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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1927)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL William Markishtum is the latest arrival in the Senior Class. Just recently Mr. Sanders made a trip to Seattle, Wash., on school business. Mr. Henderson, local merchant, has just returned from a trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas. A week of bad weather had its effect on the State Fair, but it takes more than rain to stop anything in “Old Oregon.” Misses Mabel Bremmer and Grace Johnson of the class of ’27 are temporarily employed as teachers in our primary department. Mrs. Hunter comes to us as head matron from Tulalip, Washington. She takes the place of Mrs. Parks, who resigned at the close of the last school year. A few days ago Mr. Ratzburg, our gardener, showed us squashes that would be hard to beat in any man’s country. They formed a part of our State Fair ex hibit. Mr. Chas. E. Larsen, who is in charge of Siletz Agency, has been working out at Chemawa recently and during the State Fair he played cornet with our orchestra. Misses Spencer and Beecher are new to the domes tic science department. Miss Spencer comes from Oklahoma and Miss Beecher from Kansas. Chemawa bids them welcome. Mrs. Reed and Miss Baldwyn are new members of our teaching force. Mrs. Reed comes to us from Ft. Defiance, Arizona, and Miss Baldwyn from the San Juan Agency in New Mexico. Mr. A. G. Wilson, our new chief clerk, comes from Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma. Mr. Wilson has his family with him and is housekeeping on cottage row. His children are attending the public school. Our entire student body and faculty, headed by Supt. Lipps, together with the band, were at the depot last Friday to bid Supt. McGregor good-bye on his de parture for his new field of endeavor in South Dakota. Mr. Fisher, Mrs. DePoe, John McGregor and Capt. Stacy of the campus were students at Willamette University for the summer session. Capt. Stacy also did a fifteen day “hitch” as an army officer at Van couver, Washington. The nurse girls, under Miss Wright’s direction, are making a drive for the Junior Red Cross. Miss Wright is the new nurse, taking the place made va cant by Miss Borland’s resignation. Miss Wright is an experienced nurse, having seen seven years service in China. Miss Borland is now in Port Townsend, Washington, in Public Health Service. PAGE 3 Supt. Lipps and family are now domiciled in the cottage reserved for superintendents. All Chemawans trust that these good people will find everything that heart can desire here and that as time passes they will grow to love our school as we “old timers” do. Not long ago we enjoyed a visit from Simon Goudy of White Swan, Wash. Mr. Goudy is on the Indian police force of Yakima and seems to be getting on nicely. He thinks well of our school as is evidenced by the fact that he has entered his son, Al, here. James Medicine Tail, a graduate of the Hardin High School, in Montana, and a former student at Chemawa, was a visitor here and attended the state fair last week. He departed on Thursday evening. He will attend the State College at Bozeman, Montana, this year. A few days ago Mr. Fred A. Reynolds of Marys ville, Wash., made us a visit. Mr. Reynolds left Chemawa as a student 27 years ago and has developed into a man of affairs and is truly a most pleasant gentleman to meet. He says that it does not seem long since he left Chemawa. Supt. Lipps was in charge of our chapel exercises last Sunday evening and he made a most impressive talk, telling of his desires for Chemawa’s welfare, and touching upon the necessity of serious application on the part of our students. In addition to the talk of Supt. Lipps there was a program of pleasing music. Early last week Elmer Flowers was a school visitor. Elmer is now on the engineering force of a vessel plying between Seattle and New Orleans. He has passed through the Nicaragua canal twice and has seen many interesting places and things. While here he told his junior classmates of some of his experi ences. Last Wednesday was the first school assembly of the year. Mr. Carroll and Supt. McGregor spoke, giving timely advice to the students. Reno Booth, Raymond Jones, Tom Anayah and Thurman DeMarris sang a quartet, Clyde Cooley gave a violin solo, and Evelyn Green, Matilda Turcotte, Alice Mae Clark and Pearl Buckles sang. When returning from Tacoma at the close of their vacation a few weeks ago Mr. and Mrs. Mason had the misfortune to have their large Studebaker car wrecked just north of Vancouver, Wash. They were unable to get it from the repair shop until last Thurs day. In every way it was a most distressing and ex pensive experience with but one redeeming feature— they were not hurt. Chemawa was again in evidence at the State Fair. Our exhibit, as usual, was excellent, although the space allotted us was not so ample as in past years. However, we really had all the space that we required. During the afternoons of five days of the week our orchestra gave concerts, during which a quartet of girls contributed vocal numbers. On two days our band played for the fair. Our musical organizations were most favorably received by the large crowds in attendance.
