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.
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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.