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
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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.