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T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
P u b lis h e d W e e k ly a t t h e S a le m I n d ia n T r a in i n g S c h o o l
C h e m a w a , O re g o n , H A R W O O D H A L L , S u p e r in te n d e n t
A d d r e s s a ll c o m m u n ic a tio n s to
R u th y n T u rn ey , M an a g e r
E n te r e d a t t h e C h e m a w a , O re g o n , P o s to ff ic e a s S e c o n d -
C la ss M a il M a tt e r
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com m ittee so the society is assured of having some of
th e best program s of the year. Follow ing the election
each newly elected officer was called upon and respond
ed w ith p ep p y ” talks. T h e sp irit of the E xcelsiors
is ru n n in g high in preparation for the open session
th a t is com ing off F ebruary 4th. T h e program is
well u n d er wav and from the present outlook we are
to have a good program .
Mr. T u rn e y , ou r official visitor, spoke very com pli
m entary of our w ork. O ur advisory m em ber, Miss
H e n d rix , gave her report and after a few yells our
society adjourned.
L I T E R A R Y S O C IE T IE S
W inonas
T h e W inonas enjoyed a program of songs, in s tru
m ental m usic, recitatio n s, jo k es and o rig in al stories
on F rid a y evening. T hen followed a business session
in w hich E llen Beall was elected to fill out the term
as cheer leader, w hich was left vacant by Josephine
C orbett.
Reliance
On F rid a y , Ja n u ary 6, 1921, th e R eliance Society
assem bled as u sual. W illie M inthorn was adm itted as
a new m em ber. T h e com m ittees for th e com ing open
session were appointed. Jones Spencer gave some
local jokes and C harles Moon spoke on “ My C h rist
mas V ac atio n .” A fter a sh o rt talk by the advisor,
and some songs, th e house ad jo u rn ed to give th e tim e
to th e ch aracters in th e play, w hich has been po st
poned to T h u rsd ay evening, Ja n u a ry 20.
N onpareil
T h e N onpareils had an in te re stin g m eeting Jan u ary
7, 1921. A fter roll call and th e tran sactio n of b u si
ness a volunteer program was called for by the
P resid en t. V ictoria Sansaver read an in terestin g
new spaper article about M r. Ira S. Loos; M argaret
Lew is gave a talk on D ’A nnunzio. T h is was follow
ed by an in stru m e n ta l d u e t by N ancy M atthison and
T heresa G ua. U in tah K irk gave some clever riddles.
M aude P o tts and Rebecca C arp en ter enlivened the
m eeting w ith some “ ja z z ” songs. Effie D avis gave a
few snappy jokes. T h e rem ain d er of the eveuing
w as spent in practicing yells and songs.
E xcelsior
T h e m em bers of the E xcelsior Society m et in th eir
usual hall on F riday evening. T h e S ecretary called
tiie roll and each m em ber responded w ith a q u o tatio n .
A fter th e old and new business was tran sacted the
election of officers took place. T h e follow ing were
elected: G eorge B arrett, president; Dewey S im p so n ,
vice-p resid en t; C larence A dam s, secretary; C ruz M c
D aniels, treasu rer; L ogan F au n , serg ean t-at arm s;
G eorge Lekanoff, rep o rter; F ra n k C orbett, yell king.
Mi ss H e n d rix was ap p o in ted head of the program
D O M E S T IC S C IE N C E N O T E S
A new electric light on the front porch is one of the
im p ro vem ents noticeable.
Ju a n ita Craw ford is ou r class cook for this week
and p repares ap p etizing meals.
We are glad to have th e new coal bin,
to th e appearance of the back yard.
w hich adds
P lans are being made for en larg in g the dom estic
science k itch en , w hich will add to th e efficiency in
teach in g th e various classes.
T h e Sophom ore girls reg ret th a t the ten w eeks’ d e
tail in dom estic science w ork is so near the end,
because they are interested and d elight in the in
stru ctio n of Mrs. Brickell.
T h e g u est cham bers in the dom estic science b u ild
in g are being im proved w ith a finish of w hite enam el
on the fu rn itu re . T h is will add greatly to the d a in ti
ness of these room s. O ur dining-room fu rn itu re , too,
is to be likew ise treated.
Y . M . A N D Y . W . C. A . N O T E S
T h e Y . M. C. A. held a m eeting in M itchell H all
on S u nday evening, and d u rin g th e evening the 4th
article taken from “ The M anhood of the M aster”
was discussed. T h is article was “ T he M aster’s
L oyalty to H is C a u se .” T here w ere several good
ta lk sg iv e n by different m em bers. A fter the progtam
the m em bers had a rare tre a t in a talk given by Rev.
Seeley of P o rtland who spoke on T h e C onsecration of
Jesus C hrist. Rev. S eeley’s m essage was app reci
ated by all who heard it. T he Y would like n othing
b etter thau to have Rev. Seeley visit them again soon.
S E N IO R N O T E S
T h e reading of “ As Y ou L ike I t ” is the classic
w ork for the present and we thin k we like it very well.
W e are a little w orried about Beulah W h ite. W hy
d o e sn ’t she come back from her C hristm as vacation?
Down to defeat at the h ands of th e Sophies wras the
fate of the senior g irls ’ basketball team on S aturday.
Too m uch dinner?
C o n struction dresses made ju st as we w ish— th a t’s
the dom estic art w ork now and we girls a r t all in
tensely interested.