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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1929)
The CHEM AW A AM ERICAN LOCAL Miss M ota Dexter went to Monmouth last week where she enrolled at th e State Normal School for the rem ainder of the year. T his seems like a wise move on her part. Mr, Chas, E. Earsen a member of Chemawa’s office force, went t<? Siletz On Monday. H e expected to be over there on government business for the better part Of this week. January at the W igwam, the Chemawa Cabinet enjoyed a delicious dinner which was planned and served by three Senior girls, W ilma Kipp, M artha Packineau, and Spyna Howard. Miss Edna Groves, supervisor of home economics under the Indian bureau, completed het work at Chemawa and left yesterday for Nevada, where she will be busy for some time in an official capacity. AU were pleased w ith her visit here. T he Excelsior Eiterary Society held a m eeting last Friday evening. A fter a short program the following officers were ejected: President, John Frenier; vice- president, Eeo Cottonair; secretary, Theodore Gillette^ treasurer, E dgar Simmons; sergeant-at-arms, Joseph Alexander; yell leader^ Peter McClusky; and program committee, Francis Ross and Victor Smith. East Saturday afternoon, from 3 to -5 o ’clock, Mrs. Eipps was hostess at a tea, honoring Miss Edna Groves, departm ental supervisor of home economics. Nearly all of the ladies of Chemawa attended and in every way Were delighted w ith the event. D uring the fu n c tion Mrs. Reid sang and Verne Wilson contributed violin solos, For those in attendance' it proved a memorable occasion. W e’ve just received a note from Raymond Haldane» who graduated a couple of years ago at Chemawa and th en attended W illamette U niversity for a year. A t present he is employed in K etchikan, Alaska, and is getting along nicely in every way. H e writes th at he expects tq return to this section and continue his school work next year. T his i^ a splendid idea on his p art and one w hich we. endorse heartily’, Raymond w as popular while, here as a singer of unusual ability and also as an actor above the ordinary. Many qf our pld-time students will remember Joseph K-ahklen, a pupil at Chemawa, whose home was in Petersburg, Alaska. Joseph was quite a good singer and of a pleasing personality, consequently he became qu ite popular here. Just recently Joseph wrote a Chemawa friend to the effect that he often gets a long ing for C. I. 3. and that he desires, to be iemembered to all of his friends at the school. At present he is attending the high school in Petersburg and he is, a member of th at school’s basketball team. Page 3 John Dexter has again taken Up bis Studies at the Salem Business College and expects to receive his di ploma by spring. This will be m ighty fine for John* T he Reliance Eiterary Society held a m eeting last Friday in the-School building and elected th e following officers: President, Alfred Bernard; viee-prOsidentj Earl Grofoot; secretary, W illiam W all; treasurerj Fred Rickard; sergeant-at-arms, Karl Muller; yell leader,/E ee W ilson; and program Committee, ArehiO Demmert and Mike Solomon. On Monday evening the series of ‘ chamber m usic’* concerts was resumed, the freshmen class of our high school constituting the audience. On next Monday evening the program will be rendered for the eighth grade class, and on the Monday following the members of the seventh grade will be privileged to attend, and that will close the series given by the trio. A nothef series of concerts will follow, rendered by a string quartet. A recent issue of the Evening Tribune, of San Diego, California, contained the death notice and a brief obituary of Charles E. Shell, county school attendance officer, at the age Of 65 years. Mr. Shell was for many years an employe in the Indian Service and w as always true to his trust,. He; wâs a kind husband, a loving father, and a good friend. I t is too awfully sad, but one by one th e old-tim ers in the service leave ns—it is the destiny of all. 'A fter several years on the academic teaching staff at Chemawa Mr. Jean K. Stacy resigned at the first o f the year and went to Portland—so we are informed. W e have been given to understand th at h e r is; ex pecting to again take up work in the Indian service, w ith some place in the Dakotas as his field of labor. In many ways Mr. Stacy was an im portant factor at Çhemawa during his period of service !in our fnid&t and we wish him gqod luck wherever he. may b e . Supt. Eipps was the author of an innovation last Sunday evening , during our chapel exercises—he mad© a talk especially for th e younger students. However^ just before dismissing for th e evening he made a short, talk to the older students which was most earnest and impressive. W hether speaking to young or old people Supt. Eipps has a faculty of m aking himself under, stood—=it is a gifft. H is especial address to the “ little fellows’"’ last Sunday was as fine a s anything we"v© heard in a long time and we noticed that all present of rip e r a g e s ‘ ‘listened in ” w ith the enjoyment of the youngsters. I t was an enjoyable educational treat. In addition to the address, Juanita Young gave a reci tation, A lvira Silas rendered a vocal solo, the choir Sang and there was the usual orchestral number.
