THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Dr. Johnston made a business trip to Spokane this
week.
Misses Judd and Eakin were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Downie.
March came in “like a lamb” all right. Will the
month go out “as a lion?”
Myrtle Rinehart is making a very beautiful hooked
rug that Francis Ross designed.
Ida Audette, a former student now attending school
in Portland, was a Sunday visitor.
Miss Wright is now driving a new Chevrolet, and
Mr. Frost a new Whippet. They are both closed cars.
Many of the Chemawa people attended the Fresh
men Glee at Willamette University last Saturday
evening.
Mr. J. B. Mortsolf, Superintendent at Warm
springs, Oregon, visited the school last Friday and
Saturday.
The ground foundations are laid for a new print
shop. It will be connected with the library. Be
assured that the Chemawa American force is delighted
over the event.
The student matrons are wearing the new uniforms
in keeping with their training. The uniforms are
very beautiful and are an added dignity to the young
women taking this training.
A number of bird houses have been placed about
the grounds and they add materially to the attractive
ness of our campus. We trust that the houses appeal
to our “feathered friends” as they do to us. The
plumbers did the work.
The Sophomore girls were very sorry to lose Myrtle
Maupin and Blanche Vassar. Blanche went to South
Bend, Washington, and Myrtle went to Whitehorse,
South Dakota. Both girls left on account of poor
health and their many friends wish them a speedy
recovery.
At the time of going to press we were informed
that some of our students were to appear in con
nection with an entertainment to be given in the
Capitol theatre in Salem last night. Their part on
the program was prepared by Mr. Bent and Miss
White, according to our information. We hope to
give a full account next week.
Mrs. Iliff was a most welcome visitor at Y. W. C.
A. meeting last Sunday afternoon. She spoke very
helpfully to the members on “The Power of a Girl’s
Influence.” During the afternoon plans were made
to send six delegates to the State Older Girls’ Confer
ence, which is to be held this year in Albany, March
16, 17, 18. Chemawa girls have been asked to assist
on the program of this conference.
We are in receipt of the following letter from Mrs.
Frank Hubbs, secretary and treasurer of the com
munity organization near Silverton where our orchestra
and boys’ octette put on a program recently: “We
wish to thank you for the splendid musical program
which you put on in our community last Friday even
ing, Feb. 24. Our building was too small to hold the
crowd that would have liked to hear you, so we are
in hopes that we can have you again soon.”
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Dr. M. C. Guthrie, Chief Medical Director of the
U. S. Indian Service, was a welcome and beneficial
Chemawa visitor during the past week.
Mr. Fisher’s Freshmen classes had charge of the
Wednesday assemblies of last week. In the morning
Harold Masten, Charles Motchman, Oscar Evans,
Frank Johnson and Fred Sandberg read interesting
current events. In the afternoon Jeanette Belgarde,
Alice Clark, Carmen Chamberlin, Rosamond Eccoffy
and Eleanor Sanderson did likewise.
Harriet Hill and Anna Peratrovich went into Salem
on Tuesday evening to attend the meeting of the West
minster Guild at the Presbyterian church. Each of
the girls gave an excellent talk regarding the work
which missionaries have done in their respective home
communities, and the present needs of those com
munities.
A fine new Delineascope with a full set of films on
the Life of Christ, the Parable of the New Testament,
and many other interesting Biblical subjects, has been
recently added to the equipment for the Protestant re
ligious work. This machine comes as a gift from the
Board of National Missions. It will be used frequent
ly in Thursday evening Bible classes, as well as in
other group meetings.
Miss Olive Dahl, dean of women at Willamette
University, was a guest of the Y. W. C. A. recently
when she spoke to the girls on “Who should go to
college, and how much it will cost?” Dean Dahl
worked her own way through college, and then
through the graduate school at Columbia University
in New York and was able to offer a wealth of prac
tical suggestions to the girls who are interested in
higher’education. Dean Dahl’s charming personality
and keen sense of humor, no less than her practical
suggestions, made her talk most interesting to the Y.
W. C. A. group.
During our chapel exercises last Sunday evening
Supt. Lipps gave an unusually fine talk to our
students in which he drew their attention to conditions
of the past, the present, and pointed out what are in
all likelihood to be the demands of the future. Our
students must meet these demands and requirements
just the same as other students throughout the coun
try. We were pleased to note that Supt. Lipps gave
such a strong advocacy of things cultural as a vital
necessity in the progress of our nation. A fine talk.
In addition there was a pleasing orchestral number, a
fine number by the choir, a recitation by Helen Don
nelly, and Reno Booth sang “Pale Moon” by Logan,
and did it splendidly.
No doubt many of our readers will be pleased to
learn something regarding Miss Grace Johnson who
left Chemawa recently to accept a position with Supt.
McGregor at the Flandreau (South Dakota) School.
We noticed in the last issue of The Indian Leader, in
“Flandreau Indian School Notes,” the following men
tion of Miss Gracie: Miss Grace Johnson, a graduate
of the Chemawa Indian School in the class of 1927,
has accepted an appointment as hospital housekeeper
here and has entered upon her duties. She is a native
of Alaska, having been born in Council in that far
northern country. Miss Johnson taught in the grades
in the Chemawa School for a time.