THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Miss Eakin and Miss Judd are driving a new Chev
rolet.
Dr. Roland spent Friday night as the guest of Mrs.
Brickell.
A carload of cord wood has just arrived for use at
the school.
The engineers have been busy the past week repair
ing the water pumps.
Mr. Bent is limping slightly from injuries obtained
while alighting too “agily” from an auto.
The Juniors are quite proud of the Indian designs
painted by one of their class, Jack Abraham.
The harness shop has repaired the rubber carpets at
the hospital and they are now as good as new.
The regular student body social la.-d Saturday even
ing proved to be the enjoyable affair it always is.
George W. Bent, jr., received as a birthday present
the other day a collie pup, presented by Miss White.
The carpenters have just completed extensive repairs
to the cellar underneath the domestic science building.
Walter Farrow and party stopped at Chemawa on
Thursday to visit with friends. They were enroute to
Pendleton.
The carpenter boys are making an oak dining-table
for Supt. McGregor’s cottage. Another chemistry
table is also well under way.
From the blacksmith shop bulletin board: “You
don’t know how much you have to know in order to
know how little you know.”
Joseph McNeal’s father visited his son and other
relatives on the campus recently. Mr. McNeal is
just from Boston and is enroute to Alaska.
Charles DePoe is again on the carpenter’s detail.
Charles is just as glad to be again on the “hammer
and saw” detail as the carpenters are to have him.
Martin Colby and Fred Wilder, former students,
passed the week-end at Chemawa. They are employed
in Portland. They were Sunday dinner guests of
Miss Houk.
The girls of McBride Hall are giving special atten
tion to the flowers growing around their dormitory,
and they are amply rewarded by the fine appearance
of everything.
The Kappa Alpha boys held their regular meeting
on Thursday evening. Special attention was given to
the three new members, Solomon Fluery, Moses
George and Floyd Dupuis.
Mr. Fisher and Miss David read very interesting
papers at the academic teachers’ meeting on Monday.
Miss David’s subject was the “Kinds of Test,” and
Mr. Fisher’s was the “Lesson Plans.”
Mr. Cardy and his details have been whitewashing
quite extensively of late at “Pigville.” He reports
an increase of pig population of late to be about 50
new arrivals. My, what a prospect for “ham and—.”
A contest is on at Winona hall between the various
companies with regard to deportment and general ex
cellence in every way. D company at present has a
slight lead, but is hard pressed by others for first
place.
Ida Escholt, Edna Audette and Harriet Hill served
a delightful eight-course dinner on Wednesday even
ing at the Wigwam. Covers were laid for Supt. and
Mrs. McGregor, Dr. Roland, Miss Borland, Miss Co-
valt and Mrs. Brickell.
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Mrs. Iliff decorated the stage for the Declamation
Contest on Friday evening and Miss Thornhill decor
ated it for the Sunday evening exercises. Tulips
were used in both instances and the stage was certain
ly beautiful.
Frank Johnson, aChemawa graduate of the class of
’23, and also a graduate of Salem High, was a most
welcome visitor to the school on Thursday. While
only here for a few hours with his sister, Grace John
son, and friends, it spoke well for him that he could
not tarry but had to be “back on the job” at once.
Such industry as Frank has is in demand. Do you
wonder that he could stay only a few hours?
At the last meeting of the Nonpareil literary so
ciety the following program was given in an “all to
be desired” way: Recitation, Marie Bauer; violin
solo, Evelyn lyall; stunt, Audry Alvarez; guitar solo,
Matilda Turcotte; dialogue, Ida Audette, Carmen
Chamberlain and Grace Monson; colored vaudeville
act, Lillian Marion and Josephine Alberts; vocal solo,
Grace Peterson; Things that never happen, Marion
Packineau.
On PYiday evening the prevocational classes staged
their annual declamation contest—and it was a good
one, too. There were nine contestants and there was
really not one who made a poor showing. In fact, it
must have been a difficult task for the judges to make
the awards conscientiously. Carmen Clairmont was
given first place, Myrtle Rinehart second, and George
Doughty third. The judges were Miss Earlougher,
Miss Roddy and Mr. Carroll.
Mrs. Martha A. Freeland, Miss Freeland and Mrs.
O. M. Waddell, mother and sisters of Mrs. Brickell,
accompanied by Miss Louise Ingram, a teacher in the
Portland schools, and Miss Ada Matheson also of
Portland, spent the week-end with Mrs. Brickell.
While Mrs. Brickell’s “folks” have visited Chemawa
before and are enthusiastic and welcome callers, it was
the first visit of Miss Matheson and Miss Ingram, who
said that Chemawa was “an inspiration and revelation”
to them.
During chapel on Sunday evening the orchestra
played a “Bolero” by Eno, Raymond Haldane sang
“Shipmates o’ Mine” by Sanderson, Jesse Morgan
gave a recitation, a mixed octette sang “Spring” by
Haydn, the choir sang “Stand Up for Jesus” by
Miller, and Supt. McGregor gave a fine talk. He
continued on his series of discussions of what will
make Chemawa a greater school and made it clear
that the good name of our institution rests largely
with our students, both while here and after they
leave school. It was a timely talk and a good one.
On Wednesday the Seventh Grades, Miss Gunn\
classes, gave the assembly programs.
In the morn
ing Carmen Chamberlain gave the biography of Burns,
Lelah Barkley recited “A Man’s a Man for a’ That,”
Natalie Buzeroff asked current event questions; eight
girls sang three songs, the words being poems written
by Burns. In the afternoon Eddie Phares read a sketch
of Wordsworth’s life, George Morrow recited “Daffo
dils” and Henry Moon asked current event questions.
Supt. McGregor was present at the morning assembly.
The programs at both assemblies were well given and
reflected added light upon the “chesty” seventh
graders.