THE CHEM AWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Anna Augusta of the Senior Class returned on Fri
day.
Carl Woods visited his brother, John, of the Senior
class, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Keta, former students, were
school visitors last week.
The Florence Nightingale Society have held their
third meeting this term. The last being Wednesday,
Oct. 5.
Supt. Lipps left on Monday evening for Tacoma,
Wash., on business that needed attention. He is ex
pected home today.
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Frost and son Jack arrived at
Chemawa since the last issue of the Chemawa Ameri
can. Mr. Frost is a teacher and comes to us from
Owyhee, Nevada. He has charge of the seventh
grade.
Joseph Kahklen writes that on account of the poor
fishing season in Alaska he will not be able to return
to Chemawa. Joe is a fine boy and his many friends
at Chemawa are sorry to know that he will not be
here this year.
A big picture of Coquelle Thompson, our star full
back and trippie threat man of 1925-1926, appeared in
the Oregonian of a week ago Sunday and it appears
that Coquelle is already making a mark athletically at
O. A. C., where he is now attending College.
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk arrived home on Sunday after
noon from a motor trip to Seattle, where they had
accompanied their daughter, Miss Uinta, who was
taking the boat for Juneau, Alaska, where she will
wed Earl Hunter, Jr., and make her future home.
Last Wednesday evening the Protestants were
favored by having an interesting speaker at the Bible
study, Dr. Mitchell. He comes from the Navajo
country. He had many interesting stories and ex
periences to tell about our Navajo brothers and sisters.
Frank P. Corbett is now in the Service at Parker,
Arizona, holding the position of Disciplinarian. He
writes us that everything is going nicely for him in
every way. Last summer he was up in this section
for a visit and while here took a short course at O. A.
C. in physical education work, which he declares has
proved of great benefit to him.
Supt. Lipps was in charge of our chapel exercises
last Sunday evening and made a memorable talk. It
is our pleasure to print it and it will be found on pages
one and four of this issue. This is an article well worth
reading and re-reading—studying most seriously. In
addition to the address of Supt. Lipps the orchestra
played an overture, a quartet of girls contributed a
vocal number and the choir rendered an anthem.
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A letter just received informs us that Cruz F. Mc
Daniels has accepted a transfer from Haskell to Fort
Yates, North Dakota. Those who were here during
the summer just past will recall that Mr. McDaniels
was through here as a bass player with the Haskell
orchestra and paid us a visit. Having studied string
bass here during his student days he is well known to
many employes and some of the older students. A
fine lad is Cruz.
An honor student is one whose grades average 90
or above and whose deportment is satisfactory to all
employes. At the close of the first month of school
we had the following honor roll: Tenth grade, Aaron
Sookum, Leo Cottonware; eighth grade, Jasper Anth-
anum, Benjamin Pikutarik, George Weeks, Josephine
Hughes, Rose McAuley, Flora McAuley, Christine
Muller, Myrtle Rinehart, Lillian Trottier; seventh
grade, Mary Emily Hauser.
A recent letter from Joe Bettles tells us that he is
getting along fine at Pendleton. We are always glad
to hear from Joe. As well as being an unusually good
student, Joe was one of our bright stars athletically.
Joe played football, baseball and basketball all equally
well. At one time he was picked as an end on the
All-Star non-conference eleven. He still plays, so we
notice by the papers, and is going to turn out with the
Union Pacific eleven at Pendleton.
At a recent meeting of the Y. W. C. A. the follow
ing officers were elected: President, Vina Smith; vice-
president, Lila Crofoot; secretary, Carmen Chamber
lin; treasurer, Zelma Johnson. The following com
mittees were appointed: For Services—Cleo Plasteur,
Vera Korter. Social committee—Matilda Larsen,
Emma Sexton. Program committee—Florence Doug
las, ‘Martha Packineau. Music committee—Mattie
Turcotte, Pearl Buckles. Organist, Julia Walker.
Big Sister committee—Anna Peratrovich, Alfreda
Kipp. Reporter, Eva Bean.
It is a far cry from the Pribiloff Islands to the
Hollywood Bowl, but such has been the experience of
Alex S. Melovidoff, violinist. For many years Alex,
as a boy, was a violin student at Chemawa. He is a
most talented fellow, a true artist, and is just now
ripening for still greater activities. He left here some
years ago as a member of the Chemawa String Quartet
which toured the east at the beginning of the World
War. The war draft broke up the quartet and since
then Alex has had many and varied musical experi
ences. Just recently he was a violin soloist at the
Hollywood Bowl, being supported by the Los Angeles
Little Symphony Orchestra, directed by Tandler. It
is talent and real merit that has carried him to so
high a standing in the musical world.
DETAIL FOB WEEK
Escorts for Girls to Salem: October 22, Teacher No. 9
Sunday Escorts for Girls Walking: October 23, Teacher
No. 2, Dairyman, Teacher No. 4