The Chemawa American, March 02, 1927, Page 3, Image 3

THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Friday—Nonpareil open session.
So far, Miss Caryl is the only employee to have
the mumps.
Clara Hamilton, a graduate of the class of 24, was a
Sunday visitor.
More are ‘ ‘getting up’ ’ than are being “taken down”
with the mumps.
Joe Bomner and Albert Cabelle visited campus
friends and relatives on Sunday.
The Winona girls and Reliance boys will have their
annual joint meeting on March 11.
Alex Beauvais of the class of ’23 was a Sunday visi­
tor. Alex is now employed in Portland.
Many employees at Chemawa read with interest of
the retirement of Dr. William L. Shawk.
Mr. and Mrs. Mason accompanied our girls’ basket­
ball team to Silverton last Friday evening.
The Excelsiors are planning on their social for
March 12. It will be a St. Patrick’s affair.
Miss Uinta Kirk, who is attending O. A. C., was
at her home here with her parents over the week-end.
Albert Dupuis, brother of Floyd, Louis and Ive,
was their guest this week. He returned to Portland
on Saturday.
Miss Foster’s mother and sister, who have been
visiting her for a few days, have now returned to their
home in Washington.
From the appearance of things we will soon be able
to occupy the new dining hall for our students—work
on which is nearing completion.
Charley Fagerstrom and William Johnson had a
head-on collision in McNary Hall recently. Both of
their heads stood the shock exceedingly well.
Kiutus Tecumseh, a former Chemawa student, was
a school visitor on Saturday. He is singing for the
Calumet Baking Powder Co. and broadcasted Saturday
evening from Portland.
Mr. Marstellar, known to many of us as “Uncle
Ben,” has just returned from atrip to California,
where he passed a couple of weeks. We did not
learn how far south he traveled.
Mr. Henderson has recently added a new coating
of gravel on the roadway just in front of the store.
Gravel in sufficient quantities is mighty “good medi­
cine” for keeping mud at a distance.
The recent hard storms which visited the entire
coast did considerable damage in various sections of
the country. In this state the southern districts seem
to have fared the worst. The highways were inun­
dated and traffic suspended for a time and train service
from the south ceased entirely for a day or two.
Now everything is again functioning on a normal
basis.
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It has been reported to us that Mr. Woodard has
kept his detail of young farmers busy of late at the
task of clearing land on the eastern portion of our
large school farm. This is certainly a fine move.
It will be glad tidings for old-time friends of James
McMann to learn that he has recovered from an illness
so serious as to place him in our hospital for a time.
“Jimmie” is now as busy as ever with his “news
stand.”
One of the most certain signs of the near approach
of spring is the preparation of the athletic field for
track events. At intervals during the past week Mr.
Sanders has given some attention to the matter of
getting our track in good condition.
Our chapel exercises last Sunday evening were in
charge of the boys of the freshmen class and Julian
Smith acted as chairman, in which position he was a
credit to his class and himself. Mr. Allen Kafoury,
of the firm of Kafoury Bros, of Salem, was the speaker
of the evening. The serious attention to his remarks
on the part of our students proved the worth of his
address. It is not often that one can hear so fine a
talk—one so full of both truth and advice and so
seriously and ably given. In addition to this fine
talk the orchestra played a number, the girls’ octette
sang “Legends” by Mohring, James Thomas gave a
recitation, and the choir sang “His Name Alone is
Excellent” by Woodcock.
SCHOOL’S BIRTHDAY
With songs, yells, and poems, coffee, cakes, and
apples, Chemawa celebrated her 47th birthday in a
glorious manner last Friday. In the morning division
all assembled in the auditorium for the contest. The
Junior Girls won the first place with their song.
With beautiful harmony and sensible and well-chosen
sentiment in words to the tune of “Red Wing” they
easily took first place. All the other classes gave
excellent songs and the second place was given to the
8th Grade. Rose Smith of the Junior class read their
poem and carried off the honors for her class. The
second place was given to the 8th Grade class. Miss
Earlougher’s Freshmen girls took first place with their
yell and the 8th Grade took second place.
In the afternoon the Senior girls took first place
with their song and the Junior boys took second place.
Moses George read and carried away the poem honors
for the Junior boys. The Senior girls took second
place. The “yell” first place went to the Senior girls
and second place went to the Junior boys.
There was not one class in either division but de­
serves much praise for the showing made. Leander
Wilson marched the Sophomore boys onto the stage to
the spoken step of “We Eat.”
Walter Howard
marshalled his 8th graders to the stage in a pleasing
way. To mention all the novelties would be to men­
tion every class, and space forbids.
Before the contest began Gertrude Caisse and
Alfred Colgrove read an account of the founding and
early history of Chemawa.
The judges for the song were: Mr. DePoe, Mrs.
Cardy and Mr. Mason; for the poem, Mrs. Brickell,
Miss Foster and Mr. Downie; for the yell, Misses
Eakin and Beatty and Supt. McGregor.
May Chemawa have many such birthdays.