THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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This is Sophomore Boys* Issue
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LOCAL
Victor Nomee is the new officer in the Small Boys’
Home.
The wrestling team had their first try-out on Wed
nesday evening.
The Sophomore class as a whole are doing fine in
work and industrial training.
Sedan Thomas, a former classmate, is attending
high school at Stevenson, Washington.
Wilson Samson is the only Sophomore in the hos
pital. and he is only “ailing,” not sick.
Charley Ford, a former member of the class of ’30,
is now employed at San Jose, California.
Allie Smith, a former classmate who failed to re
turn this year, is attending school in Ketchikan, Al
aska.
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Ida Audette is now a Sophomore in the Commerce
High in Portland.
Ida was in the class of ’30 at
Chemawa.
Hilda Jackson, a Sophomore who left from here
recently, is now attending high school in Moclips,
Wash.
We have in our Sophomore class two varsity basket
ball players. They are Eldred George and James
Spencer.
Alfred Bernard, a former student at Chemawa, is
now employed in constructing a large garage in Ta
holah, Wash.
Leo Cottonware, our classmate who left Chemawa
early in the year, is not attending school, but working
to help his folks.
Joseph Alexander, through his good showing in
the basketball games during the Holidays, is now on
the basketball squad.
The Sophies have won the Holiday sports contests
for four successive years, being again victorious in
class championship sports last week.
Capt. and Mrs. Earle Hunter of Alaska were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk.
Capt. Hunter is
connected with the Alaska Bureau of Fisheries.
Robert Perkins, our Totem Pole specialist, has sent
out a large number of totem poles to different parts of
the country, most of them being sent to Seattle.
A five-mile race will be held on Washington’s
Birthday. Each class will makes three entries. Mr.
Bent is the instigator and manager of this event.
Ernest Sanderson has turned in some excellent work
under Mr. Bewley’s instruction and is considered one
of the best and most efficient workers in the machine
shop.
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Charley Fagerstrom accompanied his sister Anna
to Portland Sunday. Anna was visiting her brother,
and sister Margaret, and is now employed at Lake
view, Washington.
Robert Peratrovirh spoke to the Sophomore Class
during his recent visit to Chemawa. He is now a
student at the University of Washington.
His talk
was an inspiration to all of us.
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Miss Judd talked to the Wednesday assemblies.
She talked to the morning division on “God’s Sign
boards” and in the afternoon, she followed the popular
“ask me another’' idea and gave some very interesting
questions and answers.
The Hospital Staff and all the in-patients and out
patients and im-patients have been made very happy
by the installation of the school radio in the hospital
by Mr. Klein and some of the boys. It is surely a
great joy and much appreciated by us all. Come over
and “listen in” some afternoon or early evening.
The Sophomore boys’ class are preparing a booklet
on Benjamin Franklin to send to Miss Unita Lipps.
The Sophomore boys are studying Franklin’s Auto
biography and Miss Lipps teaches it. Myron Ander
son was in Miss Lipps’ English class in Browning
and is the prime mover in making the book to send to
his home town high school.
During chapel last Sunday evening Supt. Lipps
spoke most impressively and inspiringly of Lpdian
achievements and possibilities.
We doubt if afiy per
son in the Indian Service is better informed on the
history of the race than is Supt. Lipps and he is amply
able to express himself.
In addition to the talk of the
Superintendent the Octet Girls sang “Lassie o’ Mine”
by Walt, the choir contributed a pleasing number, as
did the orchestra.
The Reliance Literary Society under the direction
of Mr. Merritt S. Fisher, advisor, gave their annual
open session last Friday. Coming so soon after the
holidays the program had to be, to a certain extent,
impromptu, but every one will agree that the boys did
very well. The Reliance “Star” made its annual ap
pearance, instrumental and vocal numbers were pre
sented, orations and a couple of playlets were given,
but the grand climax of the evening came with the
“Execution of Hickman.” Absolute lack of space
forbids a more extensive account of the program.
Yesterday Chemawa said ‘ Good-bye, good luck, and
God bless you” to Mrs. Georgiana Woods. Mrs. Woods
was employed at Chemawa for twenty-four years.
By her sunny disposition and kind spirit Mrs. Woods
made and held friends with all with whom she was
associated. Mrs. Woods retires from Chemawa and
her departure marks the close of a long and faithful
service to the Indian. Not only Chemawa, but a host
of friends scattered throughout the entire Indian Ser
vice, will rejoice that she can yet enjoy life to its full
est measure, living with her daughter in San Francisco,
and that this blessing is granted her by the government
she served cheerfully and efficiently for so long a
period.