THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Coach Downie has a right to feel proud of his foot
ball team.
Miss Barbara Burland of Rochester, N. Y., has en
tered on duty as head nurse at Chemawa.
Mr. Jean K. Stacey is our senior high school teacher.
He comes to us with no little experience and is start
ing out well with his classes.
The Sophies are honored much in having Mrs. Iliff
as an English teacher. We greatly appreciate her
teaching. We are studying from a text book used at
O. A. C.
Percy Woodcock spent the summer at his home in
South Bend, Washington. Percy worked on the rail
road and the Juniors expect him to be a great help in
making things run.
Charles Moon returned on Saturday and added his
“force” to the mighty Juniors. Charles’ home is in
Nome, Alaska, but he spent the summer working in
the hay fields in eastern Oregon.
Alex Petellin, an Alaska boy and a graduate of
Chemawa, class of ’22, is enrolled as a student at the
Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis. Alex is a
good boy and we wish him every success.
Clifford McCloud did not return to his home in
Montana this summer, but worked in a sawmill in
Washington. He returned to Chemawa on Friday and
received a hearty welcome from his classmates.
Raymond Barnes recently climbed to the top of our
100-foot flag pole and passed a new rope through the
pulley for raising and lowering the ‘ ‘Stars and Stripes. ’ ’
This climb demonstrated that Raymond is not “light
headed.”
The Sophomore Class made two houses for the State
Fair. One represents the Health house, the other the
Unhealth house; they are a demonstration for health.
The houses were made by Raymond Jones, Jacob Atkins
and Walter Metroken.
Recently Irving Cobb attended the Pendleton Round-
Up and a daily paper in mentioning his visit said:
‘ ‘ He showed about as much enthusiasm as a cold fried
egg.” The Pendleton enthusiasts believe in people
showing appreciation of their show.
Mrs. Gertrude A. Turney, our music teacher, re
ceived first prize at the Oregon State Fair for excellence
in an oil painting which she exhibited. She has re
ceived a premium on her work in painting for some
years at the State Fair in competition with hundreds
of other exhibitors.
The Sigmas have received the announcement of the
marriage on September 16th of Katherine Brooks to
Mr. A. R. Taylor at the home of Mrs. Fox in Cen
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tralia, Wash. Her husband holds a clerical position
with the Chausler & Lyon Co. of Portland and her
address is 142 Shaver St. The newly-married couple
have the good wishes of many people at Chemawa.
The Daily Portland Oregonian had the following to
say concerning Chemawa: The federal Indian school
at Chemawa, five miles north of Salem, is one of the
best conducted institutions of its kind in the United
States, according to Hon. L. C. Cramton, chairman of
the house committee on appropriations, who arrived
here yesterday from Michigan. He spent the afternoon
inspecting the school and conferring with Harwood
Hall, superintendent.
During chapel on Sunday evening, Sept. 27, the
orchestra played a selection from “Faust” by Gounod.
Raymond Haldane sang “Bells of the Sea’ ’ by Salmon,
the girls’ octette sang “Fleeting Days” by Baily, Reno
Booth gave a recitation, and the choir sang “Rejoice
in the Lord” by Woodcock. Supt. Hall introduced
Day School Inspector Tardey of the Colville (Wash.)
section, who was visiting here officially, and who
made a pleasing talk. Inspector Tardey particularly
emphasized for the students’ benefit the many advan
tages they enjoy at Chemawa and strongly advised
them to make the utmost of their opportunities—
good advice.
The chapel exercises last Sunday evening were
largely devoted to an observation of the works of
Alfred Tennyson, Capt. Stacy having a number of his
11th grade pupils give recitations of this famous au
thor. The orchestra played “Carita” by Weidt, Grace
Peterson sang “Crossing the Bar” by Tennyson-
Cowles, Mabel Bremner recited “Tears, Idle Tears,”
by Tennyson, Floyd Dupuis gave “The Charge of the
Light Brigade,” Tennyson, Jesse Morgan recited
“Break, Break, Break,” by the same author, a quin
tet of boys contributed a request number, the choir
sang “Sweet and Low” by Tennyson-Barnby, and
Supt. Hall gave a most excellent talk on matters ap
plicable and important in every-day life.
The employes who were at Chemawa when Com
missioner and Mrs. Sells visited here three years ago
will remember Mrs. Sells speaking of her daughter,
Miss Dorothy, taking a course at the University of
London. We are pleased to read in a Fort Worth pa
per of her return and a successful career entered upon.
She was engaged after graduation in research work
for the League of Nations at Geneva, Switzerland.
Her work on the British Trade Boards System is in
cluded in the University of London series of studies
in economics and political science. Miss Sells is the
author of a series of articles on economic subjects and
they have been published by the League of Nations.
We are glad that Miss Sells is so successful and is be
coming famous in her work.