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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1925)
ir THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL Mr. Bruce was over from Silverton again last Sun day evening and played clarinet with the orchestra. Mr. and Mrs. Kittle and daughter, of Clackamas, were visitors at chapel last Sunday evening. Clacka mas is north of Oregon City. The first strawberries of the season were picked last Saturday and delivered to the domestic science depart ment. A large crop is in prospect. One section of the 9th grade entertained at dinner in the Junior domestic science department under Miss Strout last week. Covers were laid for eight. As usual the girls did splendidly. The Sigmas have received a card announcing the birth of a baby boy, Earl Wilbur Dickson, on May 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. James Dickson of Stites, Idaho. Mrs. Dickson was Josephine Corbett when at Chemawa and was a prominent member of the Sigma Phi Delta. A recently received letter informs us that Dr. Ed ward Lieurance, who at one time was the physician at Chemawa, is now employed at the Montana State Hospital at Warm Springs, Montana. This item will no doubt be of interest to many of our ex-students. The Doctor writes that he is getting along nicely in every way. This is the season of baseball and many are the games in progress when the boys are at liberty. A word of warning is appropriate at this time in regard to the breaking of glass. Remember that baseball should be played where it will not injure any of the windows of the buildings, as it makes work and causes expense when the ball goes through a window light. Many times in past years we have been incensed by both the public and the press in their application of the term “squaw” to our Indian women. It seemed to carry both derision and contempt—we liked it not. Now it comes to light that the word is of Indian origin, being used by the Algonquins, and means “wife.” This is not so bad, and regardless of its latter-day use, it was born in respectability and lapsed into disrepute through ignorance or lack of information. This is a time of examinations at Chemawa and we wager that those who occupy the “anxious seat” hereabouts are wondering why on earth they did not take their studies of the past year more seriously. When it comes to the matter of scholastic attainment one cannot make up in a few days for what should have been accomplished in a year. Nevertheless we feel that in the main our boys and girls have done ex cellently during the school year just ending and have hope to believe that the results of the “exams” will prove our feelings well founded. PAGE 3 Robert Downie, a former prominent member of our force, was here for a few fleeting hours last Sunday, visiting relatives and friends. As “Bobbie” is now the captain of his own “bug” he always travels “first- class.” Mrs. Hall entertained the Sigma Phi Delta Society for a social hour at her home on Sunday evening after chapel. It developed into a confidential exchange of ideas in relation to problems growing out of the diffi culties and possible mistakes that girls may have to meet and overcome on their outing this summer. Ice cream, fresh strawberries and cake were served. A Sigma toast was given to Anna Peratrovitch and Marie Andrews, members who most recently brought honors to Chemawa and the Sigmas. A beautiful tribute was given to Mrs. Hall on the part of the Sigmas by Harriet Hill. Another meeting only will be held this year, which is in the relation of a fare well breakfast on the campus. During chapel last Sunday evening Supt. Hall in troduced Mr. Camp, government auditor who has been here for some time, as the speaker of the even ing. Mr. Camp recited some of his experiences in nineteen years in the Indian service and then took up the more serious aspect of Indian education and cited such facts regarding the duties of our pupils, their obligations and responsibilities, as should set them thinking. We hope to print a synopsis of his talk in our next issue. During the exercises the orchestra played a Spanish number by Eno, Grace Peterson sang “Dreamer of Dreams” by Fiorito, the Girls’ Octette sang “Lady Chlo’ ” by Clough-Leighter, Frank Johnson gave a recitation, and the choir sang “Out on the Deep” by Lohr. Miss Kathryn L. Gunnell, a photographer repre senting the Pacific International Photographers’ Asso ciation, has produced some beautiful and artistic In dian studies. The idea was conceived from the por trayal of Indian scenes produced in connection with the prologue which appeared in our entertainment of last year’s commencement week. The work in ques tion was the dramatization by Mr. Bent and Miss White of an Indian Suite, the music of which was camposed by Ruthyn Turney. These pictures called for titles, and Miss Gunnell offered a prize of $5 each for four titles to our students, who waged an enthus iastic competition, which resulted as follows; Frank Galler, eighth grade; Marie Andrews, seventh grade; Alice Hall, eighth grade, and Raymond Haldane, tenth grade. Willie J. Williams received honorable men tion for all of his titles. Miss Gunnell borrowed a lot of Indian baskets, etc., from the fine collection of Mr. and Mrs. Bent, and these articles together with the beau tiful photos, form an exhibit in one of the show win dows of the Atlas Book Store in Salem. It will pay anybody well to see this fine display of art.
