THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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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.