THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
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Mr. Fisher gave a very interesting review of the
Miss Hinkel made a business trip to Portland last relations of the United States with Mexico and Nic
aragua to both divisions on Wednesday. Eleanor Wil
Thursday.
Miss White is reviewing Civics preparatory to the son and Sophia Bremner asked current event questions.
mid-term exam.
Charley Morgan was called home last Monday a
Miss Martha Fratis, now of Portland, was a campus week ago on account of the death of his brother Wil
son on that date. The following Thursday his sister
visitor on Thursday.
Won’t our new dining hall—Crampton Hall—be fine Lois died. Charley will return to Chemawa soon.
At four o’clock last Tuesday afternoon the band boys
when completed? The roof is now on.
under
Mr. Riley gave us a concert from the bandstand.
Gideon B. Grub reports the completion of the task
This was in the nature of a “farewell” for Mr. Riley,
of overhauling a neighboring farm tractor.
as on Saturday he bade goodbye to his friends at Che
The blue and white division of the 7th grade phys mawa and returned to Salem.
iology class was 100 percent perfect for last month.
Helen Peratrovich and Martha Kinnanook certainly
Josephine Sommers, Ida Escholt and Eva O’Brien deserve credit for the preparation and serving of their
attended the Winona Open Session Friday evening.
demonstration dinner on Thursday evening. Their
Supt. McGregor was called to Grand Ronde on busi guests were Supt. McGregor, Mrs. Brickell, Mrs.
ness last Friday and did not arrive home until late in Woods, Miss White, Mr. Kline, Miss Strout, Anna
the evening.
Peratrovich and Ferol Porter.
The Kappa Alpha Boys initiated Jake Atkins, Clif
Miss Virginia Thornhill left Chemawa on Wednes
ford Meachem and George Meachem into their Fra day for Hoopa, California, to which place she accept
ternity on Thursday evening.
ed a transfer. The pupils and her many friends hated
Last Friday Mr. Kline told the Senior boys of his to see her leave. Miss Thornhill had asked for a
experiences in France. He showed a collection of transfer after being here for about three years. The
coins made while he was in Europe.
best wishes of Chemawa go with her.
The carpenters have been busy repairing and put
The Junior Class are now traveling the “Oregon
ting new seats in the gym, and are installing two new Trail.” Moses George and Eli Karabelnikoff in the
cupboards at the Wigwam for Mrs. Brickell.
boys’ class, and Eva Bean and Ruby Paul in the girls’
This evening our orchestra and the Octette Girls class, recently traversed quite a bit of the “Trail” ver
will appear in a concert which they will render at bally, to the delight of the class. Margaret Maupin
and George Flack continued the story on Monday.
Monitor, some 18 or 20 miles from Chemawa.
Last Wednesday our orchestra and the Boy’s Octette
Both pupils and employees will be pleased to learn
journeyed
to Oak Lawn and gave a program of good
that Supt. and Mrs. Chas. L. Davis have arrived
music to the people of that section. They found the
safely at home in Whiteriver, Arizona.
Many new working implements have been installed people of that section to be “live wires” and most
in the machine shop. These new tools make Che- appreciative of the splendid efforts of our organizations.
mawa’s shop as good as the best, according to its size. They had an audience that over-crowded the commun
ity hall.
Miss Virginia Brickell, who was a student at the
Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. DePoe arrived at Chemawa
University of Oregon last semester, has decided to be
nearer home and is now attending Willamette Univer last Friday evening from Neah Bay, Wash., having
transferred from that place to our school. Mr. DePoe
sity.
has the position of bandmaster and entered upon his
Mr. Bewley and detail have installed a fire siren duties on Sunday. Mrs. DePoe will be a member of
near Winona Hall. It will be connected with the our academic teaching force. All Chemawabids them
various students’ quarters and Supt. McGregor’s welcome.
home.
The Y. W. has changed its meeting hour from
The physics department is to have a new set of send Sunday afternoon to Wednesday evening, and will
ing and receiving telegraph instruments soon. Mr. meet in the McBride Hall assembly room. This change
Francisco visited the Senior Boys’ class and explained was made for the benefit of the girls that found it
a few things in telegraphy to them.
impossible to be at the Sunday meetings. Last Wed
The Senior Girls entertained Major and Mrs. Bubb, nesday the topic discussed was “Making good, or just
Supt. and Mrs. McGregor, Mrs. Brickell, Mr. Eldon getting by.” It was a most profitable meeting.
Brickell, Mr. John McGregor, and Capt. and Mrs.
Last Friday evening was the date of the Winona
Stacy at dinner on Sunday evening in the Wigwam. Society’s open session—always an important affair in
Ferol Porter acted as hostess.
our school life. We have not the space at our disposal
Supt. McGregor was a speaker in Salem last week to go fully into details, but from beginning to end it
before the Salem Woman’s club, and it is reported that proved a most entertaining session. It was truly
he gave a splendid address on matters pertaining to a literary program of merit. The “Mikado” and
the Indian—his disposition, likes and dislikes, and- “Sylvia” provided a couple of numbers, there was an
his adaptability to institutional life. In addition, he interesting debate, for which Mr. Carroll, Capt. Stacy
gave a cordial invitation to the ladies at the head of and Mr. Kline acted as judges, and many other features.
the “Indian Welfare” department of the club to visit The Winona girls really did themselves proud and
our school and get first-hand knowledge of what we praise is certainly due them and their advisor, Miss
Judd, for a memorable evening.
are doing.