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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1922)
T H E CHEM AW A AM ERICAN LOCAL A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.to all. A carload of fat hogs were sold from Chemawa’s piggery on Monday. Our poultry departmeht supplies about 125 eggs for use 6f the school each day. Mrs. Eaton is taking a two-weeks’ annual leave, visiting her daughter in Idahb. A new $2,300 steam washer will arri ve from Chicago soon fdr use in'our steam laundry. ' Mrs. Brewer has been indisposed for a few days with lumbago. She is now up and around. Mr. Bent and Mr.^Downie had a busy time Monday and Tuesday filling 750 sacks with candy and nuts. The senior Domestic Science Class cooked and served a dinner Tuesday evennng with Miss Groves as the guest of honor. ; Every?building, school room, and department at Chemawa is decorated for the holidays» and it takes a good many truck loads of greenery to fill the bill. Miss Edna Groves, supervisor of Home Economics, is making an official visit to Chemawa this week. Miss' Groves is a very efficient official and is perform- ing a good work in our Indian schools; ‘ A six-inch snow fall last week Sung o rifo r several days, greatly to the enjoyment of the young people. It is now about gone. The cold, snap covered the lake with ice sufficient to supply aTot of fun for the boyS. The various classrooms grow more festive each day as new decorations appear; trees slip in overnight, and there is much mystery over the drawing of names. Bells and " Santa Clauses have been seen in some of the rooms, but they are quiet bells and the Santas maintain watchful silence. Dr. R. E. L- Newberne, Supervisor of Health, ar rived last week and is giving Chemawa a careful in spection. It is some years since the Doctor visited us. He is one of the little army of men and women who have given their best days to the service. He has a large circle of friends here and elsewhere who' are always pleased when th e Doctor can pay them an official „call. It is good to renew old friendships. During chapel last Sunday evening Supt. Hall gave a most impressive talk, which he addressed especially to the Students, and it was of interest and value to all present. It was a “ meaty” discourse, effectively ren dered? Other features of the eVefiiirg exercises were the orchestra’s playing of “ Devotion” by Mackie- Beyer, 'Aaron Isaac sang “ My Own United States” by Edwardsj Frank Johnson and Rose Gray both gave recitafidns, Mr. Bent rendered as a cornet solo “ Simple Aveu” by Thome, and the choir sang the “ Wonder PAGE 3 ful Story of Love” by Driver. All of the exercises were of a pleasing character. Miss Gunn told two interesting anecdotes and then made a strong appeal to the A Division of the school assembly for a Christmas gift for-’each teacher at Che rnaia. The gift requested is not of the department- store, five-cent variety ISbut requires earnest effort and rea| preparation from each ¡student in the school. Miss Stanley warmed all hearts with a beautiful solo and responded to the encore of the B Division with a beau tiful Christmas'Story. S te was not a story" of ordinary Christmas events, but one that helped us to look up to the shining tree tops and glowing stars Herschel Crifn asked the A Division, questions, the answers to which might be found in a recent report from the In dian Office, and„Euella Williamscovered recent hap penings in five questions put to the B Division. L IB R A R Y NOTES Seasonable books: “ The Story of Christmas,” by Nota A. Smith; “ K risty’s Queer Christmas,” by Olive T. Miller; “ The Little Colonel’s Holidays,” by Anna F. Johnson; “ Miss Muffet’s Christmas P arty,” by S'. M.’CrotHers; “ Christmas in Old England” found in The Sketch Book, ” by Washington Irving; ‘ | A Christmas Child,” a sketch of a boy’s life, found in “ Crirrots,” by Mrs; Molesworth; “ Birds’ Christmas Carol, ’ ’ by Kate Douglas Wiggin; “ Qld Peabody Pew, ’ ’ by Kate Douglas Wiggin; “ Titus,.a Comrade of the Crdss,” Florence M. Kingsley. This story, a tale of the Christ for the Christmas-tide, won a $1,000 prize at the time it was written. “ Ben H u r,” a tale of the Christ, by Lew Wallace; “ The Lost Word” and “ The First Christmas Tree” in “ The Blue Flower,” by Henry Van Dyke; “ The Other Wise Man, ” fry Henry Van Dyke; “ Christmas Carol”, and other Christmas stories, by CharlesDicken; “ The Rose and the R ing” and other Christmas stories by William _M. Thacker- ayg “ Uncle Noah’s Christmas Inspiration,” by Leona Dalrymple’; “ The Queen’s Museum,” fry Frank-Stock ton; “ Hans Brinker or the.Silver Skates,” by Mary M. Dodge; “ Nights with Uncle Remus,” by Joel C. Harris; “ Eight Cousins,” by Lduise M. Alcott; “ Two College G irls /’ by Helen D. Brown; “ When I Was a Girl in Italy ,” by Marietta Ambrosie; “ Christmas,” by Schaffler: “ Holiday Selections” and “ Holiday Entertainments. ” On next Sunday the Sunday School will give its■.re gular Christmas program at 10:00. o’clock, at wfricb time visitors will be very welcome. At 2:30 in the afternoon the Junior Y.W .C.A. will have their Christ- mas program in the Y room and the little girls are always pleased to have their friends as visitors at this meeting.
