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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1925)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE 4 INDUSTRIAL ITEMS Stumps are going up again this year. Ask the farm ers about it. The blacksmiths have been working over various farm machinery to have it ready for the spring work. The farmers are plowing and have seeded the west field to clover. The gardeners and truck crew have just finished hauling two carloads of fine potatoes to the root house. The machine shop is a busy place these days. A new bearing is to be put into the large extractor at the laundry. The farm tractor is undergoing repairs, and various other jobs are under way. The club building is coming under the attention of the painters and the improvement in appearance is quite marked. We hope to have our buildings all looking better before commencement. A further marked improvement in the appearance of our campus is the pruning of the shade trees by Mr. Ross and his detail. More sunlight on the soil beneath these trees will improve the lawns as well as give a better circulation of air. The shop’s addition is ready for the shingles. This has been a very difficult job owing to the jointure of two buildings under one roof with a difference of three inches in direction of face of the two buildings. Carpentry is an exact science and as all framing is done by the steel square it is no small job to get a good appearance with the handicap which this detail has encountered. We wish to commend them for the work accomplished and the difficulties they have met and overcome, both technically and through the weather. SENIOR NOTES B. Grub, a member of the senior class, is training for track. Next month you will see him in action. At present he is in good condition. The Senior boys held their poem contest last Wednes day. First place was won by Richard O’Brien; second, Louis Dupuis; third, by John Kalarak. The poems were very interesting, as they were about Chemawa. Well, what do you think of our weather prophet? Wasn’t he right? He told us there would be no snow on St. Valentine’s Day and there wasn’t. He is still studying the movements of the heavens to ascertain whether Chemawa will have a nice day on her birth day. The tailors are anxiously waiting to start on the graduating suits, because it means lots of work for the tailor boys. The sooner we get in action the better suits the seniors will wear. Be ready to bring in your money, so we may send for the material immediately. We thank you. Nellie Rinehart and Williamette Blakeslee gave their demonstration dinner last Wednesday. It proved to be a great success. The guests for the dinner were, Mr. and Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Woods, Mrs. Samson, Miss Strout and Mrs. Brickell. The dinner was over just in time for the guests to see the ball game between Chemawa and Oregon Normal School, which was an other few minutes of happiness. Why? Chemawa won. * We, the seniors, met in room 10, school building, Monday night, Feb. 16. The whole meeting was giv en up to the election of officers. After a hot contest between candidates the following were elected: Presi dent, Nick Stepetin; vice-president, Louis Dupuis; secretary, Grace Johnson; treasurer, John Kalarak; yell leader, Raymond Haldane; sergeant-at-arms, Floyd Jensen; reporters, Grace Peterson and Clifford McLeod. These officers are to hold office the rest of the school term. Frank Thomas, our cross-word king, is still scratch ing his head over the cross-word figures. Williamette Blakeslee gave a recitation last Sunday, which was her first appearance on the platform. DOMESTIC ART NOTES Each senior expects to be heard from in recitation or Howdy Folks! song. Isn’t this a fine day to listen to what the Juniors Last Friday the Senior girls, with our botany teacher, say? Needle to pin: Wake up, it’s time to get to work. Mr. Fisher, hiked out into the woods for some flowers Pin—I can’t. to analyze, but we were disappointed in not finding Needle—Why? any. Pin—’Cause I’m not asleep. You no doubt would be interested in some of the Two seniors were in action last Wednesday night work we have been doing. We have all been given a when Chemawa won from the Normal School. DePoe piece of embroidery to complete. Some are working and Milne were in the line-up and both played up to on different kinds of little dresses for children, while their usual form. others are working on dresses for a company of the We were very glad to have an ex-classmate, Mamie Hawley Hall girls. We are also making costumes for Thomas, here for a few hours at our party. We the Washington Birthday program. Miss Vesper has left us for a day and we are taking enjoyed her stay, but wished she could remain with us advantage of her absence by seeing how much we can the rest of the year. accomplish. As ever, The “Nurmi” of Chemawa, better known as Gideon T he J uniors .
