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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1927)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE 3 Mrs. Leavenworth gave the Wednesday assemblies a splendid talk on the distances of the universe. A group Thanksgiving again! of eighth grade students sang and Myrtle Rinehart and Lucy Craig asked and answered “current event” Painting is on at Hawley Hall. questions in one division and George Courville and Are you going to try out for the basketball team? Edward Vining asked them in the other. Captain Stacy visted the Salem High School last The Florence Nightingale Club held a meeting on Nov. 7th and elected the following officers: Oxcenia week. Hendrickson, president; Martha Packineau, vice-pres The tailors are working on the ‘ ‘capes’ ’ for the girls’ ident; Aleatha Northover, secretary; Freda Strom, officers. treasurer; auditor, Delores Santos; chaplain, Ruby Mr. Frost decorated the auditorium for the Sunday Paul; sergeant-at-arms, Marjorie Montgomery. Friends of Frank P. Corbett will be pleased to learn evening service. that promotion has been bestowed upon that gentle The Domestic Science department is furnishing the man and he has been transferred from Parker, Ari “food trays” for the sick people. zona, to Ft. Mohave, Arizona, with added duties and Mr. Fisher gave an interesting and instructive talk responsibilities. Frank is now a full-fledged disciplin arian and bandmaster in his new field, we are happy at the teachers’ meeting Saturday. to note. The home economics department will do hemstitch The 9th and 10th grade domestic art girls have com ing for 5 cents per yard or three yards for 10 cents. pleted new uniforms for the nurses, while the 7th Mr. John Dexter is again at his post in the orchestra, grade have made gowns, sheets, towels, pillow-cases for the betterment of that already splendid organization. and articles too numerous to mention for the various buildings. It is a pleasant and interesting sight to Oliver Ezekiel of the Freshman class has returned see so many bright and cheerful workers, all doing home on account of a sick sister. His home is in their bit toward clothing the five hundred girls here at the school. Kamiah, Idaho. The long waited for football game between the Monday and Wednesday there are to be food sales juniors and seniors will be played on the afternoon of in the Wigwam, sponsored by the seniors. All sales Thanksgiving Day. These two teams have been pull are for cash only. ing at the traces for some time and are so anxious to Clifford Celestine, of the junior class, Joe Ike, of the lay claim to the class championship that they are eighth grade, and Arthur Bruce, of the sophomore willing to forego the “big eats” that the honor may be theirs. The juniors have only to win this game to class, are the latest arrivals. claim the beautiful silver loving cup. Each class lays Solomon Fleury of the senior class, and Eula Hud claim to a victory of some sort. If the juniors are son of the freshmen class, made the highest grades in unfortunate enough to lose this game they will try to a test given in capitalization to all the high school make up for the loss by excelling in the stands with well organized cheering. The game will be called English classes. promptly at 2:30 and the officiating will be in the Dr. Collard, traveling physician of the service, is as hands of competent people whose names are to be welcome at Chemawa as on former visits. “A friend withheld until the last minute. The Winona Literary Society gave their annual in need is a friend indeed” and Chemawa has always been helped by Dr. Collard’s most cheerful and social last Saturday evening. The gym was beautiful ly decorated in pink and white. After the guests had beneficial visits. assembled the Society sang a song which made every A fine girl came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. T. one feel the welcome spirit that the Winonas intend Palmer on Thursday last. Mrs. Palmer was a teacher ed they should. President Emma Sexton made a at Chemawa and has many friends among both stu brief speech to the assemblage, which was followed by acrobatic stunts by Hildegarde Hamilton and a sailor’s dents and employees. The Palmers now live in Salem dance by Margaret Ball and Mabel Peratrovich. Amuse and this “little lady” has the sincerest wishes of all ments of a varied nature followed. A song contest Chemawa. between the Rose, Carnation, and Apple Blossom During chapel last Sunday evening Supt. Lipps gave Divisions of the Society was very interesting. Mr. Carroll, Miss Judd and Mrs. Mason acted as judges what was largely in the nature of a health talk—a and awarded first place to the Rose Division. This timely topic. His talk was truly a good one in every division was composed of Helen Peratrovich, Harriet way and on lines of the very greatest importance to Hill, Mabel Peratrovich, Ivy Sanderson and Emma our young people. Supt. Lipps has been a true stu Sexton. Punch was served throughout the evening. dent of human nature and in addition has had so much After the song contest delicious refreshments were experience, face to face, with the Indian people and served, which were soon followed by “Home Sweet their problems that he is an authority in matters per Home” and “GoodNight.” This was the first so taining to Indian education. On the program with ciety social of the season and Mr. Klein, advisor to Supt. Lipps was a number by a mixed sextet, a fine the society, and the Winonas deserve much praise choir number, and the orchestra also contributed. for affording such a time good to their many friends. LOCAL
