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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1924)
PAGE 2 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN The CHEMAWA AMERICAN Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager SUBSCRIPTION ... 50 Cts PER ANNUM DOMESTIC SCIENCE NOTES Grace Johnson and Mable Bremner are in charge of high school lunches for this week. The high school students report that the lunches are excellent. Lydia Davis is teaching the Prevocational Home Training Classes this week. Lydia has had some previous training and is doing excellent work. The senior girls, for the rest of this period, will eat one meal a day in the Domestic Science dining room. The cooks for this are Gertrude Caisse, Edna Audette and Nellie Rinehart. The seventh grade meets for two hours each day in the Domestic Science laboratory. For many of the girls this is a new experience, but they are very en thusiastic about their work. The oil lamp shades which were made by the girls during the first month of school are very interesting and unusual. The designing and oiling were all done by the girls. As soon as the standards are completed they will be put on exhibit. The Seniors are studying Dietetics this detail, un der the direction of Mrs. Brickell It is a very inter esting subject, although one day the class was aston ished to find Florence Shuravaloff, the class lolly pop, fast asleep, dreaming of new ways of reducing. A new addition to the Home Economics department this year is the Senior Practice House. The industrial work for the Senior girls is carried on in this house, which gives actual practice and theory in all phases of home management and development. The carpenters are constructing a new dining-room for this home. This is a much-needed addition and will add greatly to the comfort and appearance of the building. When it is completed the Senior girls will serve their daily meals and formal dinners there. LITERARY SOCIETIES Nonpareil The Nonpareil literary society at their first meeting elected the following officers: President, Grace Peter son; vice-president, Ferol Porter; recording secretary, Eva Martin; corresponding secretary, Mary Matt; trea surer, Flora Dexter; sergeant-at-arms, Lillian Holst; reporter, Lydia Davis; cheer leader, Nellie Rinehart; critic, Cecelia Smith; editors Mabel Desautel and Emly Johnson. The first regular meeting of the N. L. S. was held Oct. 10th. After the installation of new officers followed by a business meeting the evening was taken up with a varied and entertaining program. We were pleased to have with us as visitors many new students of whom several gave good talks. Miss Connoly, our official guest, gave a short talk and after several snappy songs and yells had been given we adjourned with happy hearts to meet Oct. 24. LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peratrovich arrived in Che mawa last Sunday evening from their home in Bay view, Alaska, for a short visit with their children. Mr. Peratrovich is a prominent business man in Bav- view. The Sigmas met on Thursday evening, Oct. 9, atthe home of Mrs. Hall for their first business meeting of the year. The following officers were elected: Anna Peratrovich, president; Harriet Hill, vice-president; Grace Johnson, secretary; Grace Peterson, treasurer; Emily Ivanoff. chaplain; Ferrol Porter, corresponding secretary, Ida Eshalt, song leader. Light refreshments were served by Mrs. Hall and there was an early ad journment in order that the Sigmas could attend the student body meeting and football rally. We had enjoyable chapel exercises last Sunday even ing. The orchestra played “Rendezvous” by Aleter, Edith Hoover sang “Alabama Moon” by Green, the girls’ octette sang “Sunset” by Watson, Gertrude Caisse recited “Barbara Frietchie,” the choir sang “Come Unto Me” by Thomas, and Supt. Hall closed with a most excellent talk. It is rarely, indeed that Mr. Hall fails to give the students a fine talk during chapel exercises and we are pleased to publish them and they may be found on the first page. They are good for both young and old. Miss Eakin was hostess to the Ladies Missionary Societv of the Presbyterian church of Salem, in the “Y” room at Chemawa on Friday afternoon of last week. After their business meeting Mrs. Hall gave a short talk on Mexico, a group of the Junior Y. W. girls sang two numbers so sweetly that they received many compliments from the ladies. Miss Eakin gave a short account of her religious work at Chemawa. She then served tea assisted by the Cabinet girls of the Senior Y. W. C. A. The ladies then went to the home of Mrs. Hall where they enjoyed her hospi tality, and the privilege of looking at the wonderful collection of Indian baskets and curios for which the Hall home is noted. More than seventy ladies were here and they were all enthusiastic about Chemawa and the splendid work done by the students. . , - - -
