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T H E C H E M A \V A A M E R IC A N
ITEM S FROM TH E TR A D ES
T h ey have placed th e in su latio n around th e m ains
at th e m achine shop an d are already for th e cover for
the co n d u it now.
M any of th e old trees from the apple o rch ard have
been pulled out and sawed up for wood. N ew trees
will be set in place of those taken ou t.
O ne of th e tailors has found a new way to h eat his
iron. H e holds his hand on it. H ow ever, he alw ays
gets the clothing nicely pressed so “ w hy w o rry ?”
T h e farm ers have begun b lasting stu m p s an d clear
ing land east of C hem aw a. T h e T N T tak es o u t the
stu m p and som etim es p art of a telephone line also.
A sk a farm er.
T h e plum bers are p u ttin g in m ore coils to replace
radiato rs th a t have given o u t. A t present they are
bothered by a sh o rtag e of suitable pipe, as our su p p ly
has not yet arrived.
T h e dairy boys m ade some good grades recen tly in
a test on the subject of th e d airy b arn , its location,
plan and co n stru ctio n . T h e boys enjoy le arn in g th e
rig h t way to do th in g s.
T h e p ain ters have been w o rking on some of th e
fu rn itu re recently m ade by carp en ters as well as p a in t
ing the assembly room at Brew er H all, s e ttin g glass
and m any other jobs elsew here.
T h e fence n ex t th e w alk to the O regon E lectric d e
pot has been rem oved by the farm ers recen tly , m aking a
great im provem ent in appearance and g iv in g an o p p o r
tu n ity to cultivate m ore lan d and keep dow n the weeds.
T h e blacksm iths have been very busy recently w ith
beds for the hospital an d rep airs for nearly all d e p a rt
m ents. Some creditable fo rg in g s are being m ade in
th is d ep artm en t, w hich will be placed on ex h ib it later.
T he carp en ters w ere already to ru n concrete on th e
new garage, b u t th e w eather conditions are still h o ld
in g them off. H ow ever, th ey have plenty to do in
rep airin g b u ild in g s and w orking o u t shop problem s.
T hey are busy now rem odeling th e low er floor of the
p rin t shop for a Y .M .C .A . room .
T h e shoe and harness d ep artm en t is very busy w ith
shoes at present. L isten to a w ord of advice: Y our
shoes will last lo n g er if you will notice w here you
step. If you w ade in w ater and kick all the stones
you come to, and w hen y o u r feet g et w et, p u t your
shoes on a hot rad ia to r to d ry , th ey will soon go to
pieces and th e shoem akers can h ard ly rep air them .
T h in k of y o u r shoes and w atch w here you go.
Y. M. A N D Y. W . C. A. NOTES
T h ro u g h th e k in d n ess of Miss R oberts th e Y . M.
C. A . is now h o ld in g its reg u lar m eetings in th e s it
tin g room of M itchell H all instead of the au d ito riu m .
T h is change in th e place of m eeting adds m uch to the
attractiv en ess of these m eetings. C larence A dam s is
th e new Y. M. C. A . o rg an ist. T h e program S u n
day evening was inform al discussion of chap ter IV ,
“ M anhood of the M aster” — T he M aster’s L oyalty to
H is Cause.
Rev. B oudinot Seeley, chairm an of the H om e
M ission C om m ittee for the Synod of O regon, was a
w eek-end visitor at C hem aw a. M r. Seeley was an
interested visitor at all the P ro te sta n t services on S u n
day, m aking brief talks to th e Y . W . C. A . and th e
Y . M. C. A ., and also speaking to the en tire g roup of
P ro te sta n t stu d e n ts in th e au ditorium on S unday
aftern o on. T h is was a m ost in te re stin g and in sp ira
tional address, bearing directly upon the new program
of w ork w hich is being taken up here.
T h e Y .M . and Y .W .C .A . celebrated the beginning
of the New Y ear w ith a jo in t program w hich was p a r
ticipated in by m em bers of both associations. T h e
topic of the m eeting was, “ H o w to M ake T h is Y ear
B etter T h a n L a s t.” A saxophone solo by H a rrie t
C ain, m usic by th e Y .W . ch o ru s, and a reading from
T ennyson by Roy N uckolls were special features of th e
program . M rs. H all was a visitor at the m eeting and
at the close of the program gave an im prom ptu talk,
g iv in g som e very helpful criticism s and suggestions,
for both associations.
T h e Y . W . C. A. program S unday afternoon w as
largely in the h an d s of new m em bers who w’ere m a k
in g th eir first appearance on th e program . E ach
num ber was w’ell prepared and well given. T h e
program was as follows: L eader, Jessie C leveland.
T o p ic—K now ing Jesus as a friend. W hat do we
need to know' about a girl to u n d erstan d her as a
friend?— Lucy S exton. W hat are the influences th a t
have helped to m ake us w hat we are?— E th el H en ry .
Tell som ething of th e ancestors of Je su s— E lizabeth
C onners. T h e tow n in w hich H e lived— E lizabeth
P o itras. Je su s’ hom e tr a in in g —A nna H o lst. T h e
people Jesus met in his b o y h o o d —Josephine S k ah an .
DOMESTIC SCIENCE NOTES
T h e Sophom ore g irls are striv in g to get all th e ir r e
m ain in g lessons in before the change ot detail.
T h e girls enjoyed and appreciated thesp ecial dinners
given by M rs. Brickell to each division of h er class.
T h e painters have finished the p ain tin g of the guest
room s and are now w orking on the d in in g room . T h is
w ill add greatly to its appearance.
T h e B division cook for th e past w eek was V irginia
E m ily and she served very good m eals, considering
th at she is a new girl at the w ork.
S u p t. and Mrs. H all, ’V arsity and guests w’ere e n
tertained at luncheon W ednesday evening, w hich was
p repared by the Sophom ore girls of the dom estic
science.