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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
CHEMAWA^AMERICAN
There was a girls’ “pep” meeting held inthecourt
at Winona Hall last Thursday evening. Warren
Wilder, captain of this year’s football team, was also
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in attendance. Rosalia Grounds and Warren both
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made talks giving their ideas as to the best means
Ruthyn Turney, Manager
for the girls to adopt in the support of athletics. Melba
Arnoux led the songs and yells and it was truly a live
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LOCAL
Webster Hudson, who graduated from Chemawa 22
The carpenters are busy these days making new years ago last June, was a visitor here last week. As
this was his first visit at Chemawa since his graduation,
covers for the trays at the ice plant.
Miss Robitschek, our new director of physical edu Mr. Hudson noted many important changes in his
cation for girls, is the proud possessor of a new Ford alma mater. At present he is living at Tahola, Wash.,
where he has a store. While here he was a member
coupe.
of our printing force. We were all pleased to have
Mrs. Steward, one of our domestic science teachers,
him visit us.
spent the last week-end with her husband at The
Hermann A. Kunkel has been transfered as band
Dalles.
master from Chemawa school, Oregon, to Phoenix.
Mrs. Lottie Turner, matron at the Children’s Farm
Mr. Kunkel will be welcome at Phoenix as he comes
Home at Corvallis, was the guest of Miss French here
with an excellent record earned at our sister school.
at the school last week.
In addition to familiarity with the usual instruments
Our students were all reseated in the large dining of a military band Mr. Kunkel is an accomplished
hall about a week ago. This little act is really bigger violinist and already has pleased Phoenix School by
than some people imagine.
his personal performances on this instrument.—N a
Quite a number of girls of the 11th and 12th grades tive A merican .
are taking training at the hospital with the expecta-,
Mr. and Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Cecile Porter and the
tion of qualifying later on as professionals.
sister of the latter, Miss Vina Smith, motored to Cor
The painters are in line for special mention on ac vallis last Saturday evening to witness the first foot
count of the very fine work they are doing in the ball game of the season. Willamette U. boys played
rejuvenation of the furniture at McBride Hall.
O. S. C. It was a night game played by electric
Night
Warren Wilder, a prominent member of our senior light. A large crowd was in attendance.
class, was called to his home in Orleans, Calif., a few games are a novelty yet, but they may prove popular
days ago on account of the serious illness of a brother as more people will be able to attend.
just younger than himself.
Miss Mildred Nye, our new head for the home eco
Mr. Boyes and his detail of kitchen boys have just nomics department, arrived here last Friday. She isa
finished canning about 500 gallons of prunes for win graduate of the Oregon State College and has had an
ter use. This will be something for our students to unusual amount of valuable experience in her par
ticular field. Just recently she arrived back in Oregon
look forward to—mighty fine!
Miss Vivian Larsen returned last week frem near from a trip to Europe. We are pleased to welcome
Seattle, Wash., where she had spent a part of the her to Chemawa and trust she may feel at home here
summer vacation with relatives. She returned to and contented as a member of our large school family.
During our chapel exercises last Sunday evening
resume her studies at the Salem high school.
Miss Cecile Pepion, of our 1930 graduation class, Supt. Lipps announced that Asst. Supt. Mote had ac
who has been taking training at the Good Samaritan cepted a transfer to Bismarck, N. Dak., where he will
Hospital in Portland, was recently promoted into the be promoted to the superintendency. This is said to
second year class as the result of an examination which be a very fine school, one of high ideals and a splendid
she and others took. She was the only one to pass record. In making the announcement, Mr. Lipps
spoke of the fact that Mr. Mote and his family will
the exam.
The engineers have been occupied of late with the motor to their new field of activities, a long and hard
task of cleaning up our two new boilers at the power trip. He also spoke for the school in expressing the
house—preparing for “the unexpected.’’ This plant hope that Mr. and Mrs. Mote would find everything
has a new oil pump, but Mr. Sherman, engineer in agreeable and congenial for them in Bismarck and that
charge, is repairing the old pump so that it can be they may be happy there. The American trusts that
all of these good wishes may come true.
operated in‘case of an emergency.