7he CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
A movie was the source of much enjoyment last
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Crothers, a sister of Mrs. Steward, is here on
a visit of a few days’ duration.
Henry Bowker, a graduate of 1928, is now a Ford
car salesman at the Cheyenne River Agency, S. Dak.
Frank Mann is now known as a merchant at La
Plant, S. Dak. He was a member of our class of ’28.
Elsie Allen is a recent arrival at Chemawa and is
enrolled in our eighth grade. She is from Pendleton,
Ore.
Alfreda Kipp, who graduated in our class of 1928,
is now married to Winslow Devereaux and is living
in South Dakota.
Miss Lena Burcham was here again just recently
gathering additional data for her master thesis. Her
home is in Cottage Grove, Oregon.
The Junior Y. W. C. A. girls are meeting each Tues
day afternoon to study a delightful text, prepared es
pecially for little folks, “Filipino Playmates.”
Virginia Knight, a junior here and captain of girls’
company C, returned recently to her home in Ukiah,
California. The bad state of her mother’s health was
the reason for Virginia’s departure from Chemawa.
The Pioneer Club basketball team played a team of
Salem Pioneers at the Salem Y on Saturday afternoon.
The boys came home with the small end of a 30-21
score, but reported a fine game and a good swim after
wards.
Clifford Meachem, who on graduation here last
year went to the hospital in Tacoma (Cushman) as
disciplinarian, has recently been changed to the posi
tion of engineer at the same school at an increase of
salary. This is a good report.
The basketball girls entertained the two visiting
teams from West Linn last Friday evening after the
games. A luncheon was served in the Wigwam and
aside from the teams playing the coaches and Mr.
Bent and Principal Mote were honored.
Miss Elizabeth Codding left last Monday for West-
Chester, Pa., where she will enter the Chester County
Hospital for a three-year course in nursing. This is
the splendid institution where Mrs. Codding, Eliza
beth’s mother, graduated in nursing in 1904.
Last Sunday evening a telegram arrived here for
Clyde Cooley, our cellist, bearing the sad information
that his brother, Clarence, had been killed in a railroad
accident near the parental home at Alpaugh, Calif.
On Monday, Clyde and his sister, Mrs. Gladys Town
of Silverton, Oregon, departed by train for home to
attend the last sad rites for their brother.
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Mr. D. E. Clancy was a visitor at our school one
day last week. He has quite an unusual record—26
years of government service in the Philipine Islands.
“My favorite poem” was the theme of the Y. W.
C. A. meeting Sunday afternoon. After a song ser
vice, each member present read or gave from memory
her favorite poem with her reasons for its choice. A
discussion of various types of poems followed.
Warren Wilder, president; Charles Motschman, vice-
president; Mary Williams, secretary; Armenia Plouffe,
treasurer; Louis Panseau, sergeant-at-arms; Joe Con
don, song and yell leader, represent the officers of the
Junior Class for the coming semester, the result of a
recent class election.
A short time ago some of our smaller boys were in
the woods playing what they call “treetag” and Earl
Bauchman fell and broke his arm. In the excitement
of the “tag” it is presumed that Earl had overlooked
the indefinite status and remoteness of his possible (or
impossible) monkey kinship.
Last Saturday was what is practically universally
known as “Ground Hog Day,” and the behavior of
that sagacious little animal is supposed to give us an
inkling regarding when winter weather is to cease.
Well the usual weather controversy is on again, but it
is safe to predict at least six weeks more of winter.
The Y. M. C. A. had a most interesting open house
debate Sunday evening on the subject, Resolved: That
the reading of books is more valuable than the reading
of magazines and newspapers.
The discussion was
opened by Bob Perkins.
Well prepared arguments
were offered by Dan Constantino, John Frenier, War
ren Wilder and others. The judges’ decision was in
favor of the affirmative.
The auto mechanics have installed a new battery
charger and have rejuvenated a number of batteries as
proof of the success of their undertaking. In addition
they have recently repaired an air-pressure tank, so
that “free air” for auto tires is the order of the day
down there at present. This tank has been out of
commission for some years, we are informed. All of
the government cars are now in fine condition.
Karl Muller, who graduated from Chemawa last
spring, is now attending O. S. C. at Corvallis and is
getting along well in his studies. Karl had a reputation
while here as a wrestler and he had not forgotten any
of his old tricks, according to what we’ve learned just
recently. In an elimination series of wrestling contests
recently staged at O. S. C. Karl went higher and
higher until he finally lost to a young man who had
held the intra mural championship for four years.
Good for Karl!
The Excelsior boys staged their annual party last
Saturday evening in the big gym. The place was
beautifully decorated for the occasion and the society
members and their invited guests enjoyed themselves
fully and freely for some three hours. At the proper
hour appetizing refreshments were served after which
all repaired to quarters, thus closing a memorable
evening. Mr. Carl Turner is the advisor for the
society and to him and the society members a vote of
thanks is due for a delightful evening.