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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1925)
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 We wish to announce that next Friday evening is our annual open session. You are all welcome, come and see it. ACADEMIC NOTES A number of our Junior and senior girls are getting valuable experience in teaching during the absence of SUBSCRIPTION - - - 60 Ots PER ANNUM the regular teachers. Mary Matt, Evelyn Whitebear and Williamette Blakeslee taught in the primary and prevocational departments while the teachers were LITERARY SOCIETIES visiting the Salem schools. Nonpareil Better be thinking about those class yells and songs, The Nonpareil Literary Society held their regular meeting in room 10, Jan. 30. After a very interesting also the Chemawa poem. If you delay the muse may program was rendered, we had the election of new fail you at the last moment. If the early bird gets the worm, then it naturally follows that the early poet officers, who were as follows: gets the cake; and Chemawa celebrates her 45th an President, Grace Peterson; vice-president, Flora niversary February 25 in the school auditorium at 8:- Dexter; treasurer, Cecilia Smith; secretary, Mary Matt; 30 a. m. and at 1:00 p. m. corresponding secretary, Theresa Williams; cheer lead With the beginning of the new semester the letter er, Maybelle Desautel; sergeant-at-arms, Lydia Davis; reporter, Edna Crofoot; critic, Ida Escholt; editors, men and girls who have earned letters in athletics will Agatha Crouch and Lavina Montgomery; chairman of be assigned front seats in the school assembly. This is a little honor that we are pleased to bestow upon those debating committee, Emily Johnson. After a few snappy songs we heard from our advisor, who so bravely fight for the supremecy of our school. who gave us a very interesting and helpful talk. We Also, seniors and juniors will be seated by classes in the front instead of the rear of the room. then adjourned to meet in the near future. Five new girls have been admitted to the Junior Excelsior vocational division recently: Edna Dean and Thelma The Excelsiors met in room 9 on Jan. 30. Vice- Miller entered the eighth grade, thereby bringing the President Louis Dupuis conducted the meeting. The number enrolled in the girls’ class to fifty; Geraldine new secretary called roll and read the minutes of the and Vivian Toulou and Eva Jackson entered the sev previous meeting. It was decided that the initiation enth grade. Miss Gunn’s class now has an enroll be held in the Gym two weeks from Friday. A dis ment of forty-seven girls in one division and forty cussion was held about the joint meeting with the eight boys in the other. Nonpareil society. While the mid-year industrial examinations were A short interesting program was given. Our visi tors, Miss Stanley and Miss Hauk, gave interesting being held arrangements were made to relieve the talks. Mr. Iliff gave his report. After a few snappy academic teachers from duty for one-half day to visit the city schools in Salem. Mrs. Leavenworth, Miss songs and yells the society adjourned. Gunn and Miss David visited the new Parrish Jr. high Reliance school; Mrs. Satterlee, Miss Thornhill, Miss Houk, The Reliance Literary Society met at the school and Miss Stanley visited the Garfield school; Miss building last Friday evening. The election of officers Lepel and Mrs. Palmer visited at Yew Park; Miss Judd took place and was as follows: President, William Mc at Richmond. Each teacher returned with new inspir Master; vice president, Royal Holst; secretary, Richard ation for her work. Only two regrets were expressed: O’Brien: sergeant-at-aims, Ernest Brunoe; yell leader, One was that we cannot have two visiting days during Reno Booth; treasurer, Jake Atkins. The new presi the school year; the other, that our pupils in each dent then took the chair and presided over the rest of grade cannot be given the opportunity to observe the the meeting. pupils in other schools perform the same tasks that are Mr. Turney, the visitor, gave a very fine talk. Mr. required of our boys and girls. It would be a strong John G. Eminoft, former student of Chemawa in 1919 incentive to greater effort. and then a member of the Reliance society, was also a visitor, and says that he is glad the society is up and Miss Uinta Kirk is attending the Oregon Agricul doing and to note that so many members are support tural College at Corvallis. We understand that she ing the dear old “Reliance.” After a few words from our critic, Mrs. Whelan, we adjourned to meet again is taking a course in journalism, and that she likes it very much. soon.
