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CHEMAWA(<)AMERICAN
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LOCAL
Mr. Larsen had business that took him to Portland
on Monday.
The “melancholy days” are here and the maple
leaves are dropping everywhere.
The farmers are waiting on the weather for a favor
able time to seed 20 acres of clover.
Last Saturday was “Girls’ Town Day,” and many
visited the capital for the afternoon.
The freshman boys, on the carpenter’s detail, have
just finished making six drawing tables for use in the
drafting room.
The McBride Hall girls are most proud of the new
drapes made for their building by the busy workers
of the domestic art department.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyes went to Corvallis last Friday
evening to witness the football game played by our
team and the Oregon State College Rooks.
Getting our new system of instruction, academic
and vocational, started this year has proved a task of
considerable magnitude. Patience is necessary.
Last week Mr. and Mrs. Jerry McCarthy of Neah
Bay, Wash., visited their daughter Hildred, who is
enrolled at Chemawa. They are most likeable people.
Our water system is at present a source of great
anxiety to Supt. Lipps and many others of the large
Chemawa family. A deluge will be thankfully re
ceived. To what is Oregon coming?
Miss French entertained a party of our younger
set last Wednesday evening—sixteen altogether.
"Bridge ’and “Five Hundred” provided the enter
tainment. Dainty refreshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Austin arrived at the school
last week from Madison, Wis. Mr. Austin will have
charge of all of our farm activities. Wetrust that
they may be pleased with our school and our state.
The ninth grade girls in domestic science gave a
dinner last Thursday evening, honoring Supervisor
Carl M. Moore, who was here on an official visit.
Those at the dinner were: Mr. Moore, Supt. and Mrs.
Lipps, Asst. Supt. and Mrs. Ryan, Miss Nyeand Miss
French. In alLtruthjLmust be stated that our young
lady hostesses acquitted themselves most creditably
on this occasson.
Mr. Boyes, head of the students’ dining hall depart
ment, states that he is pleased with all of the new
equipment that has been installed in the kitchen and
that every labor-saving device is working capitally.
Mrs. Peacher wishes to congratulate the details of
carpenters and painters who just recently completed
the task of rejuvenating the furniture at McBride
Hall. Everything was finished in a first-class manner.
The Y. W. C. A. girls held a meeting on Sunday.
They had a very interesting Voyage Program. Rev.
and Mrs. W. L- Van Nuys were visitors and each gave
an interesting talk. The Y. W. members hope to have
them come again.
Frank Archambeau, a senior carpenter, is making
a manual training bench for use in the carpenter shop.
Mr. Mason, head of the department, hopes to have the
shop entirely equipped with these much-needed bench
es by the first of the coming year.
The home management girls have started house
keeping for themselves. The “family” consists of
Armenia Plouffe, Thelma Norman, Blanche and
Lottie Kipp, and they are domiciled on the second
floor of the Wigwam.
Supervisor Carl M. Moore, of this district, com
pleted his work here last week and left us on Sunday.
However, we have learned that he is expected to re
turn ere long and make an official visit into the Siletz
country. Mr. Moore has made many friends in Che
mawa.
The Y. M. C. A. meeting last Sunday evening
centered around a discussion of good sportsmanship.
An excellent code for players and spectators was de
veloped. The new Y. M. officers were formally in
ducted into office with an impressive installation
service.
We are informed that Joe White, who is attending
Willamette University from Chemawa, is a member of
the glee club of that institution. We’ve also been
informed the Milton (Pete) Lipps has been selected
for the glee. We are pleased to believe that both have
been selected for places in this organization. Fine,
we think!
During our chapel exercises last Sunday evening
Supt. Lipps introduced Asst. Supt. Ryan, a recent
arrival from Mississippi. Mr. Ryan made a gracious,
though brief, talk to the assemblage in which he ex
pressed himself as well pleased with our school. He
took occasion to address a few serious remarks to our
students regarding the matter of selecting a vocation.
Supt. Lipps spoke in a rather facetious vein regarding
the advantages of modern civilization, which, he said,
had its price. In addition to the talks by the above-
mentioned gentlemen, the orchestra played the “South
ern Miniatures” suite by Zamecnik, Alice Slater sang
the “Indian Love Call” by Friml, and the choir con
tributed a pleasing number.