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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1929)
^ C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N logax , W ell, St. Patrick has had his day! W ell, we are Safely past the Ides of March. That is more than Julius Caesar could of boasted, after all the warning he had from the old soothsayer. Our orchestra played at the hall of the Odd Fellows in Salem last Monday evening. It was the 34th anni versary of the founding of thfe order of Rebekas. It is truly inspiring t© note the various industrial activities now in progress throughout the country. New life and energy are apparent wherever one looks. It is a hustling old world after all, and he who doesn’t hustle is lost. Honoring the memory of St. Patrick, Mr. Kobdelt sketched a likeness of th e “ M ick who threw the brfdk’ I and placed if in the lobby at the Employes’ Club last Sunday. The work was clever and would have re- joined the heart of any man from the “ Ould S o d .” Mrs, Bricfeell, Mr. Mason and Mr. Sanders, as heads of their departments, have all rendered much- appreciated assistance in making the music studio attractive. They have given freely of their time and talents and their efforts have not been in vain . Thanks to them. East Monday evening the string quartet members played a program for the seventh grade class. N ext Monday evening a program will be given for the senior class. This will be an entirely different program lor that rendered during the series of concerts just-played. A ll who ate really interested will be cordially welcomed, but attendance is not compulsory. East Friday evening our orchestra and a septet of girl vocalists put on a program fit Auburn, a suburb of Salem. There was agood-sized audience and the reception granted our people was all that heart could wish for, as appreciation and enthusiasm seemed con tagious, The work of ©Ur organizations this year has been uniformly well received and has, undoubtedly, been a good advertisement for Chemawa. East Thursday noon Miss Martha Packineau, who has charge of the eighth grade class in domestic sci ence, and the class under her direction) entertained a party of about twenty employes and students at.adin- ner prepared by the class. It was in every way a most pleasing event and creditable to all concerned. The guests were delighted to be privileged to partake of such a perfectly prepared meal and to note the poise of those who served, It was an event memorable for all. M r. Sargent K . Brown of the Klamath country, who has been at Chemawa for sonje time, has just recently received a telegram from Sen. Chas. E- M c Nary, now in Washington, D. C . relitive of tribe affairs of the Klamath Indians, in answer to a Communication of Mr. Brown. The telegram read: “ Wire received find conferred with Commissioner of Indian Affairs and he said allotment for sale of timber land will be forwarded in a day or so. ” This will prove good news for the Klamath tribe. In the past every member of the tribehas received an annual payment of $300.00, but it is thought something of an increase inpayment is possible. Page 3 Mr. G . Wilder Fort arrived back at Chemawa last week after having made a hurried trip to Wsahington, D . C . , on private business. M r. Fort was for a ti me iu charge of due poultry business and Itwas his inten- tion to depart yesterday for Riverside, California, where he will be employed at Sherman Institute, many well-wishers will wish him only good fortune in hisnew field-of endeavor. Information has just reached us to the effect that Alice Mae Clark, one or our sweet singers of a year of two ago, was united in marriage on March 2nd to Albert S . N ix . The wedding occurred at Eureka, California) and the young people are to be located at Weitchpec, California, as we understand, .jt. The American and a large circle of friends will wish the young couple only success and happiness thfOQghtdUt the years to come. It is pleasing to note that Sen. Chas. E- Mcnary is keenly interested in our school and Its various activities, ju st last week, during the course of the State Basket ball Tournament held in Salem, in which Chemawa’s team represented this district, Mr. Breyman Boise, of Salem, received the following self-explanatory telegram from Senator McNary: “ Please express to the Che mawa basketball team my congratulations and pleasure at their right to represent our district in the State Basketball Tournament. As a neighbor of these boys, and a sincere friend of the Indian school, I wish them the. good fortune that attends proper preparation and Wholesome tportstn auship.,, Supt. Eipps made an appeal to our students last Sunday evening during chapel hour which was truly most impressive in every way. He pointed ©nt the possibilities of our young people; he backed up his statements by citations from history; he endeavored to appeal to pride of race, and of the individual in him self; he cited the necessity for serious preparation iu order to be able to compete successfully in the strenu ous competition which will confront all young people in the not far distant futute^-if he failed iu any way to make matters clear we are unaware of it. It was a splendid talk. W ill our students heed? Some will, others, perhaps, will not. Those Who are willing to listen and be guided by people of more experience, and who are prompted by a sincere regard for the wel fare of our young people, will profit largely and will be able some day to place themselves in positions of trust and respectability. Others, those deaf to en treaty, to well-meant words of admonition, will event ually fail and in time become the slaves of circum stances—ditch diggers and charwomen. They will help carry on the world’s dirtiest and most poorly re warded tasks. This is a plain statement, but it is true, Eet our students ponder the talk of Supt. Kipps last Sunday evening—in every sense an earnest and kindly appeal. In addition to the address, it being St Pat rick’s day, Mr. Bent played as a comet solo “ Killar- ney,” with orchestral accompaniment, the orches tration being made by Mr. K u nkel; Eouis Orr gave a recitation, Victor Smith sang a number, the orchestra played an overture, and the choir contributed its usual number. Nearly all numbers paid honor to the Irish.
