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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.
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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.