THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Miss Daisy Lefler of Portland was a week-end guest
of Miss Houk.
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From the Capital Journal of April 27th we glean the
following: Mr. and Mrs. Will Heaton of Spokane
spent several hours visiting Mrs. L. F. Brickell and
Miss Catherine Clemens of Portland spent the week daughter Virginia, at the Indian school Sunday. Mrs.
end with Miss Virginia Brickell.
Heaton is a sister-in-law of Mrs. Brickell. They
Supervisor Coon left us for California on Sunday stopped on their way from Portland and visited other
morning. Chemawa is always glad to see Mr. Coon relatives, then motored to McMinnville for a short
and we always hate to see him leave.
stay with friends there. This is the first meeting for
Mrs. Carrol is again on the teaching force, Miss over seven years. Mrs. M. A. Freeland, mother of
Lacy being called to her home in Salem. Miss Lacy Mrs. Brickell, and Mrs. O. M. Waddell and Miss E.
came out and spent Saturday night with Miss Strout
L. Freeland, sisters, were also present at the reunion.
and attended the Sigma party.
The Sigma Phi Deltas held their annual party last
Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Hans Seitz of Salem were the Saturday evening. The hall was beautifully decorated
guests of Chemawa friends last Sunday evening. Dr. with plants and wild flowers; Japanese lanterns and
Seitz played cello with the orchestra during chapel parasols added much to the spring-like appearance.
The Sigma girls, all dressed in white, with thin red
and proved quite an acquisition.
and white regalias, sang toasts to the guests whom
Mr. Bent and the band boys gave pleasure to many
they wished to favor. Dainty refreshments were
people on Sunday afternoon when they gave a nice
served during the evening and as the hostesses lined
concert. Such concerts can be made quite a feature
up to serve the refreshments they sang a number of
at Chemawa, and we trust that they will be.
songs. Everyone wore a smile from the time they
Miss Roddy has received the sad news of her were received by their hostesses until they sang their
father’s death, in Vancouver, B. C. Miss Roddy “good night” hymn.
and her mother and brother left immediately for Van
The nurse girls in training had the pleasure of meet
couver. The campus employees sympathize deeply ing and talking with Miss Borland’s friends, Miss
with the Roddy family in this sad trouble.
Phelan, Miss Thompson and Mrs. Blakely. Miss
Phelan is at present connected with the National Child
Salurday noon, Supervisor Coon, Mr. Camp, Supt.
Health
Bureau of Washington, D. C. Miss Thomp
McGregor, Mr. J. C. H. Reynolds, Mrs. Brickell and
son is supervising nurse, Child Health Demonstration
Mrs. Iliff were entertained at dinner at the Wigwam.
of Salem, and Mrs. Blakely is the State Supervising
Mr. Reynolds is on the program committee for the
Indian Congress to be held in Spokane from July 21- Nurse of Oregon. These visitors were guests at lunch
of Miss Borland and were interested and enthusiastic
27, in which pupils of Chemawa may take part.
visitors. Miss Phelan and Miss Borland are graduates
Chemawa is quite proud of the fact that in the past
of the general Hospital Training School of Rochester,
week the school was informed that its hospital train
New York. Chemawa is always glad to welcome
ing met the requirements of the higher state institu
such visitors.
tions and the girls finishing the hospital training at
During chapel exercises on Sunday the orchestra
Chemawa would be accepted in such institutions, and
played “On Mountain Heights” by Kiesler, Reno
after two years’ training could become graduate nurses.
Booth sang “You in a Gondola” by Clark, Clifford
We have just received an announcement to the ef McLeod gave a recitation, the girls’ octette sang
fect that Betty Esther arrived at the home of Mr. and “The Swallows” by Cowen, the choir sang “The
Mrs. James Evans in Metlakatla, Alaska, on April the Author of Salvation” by Gabriel, and Supt. McGregor
24th. The father was formerly one of our esteemed gave a splendid talk to the students. He spoke to
printers, but at present he is the postmaster at Metla- them on “What Chemawa Can Do for the Students”
ketla and also the manager of a large co-operative and made it clear that our school has much to offer in
store.
many ways—but the students must do their part, too.
Mr. Charles E. Larsen, in charge of the Siletz
DOMESTIC SCIENCE NOTES
Agency, arrived at Chemawa on Sunday afternoon.
The 7th and 8th grade girls prepared all the fine
It was business first that brought him out, as he wished French pastry for the Sigma party. This was their
to confer with Supt. McGregor; secondly, he was glad first week in the Domestic Science and for some the
to have the opportunity to visit with some of his first cake-making.
Chemawa friends.
He reports everything going
The Wisteria which grows on one side of the Junior
nicely at the agency.
Domestic science building is blooming for the first
The assembly programs Wednesday were given by time in five or six years.
the Sophomore class. In the morning Moses George
Marie Andrews and Anna Ponchene are preparing
read the story of “Robin Hood.” The class sang
the high school lunches this week.
“The Tinkers’ Song” from the opera of Robin Hood.
Nellie Hawley, an eighth grade girl, prepared two
This song was excellently given and heartily applaud nice looking trays for the health demonstration. One
ed. Raymond Jones asked questions on current events. was a typical fluid diet for a very sick person, the
In the afternoon Margaret Maupin gave the Biog other was a convalescent diet.
raphy of Benjamin Franklin, Marie Bauer gave “Say
We will soon have radishes from our little garden
ings” from “Poor Richard’s Almanac” and Josephine spot in back of the department. Next year we hope
Summers asked current event questions.
to have a real garden.