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.
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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
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Losey
Overture—Saas Souci
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Rose
Cruz McDaniels
Chilian Dance—-Manana
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Missud
The Birds and the Brook
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(a) Happy Herbert
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(b) My Fairest Maid of Spain
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Finale