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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1928)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL Two more days of school—then the “finals!” Margaret Maupin shopped in Portland last Saturday. The machine shop boys are busy with their ex hibit work. Cleo Plasteur spent the week-end in Portland with her mother. Furniture in both McBride and Winona Halls has been “touched up” by the painters recently. Plumbers of late have been engaged at the task of disconnecting the piping in the “old dining hall,” preparatory to moving the building. Mr. Bent went to Seattle on Monday to bring back to Chemawa Wilson Sampson, who had been there for a couple of weeks, an inmate at the Swedish Hos pital. Last Friday evening the senior domestic science girls entertained Captain Trowbridge, Mr. Camp, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Turner, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Teter, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman, and Mr. and Mrs. Woodard. The Senior Class was in charge of last Wednesday’s assembly. The class will was read bv Dorothea Parker, and the Class Prophecy was written and read by Rose Smith. The Prophecy was in poem form and was certainly cleverly written and presented. The work of razing the old root bouse is about completed. A fine new root house is soon to be con structed on a site near our woodshed. The new build ing will be of concrete blocks plastered on the outside. This will make it rat proof. We understand that there will be trays or vats installed for washing vege tables, etc. In every way the new root house is to be just what it should be. Our orchestra and girls’ octette rendered an unus ually fine program at the State Tubercular Hospital last Thursday evening. In addition to the numbers by the orchestra and octette Reno Booth contributed some pleasing vocal solos and Zelma Johnson gave an unusually fine reading. The program as a whole was most creditable and was enthusiastically received by the large crowd in attendance. A few days ago there appeared in the Salem States man a fine personal write-up of Mr. Robert R. DePoe, our bandmaster. Among other things it was men tioned that Mr. DePoe is a graduate of both the Haskell and Carlisle schools, and also of the music department of the University of Kansas. In the same article most complimentary comment was given on the work of Chemawa’s band during their recent appear ances in a series of concerts in Salem. The organ ization made a decided hit. PAGE 3 Commencement Exercises will begin on Sunday, May 29. Due announcement of events will be made in our next issue. “Pocahontas” will be the operetta presented for the public on May 29. An admission charge of 35cts for children and 5Octs for adults will be made. During the first part of last week Mr. H. W. Camp, Government Auditor, arrived at Chemawa on official duty. Mr. Camp has been auditor for this district for quite a number of years and has proved himself both likeable and able. He is an ever-welcome visitor at Chemawa. According to Tid-Bits, a Chinese newspaper con tained the following letter from an applicant for work: “Sir: I am Wang. I can drive a type-writer with good noise and my English is great. My last job has left itself from qie for the good reason that the large man has dead. It was on account of no fault of mine. So, honorable Sirs, what about it? If I can be of big use to you, I will arrive on same date, and you should guess.” Our orchestra and boys’ octette rendered a pro gram last Saturday evening at Siletz to a record-break ing crowd. Aside from the work of the two organ izations Lawrence Crofoot gave a reading, Raymond Ha tems and Bo oth appeal * r. —* John Dexter as a violin soloist. Every number was enthusiastically received. After the concert a reception and banquet were given in honor of our people—it was wonderful! We all feel grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Larsen and others who took so much pains to render our visit delightful in every way. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wilson and Miss Mildred Wright accompanied our party. Last Wednesday the senior class members were in vited to the home of Supt. and Mrs. Lipps, where they were entertained in many most interesting games and in various other ways. It chanced that the oc casion marked the birthday of Mrs. Lipps, who was the recipient of congratulations and flowers, and also a birthday cake, presented by Mrs. Davis, who ex plained that in the cake would be found a diamond ring for the first girl present who would be married, a dime for the bachelor boy, and a thimble for the “old maid.” The cake was cut, a piece each for every one present. Emily Ivanoff received the ring, Marion Kawina the dime, Jacob Atkins the thimble— so it really seems that Jacob is doomed to be the “old maid.” Vocal and instrumental music enlivened the occasion and added to the joy generally. At the proper time delicious refreshments were served and shortly thereafter adjournment was in order. For all in attendence it proved a never-to-be-forgotten even ing and all voice their gratitude to host and hostess.
