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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
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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.
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