form of a hollow square, seating 120 persons. The Domestic Science department, under the capable management of Mrs. Brickell, did the catering. It was an evening long to be remembered by the class and their friends. Miss Hendrix was the sponsor for the occasion. SENIOR NOTES Reports of committees occupy time at the meetings now so the question box has been discontinued. Frank Corbett, of Willamette University, visited the Senior program on Friday and gave a pleasing talk. Several members of the class have burst into poetry this week in their English work. A class poem is the exciting cause. Two new songs were sung by the seniors this week. Effie Davis wrote the words for one and Marina Nel son wrote them for the other. George Berry, affectionately known as "H ooks,” surprised his classmates by reading a highly humorous and original theme on Thursday. Drawings of ears and eyes, outlines of history, themes, x ’s, y ’s and z’s all are accumulating in the Senior room. Final examinations are drawing uearer. There appeared, "mighty mysteriously,” on the Senior bulletin board last week a well-drawn cartoon of a hard ridden nag labeled "1920” with the title, "Seniors in the Home Stretch.” It is believed to to bear the Junior thumb print.
