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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1929)
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL The student body a great suceess. last Saturday evening was ” Crocuses are up at Chemawa and it seems that Spring is soon to smile upon us. Members of the Employes’ Club enjoyed a turkey dinner last Sunday—a là' Christmas! Mrs. Chas'. E? Larsen and daughter, Mi$s Vivian Larsen, journeyed to the Siletz cppntry last Saturday and spent the yveek-end with friends. Mrs. H. S. Bradley and a lady friend from Salem visited Chemawà one day last week and were shown about the grounds by Miss White, acting principal. - After the basketball game between our team and Salem High oa Tuesday night Of last week Mr. and Mrs. Mason entertained our team and Coach and Mrs. Do wnie. 1 A delicious luneheoa was served. 1 Miss Virginia Brickellreturned to Chemawa a few days ago and will remain here with her mother indefi nitely. For the past year or two | she has lived in Portland, where she attended Reed College; ‘ Next Saturday evening is the date’set1 fbr the annu al party of the Reliance society. We understand that the bby§ of that society wiU provide à movie/*Old Ironside's,? in the auditorium for those not invited tp the party at the gym, Verne Wilson is holding down two jobs: He plays first violin in the High School Orchestra in Salem and second violin ip the Chemawa organization, Last Erlday night H played ip f<?r the High School production pf a, musical play. The recent good weather has. brought evidences of much out-door activity. At Chemawa our farmers and gardeners are as busy as can bë' in preparation for spring planting of every character. I t is the same all over the Willamette Valley. Let ns hope that thé weather will continue good so that work may be pros ecuted as it should be. Last Sunday a party cousisting of Misses Eakin, Judd, Harriett Hill, Grace Peterson, and Mr. John Dexter motored to Eugene; 75 On 8o miles south of here, where they assisted on a program given in the Central Presbyterian church. Miss Eakin gave an address, Misses Hill and Peterson rendered a vocal duet, and Mr. Dexter contributed a violin solo. Last Friday evening our orchestra journeyed to Au rora where tpe organization assisted in a program put on by 'the Schools of that little City. The audience was the largest that has greeted our musicians this season. Not"only was it the largest, but it was most orderly and enthusiastic. It was a pleasure to play there and note the response to the numbers rendered. Page I Next Friday evening our orchestra will play a con cert at the Y. M. C. A. in Salem. It is expected that a reaper will assist on the program. Our string quartet appeared in a recital in the audit .' torium of tpe Molalla high school a week ago last night, anp—sisprep a hit, The crowd was not large, but those present were responsive and appreciative anp it was a pleasure to play there- The audherium proved a fine place tP p lay ^ th e acoustics were Splendid, , . Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lipps of Lapwai, Idaho, arrived at Chemawa during the latter part pf last week for a visit with relatives. Mr. Lipps is a son of Supt. and Mrs. Lipps of Chemawa- It is | B miles from Lapwai to Chemawa and the visitors made the trip in one day—considerable of a drive, it seems to us. They will be here a few days yet. Last Sunday Miss Gunn was hostess to a party of 2Q or 30 hikers from the Chemeketa Club of Salem. The party arrived here about noon and were taken tp thè Wigwam, where a delightful turkey luncheon was served them. After the luncheon the party was escorted about the grounds and n?ade conversant with many of our sphoprfeatures and attractions. Wé understand thaf Miss Gunn is a member of this club. In response tp a request Pf Supt. Lipps, almost the entire faculty convened' in the music studio last Thurs day evening fpr a discussion pf matters vital to our school. The various conditions confronting those in terested in the welfare and progress of Qhemawa were ably set forth by §upt. Lipps and in response to hip request brief talks were made by a number of our employes. Mr- Lipps appointed a committee to form ulate certain plans for the regulation of the matters unper piscussipn. Our chapel exercise last Sunday evening was an in teresting and enjoyable affair» We cannot recall hav ing been more interested than we were in the address of Supt- Lipps-, in the beginning he spoke of viep- President Curtis, of his origin, pf his rise fp great heights in the political world» of the power and re sponsibility that are his, of his possibilities that the future will reveal. The speaker drew attention to the fact that opr own students here at Chemawa all have a better chance for success provided them than had Charles Curtis as a lad. Ambition » determination and drive, combined with a genial nature and fine moral fiber made Curtis what he is. The same chances abound today, Mr. Lipps said, for the youth who is determined to dp his utmost, In addition to fhe splendid talk of opr Superintendent the orchestra and choir combined qnd put oyer a * Parkey’s Dream by the Swanee Rjyer’ ’ by Myddleton, John Frenier as a representative of the Excelsior society gave a recitation, and the boys’ octette contributed a vocal' number.
