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.
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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.