The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Next Tuesday is Lincoln’s birthday. It will be well
to reflect upon the life work of “ the great emancipa
to r,” as few men have been as great and as kindly a,s
this outstanding m an.
We felt grateful on receiving a subscription renew
al from Mr. John Gill, a prominent and erudite citizen
of Portland, Oregon, when he stated, “ I see much in
the little paper that is interesting and valuable.”
N ext Saturday,is the date set for the “ open session”
of the Reliance Literary Society, and it is expected
that the young men will give a good account of them
selves. Mr. Fisher is the advisor of this society.
The Chemawa Cabinet met in the Wigwam last Wed
nesday evening for its regular business session. A
most enjoyable dinner was served by three senior girls,
Margaret 'Sears; Anne Phillips andW iim a Kipp.
Mr. James and his tailor boys are elated over the
“ natty” appearance of thejr shop.' They also offer
thanks to Mr. Sanders and his detail of painters, for
they are really the authors of the shop “ metamorpho
sis” —now go and look up this word.
A new roller rack in our shop adds to our class we
think. Wood work i|^ o the credit of Mr. M^wn and
his detail, while the staining and varnishing. proves'
that the rack was also in Mr. Sander’s department.
Our thanks are extended, to both departments.
At a recent senior class meeting the following officers
were elected: President, Earl Crotoot; vice-president,
George. Mparhem; secretary, Francis Ross; treasurers,
Vina Smith and Karl Muller; song leader, Spyna
Howard; yell leader, Alfred Bernard; sergeant-at-arms,
James, Oliver.
Following are the officers installed during a recent
meeting of the Nonpareil society: Cleo Plasteur, presi
dent; Cecile Pepion, vice-president; Martha Pack-
ineau, secretary; Margaret Sears, treasurer; Alveria
Silas, sergeant-at-arms; Eloise Lahr, reporter, and;
Hazel Weil, çritic.
From reports to reach Chemawa friends from Mr.
A. G. Wilson, who recently went to Standing Rock
Agency, N. Dak., it is learned that it has been quite
cold there and Mr. Wilson is not wearing summer
clothing at present. North Dakota is no * amateur
among the states when it comes to being cold.
The students social last Saturday evening was a
most enjoyment affair in every way. The Sophomore
Class maintained a refreshment booth and business is
reported to have been good during the entire evening;
The class netted quite.a tidy sum from their venture
and the proceeds will be used to purchase, some sup
plies needed in their academic work. It was quite a
memorable party in many ways.
On Monday evening the Junior Class were the
guests at the chamber music j concert played by the
string quartet. Oh this occasion everything went
splendidly and those present represented themselves
as delighted with the program. Supt. and Mrjs. Lipps
are solidly behind this series’ of concerts, a fact much
appreciated by all. Employes, as before mentioned,
will be most welcome at any of these concerts. On
next Monday evening the quartet wiil play for the
sophomore class.
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Well,'Ground Hog Day has again become history.
If there is anything of truth in the old saw we are to
have an early spring in this part of the country, as we
know full well that his “ hogship” did not glimpse his
shadow around here last Saturday. Let us hope that
for once an old saying will come true.
Mishaps as a result of the recent icy condition pre
vailing in our section have been comparatively few,?
about the most serious being a fall that Mr. Kirk had
from the steps of the Club building. For a time he
was pretty well Used up and thouglits were entertained
of a possible fracture of one of his ribs, j
We are nearing St: Valentine’s Day—the day when
hearts are supposed to bleed regardless of why they are
bleeding. Isn’t it strange the hold that custom and
tradition exercise once they are fastened upon mankind?
Oh, well! | O ,Valentine was a,cburtly personality, any
way, and his. good deeds seem to be following him.
During the past week denizens of the Willamette
Valley have received almost too much snow1—more than
the ‘ ‘traffic would bear. ’ ’ Those of us who are beyond
the snowball and bobsled age do not get the thrill of
*^>uth in protracted falls oj^sfiow. The Willamette
Valley is not a snow country anyway. So, there nowl
Supt. Lipps is in receipt of a letter from Miss Ruth
Gaines, librarian of the “ Museum of the American
Indian,” New York, in which she says,;^ “ it has
been in my mind for a long time to tell you how much
we prize The American, ^especially for its original
articles by the pupils.” This is most encouraging
co mment and we trust that our students will see the
possibilities for enlarging their literary field and
adding to its interest. Just last Sunday evening
during chapel Supt. Lipps dwelt upon the importance
and benefit derived in writing for The American.
This year we’ve had slightlym ore than our average
amount of snow in the Willamette Valley. Consider
ing everything, it has not been so bad, as it has been
possible at all times to use autos on our highways both
for business and pleasure. At the school we’ve had
adequate heat, and excepting the inconvenience which
naturally accompanies a “ snow,.” everything here has
functioned normally. We should all be thankful that
it has been so. The one redeeming feature of our
snowfall was that our young people were afforded an
opportunitv to snowball each other, but this pastime
soon grew stale.
During chapel last Sunday evening Supt. Lipps, true
to his promise of a week or two ago, gave an “ Uncle-
Remus’ ’ story for the particular pleasure and interest
' of our younger students. It was about ‘ ‘Br’er Rabbit’ ’
getting even with “ Br’er Fox,” and it was given in
capital style. The interest of the story was not lost
even on our faculty members—we all enjoyed it im
mensely. After the story told especially for our little
fellows, Supt. Lipps turned to graver things and gave
a splendid talk on the serious side of life, it’s respon
sibilities and how to prepare to meet them. It was an
able talk.. In addition to the address the orchestra
gave a pleasing number, the boys’ octette sang most
artistically, and the choir rendered an anthem in fine
style. ~ A good chapel!