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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1922)
T H E CH E M A W A A M ERICA N LOCAL Soon weshall be wondering what to d o o n H allow e’en. T his is more or less a spooky time. Mr. Edw ard Sm ith, of Bayview, Alaska, was here for a visit about the time of the Oregon State Fair. H e brought a party of students w ith him. Mr. Fred Bruce, a fine clarinetist, arrived at Chent- awa recently from Bismarck, N .D ., to act as band master. W e extend to him a hearty welcome. Dr. C. D. Fulkerson, formerly physician at Chemawa but now in the service at Poplar, M ontana, paid us a visit recently and we were pleased indeed to see him again. H e is in good health and said that his wife and son are both well. The Doctor came down as escort for a party of pupils from th at section. Mr. and Mrs. George Peratrovich escorted a party of pupils from Bay view, Alaska, to Chemawa recently. T his was their second, visit at Chemawa and we have come to consider them as members of our “ big fam ily.” Mr. Peratrovich is one of the leading men of Bayview and is truly a progressive man—a real builder of things w orth while. O ur Sunday evening chapel services are being c o n tinued on the same lines this year as in the past and they are invariably both interesting and profitable. Our p rogram last Sunday evening was as follows: The orchestra played the “ Swedish Fest M arch” by Perfect, Grace Morgiau sang “ By the W aters of M innetonka” by Eieurance, a sextet of girls sang “ T he Stars are Brightly S hin in g ” by Bronte, Carrie A nderson gave a recitation, the choir sang “ Memories of G alilee” by Palm er, and Supc. H all gave a splendid talk. He gave an unusually able discourse on the advantages of sticking to whatever you undertake. E verything *o gain and nothing to lose in w inning success through grit, courage and industry. A q uitter can never hope to win anything except a bad reputation. It was a good talk for all—employes as well as students. PAG E 3 Due to the fact th at school opened one week later than was planned at the time the school calender went to press the schedules are somewhat “ off” in a few instances. The w riting of home letters in the class rooms will come one week later, in each case, than scheduled. T his also applies to the tim e on which reports on rating should be made in the industrial de partm ents. The six literary societies organized Sept. 29th and held their first sessions open to visitors Oct. 6th. A new schedule has been arranged for the official visitors to the societies this year. Once each m onth each so ciety will elect, or the president will appoint, two com mittees of one to visit two other societies and later each will report to his society on the work being done in the society visited. O ur classroom work has been interrupted the last few days by the ring of hammers and the hum of saws in rooms 10 and 11 where the carpenters are building frames for the steel sash that were purchased for the two new classrooms. We really do not mind the noise so much when we consider the end to be attained—two well-lighted, well-ventilated classrooms that will be quite as neat and attractive as our new laboratory. Six graduates in the class of ’22 and twb graduates in the class of '21 are now attending Salem H igh and each in his or her own peculiar way is gaining recog nition. W hen one of the boys applied to the coach for a football suit the coach eyed him doubtfully and re plied that he was quite sure the suits were all taken, then asked abruptly “ W here are you from?” W hen the applicant replied, “ C hem aw a,” he was astonished to hear the coach exclaim, “ Sure you can have a su it!” DOMESTIC SCIENCE NOTES W e have twelve Junior girls in the domestic science departm ent and it makes a fine big “ fam ily.” The Senior girls are taking up dietary study this year and it is very interesting to calculate your energy requirem ent. New books arriving; new classrooms in preparation, two more teachers appointed, m aking thirteen in all; students everywhere—looks like a good year for work at Chemawa. The Junior girls are studying food preservation and it is easy now to apply it after a summer of practical application. We have made some very interesting experim ents and begin to understand why foods spoil. T he painters have finished their work in the new addition and after carpenters and plumbers have finished w e’ll be ready for work in our new kitchen and it will surelv be a pleasure to “ keep house” with all new equipm ent. Miss Mallory, the fourth grade teacher, has adopted the N asika Eiterary Society. From the way in which she is discovering talent in boys of the fourth and fifth grades th e Nasikas have before them a year of in te re st ing work and enteresting literary programs. Irm a T. EaClair, Cecelia Smith, Sadie Gowen, Addie M errill, Oka Paulina, Minnie Pataw a, H attie Smith, Stella Ridley, and A nna EaRance are the Senior girls this year. T heir year has begun in earnest and they are busy with getting their new departm ent in order. ACADEMIC NOTES Our classrooms are so full that each teacher is ask ing, “ what shall I do w ith them?” A nd yet each dav brings its quota of new students seeking entrance.
