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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1925)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE 4 INDUSTRIAL ITEMS Our school tractor is now in the machine shop for an overhauling, preparatory to the spring work on the farm. Who said “It ain’t goin’ to rain no more?” Who wants to know? The farmers, gardeners, yard men, truck crew, carpenters, masons, plumbers, and some others. The farm force has been crippled by the accident to Mr. Woodard and Mr. Gibson’s enforced lay off. We hope these people will soon be all right again. When the tailors have large clothing and no small clothes they proceed to make small ones from the large ones. Witness: The nice new olive green uni forms for the small boys’ companies. Grading and graveling uf the drive in front of the campus will greatly improve the appearance and drain age of the place. Mr. Ross and Mr. Briggs, with their crews, are responsible for the work. The electric line to the hospital for the operation of the sterilizer in the surgery room has been finished by the machine shop detail. Considerable inside wiring has been done at the hospital in connection with this work. The painters are at work in the engineer’s quarters at the present. From there they will go to McBride Hall to refinish the rooms of the matron. They re cently did considerable work in the balls and rooms at Winona Hall also. Unfortunately our shops at Chemawa are too small to accommodate the number of boys we would like to employ. Several young men have found that idle time in the shop and inattention to duty has caused them to be removed to make places for more serious - minded and ambitious boys who want to learn. It is necessary to make good there as elsewhere to hold the job. SENIOR NOTES We have just about completed the “Merchant of Venice.” We found it very interesting to study. Henry Bowker, one of the main characters in the Senior play, was injured and unable to take part. Reginald DePoe substitued for him. There are fourteen Seniors who received an average above 90 percent last month. Harriet Hill received the highest for the girls and Louis Dupuis for the boys. First semester gone! Have you done anything? Only four months to go. And it won’t be long for us to remain here in Chemawa. You know how time flies, just like the Shasta Limited. So, fellows, speed up a little and keep up with the times. Nellie Rinehart, a senior, was a star player at the game with Stayton High School girls last Tuesday evening. She made most of the baskets. Also the Chemawa Second Team, better known as the “Hot Shots,” played the Salem High School second team, and three of our Senior boys were in action, namely, John Edelman, John Milne and Willie J. Williams. For a moment last Wednesday the school assembly threatened the deep silence of a “Quaker meeting” when the teachers were called upon for volunteer talks on their visits to the various grades of the Salem schools. However, the spirit moved Miss Gunn and she gave us a talk on the courteous manner in which each pupil gave attention to the recitation in the classes she visited. Mrs. Palmer gave a brief talk and concluded her remarks by saying she was glad to get back to Chemawa where every pupil greeted you with a cheer ful “good morning,” whether he knew you or not. We are certainly glad that responding with a “good morning” or some sort of salutation is classed as good manners, for we can all say that. DOMESTIC SCIENCE NOTES Bon jour, everybody! We thought we were leaving you, but we’re still here. The sixth grade had their mid-year examinations and all proved to be very successful. A most dainty luncheon was served by some of our junior girls to the Stayton High School girls and the girls of our team who played basketball on Tuesday evening. We junior girls proved to be very serviceable while the mid-year examinations were being held. We filled the vacated places of those who took part in the exams and faithfully lived up to our motto. The secret of making good bread has been solved by using the starter method of yeast. We regret very much leaving our instructor, Miss Strout, but we have hopes of being back again in the spring. Until then we will say, Au Revoir, T he J olly J uniors . Misses Julia and Martha Fratis were here recently with their mother. Julia has been sick, but is on the road to recovery. Mitchell Van Alstine, class of ’24, was a visitor last week. He and one of his brother’s drove here in their car from some point in Washington. Mr. Tyrell, gardener, had returned to duty after having some time off for vacation. He and his boys have been topping onions that they are figuring on sell ing. We have a surplus of some 500 bushels.
