The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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LOCAL
Roy Peratrovich is reported to be attending school
in Ketchikan, Alaska, and is starring in basketball.
Amelia Olin and Viola Dean, who were not in good
health were transferred to the sanatorium in Toppenish,
Wash., last week.
Nancy Louden, class of ’29, is “brushing up” on
her studies preparatory to entering college. She is at
present in Oakland, California.
Miss Olive Diaz, class of ’28, is now in San Fran
cisco, California, and is holding a good-paying job
with a prominent millinery establishment.
Iola Gilham left for her home in White Fish, Mon
tana, last Saturday. She was called home on account
of a serious accident which befell her mother.
Coach Downie and his baseball squad are looking
ahead to some real practice pretty soon. They have
been improving the diamond to some extent.
Miss Elizabeth Shagin, ex-student, visited friends
at the school last Friday and Saturday. She now has
a good position in Portland and is getting along nicely.
The Senior girls provided themselves with lunches
and niked into the country toward the river for a pic
nic one day last week. They report having enjoyed
their little outing very much.
Supt. Lipps was the principal speaker at a banquet
given at the Marion one day last week by the Zonta
Society. No matter what the subject may be, Mr. Lipps
always proves an interesting speaker.
Miss Lundquist was called to Tacoma, Wash., by the
death of her father last Sunday. We do not know the
particulars connected with the sad event, but we all
extend sincere sympathy to her in her bereavement.
Just recently Mr. Bent received a card from Wilson
Sampson who is now living at White Swan, Wash.
Wilson reported that he recently took unto himself a
wife. Mrs. Sampson’s maiden name was Adna Spedis.
The American extends congratulations and good wishs.
Miss Rosalind E. Cruise arrived at Chemawa a few
days ago from Willard, N. Mexico, and will be em
ployed here as a member of our academic staff. We
trust that she will find Chemawa to be just the spot
she is looking for and we are pleased to bid her wel
come.
Jame McKay and Robert Perkins were dinner guests
of Mrs. Herlitslast Thursday at the Employes’ Club.
Mr. George P. LaVatta, Shoshone Indian, who is
overseer of Indian employment foi the Department of
the Interior, is urging employment of young Indian
people in the various national parks. It is especially
urged that places be made for them during the sum
mer seasons.
Dr. H. N. Sisco of our school was in Portland last
week in attendance at a two-day conference of the
Oregon Tuberculosis Association. He was among
those who addressed the conference and he dwelt on
the results of the health clinic held at Chemawa just
before the mid-winter holidays.
Some 200 promi
nent physicians and health workers of the state were
in attendance at this conference.
Last Friday evening the Senior Class presented a
play, “The whole Town’s Talking,” and it proved a
note-worthy effort from beginning to end. The patron
age was good and all were immensely pleased with
the performance in every particular. Miss White,
senior teacher, coached those preparing the play and
she and every member of the class should be congrat
ulated on the great success they made of it. It was
just splendid and left the whole town talking.
The troop of Boy Scouts under the command ot
Mr. Francisco went on a hiking trip last Saturday.
There were about 20 boys on the trip, Hans Jack and
Harvey Sharo being the leaders. The boys went to
the Keiser school thence south to Salem via the Mute
School. When they had arrived at the latter place
Mr. Francisco overtook the party and issued lunches
to all the boys. The troop then proceeded to the Y.
M. C. A. building where they were allowed to swim for
an hour or two before starting on the hike for home.
From the accounts given by the boys of the party it
was really one grand experience.
Our chapel exercises of last Sunday evening were
most interesting in every respect. Supt. Lipps drew
attention to the fact that we have now entered upon
the last three months of school for this year—really the
hardest three months—and it behooves all of our stu
dents to “watch their p’s and q’s” from now on and
put up their educational fences where they happen to
be down. The speaker gave a most interesting little
story of “Acres of Diamonds,” in drawing attention
to the fact that we overlook many opportunities for
advancement that lie near at hand. The inference was
that one makes his opportunities, and this is true. In
addition to the address of Mr. Lipps the choir sang a
pleasing number and the orchestra contributed a Suite
of four movements by Zamecnik.