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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1929)
I he CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL Karl Muller was down from Corvallis last Saturday. He is attending the State College there. Alpheus Norwest was over from'Grand Ronde for our home-coming game last Saturday. Heis a loyal former student. George Meacham, one of our graduates of last spring, is now employed at the school as an assistant to Mr. Teter in the dairy. John Copeland, who is now attending college in Corvallis, was a visitor here during the week-end. John was on our staff for a long time and our entire force is boosting for him. Our band was on hand last Saturday to contribute its share toward the enjoyment of the football game, Chemawa vs. Albany High School, in which we sim ply slaughtered our visitors from the south of us. During last week our bandmaster, Mr. H. A. Kun kel, had occasion to visit Portland. He was combin ing business and pleasure and while there he witnessed the wonderful “Passion Play,” which is everywhere taking the country by storm. Our big gym was a scene of merry-making last Sat urday evening and it seemed that all were having a good time. It was a sort of special social to assist in raising Christmas funds. The domestic science department provided tempting refreshments. Edwin Liljegren was on our football field last Sat urday in the roll of a spectator. There was a time when Edwin was a fine player himself, but at his home in the far north he cannot maintain his football form for lack of competition. He is spending some time in the south this winter. Jacob Atkins was down from his home near Wen atchee, Wash., last week and spent a day or two visiting his old friends at Chemawa. Jacob has had much hard luck of late from the standpoint of health and he came down for inspection by eminent specialists during our health survey. Mr. Carl W. Turner of Kingsville, Mo., is the latest addition to our academic staff and at present he is re lieving Miss White who is on special work in the prin cipal’s office. Mr. and Mrs. Klein have been offered promotion and transfers to Keshena, Wis., and if they accept Mr. Turner will take Mr. Klein’s class in science. We have reason to believe that a number of our people went to Portland during the week-end especially to witness the wonderful “Passion Play;” we are in formed that Miss Earlougher made the trip purely on account of this great production, and we believe that others did the same and were well repaid for theii trouble and expense. Page 3 ==3 Peter Rassmussen paid us a visit last week. He was enroute to LaGrande, Eastern Oregon, as a mem ber of the football team at the Monmouth Normal School to play a game with the Normal at LaGrande. Peter states that he getting along nicely with his studies at Monmouth. We sincerely hope that he will be able to complete his normal course. Mr. Lobdell is forming a harmonica club for Che mawa. Those eligible will be the seventh and eighth grade girls and Boy Scouts. The practice hour will be from four to five o’clock every Monday and Tues day afternoon. Mr. Lobdell will prove a most capa ble instructor and there is no reason why the organ ization cannot make a creditadle name for itself. It would be difficult to imagine a more ideal fall than this has been for the farmers of the country. Good weather for harvesting is always desirable and the weather man has much to his credit this fall. Here at Chemawa Mr. Turner and his farm detail have taken advantage of the ideal conditions and an unusual amount of plowing, harrowing, and discing has been accomplished. Many of our readers who are in contact with our school will learn with regret of the death of Mr. John Westley. His death occurred on Wednesday of last week and his remains were interred at the Haysville cemetery on Friday. For sixteen years Mr. Westley was employed as gardener at Chemawa and he was recognized everywhere as an authority in the culture of fruit and vegetables. His death occurred at his home near Chemawa after a long period of suffering. Many loyal friends will keep bis memory green. Honoring Mrs. Harwood Hall, Supt. and Mrs. Lipps called in all of the old-time employes to greet her on last Wednesday evening. There was quite a large number of employes in attendance and in every way it was a most pleasing function. For something like ten years Mrs. Hall lived in Chemawa and was heart and soul one of us and it was a joy to again be afforded a chance to meet her. She has had many sore trials since leaving here, but has borne them bravely and has come through in a fine womanly manner. She holds a very exacting and responsible position in gov ernment circles with headquarteis in Los Angeles, California, but despite her manifold duties she is look ing the picture of good health. As the evening drew to a close Mrs. Lipps, assisted by Mrs. Brickell, and Mrs. Lipps’ daughters, Misses Elsie and Helen, served delicious refreshments. In addition to government service people, Dr. Roland of Salem was present, she having been school physician here during the time Mr. Hall was superintendent, and is a warm personal friend of Mrs. Hall. In every way the evening was a mem orable one in the minds of all as they bade “good night” to Mrs. Hall and their genial entertainers, Supt. and Mrs. Lipps.
