The Chemawa American, March 16, 1927, Page 3, Image 3

T H E CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Declamation contest on Friday evening.
Miss Houk and Miss Peters have been on the sick
list this week.
It is rumored that the Nonpareil social will be held
in the new dining hall.
Clifford McLeod drove one of the cars that took the
girls’ basketball team to Grand Ronde on Friday.
Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day and it is also the
birthday of Chemawa’s band. The band was organ­
ized first in 1895.
Mr. Chas. E. Larsen arrived on Sunday evening
from the Siletz Agency, where heisSupt. McGregor’s
representative in charge.
The Logan boys were pleased with a visit from their
parents the past week-end. Augustine returned to
Grand Ronde with them to recuperate from the ill
effects of the mumps.
Our orchestra and vocal music organizations are to
put on a program at Marion, about twenty miles south
of here, next Friday evening. The affair is under the
auspices of the schools of Marion.
During both school assemblies in the auditorium
last Wednesday Mr. DePoe and his band boys render­
ed a short program. We have heard only good reports
of the efforts of this musical organization, which is
good news.
Mr. Sanders has just completed the repainting and
lettering of our big “ trade mark” which forms an
arch over the main entrance to the school grounds.
The work was exc eedi ngiy well done and r efl ect s
credit upon both our school and the artist.
John Dexter, our orchestra’s first violin player, has
been the victim of the mumps lately. During chapel
last Sunday evening he was unable to appear at his
accustomed stand and Miss Iva Clare Love of Salem
substituted for him, playing most creditably, and we
all appreciate her kindness in assisting in a time of
need.’
The Excelsiors gave their annual social on March
12. It was a St. Patrick’s affair and was one of the
most enjoyable parties of the year. The gym was
decorated in green fir boughs, Solomon Fleury and
Coquelle Thompson being the decorators.
Louis
Dupuis gave the welcome address. Reggie DePoe
was the financier of the social and much of its success
is due his pecuniary efforts. Hurrah for the Excel­
siors and their St. Patrick party!
Friday evening the Excelsior Society sent committees
to all the sbeieties, as visitors. The Winona Girls and
Reliance Boys were holding their annual joint session,
and an excellent program was rendered. The com­
mittees’ reports were exceedingly pleasing. The Junior
Nonpareils were entertained by a radio concert in Mr.
Kline’s room. The Junior Winonas gave a wonder­
ful program according to the report made by Louis
Dupuis, Reggie DePoe and Solomon Fleury. The re­
porters from the Senior Nonpareil society state that
they were carrying on in the usual “ none-equal” spirit.
The Junior boys societies were visited and their reports
were that excellent work was being done. It is hardly
believable that so much good work is going on at the
same hour in so many places. Your best efforts are
none too good for your society!
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The Y. M. C. A. at the last meeting had the rare
treat of listening to an address by Mr. John Tsai, a
Chinese student, senior at Willamette University. He
gave very thorough and accurate information concern­
ing the present disturbance in China, stating in a very
clear way the aims and purposes of the Chinese Youth
Movement. After his address the Ghemawa boys
kept him busy for almost an hour asking questions
about the political, religious and social conditions of
China. The evening proved to be a real education to
the large group that were present.
The chapel exercises last Sunday evening were in
charge of the freshmen girls, Zelma Johnson chair­
woman, and everything passed off to the credit of the
class. Zelma presided nicely. Miss Iva Clare Love,
violin teacher of Salem, contributed a number of violin
solos of greatbeauty with most artistic finish and her
efforts were thoroughly appreciated by all. Mr. Dan,
of Salem, was the speaker of the evening and he proved
an interesting talker. The orchestra played a “ Nor­
wegian Dance’ ’ by Grieg, Eleanor Wilson gave a reci­
tation and the choir sang “ Out O’er the Deep” by
Wilson.
The Chemawa Sunday School Teacher Training
Class, which is following the International Standard
Course in teacher training, recently took their final
examination on “ How to Teach the Life of Christ.”
The questions were sent from headquarters in Phila­
delphia, and the papers were examined and graded by
Dr. W. O. Forbes ip San Francisco, and this postscript
was added to the grades: “ A fine set of papers.”
Following is the result:- Anna Peratrovichs Eva Bean,
Harriet Hill, Flora Dexter, Emily Ivanoff, Vina
Smith, and Jennie Allen all received a grade of AA;
Norma Douglas, Edna Crofoot and Archie Demmert
received A plus.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Love and daughter, Miss Iva
Clare Love, of Salem, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Turney on Sunday evening. After chapel Dr. and
Mrs. Seitz of Salem, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
DePinto of Portland, arrived at the home and passed
an hour or two very pleasantly. Dr. and Mrs. Seitz
and Mr. and Mrs. Love and daughter, Miss Iva Clare,
are all well known to our people. Mr. DePinto is a
violinist and' a member of the first violin section of
the Portland Symphony Orchestra and his wife is a
pipe-organist. The latter couple will leave for Italy
this summer, where Mr. DePinto will do further study
ih violin playing.
The State Older Girls’ conference, which is an
annual event keenly anticipated by Chemawa girls,
was held last week-end in Corvallis. More than 600
girls, representing every section of the State of Oregon,
were in attendance. Such eminent speakers as Dr.
Kerr, President of O. A. C., Dean Jamieson of O. A.
C ., and President Landers of Monmouth Normal, as
well as many others, appeared in the program. The
entire Conference was the guest of O. A. C. for lunch­
eon and a special performance of the “ Mikado” on
Saturday afternoon. Live discussion groups on girls’
problems in church and school were one of the most
interesting features of the conference. Representing
Chemawa were Harriet Hill, Grace Peterson, Anna
Peratrovicb, Norma Douglas, Martha Packineau, Vina
Smith, Allison Grinnell and Blanch Vassar.