THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Miss Thomas spent the week-end with her uncle
near Turner, Oregon.
Supt. and Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Woods were Miss
Skipton’s dinner guests on Sunday.
The advanced machinists are studying gas engines
and are enjoying this work very much.
Mr. Mason’s carpenter boys recently delighted the
Hawley Hall girls by installing two new broom cabinets.
The painter boys challenge any other industrial
department for a game of basketball. If interested
see Jack Abraham.
The members of the “Y” heard a most interesting
talk Sunday by Mr. Kimber, secretary of the Marion
County High “Y.”
Miss Strout was a week-end visitor to Amity. She
attended a shower given for her sister, who is to be
married on Thanksgiving Day.
Mr. Clark, Allan Shepard and Dewey Matt mo
tored to Portland on Armistice Day to see the Che-
mawa football team defeat the Bachelors’ Club.
Mr. Carroll received the sad news this week of the
death of his father. Both employees and pupils
sympathize with Mr. Carroll in his bereavement.
Archie Demmert leads the boys’ Freshmen class in
algebra with an average of 99 percent, while Helen
Peratrovich leads the girls’ class with a grade of 98
percent.
Mrs. Brickell made a business trip to Portland on
Thursday last. Virginia did not accompany her, but
shared the motherliness of Mrs. Parks and Mrs. Perry
with the Winona Hall girls.
The Winona Hall girls are very sorry to lose their
“C” Company captain, Ida Uttecht, who has recently
moved to McBride Hall. Alice Clark was promoted
to the captaincy of “C” Company.
George Gardner of Craig, Alaska, entered Chemawa’s
freshmen class recently, and chose the machine shop for
his industrial work. Percy Morrison came with him.
He is also in the freshmen class and in the machine
shop.
For a few hours on Thursday morning we had a
down-pour of rain that was pretty nearly up to Oregon's
best efforts along this line. It taxed our water drains
to care for the flood. Oh, well, we had a fine autumn,
any way!
Miss Covalt, one of the public school nurses of
Salem who has given Chemawa her cheerful and help
ful services in the health program for the year, at
tended the open session of the Winona Literary Society
on Saturday evening.
Mr. Leavenworth and daughter enjoyed the Winona
Society program on Saturday evening. Mrs. Leaven
worth is advisor to the Winona girls and no doubt was
justly proud of the splendid way in which the society
rendered their program.
Miss Virginia C. Caryl arrived Friday evening from
Pollock, South Dakota. Miss Caryl is a teacher and
takes the place of Miss Lacy, who has filled the place
temporarily since the opening of school. This is Miss
Caryl’s first appointment.
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The Sigma Phi Delta girls held their regular meet
ing on Wednesday evening in the home of Mrs. Hall.
After the necessary business was transacted, and after
a short social hour, ice cream and cake were served.
Iwery Junior Reliance Society boy had on a green
and gold cap at the Winona program. Miss Thornhill,
their advisor, was quite pleased with the appearance they
made and the way they gave their yells. They certain
ly made themselves “seen and heard” in a most or
derly way.
Rev. Mr. Evans of the First Presbyterian Church of
Salem addressed the pupils on Sunday afternoon. His
talk was upon the “House Budded Upon a Rock” and
it was highly inspirational and instructive. His wife
accompanied him and sang “I Heard the Voice of
Jesus” in a most pleasing way.
We regret that we have not space that will permit
an extended write-up of the Open Session of the Wi
nona Literary Society which occurred in the auditorium
last Saturday evening. From reports to reach us the
session was a great success in every way and pleased
all in attendance. Congratulations are due the girls of
the society and their critic, Mrs. Leavenworth, all of
whom worked faithfully to make the affair the success
it was.
Mr. Bent, Chemawa Scout Master, is in receipt of
the following letter from Geo. J. Fisher, of New York,
Deputy Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of
America: “I have been greatly interested recently in
reports which have come to the national office from
Mr. Hayward of our regional office in Spokane con
cerning the very splendid work which you are doing
with your boys. Mr. Hayward speaks very highly of
the results which you are achieving in your school and
we are, indeed, gratified to know that you are finding
the Scout program of value in your work.”
During chapel exercises last Sunday evening Supt.
Hall made an especially strong talk to the students in
regard to the necessity of them sticking and hanging
on to anything they may undertake. He made it
clear that there is no hope for a quitter. In addition
to his fine talk the orchestra played a “Slavonic” num
ber by Ascher, Reno Booth sang “Let Us Have Peace”
by Ball, a sextet of boys sang “Kentucky Babe,” Eve
lyn Whitebear and Marlieta Davis sang as a duet “One
Fleeting Hour” by Lee, Nellie Rhinehart recited “Le
Marseillaise,” and the choir sang “Out O’er the Deep”
by Wilson.
Supt. and Mrs. Hall motored over to the Siletz
Agency last Thursday and returned home on Friday.
Mr. Hall went there to take over the Agency and
everything connected with it. He stated that he found
everything in first-class order. While at Siletz Supt.
and Mrs. Hall were guests of Supt. and Mrs. Chal
craft. A most pleasing social feature of their trip, ac
cording to Supt. Hall, was a fine birthday dinner for
Supt. Chalcraft, who had attained his seventieth year.
The dinner was given at noon on Friday and Supt.
and Mrs. Hall started for home shortly after. Covers
were laid for Supt. and Mrs. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
E. Larsen and daughter Vivian, Supt. and Mrs. Chal
craft and Miss Hallie Chalcraft. It proved a memor
able occasion.