THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
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Supervisor Lipps, too well known to the service for
introductory remarks, arrived at Chemawa on Friday
Merry Christmas!
and left on Sunday. The school is always glad to see
Miss David and Miss Judd were on the sick list
Mr. Lipps and was sorry that his visit was so short.
during the past week.
Mr. Iliff is home again from Seattle, where he has
All of the literary society spellers are working hard spent considerable time of late inspecting wooden
for the contest on Dec. 27.
pipe which is being manufactured on a government
Christmas gifts and Christmas cards are pouring into order, to be shipped to Wyoming, we understand.
Chemawa these days in amazing quantities.
Forty members of the Sigma Phi Delta held their
We are now having the shortest days of the year. first meeting of the year in the Wigwam on Thursday
The nights seem to be proportionately long, exactly! evening, Dec. 16. The sorority is now sponsored by
We are informed that Mrs. Iliff won a prize in one Mrs. R. G. Downie who was one of the charter mem
of the metropolitan ad-writing contests held recently. bers when it was organized some eleven years ago.
Miss Virginia Brickell arrived home from Eugene Superintendent and Mrs. McGregor, Mrs. Brewer and
on Friday evening to spend Christmas with her mother Mrs. Brickell were presant. Anna Peratrovich is
president of the organization.
and brother.
Mr. Roger Mason left last week for Arizona where
Many of the Chemawa employes enjoyed “Madame
Butterfly,” Salem’s first attempt at grand opera, on he will have a long term of employment as a carpenter
on government work. He left in response to a call
Monday evening.
from Mr. Roy Bradley, supervisor of construction for
The red and white division in the 7th grade phys
the government. Supervisor Bradley has been down
iology classes have been 100 percent perfect in their
there for several weeks. Mr. Mason’s family remained
night work for one month.
here; their departure for Arizona is of an indefinite
A recent movie at Chemawa was Rin-Tin-Tin in date.
“Below the Line.” It was a “hummer” and our stu
Our chapel exercises last Sunday evening were in
dents enjoyed it immensely.
charge of the Freshmen class and the class had engaged
Owing to our holiday schedule we will not issue Mr. Hug, superintendent of the Salem schools, as
The American next week. Our next issue will inform speaker of the evening. The gentleman gave a fine
you of the “Joys of Christmas.”
talk on education for young people, especially stress
The social last Saturday evening for assisting in ing five important points. A good, practical talk,
raising a Christmas fund for Chemawa’s little ones earnestly given. Mr. Bergman, also of the Salem
was in every way a great success.
schools, was present and on invitation gave a “Christ
Work on our new dining hall for students is progress mas Story.” Both gentlemen were well received.
ing nicely in spite of the inclement weather. Rain Ida Audette presided and was a credit to herself and
does not stop many enterprises in Oregon.
her class. The orchestra played the “Lustspiel”
Robert Archambeau, Dick Kugruk, Arthur Bruce overture by Keler Bela, members of the class sang a
and Louis Dupuis have been selected to represent the pleasing number, and Zelma Johnson gave a recitation.
All good.
Excelsior Society in the spelling contest.
Last Friday evening the boys’ and girls’ two octettes
Capt. Stacy was “under the weather” for a few days
last week and could not teach his class of seniors. We and the orchestra put on a program at the Zena school -
house in Polk county. The singing of the boys and
are pleased to note that he is again on duty.
Anna Peratrovich and Percy Woodcock made the girls was excellent, and in addition to their ensemble
highest industrial grades in the senior class. They work Raymond Haldane sang a couple of solos.
were the only pupils in the class making 98 percent. Harry Frost and Louis Dupuis each gave recitations
and the orchestra assisted at intervals throughout the
Miss Eakin provided her “flock” with a Christmas
program. Supt. McGregor, Mr. Carroll and Mr.
tree on Sunday morning, a “big sister” treat was given
Sanders accompanied the party to Zena. At the
the Hawley Hall “tots” by the older girls on Sunday
close of the evening Supt. McGregor was asked to
afternoon, and a Y. M. tree in the evening.
make some remarks on Chemawa and her aims and
Susie Tippleman is married to Mr. Douglas Tagin, objects. He responded with a most appropiate talk.
carpenter of Portland. Susie met Mr. Tagin last In fact in every way the entertainment of the evening
summer and since that time the two have carried on was most creditable to our school and every feature
almost daily correspondence that resulted in the wed of it was well received. The weather was bad but the
attendance was good just the same.
ding last Thursday.