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LOCAL
Quite an interesting movie was presented to our
students last Saturday evening—Monte Blue in “Con
quest.”
The seventh grade class of domestic science girls
entertained a number of their friends at a nice dinner
given by them last week.
Supt. Lipps reports that Jacob Atkins and Clifford
Meachem are both getting along nicely at the Tacoma
Sanatorium, where they are employed.
Karl Muller is now our assistant dairyman and Nick
Shishkin, who formerly held that position, is now
employed as assistant cook in the students’ kitchen.
Mrs. Downie, Miss French and Miss Gunn took a
three-day course in scout work last week under Miss
Ferguson, state official in training of this character.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruthyn Turney, and Messrs. H. A.
Kunkel and Alex Gouley were a party that spent the
week-end in a tour of the coast in the Newport section.
Wonderful trip.
Anna and Hilda Johnson left last week for their
home in Nushagak, Alaska. They had been here
constantly for seven years and there is no doubt but
they were glad to go home.
Mr. Bent, Victor Smith and Lawrence Peet made a
trip to Castle Rock, Wash., last Sunday to attend a
salmon bake—a dinner—given near there. It proved
a fine trip, nice weather, and a splendid dinner.
Last Sunday was Mothers’ Day and it was a lovely
day, too. Mothers living and those dear souls who
had passed on were remembered and honored by
all. This is a day that is gaining in popular esteem
and observation, and rightly so.
The three troops of girl scouts, under Mrs. Downie,
Miss French and Miss Gunn, enjoyed an outing sup
per in the woods last Friday evening. They had as
the guest of honor Miss Ferguson, state scout official.
From what we have learned the affair was enjoyed by
every-one who was in attendance.
Principal and Mrs. Mote and family visited the coast
over the week-end. They motored down the Colum
bia River to Astoria, where they passed the night,
thence to Seaside and on down the coast to Hebo,
where they turned east and returned home via Grand
Ronde. They report a wonderful trip—not a dull
moment.
Miss Grace Johnson, one of our graduates, who is
now on the teaching staff at Browning, Montana, has
written a Chemawa friend that she expects to attend
summer school at Aberdeen, S. Dak., beginning early
next month. Miss Johnson is making good the pre
diction of friends at Chemawa who have known her
for many years, we are happy to state.
It will not be long now until another school year
will have passed into the discard. Some few will have
failed to profit from the year’s work, owing to some
thing lacking in themselves—it is always so—but the
great majority will have benefitted. It is ever true
that he who is self-helped is best help. It is impos
sible to help those who will not help themselves.
Principal Mote assisted by Mr. Lobdell, is ex
tremely busy at present preparing questions for the
final examinations, which are near at hand now.
Mr. Lobdell wishes us to announce that from nowon,
until further notice, no more books will be issued
from the library, and, further, that he would like to
have all books that are out returned to him at once.
Mr. Kunkel and his bandboys opened the program
at the community concert held in the big armory in
Salem last Thursday evening. From what we've
learned our band acquitted itself most creditably and
added toChemawa’s fame as the home of better things.
Transportation to and from the city was provided by
Mr. Ivan Martin, prominent Salem attorney, and to
him we proffer thanks.
Miss Eakin entertained the members of the senior
class last Friday evening. Games and various con
versational features formed the diversions of the even
ing. Delicious refreshments were served and the
affair was altogether most enjoyable. In addition to
the class honored there were in attendance Supt. and
Mrs. Lipps, Principal and Mrs. Mote, Mr. and Mrs.
Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Downie, Miss White and Miss
Judd.
Through the courtesy of Miss M. R. Weightman,
government nurse at Metlakatla, Alaska, Supt. Lipps
received a copy of the “Memory Book” for 1930 issued
by the school at that place. It is a wondertul bit of
mimeographed work and is proof that art and a gen
eral and instinctive love of the beautiful still lives
in the human heart. We esteen it a privilege to have
seen the “book” and we feel honored to extend to all
who had a part in its making our heartiest commen
dation.
Our orchestra and boys’ and girls’ octettes gave a
concert last Friday evening at the State Tubercular
Hospital south of Salem. In addition to the numbers
by the above organizations Raymond Haldane appeared
in vocal solos and George Gallegos in a recitation.
Every number was well presented and proved the class
of Chemawa in no uncertain terms. During national
music week for several years now it has been Che-
mawa’s privilege to do her bit by putting on a program
at this hospital and it is always a pleasure to play for
the patients at this institution.