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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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LOCAL
The painters are repapering and otherwise fixing up
Mr. Sherman’s house.
Both Protestants and Catholics at Chemawa enjoyed
unusually fine religious exercises and observations on
Easter.
Mr. Ratzburg, our gardener, reports that we have
the best stand of onions that he has seen since he came
to our school. This is good news, for onions are a
truly wonderful food.
Minnie Partain and Ida Pelican gave a dinner in
honor of Miss Ellis, home economics supervisor, last
week. The dinner was given in the special dining
room of Winona Hall.
Mrs. G. Y. Perkins, a teacher in the Seattle, W ash.,
schools, was a visitor at Chemawa for a day or two
recently. She came down to see her son, Robert, who
is one of our prominent students.
We regret to state that Una Ochaho, who recently
returned to her home at Fort Bidwell, California, has
passed away. Death is always most sad, but the Grim
Reaper spares neither the young nor the aged.
Supt. Dipps arrived home during the middle of last
week from an official visit and inspection of affairs
and conditions in certain portions of the territory of
the Northwest which is under his jurisdiction. He
gave a good report of his trip.
Our students enjoyCd a splendid dinner on Easter.
They had the following tempting menu: American
pot roast, brown sauce, snowflake potatoes, escalloped
canned corn, pineapple cheese salad, bread, berry
cream pie, fresh fruits, hot cocoa.
Mr. Reuben Sanders has a another Willys-Knight
car that be secured just recently. This is a season
of the year that the weather and the condition of the
roads tempt people to purchase cars. Mr. Berry has
just purchased a Pontiac, so he, tbo, has been tempted.
Rey. James A, Smith, of Dallas, gave the last of
his pre-Easter talks to the Protestant pupils last week.
“ The Cross” was his subject and it was both instruc­
tive and interesting. The reverend gentleman’ s entire
series of talks were greatly appreciated by the Stu­
dents.
On the resignation of Mr. Pemberton as.< cook for the
Students a chef formerly from The Spa in Salem ac­
cepted the situation and is now in charge.
Special “ Good Friday” services were held for the
Protestant students last Friday evening and they were
conducted by Chaplin W. S. Gilbert of Portland.
Aside from the splendid talk there were special musical
numbers—a solo by Miss Judd and an anthem ,by the
choir,
Supervisor Carl M. Moore, after a brief visit at our
school, left on Saturday afternoon for Fort Bidwell,
California. Mr. Moore is a gentleman of ability and
one who is endearing himself to our people because of
his constructive ideas and his friendliness. He will al­
ways be a welcome visitor at Chemawa.
Supervisor Moore, Mrs. Brickell, Miss Ellis, Mr. and
Mrs. Mote, Mrs. Steward, and all the girls’ matrons,
were guests at a dinner given at the Wigwam one even­
ing last week by the domestic girls of the, seventh
grade. ;. It was in every particular fa, most enjoyable
demonstration on the part of the girls of the clas§.‘
A postcard from G. Wilder Fort informs us of1 his
desire to be remembered to his “ dear Chemawa
friends. ’ ’ Mr. Fort was our poultryman for some time,
leaving here about a year ago. He is now poultryman
at the North Carolina Stat.e,Ho.spital located at Raleigh,
N. C. -^Ye -all wish for him the best things of life.
The Y. M. C. A. cabinet girls were' entertained' at
a luncheon given at Miss;Eakin’s apartment last week.
The affair was in honor of Miss ’Eckert,; "national ■ sec­
retary of Indian Y. W. work, who was a visitor at our
school. Plans were discussed by the girls and Miss
Eckert for the outline of work for the coming year.
In every way it’ was a pleasing affair.
H unting Easter eggs is the source of great fun and
excitement for the child ren every year. This is the one
occasion,-of‘.the year when the rabbits are supposed to
lay eggs and all youngsters who possess a ‘ bunny”
are sure to be abroad early on Easter morning to hunt
for their eggs. Georgie Bent has h rabbit'that is an'
unusally good layer for a young bunny and it scattered
eggs in every direction, in and about the hutch, and
Georgie found eighteen of them. ‘Not at all bad!
At four o’clock on Easter morn Miss White and
the members of her senior class arose and hied them­
selves to the woods a short distance east of the campus
where they enjoyed what is known as the “ senior
breakfast.” This has become an annual custom at
Chemawa and is really quite an event. Th'is^yeaf;
according to the report given by Miss White, the de­
portment of the class was in every particular just
splendid and it was a real pleasure for her to chaper-
on the party.