THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
John Dexter entered business college last Monday,
a week.
Mr. Carroll, wife and mother, visited Portland on
Sunday.
Roy Peratrovich and Paul Keta arrived from Alaska
on Friday.
Supt. McGregor was a recent official visitor to the
Siletz Agency country.
Mr. and Mrs. Cardy and Mrs. Vesper are now tak
ing their meals at the club.
Clifford McLeod solicited ads. for the senior an
nual in Salem last Saturday.
Our Sunday Evening Chapel services are well at
tended by many of our neighbors.
Miss Foster was surprised last week by a visit from
her mother and sister from Yakima, Wash.
Mrs. Carroll, mother of our principal, arrived re
cently for a visit with her son and his wife.
Mrs. Palmer and Miss Gunn are taking an extension
course at Williamette University on Monday evenings.
Mr. Edward Sorenson, formerly of Genoa, Nebras
ka, is now temporarily employed on the engineering
force.
Questions to be settled: Who will win the football
championship? What literary scciety are you going
to join?
George Flach and Solomon Fleury were in town on
Saturday securing a speaker for the Junior class on
October 24.
Archie Greycloud, Solomon Fleury, Lawrence Pratt
and Teddy Rosseau, went to Newport on Sunday.
These boys had never seen the ocean.
The entire school sincerely regrets the serious
illness of Olie Strom. It is unnecessary to say that
the hopes and prayers of the school are with him.
Chas. E. Larsen, who is in charge at Siletz, was
over here during last week conferring with Supt. Mc
Gregor on business matters. Mr. Larsen reported
everything at Siletz to be O. K.
We are in receipt of a letter from Irving Shepard, a
former graduate of Chemawa but now Disciplinarian
at Hoopa, California. Mr. Shepard mentions having
met George Roberts, a former student here. George
at the present time is a sign writer at Cresent City,
Calif., and a good one, too. He is getting along nicely.
Jasper Grant is another old-timer from Chemawa whom
Mr. Shepard mentioned. Jasper since leaving Che
mawa has practically sailed the “Seven Seas” and he
has a goodly supply of interesting anecdotes and ad
ventures to relate. We would like to toast our feet at a
log fire some evening and listen to Jasper.
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During the fore part of last week, on a reminder
from Mr. Iliff, superintendent of industries, the various
industrial departmental heads convened in monthly
session. Mr. Iliff presided and matters of importance
and interest in school affairs were given attention.
Practically a full attendance was reported.
Mr. Iliff was in charge of the chapel exercises last
Sunday evening, as Supt. McGregor was absent. Father
Gall had accepted an invitation to address the meeting
and he was appropriately introduced by Mr. Iliff.
Father Gall made a fine talk and was given splendid
attention. The orchestra played a Schlepegrell over
ture, Grace Peterson sang “Love Came Calling” by
Zamecnik, Walter Eagle gave an oration, the Octette
boys sang “Massa’s in the Cold, Cold Ground” by
Foster-Parks, and the choir sang “O, be Joyful in the
Lord” by Tussing.
The Nonpareils held their first meeting on Oct. 1,
1926. The purpose of this meeting was to elect new
officers. The house was called to order and the follow
ing officers were elected: President, Grace Peterson;
vice-president, Flora Dexter; secretary, Ferol Porter;
corresponding secretary, Theresa Williams; treasurer,
Mabel Desautel; sergeant-at-arms, Josephine Alberts;
reporter, Zelma Johnson; cheer leader, Nellie Rhine
hart; critic, Cecelia Smith. Miss White is advisor for
the Nonpareils.
After a short business meeting the
society adjourned.
Just after our last issue came from the press Super
intendent Lipps arrived at Chemawa in pursuit of his
official duties. He takes a keen interest in our school
and his vast experience in the Service renders him and
his kindly services invaluable. He has given attention
to various important matters here. Last Wednesday
he visited the assemblies of the two school divisions
and gave a short talk at each. From what reached us,
it would be hard, indeed, to imagine addresses more
able than those with which he favored our student
bodies. Mr. Lipps will always be welcome at Che
mawa.
We regret to state that on Sept. 17th Supt. J. F.
House died at the Flandreau Indian School, South
Dakota. He was aged 61 years at the time of his
death and had passed a-third of a century in the
Indian Service. During this time he served in many
different capacities, from clerk to supervisor. He
resigned from the position of supervisor, as it kept
him from home too much, and accepted the superin
tendency at Rapid City, South Dakota, in 1904.
Here he remained for seventeen years, during which
time he made Rapid City a real school. Again he
was supervisor for a short time when he accepted the
superintendency at Flandreau, which position he held
until his death. He was a native of Ohio. Friends
and acquaintances throughout the Service regret the
demise of this good and efficient man.