THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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THE TASTE WAS WRONG
Many people, young and old, have a habit of blun
dering along and not understanding the “what” or
“why” of that which they have undertaken, even
though it may be a matter of consequence. Some
times the blunderer lands on his feet and no great
harm is done; sometimes the results are serious, if not
tragic.
A case in point came to light the other day and is
localized here at Chemawa. One of our lady employes
who runs her own home told her girl to prepare some
parsnips and cook them for the evening meal. The
instructions given seemed ample and no more thought
was given the matter until the family gathered around
the table for repast a few hours later. The lady of the
house tried the parsnips; they seemed vastly “out of
tune” in the matter of taste. The girl was called and
questioned.
Finally the lady of the house told the girl to show
her just where she had gotten the “parsnips.” Out
to the woodshed they repaired. It turned out that the
girl had prepared and cooked some old dahlia bulbs
that had been lying in the shed. The girl, while pre
paring the “vegetables,” had eaten some raw. We
now feel assured that eating dahlias is not necessarily
fatal, but the family maintain that they will never be
come a favorite dish in that household.
SENIOR NOTES
Clifford McLeod gave an interesting review of the
Tacna-Arica controversy.
The Senior boys are enjoying analyzing botany
specimens under their teacher, Mr. Fisher.
Our Weather Pi ophet says the morning fogs are
only a fake to our beautiful days of sunshine.
The Seniors have twenty specimens of flowers anal
yzed which shows that we are on our way to ‘ ‘ Victory. ’ ’
Are we busy? We’ll say! We have some new ge
ometry sharks, new problems and new leaves to start
on.
Willard J. Williams is temporary boss of the mason
crew. He got his job through the absence of Mr.
Carrow.
“Freak” DePoe was sick in the hospital last week.
We certainly missed his humorous ways in the
classroom.
This is the last month of school and you will find
all the Seniors busy with their lessons. It’s just like
the best part of their lives now.
Last Thursday afternoon the Senior Boys quartette
helped entertain the D. A. R.’s from Oregon City in
the Auditorium. The boys received many compliments.
Last week Percy Woodcock had the honor of asking
current event questions at the general assembly. He
asked some good ones as, “Why are the fat men of
London worried?”
We are trying to keep up with the times. We have
finished the “Tale of Two Cities,” and started on
Carlyles’ “Essay on Burns,” which we hope to finish
before school is out.
The baseball championship between classes was
started by the Seniors and Juniors last Sunday after
noon; with the omission of R. DePoe, a good player
who is sick, our team played good ball for “Scrubs.”
DOMESTIC ART NOTES
You know what? The Seniors have laid aside their
caps and aprons and are now back at their construction
dresses. Paris isn’t the only place where styles are
originated, for we have some very attractive dresses
being made by the Senior girls.
Last Thursday afternoon a large number of visitors
passed through our department. They seemed very
much pleased at the display that was put up in our
exhibit room. Many compliments were awarded to
our dear little teacher, Miss Vesper. We also had the
privilege of serving tea to these visitors.
An Easter frock was ordered to be made here and
you can bet it was made very attractive, for we each
had our turn on it to show our skill. Ask Christobel
Diff if this is not so.
Last but not least: Our graduation dresses are to
be under construction soon and we all look forward to
the time when we will be wearing them. Wait till
you see us step out in them.
Look for more news next week.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE NOTES
We Juniors are very busy today preparing cake and
sandwiches for a Ladies’ Club from Oregon City.
There will be about a hundred guests at the tea.
We are very thankful to the painters, for we have our
diningroom floor painted yellow, which brightens the
room and makes it very attractive. They are also
painting the outside of our department.
In order to keep up with the painters weare making
some new curtains for our dining-room.
One of our “bright” Juniors had the misfortune to
mistake the linen table napkins for curtains and
starched them stiff.
Good-bye,
T he J uniors .
DETAIL FOR WEEK
Sunday escort for girls, April 19
McBride Hall
Winona Hall
Gardener
Teacher No. 14
Prin. Home Economics
Truck Driver