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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1929)
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL Our string quartet will present a program of master works at Molalla, Oregon, on the evening of Feb. 26th. They are also due to play in Salem in the near future. A telegram received a few days ago byMrs. À. G- Wilson of Chemawa announced that Mr. Wilson had arrived safely at Standing Rock Agency, N. D., where he will be employed for some time. On the evening of Febuary 8th the orchestra will play a program at Hazel Green and on the 15th they are to appear at’ Evergreen. The latter place is near S.ilverton, while Hazel Green is just a few miles east of Chemawa. The chamber music ^concert given by our. string quartet on Monday evening for the members of our Senior Glass was well received in every way ’ /^ tis not 'compulsory that any one‘shall attend these concerts. Next Monday evening the quartet will play for the Junior class and members should be in attendance not later than 7 o’clock. Employes are welcome at these concerts and we were well pleased to see a goodly re presentation present last Monday evening. All kinds of weather has greeted us of' late here in the Willamette Valley; East Sunday when we arose from our ‘ do.wny couches” we discovered the ground to be covered with snow. The snow has had a hard fight of it to exist since and we are all hopeful that it is waging a losing battle. 'ujNext Saturday is Ground Ho’g'Day, and they say that his hogship knows' more about the weather than human beings. Hence we will soon know what’s to be in the line of weather. East Saturday was the date of the Winona Society members’ annual party and a real party it proved to be in every sense of the word. The decorations made the large gym seem like fairyland—much time and talent had been spent in decorating the building. It was a picture. From start to finish there was not a jarring note anywhere. The orchestra was on hand to assist in the pleasing occasion. At the proper^hour delicious and appetizing refreshments were served—prodigally, too. * Mr. Klein is advisor for this society and his en joyment of the affair seemed as keen as was that of the members themselves. It was a great evening for all. Something of an innovation took place last Sunday evening during our chapel hour—the program was - given by employes. A septet of vocalists consisting of Miss Judd, Mrs. Reid, Mrs. Lipps, Mrs. Stuart, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Blackeagle and Dr. Sisco gave most pleasing numbers during the evening, Miss Judd gave a reading, Mr. Shepard played a clarinet solo, Mrs. Reid contrib uted a vocal solo, and thè efforts of all were warmly endorsed by the student body. Supt. Lipps made a rèally inspired talk. He started to speak of the im portance of “politeness” and what it will do for one, and he so enlarged upon his topic that almost all of the fundamentals of moral well-being came under re view. His was a splendid talk. During the evening the orchestra gave its usual concert number. We be lieve the excellence of their offerings should move the employes to further efforts, for they certainly did splendidly, one and all. Page 3 During the past week Walter Iliff visited, briefly, at Chemawa, for a number of years his home. He came here as a small boy, now he is a man of the world enroute’to Peru, South America, where he will have a position of responsibility as the representative of a manufacturing concern of the United States. Chemawa friends have received a letter from Grace Munson who left school last summer to return to her home in Alaska. She states that she now regrets that she ever left the school, as she appreciates the fact that she is needful of more education than she has and that she should have continued here until she graduated. Many of our students will be wise if they take what Grace writes as a warning for themselves. She is a bright and talented girl, but, she left too soon. At any rate, j we trust that despite lack of educational preparation she may have the good fortune to make a success of her life;- At best it is vain to repine. HONOR ROLL Following is the honor roll for the period ending January 18; Sepior Class John Frenier, Russell Hayward, George Meachem and Clifford Meachem. Junior Class Cecile Bepion, Joe Matte, Charles Morgan and Aaron Soqkum. Sophomore Class Ira Booth, Roland Booth, Leo Cottonoir, Theodore Gillette, Frank Johnson, Clarence Orton, Fred Sand berg and Charles Wishart. Freshmen Class Agnes Scott and Rosalia Grounds. Eighth Grade Robert Thomas, Edna Westley, Leota Plastpur and Peter Levay, Seventh Grade Eunice Buck and Ben Bear. Do you know that: Mark Twain’s real name was Samuel L. Clemens? Captain Kidd was born in Scotland? He took to the sea when a mere boy. The operas in which the devil has a prominent role, are “ Mefistolfie,” and “ The Damnation of Faust?” In England glass was first used for windows in private homes during the reign of Henry II, in 1177? But it was imported. England was the first country to use glass in private homes for windows. The manu facture was established in England by the Crutched Friars in 1557. It was not brought to perfection until the reign of William III,
