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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1922)
T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N PA G E 2 The CHEMAWA AMERICAN P u b lis h e d W e e k ly a t th e S alem In d ia n T ra in in g School C hem aw a, O regon, H A R W O O D H A L L , S u p e rin te n d e n t A d d re ss a ll c o m m u n icatio n s to R u th y n T u rn ey , M an ag er E n te re d a t th e C hem aw a, O regon, P o sto ffice as S econd- C lass M ail M a tte r S U B S C R IP T IO N - - - 5 0 C ts P E R A N N U M L IT E R A R Y S O C IE T IE S N onpareil T he second m eeting of the N onpareil L iterary So ciety was held in room 7, October 6, 1922. T he bouse was called to order by th e P resident, after w hich a snappy business session was held. N ex t in order came the re p o rte r’s notes and a program as follows: A ddress - ’ - - - P resident Simmons Vocal solo - G race Peterson R ecitation - - - - - A ddie Merrill Im p ro m p tu - - - - H ilda Opheim g tu n ts . . - - - Millie B ennett M usic Cora Black Debate - - M aud Potts, A nna Lee T hom as O ur guests for the evening were, Mrs. T u rn e y , Mr. T u rn er, and Mr. Peratrovich. E ach gave a pleasing talk. A fter the C ritic’s report and a few songs and cheers th e society adjourned. Reliance O ur first m eeting was devoted entirely to election of officers to serve the first sem ester. E dw in L iljegreu was elected president: George P h in n ey , vice-president; F r a n k S . Jam es, secretary; Charles Buchert, treasurer; Lloyd Clem ents, yell-leader; and C harles Moon, ser- geant-at-arm s. E ach new officer gave a little speech prom ising to w ork for the society and to leave nothing undone in m aking our literary work the highest in the school. A t the second m eeting we decided on the fee for the year, appointed program and m em bership com m ittees and settled oth er item s of a business nature. A fair v o lunteer program occupied some of the time. Mr. T u rn e y and Mr. K irk , visitors, addressed the society an d both gave in terestin g as well as in stru ctive talks. As usual, the society, before ad jo u rn m en t, shook th e foundations of the academ ic b uilding w ith i t ’s R eliance songs and yells. W inona T h e W inonas held th eir first m eeting in room nine on the n ig h t of Sept. 29. Roll was called and a. short volunteer program was rendered. T he tim e was oc cupied w ith plans for the sem ester. Mrs. Risser, our advisor, gave us a helpful talk and we adjourned. T he W inonas held th eir regular m eeting on F riday night, October 6. A fter th e regular business of roll call and m inutes a short program was given to our vis itors who set the room to overflowing. T he purpose of this m eeting was to elect officers for this sem ester. T he event had been advertised for a couple of weeks and th e girls seemed to have made up their m inds de finitely. T h e result was: P resident, Rose Gray;- vice- president, A nnaL aR ance; secretary-treasurer, M adaline W ilder; reporter, V iolaB eyers; sergeants, StellaG rim es and Ram ona T ripp; cl eer leader, Charlotte Brem ner. A fter short but encouraging talks from our visitors and advisor we adjourned. IT E M S F R O M T H E T R A D E S T he m achinists are doing some good w ork on the tools and equipm ent for their departm ent. T he more advanced boys are doing good work in gear c u ttin g . T here is a rum or, well founded, that they expect to produce a pow er hack saw w ithin the near future. W e are anxious to see it. T h e dairym en are th e kind that w ork early and late, th a t get kicked occasionally, sometimes fail to get su f ficient sleep, and are out and about while the rest of us sleep. H ow ever, they seem to be cheerful and h a p py and we appreciate their efforts for the additional com fort and good of Chemawa. T o the gardeners also is due a great deal of credit for the q uantity of fine fruits and vegetables furnished the kitchens this past season. W e som etim es fail to con sider the u n tirin g effort and intelligence necessary to successfully produce and b ring to our table the fine subsistences for w hich Chem aw a is noted. T he farm ers have been m aking good progress w ith the fall seeding and plow ing. W e have a fine prospect for a large potato crop this year. These potatoes had no rain from th e tim e they were planted until th e m iddle of A ugust. T h is is a fine exam ple of w hat intensive cultivation will do to preserve m oisture. T h e field show ed a fine healthy green when other po tatoes in the valley were entirely dried up and w ithered. W e com m end the energy of this departm ent. H O S P IT A L N O T E S Mrs. Cetnmino, dietician, and her detail have canned 282 gallons of fru it for w inter use. T he nurse girls are very anxious to get th eir new uniform s, w hich are now being made at the sew ing room. M rs. Moody, from Salem, arrived last T uesday to take the position as assistant nurse at the hospital. She is a great help to Mrs. R an zellan d the nurse girls. Serving trays are being made at th e carpenter shop for hospital use.
