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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1924)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL McNary Hall is the pride of the large boys. It is a splendid building, with its spacious lobby and well- kept rooms. Veltha Frazier, class of ’19, writes from San Fran cisco giving information of a number of Chemawa ex-students who are working in that city. The new dormitory for girls, known as Hawley Hall, will be occupied as soon as the beds, which are on the way from St. Louis, arrive. The building will house 140 of the smaller girls. The Chemawa exhibits at the Oregon State Fair were said to be better and more complete than ever before. Indeed we heard on all sides that there was no exhibit at the fair equal to the display of the school. Mr. Downie, assistant disciplinarion, in addition to his duties in connection with the discipline of 185 boys in McNary Hall, is athletic and physical director. Mrs. Downie is also physical director for the girls. Elizabeth Rainville,class of ’19, is holding a position in the Bon Marche department store at Seattle. Mrs. Hall was Elizabeth’s guest at a luncheon last week. Those in authority speak highly of Elizabeth and re port her as being a good saleslady. Mis. Katie L. Brewer, who has been connected with this school since its inception at Forest Grove in 1880, is the house mother at McBride Hall, where 135 of the older girls live. They are delighted to have Mrs. Brew er, for she is indeed a mother to them all. Chemawa has an enrollment of 476 boys and 437 girls. This large number of young people came to our school without any solicitation on the part of the school authorities. For the past two weeks we have been refusing pupils the privilege of enrolling. With an abundance of vegetables for fall, winter and spring use, such as onions, beets, cabbages, car rots, potatoes, squash, pumpkins and broccoli, and fruit, together with the usual annual estimate sup plies, the menu for the pupils this year is certain to be ample. Our musical organizations—the orchestra, girls’ octette and band—were on the official program for the State Fair and rendered programs daily in the main auditorium and also in the pergola at the Indian School booth. Anna Peratrovich, Grace Peterson and Reno Booth gave special vocal numbers. Miss Catherine Reed, class of 1918, is a graduate nurse, having completed her full course ata hospital in Los Angeles, and is now nursing in the same hospi tal. The many friends of Catherine will be delighted to hear of her success. She is assistant in teaching a class of 50 new students. She says, “Nursing is a wonderful profession, but there is very little song in it, most of it is tears.” PAGE 3 There are forty-nine girls in the junior class in domestic art. This is a large class, and, according to reports, a good one, too. Just previous to the State Fair thedomestic art girls, under the supervision of Miss Vesper, wet e as busy as possible in order to meet demands, which they did nicely. The tailors are quietly busy as usual and the results of their labors are apparent at all times. It is doubtful if any shop anywhere could give a greater variety of work that will give the individual a broader knowledge of many things that pertain to this work than the shop here. A few days ago it was reported to us that enroll ment at Chemawa had reached 913. When it is taken into consideration that pupils are not solicited tocome to Chemawa an enrollment of 913 at this season of the year is nothing short of remarkable. We fancy that 913 is under the mark today. The Shoe and Harness department is a busy place these days. Good progress has been made on the sets of harness that are to be made for the Indian Service, as well as the usual quantity of shoes to be repaired. This trade offers excellent opportunity to the lad that is willing to learn. Good shoe repairmen are in de mand everywhere and a man that understands the Harness trade is doubly valuable. Recently Miss Emma A. Cutter retired after a con nection of 45 years in the Indian Service. Commis sioner Burke, in behalf of Miss Cutter’s associates in the Indian Office, presented her with a radio set, twenty dollars in gold, a beautiful floral tribute, and a framed testimonial of her long and efficient service, artistically inscribed and officially signed by himself. Commissioner Burke made a splended address of com mendation on Miss Cutter’s splendid record and had we the space we would like to print it in its entirety, but suffice it to say that able and efficient labor on the part of Indian Service workers is recognized and rewarded by our Commissioner. Addie Merril, class ’23, who is finishing her high school course in Eureka, California, writes most inter esting letters. She says, “I am delighted at Che- mawa’s wonderful improvement each year, and I know it is selfish, but I can’t seem to see why Chemawa keeps on improving so much after I’m gone. 1 wish I was in the 8th grade and just entering dear old Chemawa, wouldn’t that be grand and glorious? But I am very glad that so many other students have the opportunity of being there and getting the wonderful training that Chemawa gives her students. If they could only see far enough in the future they would exert every effort toward making this one of the most progressive and pleasant years in the history of Chemawa. Wish I had the power of words to make the students understand what a wonderful opportunity they have, at that best of all schools, ‘Chemawa’.”
