The Chemawa American, September 18, 1929, Page 3, Image 3

The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Mr. Bent was obliged to make a trip to Gresham,
about sixty miles north of the school, last week on
school business.
During the past summer Dr. Sisco made a trip east
to his home in Maryland. He was again with us on
the opening of school.
At Sunday dinner at the “ Mess” Miss Peters had as
guests Misses Cecile and Vina Smith and Messrs. Karl
Muller and Julian Smith.
The state of the health of our students on the open­
ing of school is , as good as could be expected. In
fact, the student body health is splendid. I
Victor Smith arrived at Chemawa on crutches/ as
he had been a victim of an accident just before leaving
home. He got his heel caught in some machinery.
,We’ve had a long dry spell in this Section of the
zcountry and it is now unusually smokey.' Ret us
prophesy that it is sure to rain soon—before Christmas!
Russell Hayward is one pf our graduates , of last
year who has returned from his home in Alaska for
the purpose of continuing his, studies at Willamette
University, in Salem.
East Saturday morning Mr. Kunkel was enabled to
start band practice, as a sufficient number of musical
lads had arrived back at school. I From now on the
organization will be able to rehearse regularly.
Next week the Salem schools will open for the year’s
work. This will likely necessitate the starting of a
daily schedule for the Chemawa bus. Our bus has
proved a wonderful acquisition for the school..
I Karl Muller reached Chemawa last week from his
home in Kodiak, Alaska. We understand that he
will enroll at the Oregon State College, in Corvallis,
for the coming school year. He was a member of our
graduating class of last May.
During the present week the small boys will be able
to get into quarters in Mitchell Hall. The new home
of the little men has been thoroughly repaired and it
is now in a splendid condition—respectable and com­
fortable4—a credit to any school or place.
Raymond Haldane arrived at Chemawa from Met­
lakatla, Alaska, last Thursday. He hopes to attend
Willamette University during the coming year. He
has already passed his freshman year at the University.
His plans are in every sense worthy of commendation.
Martin Colby, one of our former students, dropped
in upon us last week for a brief visit., During the
past few months he was visiting at his home in Happy
Camp, California. For Several seasons he has held a
good-paying job with a logging company near Astoria,
Oregon.
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“ Beda” Chamberlain arrived home Monday after
a yi’^ t with her mother in San Francisco.
Dr. Collard is again at Chemawa in an official ca­
pacity. We are all pleased to have him with us,
Vivian Earsen is back at Chemawa after having
passed several Weeks at the home of her grandparents
near Seattle.
The string quartet rehearsals are again on with vim
and vigor. The personnel js the same as last year,
Hermann A. Kunkel, 1st violin; John Dexter, 2nd
violin; Ruthyn Turney, viola, and Clyde Cooley, cello.
It is hoped that the series of chamber music concerts
to be given may begin early in October.
It seemed like’“ old times’1’ last Sunday when Mr.
Kunkel had his bandboys out in the bandstand for
flag salute, etc. This was the first appearance of the
band this year and although the organization is still
small in numbers and has' had little practice the boys
did mighty well. We are hoping for good Work by
this favorite organization.
The past ten days have been busy orieS for everyone^
at the school, as many new students wore to be cared
.for and placed in proper dormitories and also in classes
and vocational departments. No doubt it proyed a
trying time for new students, some of whom may have
suffered from that dire malady, homesickness". All
have proved their metal and everything is working
out nicely. ■
Chief Frank Seelatsee and son, Joe/ returned the
daughters of the former to school a few days ago. The
girls, Emily and Ida, are outstanding students. All
are from the W hite Swan section of the Yakima Res­
ervation in Washington. Chief Seelatsee is one of
the leaders of his people and his personality is such
that he is respected by all. We were all pleased to
have father and’son visit us.
During our chapel exercises last Sunday evening
Snpt. Eipps spoke in splendid terms regarding his as-
sistantand our school principal, Mr. Sharon R. Mote,
who with his family has come to ll've among us. On
introduction, Mr. Mote gave a most pleasing though
brief address and was accorded a warm response.- Supt.
Eipps covered a great deal of ground in his address to
those assembled, especially to new students, admon­
ishing all to work hard and make the most of present
opportunities. It was a fine talk and it is our pleasing
privilege to be able to publish a part of it and if you’ve
not already read it turn to the first page and do so—it
will pay you well. The choir made its first appearance
this fall and did itself proud. The orchestra is work­
ing into form and on Sunday evening played a selection
from the musical fantasy, “ Woodland,” by Enders.
It was in every way an interesting: chapel service, i