THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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INDUSTRIAL ITEMS
The painters are finishing the dining tables for the
senior domestic science practice house. They have
been stained a flemish oak color and will be filled and
finished in flat varnish.
A carload of oats has been shipped from Chemawa.
This was a part of last year’s harvest. Four hundred
sacks of onions also are ready for market. Our farm
and garden produced very well last year in spite of the
fact that it was the driest year known in Oregon for
some time.
We are soon to have some fine pigs to sell. Mr.
Gibson has twelve head that are in prime condition
and will be ready for market within the next few days.
He says he must get rid of them to make room for the
eleven that arrived recently. There are fifty head of
young pigs that will be ready for market a little later
in the spring.
The tailors recently made a record that stands out
as the best Chemawa has made. Forty pairs of pants
were made for the boys of the small companies in four
days’ time. When we consider that it was necessary
to rip up larger garments to obtain the material, and
having obtained the cloth, cut the pants and make
them, it speaks very well for this department.
The plumbers are almost through with the roughing
in of the bath at the hospital. They have set the sink
in the surgery and the masons have finished the floor
in the surgery also. When the floor has been set suf
ficiently the carpenters will complete their work and
the painters will wind up the job. The enlargement
of this surgery will greatly improve conditions at our
hospital. The machinists are all ready to connect the
sterilizer and make a more up-to-date surgery than we
have before had available.
SENIOR NOTES
At the basketball game with Silverton last week two
Seniors played their part in the game.
With the change of detail Lydia Davis was appoint
ed assistant matron, thus relieving Grace Peterson.
“Fishhead,” better known as Frank Thomas, has
taken to cross-word puzzles and has proved himself an
expert at it.
We are overjoyed at the return of Mr. Fisher, out
botany teacher, but we shall miss Mrs. Whelan, as
she was always so obliging with her stories.
Agnes Ponchene made her first appearance on the
stage last Sunday when she gave a recitation, “The
Wreck of the Hesperus.” Agnes did very well for
her first public recitation.
For two consecutive years snow has fallen in Che
mawa on St. Valentine’s Day. But our talented
Weather Prophet stated Monday that there’ll be no
snow in C.I.S. this year on that date.
Nellie Rinehart sprained her ankle at a basketball
game at Toledo; nevertheless she was game enough to
take her part in the play, no matter what happened,
which goes to show that you can’t keep a Senior back.
The Seniors are getting much practice in teaching on
account of the illness of the regular teachers. Last
week May belle Bremner, Grace Peterson, Williamette
Blakeslee, Archie Greycloud and Raymond Haldane
taught.
We were glad that the world didn’t end last Friday,
as we are all anxiously awaiting the 14th of February.
Do you know why? Guess! We wish that the one
who dated the end of the world would consider the
Senior party first.
DOMESTIC ART NOTES
Whew! but it’s hard to believe. What??? Oh! only
that we’re back in the sewing department. Our only
regret was that Miss Vesper wasn’t there to greet us
with open arms as she always dues. Here’s hoping
she’ll be back with us soon. The work is going on the
same as ever though with Anna Fagerstrom as acting
instructor. This goes to show that we’re real Juniors.
We are very busy making new gingham dresses for
for ourselves. Each girl is making her’s to suit her
taste, and we assure you you’ll see some nice
looking dresses soon.
Yours until mosquitoes tweeze their eyebrows,
T he I ndustrious J uniors .
DETAIL FOR WEEK
Sunday escort for girls, February 15
McBride Hall
Winona Hall
Teacher No. 1
Teacher No. 4
Asst. Disciplinarian
Shoe and Harness Maker
Chaperone girls to Salem, Feb. 14
House Mother Brewer
Visitors to societies Feb. 13
Nonpareil—Poultryman
Winona—Machinist
Reliance—Teacher No. 14
Excelsior—H. M. Winona
No. 1—D. S. Teacher
No. 2—Teacher No. 13
No. 3—Asst. Disciplinarian
No. 4—Teacher No. 12
Mr. Antoine Caisse, at one time clerk at Chemawa,
was here recently visiting his two daughters.
Despite wind and rain, snow and ice, trees are begin
ning to bud and there are many evidences of the near
approach of spring. Seems incredible, but it is true.
Well, we’ll not mind it much if spring does come, for
it stands for a mighty good season at Chemawa.