T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
LOCAL
M erry C hristinas!
T he carp en ters are engaged at the task of lay in g a
new walk leading to the cottage occupied by M r. and
M rs. W oods.
M r. H en ry T u rn e r was th e b aker in charge for
the past few days d u rin g th e illness of his father, Mr.
T heo T u rn e r.
One of C hem aw a’s black bears will visit Salem d u r
ing the latter p art of th e week as an advertisem ent
for Ye L iberty th eatre.
M r. Bettles is p rep arin g n in e w ell-fattened pigs for
th e s tu d e n ts’ C h ristm as m enu. T h is certain ly sounds
good and we w ager the porkers will taste good, too.
Mr. Swoboda has tu rn ed his en tire force loose on the
old shoes th a t have accum ulated in his d ep artm en t.
It is the in ten tio n to have them all repaired before
C hristm as.
Mr. and M rs. A yers and child are v isitin g at the
hom e of M r. and M rs. Sw oboda, ex p ectin g to rem ain
for several w eeks. M rs. A yers is a d a u g h te r of Mr.
and Mrs. Sw oboda.
Miss S kipton was a d in n er guest on M onday of M r.
and M rs. Jam es Lew is of Salem . Mr. Lew is is one
of the officials at th e state p en iten tiary , a position he
has held for m any years.
P upils of th e lower grades are m aking splendid p re
parations for th e en tertain m en t w hich they are to give
on C hristm as Eve. F rom rep o rts to reach us we feel
justified in u rg in g all to atten d .
Mr. Iliff inform s us th a t he will give us th e result
of his observations d u rin g his recen t visit to the B en
son Polytechnic in P o rtlan d for readers of T h e A m eri
can in one of our early issues in 1 9 2 1 .
F ran k C orbett received a C h ristm as box of “ goodies”
from his hom e in Id ah o a few days ago and very g en
erously invited his friends to his room for a little feast
shortly after. A nice tim e is reported.
G ilbert C onner, a m em ber of the class of 1 9 1 5 , is
here for a holiday visit. H e is an ex -n av y service
m an and rep o rts indicate th a t d u rin g th e war he m ade
good, w ith a plus. H is hom e is near P endleton, O re
gon.
T he A m erican w ishes every one of its m any readers
a joyous C hristm as and a happy N ew Y ear. W e shall
not issue again u n til after th e holidays, at w hich tim e
we hope to tell you of m any h ap p y events in life at
Chem aw a.
From refuse lum ber th e carp en ters are m aking fru it
boxes for n ex t y e a r’s fru it crop. T h is is a splendid
exam ple of fo reth o u g h t. Such practicability will com
m end itself to all serious-m inded people. T h ere are
m any ways to teach.
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A band com pany has been organized. F in e new
uniform s, caps and leggings give the m em bers a fine
appearance and we im agine they help out in tu n e fu l
ness. On S u n d ay th ey m ade th eir first appearance
and .played “ to beat th e band ”
Miss S to n ebrink, teacher of room four and a-h alf,
in ten d s to throw her room open and have a C hristm as
tree for th e m em bers of her class. T he children w ill
be afforded an o p p o rtu n ity iti th is way to present
small gifts and rem em brances to their classm ates.
It appears th e g ir ls ’ coach is going to experience
the sam e difficulty th a t is co n fro n tin g the b oys’ coach
— th at of p icking his team . Several besides the letter
men bid fair for positions. W hile it is not a gam ble,
yet it is really going to be hard to select th e first five.
M r. Paul C orbett left on T uesday w ith his d au g h ter
Josephine for his home in K am iah, Idaho. H e was
g reatly im pressed w ith o u r school and returned hom e
w ith a b etter idea of th e purposes and scope of th e
g reat in stitu tio n called “ C hem aw a.” W e were glad
to have M r. C orbett visit us, for he is one of the pro m
in en t men of his com m u n ity — a m an of good re p u
tatio n and of sterlin g ch aracter.
P lan s for th e double g arage and w oodsheds for th e
en g in eer and blacksm ith w ere draw n by M artin Colby.
T w o senior ca rp e n ter boys will have charge of the
fram in g and wood w ork, the concrete floor will be
done by a detail of boys under the supervision of M r.
M ason, and th e p ain tin g will be done by the boys of
th a t d etail. T h u s it will be observed th a t th e en tire
w ork will be largely in th e hands of s tu d e n ts—a good
plan.
T h e electricians are in stallin g a new 10-horse pow er
m o to r in the carpenter shop. I t will be able to m eet
all the req u irem en ts of this busy place and will e n
hance the capacity of the shop. T h is is ano th er p er
m an en t im provem ent at Chem aw a. T here is a co n
tin u o u s ad dition of im provem ents at this school, w hich
of them selves denote grow th and enlargem ent in all
lines. S u p t. H all is certain ly successful in g ettin g
th in g s of all kinds for th e general im provem ent of our
school.
T h e an n u al p rin ters “ big e a t” cam e off in the p rin t
in g office on S atu rd ay last. M r. T u rn e y has given h is
force a d in n e r for years on th e S atu rd ay before C h rist
mas. T h ere w ere sandw iches of all kinds, biscuits,
layer cakes, cookies, coffee, bananas, ice cream , etc.,
sufficient for foity people. T h e fourteen p rin ter boys,
w ith S u p t. and M rs. H all, Mr. and M rs. T u rn e y and
M r. and Mrs. Downie, m anaged to handle the large
array of eatables. T h e force desires to express th eir
ap p reciatio n to M r. T u rn e y not only for this com pli
m en t, b u t for th e daily acts of kindness and patience
show n.