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
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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.