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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1920)
T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N LOCAL A splendid spirit exists at Chemawa. Mr. and Mrs. Eou Aldrich of Salem were visitors at chapel exercises Sunday evening. These good peo ple are great friends of Chemawa. Miss McDowell delightfully entertained at dinner on Sunday. Her guests were Superintendent and Mrs. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Kirk and Miss Uintah. About fifteen couple took advantage o f the oppor tunity offered Sunday evening at a course dinner given at the domestic science department. It was a splendid repast and well worth the price charged. Others wish it would be repeated. The annual football classic between the Excelsiors and Reliance societies took place early in the week. The rivalry and enthusiasm was equal to a big game. Indeed, at no time this year have we witnessed a more healthy partisan spirit displayed. Mr. David Garcia stopped off at Chemawa on Sun day to shake hands with the Superintendent and other friends. He is enroute to the Tulalip Indian School, where he will take up work as disciplinarian. David is a graduate of Sherman Institute and is a hustler. The American desires to compliment the matrons in charge as well as the boys for the well kept condition of the dormitories. The same applies to the girls. In fact it is a pleasure to inspect the various dormitories and observe the interest displayed. Miss Belle Laurence, who has been acting tempor arily as head nurse at our hospital for the past few weeks, has given practical evidence of her training. She has been unusually efficient and the nurses and patients regret that she is to leave us, although her successor, Miss May Laurence, trained nurse, succeeds her and is recommended very highly. The A division sophomores held a debate during the Thursday civics period. The question was, “ Re solved, That a city should frame its own charter. ” The affirmative was supported by Jessie Cleveland and Charles Buchert; the negative by Viola Beyers and Albert Orsen. The affirmative was awarded the victory, though there was splendid argument on both sides. The Right Rev. Abbot Adel helm, founder of the Mount Angel Monastery nearly forty years ago, died last Sunday night. This good Father has visited Che mawa at various times and was much loved bv all who knew him. His death is mourned by thousands of people in the northwest, and by none more than our Father Gall, who was very close to him, having been at the Monastery with its founder for nearly the entire life of the institution. The deceased was a man of unusual capacity, kindly, affable, lovable— simple in all his ways— a true friend of all mankind. Moving pictures were given in our auditorium on Saturday evening for the benefit of the Chemawa Christmas fund. About $120 was secured from ad missions. W e can always depend on our people to patronize any worthy object. In addition to the movies, musical comedy stunts were given by a num ber of the large boys. George Barrett favored us PA G E 3 with a ‘cello solo, and John Pesterkoff furnished music during the pictures. We enjoyed a most interesting chapel service last Sunday evening. The orchestra played an overture in popular vein, Misses Hattie Martin and Eleanor Hauk gave recitations, the choir gave several numbers, including We Bless Thee for Thy Peace” by Briggs, George Barrett played "Salute d ’Am our” by Elgar as a 'cello solo, and Supt. Hall gave a strong talk iu which he dwelt ably on the folly of worry and discontent. He made very plain the evils which stalk forth in broods to blight the mental growth of all who come under the spell cast by the malcontents— the greatest sufferers being the malcontents themselves. It was a good evening. DOMESTIC SCIENCE NOTES Josie Nozer is chief cook for the Junior class this week. Apple pies were made by Victoria Sansaver and Ethel Henry and sold. Victoria Sansaver is making the bread for high school lunches this week. Very satisfactory meals are cooked by Ola Fair- weather and served by Opal Pearson. Mrs. Brickell is well pleased with our four new senior girls. They are all doing well. Tacoma Snyder and Rose Gray have been fitting the domestic science orderlies out with uniforms. On Monday the girls made a large supply of fudge and taffy which was sold. They gathered many idle pennies. The domestic science senior girls were very glad to serve the Chemawa football team Saturday evening after their victory. Mr. Bent told the senior girls a story of his exper ience in securing some pies and they are now guard ing theirs carefully. M ATBO N’S D EPA R TM EN T Cora Black made her first batch of bread the other day. Several new girls have been fitted out with new uni form skirts. Mrs. C o x ’s son and his wife visited with her at Che mawa over Sunday. Miss Skipton is very much interested in the new girls she has on her detail. A noise was heard in McBride Hall Monday night. Ask the seniors what it was. The girls are putting forth their best efforts to make their rooms immaculate for inspection. The laundry girls have done up the white uniforms for Winona Hall and the white middies for McBride Hall this week. We all appreciate the evergreen decoration in the dining room. Miss Skipton takes a great deal of in terest in keeping the dining room cheerful. The kitchen detail has put up one hundred gallons of spiced pickles, 30 gallons of mince meat for Thanks giving, 300 gallons of vinegar pickles and 76 gallons of tomato pickles.
