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.
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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.