T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
LOCAL
Miss M cDowell, Mrs. Brickell an d V irg in ia were
d in n er guests of S u p erin ten d en t and Mrs. H all on
S unday.
Still the new pupils arrive, causing the m atron and
disciplinarian to ex ert th eir in g en u ity to the utm ost to
find proper q u arters for them .
Several of our C hem aw a stu d e n ts and em ployes a t
tended the big football gam e held at Corvallis between
the O regon U niversity and O regon A g ricu ltu ral C ol
lege on S atu rd ay .
The A division
last F riday and
w ould be a cred it
num bers w ere all
of th e Sophies had a program period
gave a brief e n te rta in m e n t w hich
to a class of even h ig h er ran k . T h e
well selected and well prepared.
M rs. G eorge F itzp a trick , from Siletz, was a visitor
last week. She was m ost h eartily welcom ed by her
d a u g h te r F ran ces of the Ju n io r class and by her pleas
ant interest m ade m any friends w hile here. She is a
form er stu d e n t of Chem aw a.
F a th e r G all will hold services tom orrow (T h a n k s
g iv in g ) m orning at 9 o ’clock for all C atholic ch ild ren .
T h is good F ath er is ever m indful of his charges at
C hem aw a and his k in d ly endeavors are appreciated
by all.
Rev. Mr. K irk p atrick , P astor of the M ethodist E p is
copal church of Salem , delivered a very stro n g address
to the P ro testan t stu d e n ts S unday afternoon last. It
was one of those sound and practical talk s w hich are
appreciated by our stu d e n ts. Miss M cC racken, of
Salem , san g a solo. I t was a profitable afternoon.
B right and early tom orrow m o rn in g our football
team wall d ep art for G oldendale, W ash ., w here they
will play the stro n g squad of th e A m erican L egion.
F rom reports of the G oldendale team , and w hat we
know ol the qualifications of our own boys, we predict
considerable T h an k sg iv in g diversion for the sport-
loving G oldendaleites.
M r. S chw artz, Miss Barnes and M r. G lass of the
Copper R iver co u n try , A laska, were guests of C h e
mawa last week. Tw o little A laskan girls, one of
whom is the sister of A nnie M iller, cam e w ith them
to atten d school. M r. Schw artz is en ro u te to W a sh
ington, D. C ., w ith th e idea of in te re stin g C ongress
to m ake larger ap p ro p riatio n s for educational w ork in
A laska.
T h e Y .M .C .A . program given in the school au d i
to riu m on T h u rsd ay ev ening last for th e com bined
benefit of the association and C hristm as fund n etted
nearly $90, of this am ount $75, w as set aside for the
C hristm as fu n d . T h e en tertain m en t w as u n iq u e in
every respect, consisting of u n u su ally clever stu n ts
and was most favorably com m ented on by all who
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atten d ed . Miss E ak in and Miss Judd and the young
m en deserve no little credit for th e success attain ed .
M iss S kipton e n te rta in e d S u p t. and M rs. H all, M rs.
Brewer and M rs. Canfield at a well appointed d in n er
on M onday evening.
T h e chapel services on S u n d ay evening were of th e
usual high stan d ard of excellence. T h e o rchestra
played a “ S o uthern E p iso d e” by K uebler, C atherine
L oftus gave “ On th e Ju d g m e n t D ay ” as a reading,
Cruz M cDaniels played as a baritone solo “ O ne F le e t
ing H o u r” by Lee, th e choir sang as a T h an k sg iv in g
anthem “ O L ord, H ow M anifold are T h y W o rk s” by
B arnbv, and S u p t. H all closed th e session w ith a
splendid talk on politeness, personal address and a p
pearance. As is ever th e case his talk was full of facts
and carried suggestions and rem in d ers of value to all.
T h e evening was one of interest and profit.
ACADEM IC NOTES
T h e p ain ters are p a in tin g th e bakery shop.
T h e F resh ies are doing nicely w ith th eir weekly
program s.
Mr. F ra n k M artin of N om e, A laska, visited his
d au g h ter E va at C hem aw a on M onday.
T h e en gineers have ju s t com pleted rep airin g No 4
and 5 boilers and now will sta rt rep airin g No. 2.
All the apples in the sm all orchard have been h a r
vested. T h ey expect to finish the large orchard soon.
Roy C ourville is engine ten d er on th e n ig h t shift at
the engine house. H e is very m uch in terested in his
w ork and is g e ttin g along fine.
Y. M. A N D Y. W. C. A. NOTES
T h e A n n u al T h a n k sg iv in g V esper Service of th e
Y .M and Y . W . C. A s was held S unday evening in
th e au d ito riu m . T h e m eeting was led by F red W ilder
and special m usic was furnished by th e Y. W . C. A.
cho ru s. A num ber of ex cellen t ta lk s w ere given by
m em bers of both A ssociations, on such topics as “ W h a t
C hem aw a has to be th an k fu l fo r,” “ W hat the Y . M.
and Y .W .C .A . have to be th a n k fu l f o r ,” “ T h a n k s
g iv in g as a h a b it,” and “ T he expression of o u r
th a n k s .”
T h e stu d e n ts w ho atten d ed P ro testan t service S u n
day afternoon will not soon forget th e splendid serm on
given by Rev. Blain E . K irk p a tric k of th e F irs t M eth
odist ch u rch of Salem . H is topic was, “ F ish in g for
W h a le s.” H e spoke of th e high ideals and almost
im possible am bitions of y o u n g people, and expressed
his adm iration for y o u th because it dared to strive for
th e im possible. H e spoke of education as one of the
w hales w hich you n g people are fishing for and stated
th a t a stro n g C hristian ch aracter was the g reatest
th in g in life th a t any y o u n g man or young woman
m ight striv e to attain .