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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1927)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL PAGE 3 the hands of former graduates of our school and in every particular they were most creditable. Cecile Nonpareil social on Saturday! Smith acted as chairwoman, Eleanor Houk gave a Supt. McGregor is “out and about” after a short recitation, John Dexter played a violin solo, Harry “stay in” with a bad cold. Frost recited, and Allan Shepard played a saxophone Next Friday evening our orchestra and girls’ oc solo. In addition the orchestra played a Hungarian Idylle by Keler-Bela and the choir sang a number. tette are due to put on a program at Silverton. Frank Johnson gave the address of the evening and Mr. Sanders has done an immense amount of work . it was full of good suggestions for our students—in recently in the way of preparing the athletic track for fact, it was an excellent talk. future field events. On Friday evening the senior class staged what has come to be known as the “annual” class play, choos Frank Johnson, who is taking a course in medicine We at the University of Oregon, spent a part of his spring ing “The Goose Creek Line” for presentation. are unable to give space to a statement of all phases vacation with Chemawa friends. of the entertainment and those who formed the cast, Reno Booth, who has been in the sanatorium at but are pleased to report that the evening proved of more than ordinary interest for the audience. The Nixon, Nevada, returned on Saturday to Chemawa. work of those who made up the cast was in every His health is very much improved. particular most creditable. Although working under The public speaking society are holding their several handicaps, the class and teacher, Capt. Stacy, regular meetings on Wednesdays and much progress acquitted themselves most creditably and are fully de serving the praise so generally accorded them. is being made by this new organization. During the past year Fred Cardin, who left here Mrs. W. E. Clyne, a graduate of the class of ’21, some ten years ago as first violin of the Indian String was a campus visitor recently. She now lives in Quartet which Chemawa launched into the world, Portland and was known before her marriage as and which went over big with the public until the Nancy Mathewson. war draft broke them up, played during the Sesqui- centennial in Philadelphia at the Presser Publishing The next issue of the Chemawa American will be a Company’s booth. Fred must have played pretty well, Sophomore issue. The boys of that class have tried because a poet, John Russel Hayes, writing for a re to buy up all the news for their issue. Make it a cent issue of The Violinist, published in Chicago, con good one, boys, and we’ll all give you three 'rahs! tributed the following interesting verse on Fred: May this year hold for him many a day Mrs. Mary E. Bewley, a sister of our Mr. Bewley, When on his violin he’ll sweetly play. has been here during the past few days with her I heard him at the Sesqui, and I said; brother and family. Mrs. Bewley is a former Che “He surely makes his fiddle sing, does Fred.’’ mawa employe. At present she is making her home in Mr. and Mrs. Mason, Allan Shepard and John Yakima, Washington. Dexter experienced car trouble on the return from The nurse girls gave a surprise birthday dinner on Grand Ronde last Saturday evening. The result was Saturday evening in honor of Miss Borland. The that Mr. Mason left the party parked north of Rick- guests of honor were Mrs. McNiel, Mrs. Sheldon, real in the “wee hours” of Sunday morning while he Miss Hand and Miss McNiel of Salem. Joe Kahklen returned to Chemawa in Mr. Bent’s car. After arrival sang several songsand Harry Frost gave several reci here Mr. Bewley took his car and returned with Mr. tations which were enjoyed by all. The dinner went Mason to the party by the roadside in Polk county and off nicely and was enjoyed by all. towed their car in. The car belonged to Mr. Sorensen A recent improvement which appeal.-» to all of us is and a beariug had burned out. Those most interested the laying of a concrete walk from the corner of Brewer in the experience, including Mr. Bewley who went to Hall diagonally across the campus to the boy’s en the rescue, put in quite a night of it. It was after trance at Cramton Hall, the student’s new dining hall. four o’clock in the morning before they got home and This balances up the walk situation in fine style and to bed. Our orchestra and boys’ and girls’ octettes provided it will also prove a convenience of great importance. We are slowly but surely getting things just right at entertainment for a large crowd of people who had gathered in the town hall at Grand Ronde last Satur Chemawa. day evening. The program went well and was greatly It may be interesting to state that of the former appreciated. After the concert delicious refreshments graduates who had charge of our chapel exercises last were served, to the great satisfaction of our party. Sunday evening Cecile Smith is attending Willamette Aside from those belonging to our musical organiza University, Eleanor Houk is on our staff of academic tions Mr. and Mrs. Mason and Mr. Sanders accom teachers at Chemawa, Frank Johnson is now a medical panied the party. Mr. Abraham Hudson, a farmer student at the University of Oregon, Allan Shepard is of Grand Ronde, looked after all arrangements for our assistant printer at Chemawa, John Dexter and party and he and those who assisted him are certainly Harry Frost are taking a course at the Capitol Busi entitled to our thanks, for nothing had been neglected ness College in Salem. This is truly a most creditable or overlooked. We were all delighted with the re showing and one of which we are proud. ception we received at the hands of the good people Our cha( el exercises last Sunday evening were in of Grand Ronde.
