THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Mr. Fisher was dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Palm
er on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanders and Miss Peters spent the
week-end at Siletz.
The Y. W, girls held their usual song service on
Sunday afternoon.
Supt. McGregor and family went up on the Columbia
Highway on Sunday.
On Thursday evening Miss Eakin showed some
beautiful slides of the Slav people.
Mr. A. R. Baker, superintendent of the Hammond
Lumber Co., visited Mr. Teter recently.
Ferol Porter, Harriett Hill and Williamette Blakes-
ley went to Portland on Friday with Mrs. Cardy.
The Sigma Phi Delta girls are busily preparing for
their party which is to be May 1. The party is to be
sponsored by Mrs. Downie.
This force is duly appreciative of the new steps
placed at the entrance of the print shop by Mr. Blakes
lee and his detail. Thanks!
Beginning on Monday, Mrs. Downie assumed charge
of the girls’ gymnasium classes. All of the girls are
enthusiastic over the club and wand drills.
Take a look at our new front steps and you will
discover that Mr. Sanders and his detail of painters
have been busy on them. Thanks, again!
Joe Bettles, former Chemawa athletic star, is now
a member of the Umatilla Reservation Indians’ base
ball team. As a pitcher Joe is certain to prove an
acquisition worth while for any team.
J. J. Spencer, member of the class of ’22, writes
from Honolulu to subscribe for The American and to
send best wishes to former friends. He is now sta
tioned there on duty with the U. S. Air Service.
Mr. and Mrs. Turney, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll, Mr.
Fisher, Miss Roddy and Raymond Haldane went to
Dallas on Sunday aiternoon. Raymond was presented
by the Dallas Choral Club in a group of songsand was
enthusiastically received. Mrs. Turney played his
accompaniment.
The Kappa Alpha boys held their regular meeting
on Thursday. After a short business meeting they
were invited to enjoy Miss Gunn’s radio. Some splen
did music was heard. Refreshments were served and
all had a “good time.” William Johnson was a guest
during the social hour.
The plans for the new students’ dining hall have
arrived from Washington for Supt. McGregor to pass
upon. The dimensions of the dining hall, as estimat
ed, will be 66x164 feet, inside measurements, and the
kitchen will be 39x73 feet. In addition the plans call
for quarters for cooks, dining hall matrons, closets,
pantries, etc.
Mrs. Frank Tully, Mrs. Edna Carlson and Miss
Blanche Brewer, nieces of Mrs. Brewer, visited the
school last week. The late David E. Brewer was one
of the founders of Chemawa and these ladies must take
pride in the fact when they see the school as it is today.
They are all residents of Tacoma, Wash. They were
accompanied here by a friend, Mrs. Phillip Been.
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Supervisor Coon arrived at the school on Monday
for a few days’ duty with us. Welcome, Mr. Coon.
Mr. Bent conducted the opening exercises of the
Boys’ Junior Class on Tuesday morning. Come again,
Mr. Bent, we are glad to have you.
Last Wednesday evening Mrs. Turney presented her
octette of boys in a vocal program at Monitor at the
invitation the Odd Fellows lodge. John Dexter,
violinist, was assisting artist. Every number pre
sented was well received and our boys returned home
with the knowledge that they had again made good,
and more, too. Louis Dupuis and Reno Booth each
gave recitations.
Miss Elizabeth Levy presented a number of her most
advanced pupils in recital on Monday evening. Among
them were Bernice Blakeslee, who played the “Piz
zicato Serenade.” Later on the program Bernice,
Henrietta and Williamette played the “Indian La
ment” by Dvorak-Kreisler. They were in Indian cos
tumes and certainly did credit to their teacher, their
selection, and the famous composers.
The program in Wednesday’s assemblies were given
by Mrs. Palmer’s seventh grades. The numbers in
the morning were: Biography of Oliver Wendell
Holmes, Margaret Sisson; recitation, “Old Ironsides,”
Doris McCarty; history of “Old Ironsides,” Alice Mae
Clark; current event questions, Zelda Plummer. In
the afternoon Charles Motchman, Alex Louie, Louis
Orr and George Courville gave the same numbers.
Both assemblies were good.
In all departments there is a little tenseness become-
ing apparent on account of the approaching final ex
aminations. No instructor wants the students under
him to fail, but it often happens that a student makes
his own failure inevitable. The instructor cannot pass
the examination for his student—that is the student’s
affair. Let our students, one and all, give heed to this
warning and review past lessons a little. In this way
they will benefit and will also help to give “Chemawa
a good name.” Try our suggestion.
During chapel exercises last Sunday evening the
orchestra played “Neapolitan Nights” by Zamecnik,
Grace Peterson sang “Love is Calling” by Zamec
nik, George Courville gave a recitation, the Boys’
Octette sang “Little Cotton Dolly” by Geibel, and
the choir sang “His Name Alone is Excellent” by
Woodcock. Captain Stacy made the talk of the even
ing and he chose “Work” as his topic. He cited a
number of cases in supporting the truth of the honor
of honest labor and his talk proved an interesting one.
It carried a moral.
Under the caption, “Chemawa Boy Given Honor,”
the Salem Capital Journal of April 21 states that “John
Dexter, local student, who has been attending the
Salem high school, was selected by the Salem high
school faculty to take part in the graduation exercises
of the senior class. The faculty voted at its meeting
to have Dexter give a violin solo.” John has proved
himself to be very talented musically and he is making
a name for himself as a violinist. He is from Golovin,
Alaska. He completed the tenth grade at Chemawa
and is now completing the full course at the Salem
high school. It is a fine record.