THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Coquelle Thompson, now of O. S. C., was a Sunday
visitor.
Miss Judd and Mr. Klein gave most interesting talks
at the Saturday morning teachers’ meeting.
Mr. Robert Peratrovich, of the University of
Washington, visited Chemawa relatives and friends
the past week.
The next issue of The American will consist of a
special “Outing System” edition. It will contain no
local “chit-chat.”
Clyde Cooley, one of our school musicians, appeared
as a performer at a concert given at North Howell
last Friday by Salem music teachers.
Mr. DePoe and his band boys played a pleasing con
cert last Sunday afternoon. Quite a number of “out
siders” parked their autos near the bandstand and lis
tened to the music.
Next Saturday evening the annual banquet honor
ing our athletes will be given. A detailed report will
be given in a later issue, but at present we are as
sured of a good attendance.
Two former students of Chemawa are now happily
married. They are Miss Marie Bauer to Grant Smith
and Miss Audrey Alvarez to Vernon Pereau. They
were married on March the 10th.
Mr. Chas. E. Larsen, who represents Supt. Lipps
in charge of the Siletz Agency, arrived at Chemawa a
few days ago to do some special work. Mr. Larsen
reports that all is well at the agency.
During our chapel exercises last Sunday evening
Supt. Lipps expressed himself strongly in the matter
of bird protection. We endorse his sentiments and
trust that our small boys will take heed.
During the past week the task of tearing up the old
bear pit and salvaging all possible good material in it
has been under way. As we no longer have any bear
at the school this tearing up process is certainly in
order.
Last Sunday evening Supt. Lipps gave a splendid
talk on the value of time and the necessity of making
good use of it. He drew attention to the fact that we
have only about ten weeks more of school left for this
year. These weeks will glide past all too swiftly and
before some of our students are aware of it the “final
exams” will have arrived and some there will be who
are “found wanting.” He emphasized the fact that
the consciousness of work well done is alone worth
the effort required for it. It was a good talk and car
ried a lesson that should be remembered. In addition
to the talk of Supt. Lipps the choir sang a pleasing
number and the orchestra also gave an interesting se
lection, and Alice May Clark sang most excellently an
Indian song by Lieurance.
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Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Lobdell, from Thatcher, N.
M., arrived last Saturday and are new aquisitions to
our academic department. Mr. and Mrs. Lobdell
need no introduction to Service people. Chemawa
bids them welcome.
Last Saturday evening the officers of the girls’ bat
talion and their friends were the guests of Mrs. Posey
at a most enjoyable dinner in the students’ dining
room. Just a couple of weeks ago Mrs. Posey feted
the officers of the boys’ battalion at a like dinner.
Both were memorable occasions in every way, for
Mrs. Posey and the several senior girls who helped,
spared no efforts in preparing or serving the dinner.
The officers on each occasion presented themselves in
full uniform and it must be said they made a very
striking picture as they stood grouped together just
before being shown to their places.
Last Friday evening the senior declamation contest
was staged in our auditorium. Just before the contest
started Mr. Carroll, principal of our school, made a
few brief announcements, introducing the judges and
giving some information regarding the order of the
program. The judges were Miss Bernice Schroeder,
Miss Ada Ross and Miss Pauline Rickli, all of the
Salem high school, and we are all grateful to them
for their interest and the service rendered. The con
test was in every way creditable to the school and to
the participants. Those who took part were all from
our high school grades and it was girls vs. girls and
boys against boys. Cleo Plasteur was awarded first
place among the girls, while second place went to
Zelma Johnson. Lawrence Crofoot took first place
in the boys’ contest and Cecil Stagner was placed
second.
Chemawa was represented by seven girls at the
State Older Girls’ Conference, which met in Albany
over the last week-end, sponsored by the Oregon
Council of Religious Education. About 400 girls
from all over the state were in attendance at the con
ference, which began on Friday evening and lasted
until Sunday afternoon. Dr. McCloud of Corvallis,
Dean Roy Hewitt of Willamette Law School, Dr.
Mabel Akin, National Girl Scout Leader, and Mrs.
Clara G. Esson of Portland, were among the outstand
ing speakers of the conference. Chemawa girls were
very happy to have Anna Peratrovich elected vice-
president of the organization for the coming year, and
Vina Smith nominated as one of five who were sug
gested as delegates to be sent to the national Geneva
Glen summer camp. The girls were delightfully en
tertained in Albany homes, and were special guests
of Albany College for breakfast on Sunday morning.
Delegates to the conference from Chemawa were Anna
Peratrovich, Harriet Hill, Vina Smith, Lila Crofoot,
Flora Harper, Elizabeth Codding and Lorraine Jude.