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LOCAL
Coach Downie started baseball practice last week.
The fatigue detail has much to its credit for work
done recently at the school cemetery.
Lois Gododa was returned to her home in Klamath
Falls just recently on account of her health.
Mr. Nick Shishkin is now an assistant to Mr.
Teter at the dairy. Nick was at one time a student
here.
The carpenter shop boys have just completed the
task of building a new porch at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Mason.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kirk motored to Roseburg and
passed the last week-end. They have a farm of some
size near that city.
Each of the blacksmith boys recently made a tray
for knives and forks in the big dining-room of the
students. These trays will prove a great convenience.
We’ve had some pretty frosty mornings of late.
Quiteabit of ice on the “still water,” but the flowers
continue to bloom and the grain looks green in our
section.
Last Wednesday Misses Eakin and Judd were guests
at a dinner given by Emily Seelatsee, Matilda French
and Edna Aubrey. It was a most pleasing affair and
was given in the Wigwam.
Recently a number of Willamette University Y. M.
C. A. Students visited our Y. M. association and each
of the visitors made a good talk and all around there
was much interest at the meeting.
Flora Harper, Frances Tanner and Minnie Partain
entertained Mrs. Mote and Mrs. Lobdell at a dinner in
the Wigwam last Friday. This proved a delightful af
fair, and to the credit of the hostesses.
During the recent warm weather it has been possible
for those in charge at the power plant to shut out one
boiler during a good portion of each day and still
provide sufficient heat for health and comfort.
Louis Parazoo and Roland Booth have just com
pleted quite an order for furniture for what the boys
facetiously state to be the Winona Hall “beauty
parlor.” At any rate, the furniture was well made
and it is a credit to those who made it. Work of this
character saves the school money.
Iva Sanderson, a former student, is now attending
the high school in Eureka, California, where she stands
high in her studies and is cast for a leading role in the
operetta soon to te put on by the school. Pretty good,
we think.
We are pleased to state that Miss Martha Packineau,
member of our graduating class of last year, is now
employed in the Service as dining-room matron at the
Flandreau (S. Dak.) school. This will be good news
for all of Miss Martha’s friends.
Word has reached us to the effect that Antoine Car
penter and Miss Lizzie Hunts Enemy, both former
students at Chemawa, were married some time ago and
are now living at Cheyenne Agency, S. Dak. They
are the parents of a son, born recently.
Frank Dumont, one of our young machinists, has
just completed a dining-room truck for use as a dish
carrier. He wras given specifications of just the kind
of truck desired and he carried the job to completion
on a plane entirely satisfactory to those who are to use
it. It is in every way a most creditable piece of work.
We are pleased to acknowledge the receipt of the
announcement of an invitation to attend the Third
Annual Indian School meet to be held at the Pierre
(S. Dak) Indian School next May 8th, 9th and 10th.
Interest will center in Athletics, Public Speaking,
Group Singing and Academic Subjects. We appre
ciate the courtesy extended us, but regret that local
business and the distance will prevent our attendance.
We keep a large percentage of youth in school and
college unhappy because of their ill success as the
result of some absurd superstition that they must all
do the same things. One of our great troubles is that
when we have once built a machine we like to operate
it—we become fearful of change; we put in a lot of
struts and supports and then put somebody to look
after them.—Dr. R ay L yman W ilbur , Secretary of
the Interior.
During chapel exercises last Sunday evening Supt.
Lipps called on Mr. La Yalta, who is visiting our
school, to address a brief message to those assembled
in the auditorium, particularly the students.
This
he did and what he said seemed to strike a responsive
chord, for he aroused great enthusiasm. He spoke of
“making good” on the tasks of life not for a day only,
but for weeks, months and years -always.
Supt.
Lipps followed Mr. La Vatta in a talk reminding the
students that all of us have our hours of trial, that
things often go wrong and that it takes courage and
perseverance to win—a strong heart is necessary. Both
gentlemen made fine talks. In addition to the above
the choir sang a special number and the orchestra
an arrangement of Irish airs in honor of St. Patrick.