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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1929)
^ C H E M A W A A M E R IC AN .. LOCAL ' Comparisons are often odious but just the same this is a world in which comparisons are .made and will be made for many a day yet to come. We started out with the ihtentioiidf çdinparîug the senior party, givêfe Mr. and Mrs. Mason and Miss Martha Paekineau in the gym last Saturday evening, with like patties of < accompanied our party to Evergreen last «Friday even years ago, but we find the party of last Sàtufda^r ing. incomparable. It was in a class all its own and we feef> The orchestra meSibërseerfaïïiîy appreciated the care unable to describe it in a brief article. We Wish*- evidenced for their conlfort at the party of the Senior however, to state that we were enraptured over thfe- Class lâ&t Saturday evening, ©hr Wafty-'Shhiiks £bfb beauty of the decorations. The colors of the senioY who m t hey are dire. class are red and black and “ hearts” provided the Miss Flora Dextet returned froth Mo’rftnonth, where “ motif” for many artistic touches in decorations. Alb’ she is attending'the State Normal Scdrôoï.tb Cheniawa went as merrily on as possible for a couple of hours last Friday evening. She has just experieaced a 'few and then the class and all guests repaired to th e. days bf examinations and We are pleased to state th at “ Wigwam,” where Mrs. Brickell had arranged a she passed them. most delicous luncheon and where joy and “ General; Rev. S A. Thompson of Portland, Synodical E x Good-Time” again broke forth. Supt. Lipps and one. ecutive for Oregon, was a campus visitor on Stinday. or two others made .short after-dinner talks of a most Dr. Thompson addressed the Sunday School iu the interesting nature and then came the end of a memor-. morning, and both the Ÿ. M. and Ÿ. 'W. C. Â. able evening—all too soon for many of those present. groups in the afternoon. Well, it was a great success for Miss white and her Well and goodf At last it rained here and put an Senior Cîass. end to oar long-drawn-out spell of snow and freezing In compliance with the wishes of Commissioner weather. There is no use in discussing the m a tte r- Burke and Supt. Lipps > Governor Patterson appointed rain seems more in keeping with the fitness ©f things a committee to inspect our school plant and report on- ‘ so fat as the Willamette Valley is concerned. exactly how they found things in every way. T h é Mr. A. G. Wilson, formerly chief clerk at Chemawa committee appointed by the Governor consisted of Dr, but now in the service at Standing Rock Agency, N. R. E. Lee Steiner, in charge of the stàte hospital fof Dak., has written his family, Who are at present H the insane, Mr. L. M. Gilbert, in charge of the Ore maining B Chemawa, that there are thirty inches df gon State Training School for boys, and Mrs. tia ra C^ ice frozen over the Missouri river where he how 'i;s.ii Patterson who is in charge of the .State Industrial It must be chilly in that section!' School for girls—all prominent and capable peqpièjyh© Miss Eliza James was up from Portland to spend the have had much experience in institutional work. They week-end with Chemawa friends. Miss Eliza isnow visited the school last Friday and went over the entire attending the Lincoln high school in Portland and plant carefully and systematically, proving themselves getting along very nicely. She gave a good accountof both observing and able as well as possessed of the all of our girls Who at présent chance to be living in quality of great personal affability. Suçt. Lipps took them through the variou's departments, beginning Portland, engaged at various tasks. Last Friday evening ©ur orchestra, boys’ npcal oc in the morning and devoting the greater part Of thf? tette, and Cléô Plasteur as reader, put on a program at day to the pleasurable task. At the luncheon hour Evergreen-. A crowded house greeted our people and all repaired to the Wigwam, where Mrs. Brickell anar splendid response Was made to every number presented. our young ladies under her charge had prepared ar It must be said that the program was- of a high class delightfui dinner, which was served in courses. At the Wigwam some of our peoplé, Dr. Sisco, Mrs. Lippsk and fully> up to the standards of our great school. Mrs. Brickell and Miss White, joined Supt. LippS and Supt. and Mrs. Lipps and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. the visitors for the dinner. During the meal the' Che Larsen and daughter, Mrs. Brickell, Mrs. Stuart, Mrs. mawa String .Quartet contributed musical numbers! Smith and Mr. Kirk were among the home folk in From every point of view Friday last will be long re attendance at the program rendered by the string quar te t on Monday evening for the Freshmen class of Our ferred to as a ‘ red letter” day ât Chèmafva, as wè high school. Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Thomas and daughter, were all delighted to wélcbnë this cbrùmitteé ôf dis Mrs. Cox and Mrs. W alter Denton, musical people tinguished people. of Salem, were out to listen to the program and had most flattering comments to offer. Next Tuesday Subscribe for The C hemawa A merican . 50 centîi evening the quartet will appear in the auditorium per annum. of the high school at Molalla. N ext Monday will be the birthday of out dear Chemawa—49 years old !
