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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1926)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL Mrs. Mitby was a recent Portland visitor. Mr. Iliff, acting superintendent, was called to Ore gon City on business yesterday. Miss Strout visited the “home folk” at Amity this week-end, returning on Sunday evening. On account of the phenomenal run of smelt in the Sandy river a number of Chemawa people visited the stream during the last week-end. Mr. Bruce was over from Silverton last Sunday evening and assisted the orchestra in playing for chapel. He is preparing to go to Klamath Falls soon. The supper hour has been changed from 5:30 to 6:00 o’clock. This hour will be in effect until after harvest and is made necessary in order that the farm ers may have more time in the fields. The carpenters are at present occupied at the task of making a laboratory table with an unusual num ber of drawers in it. When completed it will represent a lot of labor and great skill along the line of cabinet work. Mr. Carrow and his detail of masons have been oc cupied of late at the task of filling in holes and straightening up the edges of Chemawa’s cement walks. Quite a large amount of this work has already been done. No class in school is more enthusiastic over their victories than the seventh grade. The latest honor to come their way was when James Carry Moccasin was the first of the Chemawa boys in the cross country race on Saturday. Mrs. Brewer returned to Chemawa on Sunday even ing. She had been visiting for a few days with a son and two daughters in Tacoma, Washington. During her absence Mrs. Parks mothered the McBride Hall girls and Mrs. Hauser stayed in Winona Hall. Last Monday went down in local history as “clean ing day” at the laundry, strange as it may appear reported from a place of that nature. However, wash ing windows and things of that nature is a trifle different from washing shirts, hence the spring clean ing. On Sunday afternoon the Freshmen defeated the Eighth grade by the score of 15 to 6 in the second class baseball game of the series. The Meachem Brothers, McOrckle and Celestine were the stars for the Freshmen while Stokes, Sedan Thomas and Allie Smith all played a good game for the Eighth graders. Thompson and Charley George were the umpires. Mr. Iliff, acting superintendent, was in charge dur ing our chapel exercises last Sunday evening and he gave a talk that should have been a lesson for our students—and we think it was. The orchestra played “On the Mesa-Grande’ ’ by Maurice, Raymond Haldane sang “The Clang of the Forge” by Rodney, Marie Bauer gave a recitation, the octette girls sang “Pale in the Amber West” by Parks, and the choir sang “I Wil! Praise the Lord” by Nolte. PAGE 3 The fifth grade pupils entertained the assemblies on Wednesday. The Life of Whittier was given by John Larson and Christine Sharette; “Barbara Fritchie” was recited by Lawrence Collins and Grace McCoy, and Current Event questions were asked by Victor Sisson and Stella Fox. All over the grounds there are indications of an immense interest in the cultivation of flower gardens at Chemawa. This year promises us many flower beds, both at private quarters and the students’ dormitories, and beautiful flowers, too. A little later in the season and Chemawa will be hard to equal as a place of beauty. Our orchards are just coming into full bloom. Mr. Huskey plans to get rid of a lot of old and dilap idated fence back of Hawley Hall. This will permit him to make his chicken preserve more attractive than it is at present. He states that he now has 700 baby chicks that are doing unusually well. They are but 18 days old, but it is now possible to tell the pullets from the cockerels. He attributes this to be the very mild spring that we are enjoying. On Wednesday of last week a banquet was given in the domestic science department, honoring the bas ketball team and squad. Numerous guests were in attendance and mirth, laughter and joy were served with each course—in fact, a more enjoyable function it was never our good fortune to attend. Beautiful souvenir menus had been printed for the occasion and they seemed to be greatly appreciated. As coach of the team, Mr. Downie was the prime mover in the affair. At the proper time he made a splendid talk, setting forth the success of the team and the many fine qualities necessary in the making of winners. During the banquet, in the capacity of toastmaster, he called upon Mr. Iliff, acting superintendent, who responded with a fine talk in every way fitting to the occasion. Mr. Bent, athletic manager, was called upon for a talk, as was Mr. Turney, and both re sponded. Especial thanks are due Mrs. Brickell and Miss Strout and their domestic science details for the delicious banquet. It was in every way a memorable occasion. Following the custom of former years, the vocation al grades of the school had a declamation contest last Friday evening. There were fourteen contestants and the general average was high. Much ability as declamers was in evidence and those in the audience must have done considerable speculating as to who would receive the coveted first, second and third places. In truth, the decisions had to be almost hair-splitting in a few cases and the positions of those judging were not ones to be envied. Louis Dupuis was awarded first place, Grace Monson second, and Carmen Cham berlin third. Although competition had been keen only good will prevailed on the announcement of the winners. The judges were Miss Ada Ross, head of the English department of the Salem high school; Mrs. Fisher and Miss Rubeck, also of the English department of the Salem high school. After the con test Mr. and Mrs. Iliff invited the visiting judges, and a number of employes, and the contestants, to their home for a social hour, where delicious refresh ments were served and a general good time was re ported by all.
