The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Miss Cecile Smith came up from Portland for a week
end visit with Miss Peters.
Milton James is president of the Junior Class at the
Salem High School. Pretty good, we think.
Secretary of Intelior Wilbur acknowledges receipt
of the Chemawa Hand Book with thanks, and states
that he has glanced over it with much interest.
“Sonny” Sanders is following in the footsteps of
his athletically famous father—he is center on the Par
rish Junior high school football team of Salem.
Mr. Reuben Sanders, our painting instructor at the
school, departed on his annual deer hunt last Sunday
morning.
We understand that he went into the
Rogue River country.
In another column will be found the names of the
officers of the newly organized Student Activities
Association. This constitutes a sort of “Who’s Who”
among the students at Chemawa.
During the past few days our farm and garden de
tails have been occupied with the task of digging
potatoes. We hope to have an adequate crop, for
potatoes are a big factor in our students’ menu.
Karl Muller, one of our graduates, is now attending
the Oregon State College at Corvallis. He is a mem
ber of the clarinet section of the band and has also
made the freshmen squad of footballists at that great
institution. Good for Karl.
Edwin Liljegren, a former graduate who made a
moût creditable record here and at Willamette Univer
sity, is down from his home near Cordova, Alaska,
where he has been since leaving school several years
ago. He is an outstanding young man.
George Meachem and Karl Muller, members of our
graduating class of last spring, are now attending the
Oregon State College at Corvallis and are members of
the freshmen football squad of that great college. They
were in the field at Salem against the Salem High
School team last Saturday.
Assistant Superintendent Mote made the initial move
toward a Christmas fund last Saturday evening when
he put on a “pay movie.” There was a 6-reel pic
ture entitled “Alaskan Adventures,” a 2-reel film on
“Flying Elephants,” and a 1-reel film on “Sunday
on the Farm.” A good show, enjoyed by all.
Workmen are now engaged at the task of remodel
ing what for many years was the administrative office
and print shop building. For the past year the build
ing has been vacant. It occupies such a desirable site
that it is to be made into a modern home for guests
of the school. When completed it will be known as
“Kola Tepee.”
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Service, of Toledo, Oregon,
were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Larsen. Both
of these estimable people are graduates of our school,
and most worthy ones, too.
There is “in the offing” a movement of considerable
magnitude and importance for Chemawa. We refer to
a health clinic to be held at this school early next
month. This office is already preparing charts for use
in the work mentioned.
Mr. Herman A. Kunkel and his band boys have a
new home. The headquarters of the band can now
be found on the second floor of the boys’ industrial
building, just over the paint shop. It seems that this
will prove a good place for the band hall.
Robbie O’Brien, a brother of Mrs. Rose Downie,
died just recently at Tacoma, Wash. Mrs. Downie
attended the funeral of her brother, interment being
made in Tacoma. Robbie was at one time a pupil at
Chemawa. Many friends at Chemawa will sympa
thize with Mrs. Downie in the loss of her brother.
Supt. Lipps left last Friday on official business that
will take him to many of the schools in his jurisdiction.
Klamath Agency in Southern Oregon was the first
place to be visited. From there we understand that he
intended to cross the southern part of Oregon into
Idaho, thence to various points in Idaho and Wash
ington, and possibly even into Montana. He will have
much business to look after on this official trip.
Before we are aware of it Halloween will come—and
pass—and we shall be face to face with Thanksgiving.
We should “take stock” and discover just how many
blessings we enjoy for which to be thankful—no need
to await the calendar date forthat! After Thanksgiv
ing Christmas will soon be here, and then comes the
year of 1930. Well, some may wonder what it is
that we are getting at?
We are giving you notice
that time is passing rapidly and are trying to draw
your attention to the fact that you must date your
progress, both academically and vocationally. Now,
just how do you stand?
Assistant Superintendent Mote was in charge of our
chapel exercises last Sunday evening. In the course
of his address he touched upon many phases of school
life, laying great stress on that which is good, refining
and elevating, and condemning the low, the petty, the
coarse and vulgar wherever found. He had an unique
method of averaging up a human being in a sort of
mental test, or test of his emotions and reactions, and
we can see that it merits the most serious considera
tion. He dwelt upon good manners, courtesy, and
other qualities that he wishes our students to possess
100 per cent. A splendid talk. In addition to the
talk of Mr. Mote the choir sang a splendid number by
Nolte and the orchestra played an inspiring overture
by Boettger.