T H E C HEM AW A AMERICAN
LOCAL
T h e new library is ready for occupancy T h e books
will be moved soon.
Miss Ju lia F ra tis has entered upon d u ty as assistant
m atron at W inona H all.
C heniaw a is badly in need of a hospital cook. T he
place pays $60 per m onth.
R obert Downie is acting n ig h t w atchm an d u rin g
the vacation period of Mr. H auser.
M rs. A. D. Dodge, of N eah Bay A gency, brought
in a party of nine p upils on S unday m orning.
M iss E sth er S prague, field m atron, escorted a nice
party of stu d e n ts to C heniaw a from Y akim a reserva
tion
E lizabeth M ontgom ery and Louise S ilverthorne
have entered the Good S am aritan H ospital in P ortland
to finish their tra in in g for nurses.
Mr. K irk had the m isfo rtu n e to have his autom obile
badly inju red last w eek. H e was run into by an o th er
car w hile on the Pacific H ighw ay.
Mrs. Brewer suffered a slig h t accident on Sunday
by over lifting. W e are glad how ever th at it is not
as serious as first th o u g h t, and she will soon be her
norm al self.
M r. W oods, who had a stro k e of paralysis w hile
visiting at his d a u g h te r’s hom e at Oswego a week or
so ago, was moved to his residence at C hem aw a. H e
is doing well.
E d n a D oughty was called to Seattle the other day to
be w ith her m other, w ho was in ju red by being struck
by a street car. Both feet w ere cut off by the wheels.
H er recovery is doubtful.
Ju lia Gromoff, '19, M arguerite C ham berlin and
Effie Davis, ’20, retu rn ed the past week and have e n
tered the Salem h igh school, Julia as a senior and
M arguerite and Effie as ju n io rs.
Mr. and M rs. A ldrich of Salem, accom panied by
Mrs. Cooper of Los A ngeles, were interested visitors
at th e stu d e n ts’ social S aturday evening, calling later
on Mrs. Jaq u in s at the su p e rin te n d e n t’s residence.
W ork is progressing on the new m achine shop.
T h ere are sixteen different m achines on hand to be
installed w hen the b u ilding is finished, w hich will
afford a splendid o p p o rtu n ity for our boys to become
efficient m achinists.
M r. A dolph F arrow and family recently m o to r
ed to Chem aw a from A dam s, O regon, for a sh o rt visit
w ith friends. T h ey were en ro u te to S acram ento, C al
ifornia, for a visit w ith relatives. Both M r. and Mrs.
F arrow are ex stu d e n ts of Chem aw a. Mr Farrow
was harness m aker here for seven years. T hey now
have extensive land in terests in E astern O regon and
are doing well.
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Mr. Mason and a force of boys have m an u factu red
cem ent w alks leading to the new library as well as
connecting up the w alks along the railroad on the
east side. A piece of walk was also com pleted be
tw een th e new cottages and auditorium .
Mr. W illie W innier, of T op p en ish , W a sh ., brought
his d au g h ter to Chem aw a last w’eek for enrollm ent.
Mr. W in n ier form erly atten d ed school here, leaving
sixteen years ago. H e was am azed at the m agnitude
of the school, its grow th and great im provem ent.
S tu d en ts have been arriv in g on every train the past
w e e k , and S unday eve chapel show ed a full house.
C hem aw a’s stu d en t body is practically com plete again,
anti m any com plim ents are being heard on all sides
as to the splendid quality of our stu d e n ts this year.
T h e im provem ents made th is sum m er in the en
largem ent of the dom estic science room s has added
m uch to th e efficiency of that d epartm ent.
Mrs.
Brickell and her classes appreciate th is change and
plans are made educationally for a splendid y e a r’s
w o rk .
Alicia K im ball, class of '19, was m arried recently to
M r. O scar W alters, w’ho has accepted a position at
C hem aw a in the ag ricu ltu ral dep artm en t. A licia is
c o n tin u in g her studies at W illam ette U niversity, her
course w as in te rru p te d last year by th e illness of her
m other.
T h e kitchen force have had an unusually busy tim e
lately p u ttin g up 30 or 40 barrels of sweet corn. 8 or
10 barrels of k ra u t, as well as quantities of pickles,
apple sauce, and p ru n e b u tte r. O ur preserving d e
p artm en t under Mrs. Brewer saves thousands of dollars
an n u ally in the wav of caring for our vegetables and
fru its w hich otherw ise would go to waste.
Jos W P u ru s made Chem aw a a brief visit one day
last week. H e was accom panied by his wife and they
were m otoring back to F t Defiance, A rizona, wdiere
they are em ployed in governm ent service. Mr. P urns
is a form er C ham aw a stu d e n t and it is a source of
gratification to find th at he is g ettin g along so nicely.
Before visiting Cheniaw a Mr. and Mrs. P u :n s had re
newed acquaintance w ith relatives and friends at Y a
kim a, W ash.
M rs. Jaq u in s has been th e inspiration for several
most enjoyable social affairs d u rin g th e past week.
Miss Sc holder, M rs. Risser and Miss W hite w ere h o st
esses to a num ber of the cam pus people on T uesday
evening, and Mrs. S herm an, M rs. V andagrift and Mrs.
Cox on W ednesday eve; both affairs were d elig h tfu l.
M rs. Jaq u in s will leave soon for her hom e in Los
A ngeles and several other functions are being planned
for her th is week.
T he chapel services last S unday evening were, as
usual, in charge of S u p t. H all. T he orch estra played
‘ A D ervish E p iso d e” by C ohen, Roy N uckolls gave
‘ K ee n an ’s C h a rg e ,” G eorge B arrett played a ” M elo
d ic ” by Ole Bull as a cello solo, th e choir sang “ F orth
from the D ark and S torm y S k y ” by B riggs. Mr.
M cAfee, secretary of a conference of P ortland church-
t s , was present and gave the principal talk of the
evening. All in all the exercises w ere good and the
evening was one well spent.