THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Everybody’s running—track! track! track!
Mr. Fisher attended the Easter services at Mt.
Angel on Sunday.
Reggie DePoe and Mr. Bent made a business trip
to Pendleton recently.
Bucket repairing is going strong with Mr. Glover’s
detail at the blacksmith shop.
Mabel Bremner, who recently underwent a major
operation, is around again as usual.
A group of Reliance society boys enjoyed Miss
Gunn’s radio and phonograph on Saturday evening.
The machinists had the job of overhauling and re
setting the bearings on the school truck during the
past week.
Mr. Kirk arrived home last Friday evening from a
trip to Seattle, Wash., and vicinity on business for the
government.
A stoppage of the drain pipe at the hospital kitchen
last week caused an immense amount of work for
Mr. Kunkel and his detail.
Miss Juana Holmes of Mill City was the guest of
Miss Skipton recently, as were Misses Helen Scruggs
and Susan Miller of Portland.
Three Sophomore girls, Vera Korter, Marie Bauer
and Alfreda Kipp helped Mr. Fisher decorate the
auditorium for Sunday evening exercises.
Miss Eakin taught in room 7 on Friday morning.
The Sophomore boys report that her story of “Jean
Vai Jean” was one of the best they ever heard.
New paring knives are the cause of rejoicing at the
students’ kitchen. This is the only excitement that
we can report from this busy place in this issue.
The 7th grade team beat the Sophomores in the ball
game on Sunday by a score of 5 to 4. All of the games
have a bearing in determining the class championship
for 1926.
Miss Skipton speaks in high terms of her new
dining-room detail. The detail is composed of 6th,
7th and 8th grade girls and they are making good
with a plus.
Jesse Steed came here from Rosebud, S. D., with
Supt. McGregor and has enrolled as a student. He
is prepossessing in appearance and undoubtedly will
make friends here.
William Markishtum is making a reputation for
himself as an operator of the turning lathe. At pres
ent he is turning out some work on piano lamps for
exhibition purposes. The wood is myrtle and is
most beautiful. Mr. Sanders brought it here from
Gold Beach, Oregon, where it grows in abundance.
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Mr. Carrow and his detail are at present putting in
cement walks at the Turney-Kirk cottages on the
eastern fringe of the campus. This xVlll be greatly
appreciated by those benefitted.
On Easter morning the students all enjoyed a feast
of eggs. During the year eggs are given the students
in sections of the big dining-room, but on Easter an
effort is made to give all students eggs.
The writer has never heard the Chemawa band
play any better than it did on Sunday morning.
Mr. Bent has “god-fathered” the band along with
his other work and should feel justly proud of their
efforts on Sunday.
Under the supervision of Misses Eakin and Judd a
special Easter program was given in the auditorium
on Sunday morning. Miss Judd sang, and a mixed
double quartet and the “Three L Chapter” also con
tributed most enjoyable numbers.
During the early part of last week the painters gave
Brewer Hall a new coat of paint and before it was
dry a wind blew sand all over it and it appeared to
have been sand-blasted. The work had to be done all
over. It is now as fine as possible.
Clarinda Quenelle and Mary Crow gave their demon
stration dinner in the junior domestic science depart
ment on Wednesday evening. Covers were laid for
Mr. and Mrs. Vesper, Mr. and Mrs. Cardy, Mr. and
Mrs. Iliff, Miss Strout and Mrs. Brickell.
Mr. Teter, our dairyman, reports that he is getting
about 100 gallons of milk a day, which is in excess of
anything he has got from our herd at any time duriug
all the years he has been here. By way of spring
cleaning he has just had the various dairy buildings
whitewashed.
On Saturday, March 27, our second team of base
ball players defeated the deaf school in a score of 38
to 4. Our team was in charge of Solomon Fleury,
varsity pitcher. The outstanding players on our team
were Leander Wilson, who fanned 18 men, and Clif
ford Meachem, who knocked a home run with three
men on bases.
Supt. and Mrs. Jas. H. McGregor and two young
daughters arrived at Chemawa from Rosebud, S. D.,
on Saturday evening. An older son remained in school
in the East, but will join his parents at Chemawa when
his school term closes. The employes and students
are all pleased to welcome Supt. McGregor and his
family to Chemawa and The American joins whole
heartedly in the good wishes extended the new-comers.
One and all, we trust that Chemawa may prove just
what Supt. McGregor is hoping it will, for he is a man
who occupies a high place in the Indian Service and
has the confidence and esteem of the Indian Office.