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.
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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.