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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1928)
PAGE 3 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL Baseball! Try for the team. Mr. Lobdell was on the sick list last week. Mr. Klein was a Portland visitor on Saturday. Next Friday evening our orchestra and girls’ oc- octette will put on a program at Marquam. Drosalina Cemino and Helen Peratrovich conducted “Good Friday” opening exercises in the Junior class. The electricians have completed the task of wir ing the new cottages on the western edge of our cam pus. Mr. Bent made a business trip to Seattle last Satur day in the interest of the school. Gideon B. Grub accompanied him. Well, it did not rain in Chemawa on Easter Sunday so we hope to escape the proverbial consecutive “seven rainy Sundays.” Miss White was responsible for the beautiful decor ations in the auditorium on Palm Sunday, and Miss Eakin and Miss Judd decorated it on Easter Sunday. The fields of the valley are now green with grain, the orchards are white with blossoms, and the birds fill the air with their songs. A little sunshine works wonders here as elsewhere. The recent high winds at Chemawa, equinoctial no doubt, caused some work to our electricians. The wiring at the homes of both Mr. Henderson and Mr. Woodard had to be repaired. Workmen are at the task of putting in a concrete tunnel under the carpenter shop in which to house the main draft, or power, shaft. The carpenter boys are doing the work themselves. Mr. Iliff is engaged at present drawing plans and specifications of the second unit of our new Winona hall. Work is already under way on the first unit of this building and progressing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Blackler were visitors at the school last Friday. Mr. Blackler is the principal of one of the grade schools in Portland. He and Mr. Carroll were classmates at summer school the past year. Mr. William Carrow has been busy of late drilling out concrete on the steps of the students’ diniug hall for the purpose of installing four new large and dec orative electric lights at the entrances of this fine hall. There will be iwo lights at each entrance. The Salem String Quartet rehearsed last Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Turney at Chemawa. The personnel of the quartet is: Ruthyn Turney, first violin; John Dexter, second violin; John Lau, viola, and Dr. R. W. Hans Seitz, cello. The evening was devoted to a rehearsal of quartets by Mozart, Schubert and Kuntze. The Sophomore boys recently gave written explan ations of late newspaper cartoons. The exercise was in the nature of a contest. Eldred George re ceived first place for giving the best explanation, and Myron Anderson took second place. On Easter morning, “dark and early,” the Seniors departed for somewhere for breakfast. This a custom that the Senior class has enjoyed for some years. It was a perfect day for the occasion, and one that will be remembered with pleasure by the class wearing the purple and white. On Easter, Mr. Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Sanders, Miss Roddy and Miss Peters took the following students on an outing to Mount Angel: Moses George, Jacob Atkins, John Copeland, Fred Motchman, Thomas Badbear, James Oliver, William Running Crane, Cecile Smith, Josephine Redstone, Margaret Sears, Alfreda Kipp, Edna Dean, Susie and Rosalia Grounds. The day was greatly enjoyed by all. In chapel last Sunday evening Supt. Lipps gave his usual fine talk to the students. He gave them an ideal to strive for and also pointed out the necessity for holding to the practical in order to attain in some measure the realization of their ideals. He took oc casion to compliment the race highly on the wonder ful progress they are making. In addition to his address there was a number by the orchestra, Walter Eagle gave a recitation, a mixed octette sang an Easter song and the choir also contributed an Easter number. THE NONPAREIL PARTY The Nonpareil Literary Society held their annual social April 7, 1928. The gym was beautifully dec orated in the society colors, purple and gold. During the evening Cleo Plasteur presented Mrs. Lipps and Miss White, advisor to the Nonpareils, with beautiful corsage boquets. She also presented Mrs. Sanders and Mrs. Downie, faculty members of the society, with appropriate gifts. How leap year proposals were made was amusingly, aptly and effectively demon strated by Dorothea Parker and Drosalina Cemino. They chose as their “victims” John Edelman and Tom Anayah. Out of town guests were: Mrs. Brickell, Mrs. Plas teur and Mr. and Mrs. S. L- Hass—Mrs. Hass was known to Chemawa as Sadie Seeds—Mr. and Mrs. Gordon—Mrs. Gordon was known to Chemawa as Julia Fratis—Misses Josephine Sommers, Ida Eschalt, Emily Johnson, Florence Douglas, Pearl Buckles, Ida Audette, Messrs. Coquelle Thompson, John Woods and Raymond Ready. The three presidents of the Senior Societies, name ly, Emma Sexton of the Winonas, George Meachem of the Reliance, and John Edelman of the Excelsiors, were presented with appropiate gifts. Games, an egg hunt, and delicious refreshments made for a most en joyable evening from the time President Plasteur wel comed the guests until “Home Sweet Home” was played by Mr. DePoe and orchestra.
