The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Daniel Lemery is assisting temporarily in the students’
kitchen.
Mr. Downie and little Bobbie were both layed up
with severe colds this week.
Martin Colby visited here last week for a few days
during his annual mid-year vacation.
John Davis is the foreman in charge of a group of
carpenters constructing a large cereal bin for the kitch
en.
George W. ‘ Pumpkin” Bent, Jr., a popular mem
ber of our younger set, is confined indoors with a severe
cold.
Ernest Greer, a former student, now a member of the
Portland fire department, visited here Sunday with his
wife and baby boy.
Tommy Buckles was sent to the Tacoma sanitarium
last Friday for the good of his health. Hewasaccom-
panied as far as Portland by Dr. Sisco.
About forty boys attended the Y. M. C. A. meeting
Sunday evening. After a song service the boys en
joyed a pictured travelogue of the middle western
states.
George Meachem, who has been assisting Mr. Teter
with the dairy, left last week for Haskell Institute. He
is succeeded by Daniel Constantino, also of the class
of 1929.
Mrs. Friedlander, Miss Friedlander, Mrs. Waddel,
Virginia and Eldon Brickel, relatives of Mrs. Louisa
F. Brickel of our school, were visitors on the campus
Sunday.
Roland Booth and Louis Pariseau, Junior students
in carpentry, demonstrated their ability in fine cabinet
making recently when they completed two kitchen
cabinets for the Wigwam.
Georgelina Champagne, fifth grade, has just com
pleted a very attractive poster, in free hand paper
cutting, depicting George Washington and a group of
his soldiers against a background of stockade, snow,
and trees.
Mr. Mason speaks highly of two members of his
detail known as “wooden devils,” Scouts Francis
Ray and Chester Courville. They keep the carpenter
shop clean and all the machinery well oiled when they
can be spared from their many other duties.
The employes had their monthly meeting last Fri
day at the Wigwam. Mr. Mote presided. During the
social which followed the serious discussion on educa
tional problem:» the academic teachers were hosts and
hostesses. The Valentine motif was carried out beauti
fully in the decorations and delicious refreshments
were served.
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The Y. W. C. A. held a most interesting meeting
Sunday afternoon, taking up a discussion of the new
book, “Blind Spots,” which is a treatise on race un
derstanding. Discussion was led by Evangeline Gil
lette, Verna Starr, Mylie Lawyer, and Blanch Vassar.
Flora Harper presided at the meeting.
The Chemawa Alumni Association met in the
parlor of Hawley Hall last Sunday afternoon for a
short business meeting. Mr. Larsen, who presided
was also elected to represent the Alumni on the An
niversary program to be held here on Feb. 25th.
Other matters were also settled.
We had the privilege, on Tuesday evening, Feb.
11th, of entertaining debaters from Wheaten College
of Wheaten, Illinois, and Willamette University of
Salem, who debated on the question: “Resolved: That
the nations should adopt a plan of complete disarma
ment.” Willamette, upholding the negative side, lost
the decision, as rendered by Prof. Earl W. Wells of O.
S. C. Mr. Mote introduced the debaters.
During chapel Sunday night the school band under
the direction of Mr. Hermann A. Kunkel gave a
concert in the auditorium. The program was a fine
one, including a standard overture, an operatic med
ley, a patrol and a march. All numbers showed evi
dence of work and talent on the part of the leader and
band members. The boys’ octet, girls’ octet, girls’
trio and Melba Arnoux also contributed vocal numbers
which were well received. Mr. Mote was in charge of
the exercises.
BOY AND GIRL SCOUTS
Do you know that we have three girl Scout troops
here at Chemawa? They are taking up scouting with
a real effort to put over the work.
Miss Gunn, Miss French and Mrs. Downie were in
Portland last Thursday attending a meeting for Girl
Scout leaders.
Hoo-ray! The scouts are to put on a program
Thursday at the auditorium. First aid will be shown.
If you have any dogs and cats that need contribu
tions of tails or glass eyes we will give them the best
we have. Glass eyes and tails a specialty.
Troop 5 took a hike Saturday morning, Scoutmaster
Carl Turner leading the hike. The boys report visit
ing the tile and brick plant near the fairgrounds, also
the Valley Packing plant. They were shown how the
weiners and big balognies are made. Many new things
were learned on this trip.
A corp of honor was held at the county Court House.
Scoutmasters and patrol leaders were in attendance.
Spring is showing up and there will be plenty of
out door activities. Have you noticed the boys out
with their flags for semaphore?
There will be educational hikes for Scouts in the
near future and it will pay to plan nn being one of the
real boys and take up Scouting. There are a goodly
number of boys in this school that are of Scouting age
who should take advantage of this opportunity. You
are invited to join. No one is barred.