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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1923)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL Mrs. Gibson’s sister and family, of Portland, were visitors on Sunday. Mrs. Bent, who has been seriously ill in a hospital at Salem, returned to the school yesterday. Chemawa needs an experienced shoe and harness- maker. Salary $90 per month, including the bonus. Mrs. Jaquins, who has been visiting her parents for the past two weeks, left for her home in Los Angeles on Friday. We wonder what boy and also girl at Chemawa will receive the prize for exerting the greatest all ’round influence for good this year? Eight girls were taken to Mount Angel on Sunday to be confirmed by Archbishop Christie. Miss Lamb and Miss Connolly were chaperones. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bradley and Mr. and Mrs. Brad ley, Sr., are taking an active part in the social life of Chemawa and are a popular part of our big family. It is a growing custom for the boys to have their corduroy trousers “ bleached” at an establishment in Salem. We must say that it improves their appear- ance. Through a typographical error we stated in our last issue that Governor Pierce would deliver diplo mas to our graduates on May 20—the correct date is May 30. Mr. Roy Bradley, Superintendent of Construction, reports that he will have the boys’ $50,000 dormitory completed by June 30th and ready to turn over to the school. Mr. Bradley is a good organizer. Several Catholic Sisters from the Sacred Heart Ac ademy, Salem, brought classes of girls out to Che mawa on Thursday afternoon to see our industrial dem onstrations as well as to visit the different departments of the school. Miss Ahrens, an ex-teacher at Chemawa, who has just completed a business course in the Behnke-Walk er Business College in Portland, spent the week-end with her many friends at Chemawa. She is leaving for her home in the East. She expects to return and accept a position in Portland next fall. During chapel exercises last Sunday evening Supt. Hall gave us a splendid talk in which he called special attention to habits of carelessness on the part of near ly all of us. He stated, and with truth, too, that the results of carelessness often carry the consequences of crime, in that people are maimed for life or are killed. And yet, while such carelessness is criminal, they are not punishable under the statutes. It was a talk that should make all who heard it take their habits in hand PAGE 3 and correct them eie they lead to criminal results. As additional features of the exercises the orchestra played a “ Minuet” by Lully, George Johnson sang a selection from “ The Music Box Review” by Berlin, Frank James played as a baritone solo “ Little Mother of Mine” by Burleigh, Eva O’Bryan recited “ The White Carnation,” and the choir sang “ Ashamed of Jesus” by Benjamin. R E LIA N C E E N T E R T A IN S It is always pleasing to see the decorations at Che mawa when anything is on tapis and it is marvelous that so many new and effective schemes can be de signed and worked out year after year—all original and all beautiful. At the Reliance Society’s annual party given last Saturday evening the decorations were fully up to the high standard which prevails at Chemawa and we understand that the master spirit in the work was Joe White. In the center of the gym, suspended from the ceiling was a great dome made of crepe paper, with streamers running from it to the sides of the building. The dome and streamers were of green and gold, the Reliance colors, and the whole was electrified until the general effect was one of wondrous beauty. One of the features of entertainment was an origi nal farce, “Java,” which created more than a little diversion. In all, it was a lively party from begin ning to end and the boys of the society, together with Miss Davis, their critic, came in for many apprecia tive remarks and thanks in their entertainment of their numerous guests. TRACK M EN M AKE GOOD SH O W IN G Our track men brought home a good share of the medals and cups awarded at the four-cornered track meet staged on Multnomah field last Saturday after noon. With a total of 32 points the team took second place and brought home a silver loving cup, while “ Dark-horse” Shepard walked away as the highest in dividual point winner, with 14 markers and another cup. In all, the team made a fine showing and were given the glad hand by the spectators and were high ly commended in the local papers. Shepard had little difficulty in winning the shot- put and broad jump and tied for first honors in the high jump. Joe Dumore walked off with the pole vault, while Joe Bettles grabbed the third place. Jack Abraham and Alex Pettelin had things about their own way in the javelin. Both of them easily outshined their opponents and had a margin of about 15 feet on their closest competitor. Jack heaved the stick 137 feet 10 inches. Wallace Morgan took third place in the 440-dash, as did William McMaster in the 100-yard dash.
