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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1920)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL Rev. Father Gall held special services on Thursday in commemoration of a Holy Day. Our boys are finally fitted out with new uniforms, due to the ingenuity of Mr. James and Mr. Bent. Miss Dollie Robinson, a girl friend of Nancy Mat- thisen and Marina Nelson, from Kodiak, Alaska, spent the week-end at Chemawa. Governor Olcott will present the diplomas to our graduating class this year. Mr. Fred Lockley, a well known writer of Portland, will deliver the address. The McMinnville College track and baseball teams about thirty men in all—were entertained at meals in the student body diningroom. Mrs. Brewer and Miss Skipton served a very appetizing meal. Rev. Dr. Albert Loughridge, who has spent many years in India as amissionary, addressed the Prot estant students Sunday afternoon. His knowledge of the Orient made his explanation of Bible stories very interesting. The domestic science girls of the Willamette Uni versity, thirty or more in number, accompanied by their teacher, visited Chemawa on Friday to look over industrial exhibits. They said they were amazed at the scope and character of the instruction given here. About thirty students from the Cushman School arrived on Friday. All students were dismissed from that institution last week and the business of closing up is in progress. About one hundred or more will enter Chemawa after they spend vacation at their homes. The Y. W. C. A, cabinet, with Miss Judd and Miss Eakin, went in autos Saturday afternoon out to Boulder Lodge, the Judd farm, where a delightful afternoon was spent picnicing. A swim in the creek , a big bonfire, and a “ weenie” roast completed the afternoon. The hospital nurses, under direction of Miss Cath erine Reed, acting nurse, made a most creditable dem onstration on Friday afternoon, both in the care of the wards, uses and care of instruments in the oper ating room, different modes of bandaging and manip* ulation of patients, preparation of soft, medium and full trays, and dietetics generally. It takes ingenuity to conduct an Indian industrial school these times on as small a sum as $200 per capita. The Oregon State institutions, such as the Industrial School for boys and school for girls, as well as those for the deaf and dumb and others have had much difficulty to operate on about $400 per capita. In fact, the schools for girls require $436 per capita —and these school are operated pretty much the same as our Indian school, the students doing the work. PAGE 3 The Salem Commercial Club, through its manager, Mr. McCloskey, presented to Mrs. Brickell and eight domestic science girls last Friday, a beautiful white apron each, in appreciation of a little luncheon served a committee from that body some weeks ago when they were visiting the school. On each package was written the name of the girl and the inscription, “ We Never Forget.” A Concert was given in the Chemawa auditorium last Thursday evening by a party of Salem artists. It was given at the solicitation of Miss Gertrude Eakin, the Protestant Christian worker, for the purpose of raising funds to defray expenses of members of the Y. W. C. A. to attend a coast conference this summer. Mr. Frank Barton sang, Mrs. A. J. Rahn gave some readings, Miss Bertha Clark rendered several whistling solos, Cecil Dean, a piano solo, Miss Alice Judd a vocal solo, and Mr. Bent gave a cornet solo. Nearly seventy dollars were secured. TH E G IR L S’ SID E OF IT The campus was alive with visitors last Friday, drawn here to see the domestic science and domestic art exhibitions. A splendid display of cookery and needlework was on hand, the finest yet put out under the new course of study; all Chemawa was proud. The girls- should secure mighty-good grades, for the demonstrations proved their ability. Every student in each grade—primary, prevocational, and vocation al—had a dress or some other article on display which was manufactured by themselves. Such an array of beautiful dresses, each one different, running up into the hundreds was never before seen here. And the three classes in domestic science—1st, 2nd and 3rd year vocationals—fairly outdid themselves. Surely the lady teachers, composed of Mrs. Canfield, head of the domestic art departments, with Mrs. Kirk assistant in the prevocational, and Mrs. Chapman, the primary, and Mrs. Brickell, teacher of domestic science, as well as students in these departments should be proud. All of the gowns, etc., will be held for the State Fair exhibit. The prevocational grades in cooking and laundry work also made a splendid showing. Mrs. Brewer’s and Mrs. Woods’ classes amazed the visitors with the excellence of the work performed by the lower grades. B A N D CONCERT The concerts given on Sunday afternoons by Mr. Loos and his bandboys have been enjoyed by all. At one o’clock next Sunday afternoon they will render the following program: March—Noisy Bill - - - - - - - Losey Overture—Saas Souci - - Bass Solo—Chromatic Polka - . . . Rose Cruz McDaniels Chilian Dance—-Manana - - - - - - Missud The Birds and the Brook - - - - - - Stults (a) Happy Herbert - - - - - Holiday (b) My Fairest Maid of Spain - -; - - - Lloyd Finale
