THE CHEM AW A AMERICAN
LOCAL
Our orchestra is engaged to put on a program in
one of the Silverton churches at an earlydate. The
organization is proving quite an attraction ;
Mr. H. A. Kunkel, our new bandmaster, being a fine
violinist, he has taken the first violili in the orchestra'
and Mr. Turney has taken the double bask, in thi's Way
adding to the efficiency of our organization.
The entertainment put On by Ellison-White people
here last Wednesday evening was in every way
pleasing. It' was in thè nature of a magiciah’s show,
or sleight-of-hand, and it found favorwith our young
folk. ’
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Ross are hoine again after having
made a trip tò Southern California to visit their son
who is down there and is quite ill. Mr. Ross states
that his son is getting along as nicely as can be ex
pected.
A social for those of the three upper grades of our
high school was held in the gym last Saturday even
ing. It was in every sense,a, soffiai affair and proved
most enjoyable in every way. The affair was in charge
of Misses Eakin and Judd.
Silas Moon, an ex-student of Chemawa of many
years ago, arrived here last week and is.the guest of
Mr.-and-Mrs. Chas.- E. Earsen; Mr. Moon has; made
for himself a reputation of which he may well be
proud—as an efficient logger he is known the entire
length of the Pacific Coast.
We’ve just received a subscription to The American
from Miss,Gracie Johnson. Miss Gracie was a mem
ber of our graduating class’ of last June. At present
she is teaching in the government school at Browning,
Montana, and; we are informed, is doing nicely, too,
Mr. Davis is rushing work on the new cottage un
der construction near the hospital. The structure
already begins to look attractive, and shows th atitw ill
prove an attractive feature of our campus. It will be
known as ‘‘The Doctor’s Cottage,” we understand.
East Friday evening our orchestra and girls’octette,
assisted by Cleo Plasteur as a reader, put. on a program
at Bethany j some eight or ten miles east of our school.
In every way our organizations upheld the standards
of “ dear old Chemawa” and every number was well
received.
Coquelle Thompson was here over the week-end
visiting friends. He is,a member of the O. S. C.
football team,, fullback, and was in the great gridiron
battle staged at Corvallis last Saturday. He will
leave tomorrow for New' York with his team, where
they will play New York University. This will be a
wonderful and valuable experience for Coquelle.
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Every fall when our maple and elm trees begin to
drop their leaves our campus has a very “ mussy”
appearance. The leave-dropping procedure is about
over for tips fall, thank goodness, and our lawns
begin to show signs of respectability.
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Quite a number of our people; motored to Corvallis
last Saturday afternoon to witness the annual football
clash, between the State University and O. S. C.
teams. On this occasion ¡the University team won in
a score of l2 to 0, although O.
C. was generally
conceded the best chance to win—before, the contest.
A recent issue of the Haskell Leader mentions a
couple of our graduated, Edna Audette, class of 1927,
and Jacob Atkins; 1928. Edna appeared on the staff
of the 1929 edition Of the Haskell annual as assistant
manager and Jake broke into the liniedight as the
male half of the best masked couple at the Kansas
school’s Hallowe’en party.
The first meeting of the Home Economics Club was
held in the domestic art department oh Nov. 15 for
the purpose of discussing various topics and also for
the election of officers. Officers were elected as fol
lows: President, Hazel Weil; vice-president, Emma
Sexton; secretary, Dora Brown; treasurer, Marguerite
Sears; sergeant-at-arms, Sophia Bremner.
Our fine new academic building is coming along
nicely; so far as construction is concerned. Mr.
Mason and his, detail of carpenters, are doing; their,
utmost, but care is required in finishing work, and
the task is a large one, so patience is necessary. It
will be a splendid building when Completed and it
will fill real need a at Chemawa and prove a source of
pride for all of us.
Asst., Snpt- Carroll was in charge of our chapel ex
erciseslast Sunday evening and he had arranged to
have Rev. P. W. Erickson, a Salem pastor, as the
main speaker of the evening'. The speaker had a genial
way about him that appealed to our student body; and.
he Won them at once. Furthermore he had passed his
youthful days in the Indian country and he had many
nice things to say of them and his early experiences in;
their midst. His talk, too, was most interesting.
During the evening the orchestra contributed a number,
Eeq Cottonware gave a recitation, a group of girls sang
a concerted number and the choir sang an anthem.
Our ‘local trio; composed of Mr. Turney, violin,
Clyde Cooley, cello, and Mrs; Turney; piano; played a
short chamber music program in the music studio on
Monday evening. The concert was in line with the
wishes of 'Supt. Eipps and Asst. Supt. Carroll who
desired that it be made a sort of cultural and edu
cational affair. A Haydn trio Opened the program
and then a couple of short numbers were rendered
and a trio by Mr. Turney closed the evening. The
trio is in its infancy and it bids fair to become more
and more interesting as time goes on. The senior
class members were the guests of the evening, with
the addition of a number of our faculty friends also
present.