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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1925)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL Mr. Mason is very complimentary of the second division of carpenter boys. Three of the Hoopa boys—7th graders—are hard to beat in putting on ceiling, so says Mr. Mason. Mrs. Downie his called for 100 wands for drilling purposes among the girls. Karl Muller is making them. Demonstration problems are being considered strongly by the shop forces. Won’t be long now before the close of the school year. The old condemned boilers back of the unused power house are being dissected. An acetylene torch soon cuts them up so they can be handled. Mr. Briggs, our truckman, resigned his job and left for Pendleton this morning. He expects to fol low wheat ranching in eastern Oregon. William Markishtum is almost professional in the operation of the turning lathe. At present he is making eight floor and piano lamp standards. Doctor Survay and Mr. Bruce, of Silverton, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Turney on Sunday. Mr. Bruce assisted with his clarinet at evening chapel. Chas. Fagerstrom is the head carpenter in the manu facture of a big ice chest for the senior domestic sci ence department. Charles is a dependable and will ing mechanic. Mrs. Martha Freeland, of Portland, mother of our Mrs. Brickell, spent a few days at Chemawa last week. Mrs. Freeland was employed for some years in the Indian school work. Two truck loads of girls had the pleasure of a ride in the country last Sunday afternoon. The official chapeiones were also busy accompanying squads of girls on regular walks. If you enjoy watching a live bunch of boys kept busy just visit the machine shop. Mr. Bewley is cer tainly interested in his work and he has the faculty of securing the interest of his detail of boys. Mr. R. G. Henderson, our accommodating grocery man, is endeavoring to have the county pave the road leading from the Pacific Highway to Chemawa. This would certainly be a good thing for all concerned. A party consisting of Mr. Fisher. Misses Gunn, White and Flora Dexter motored to Portland last week to attend the concert of Fritz Kreisler, renowned violin virtuoso. They report a most wonderful performance —enjoyable in every way. Chapel as usual was interesting last Sunday evening. Everybody likes to attend and listen to the musical and literary program. The Superintendent spoke rather strongly to the students urging them to prepare, while the opportunity offers, for success in life. PAGE 3 Sadie Seeds and Martha Fratis were Chemawa guests over the week-end. The two additional boilers in the power house are hooked up with the system and are in daily use This gives us sufficient capacity to enable the other boilers to be cut out and cleaned. This summer the old tubu lar boilers will have to be retubed and part of the brick foundation remade. The brick industrial building to house the mason, painting, mechanial drawing, Supt. of Industries’ office, and demonstation exhibits, departments is near ly finished. The boys have been quite faithful. The labor on this building, had it been paid for at current rates, would amount to $4,000. Mr. Ross is very busy these days putting in bulbs and plants. He is ambitious to have flowers at all seasons of the year for the use of the school. Demands for flowers in this big school are many and Mr. Ross plans to grow them in large quantities in the plat of ground north of the hospital. The Nonpareil girls as usual were fine hostesses at their annual party held Saturday evening. The St. Patrick motif was carried out elaborately in decoration of the gym as well as in refreshments. This party wTas largely attended, there being about 250 people present, including a goodly number of the faculty. Miss White’s affairs are always well-planned and en joyable. We are in receipt of an announcement of the wed ding on February 28th of Miss Corena Adelaide Wol cott and Mr. Raymond Leonard Ready in Albany, New York. We congratulate Raymond and wish him and his bride only happiness and good luck in their jour ney through life. Raymond was once a member of our printing force, but now he is a linotype operator in New York’s capital. The 9th annual dinner commemorating the founding of the Sigma Phi Delta society was given last Thurs day evening in the Junior Domestic Science depart ment. The girls of the society always cook and serve this dinner themselves in family style. They had songs, toasts and competitive original songs on the part of each class who may be members, and a jolly good time was had by all. Mrs. Hall presided as toastmistress; Superintendent Hall, Mr. Downie, Mrs. Brickell, Mrs. Brewer and Miss Strout were special guests. The Alumni carried off first prize for the best song, Seniors second, Juniors third, and the Soph omores and Freshmen came in for a fourth prize. Cakes in various sizes, according to the quality of songs, were given. Anna Peratrovich, Mrs. Downie, Eleanor Houk, Cecile Smith, Edna Crofoot, Emily Johnson, Grace Johnson, Grace Peterson, responded to clever toasts, and Harriet Hill compiled a very un- usual Sigma honor roll which she read.
