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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1930)
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN Page 2 CHEMAWA^AMERICAN Lawrence Bozeroff, one of our students of past years, paid Chemawa a short visit last week while enroute from California to Seattle, Wash. Published Weekly at the U. S. Indian School, Chemawa Oregon. ^Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager Miss Robitschek and Miss Middleton took a small party of their lady friends to the beaches of "Old Pa cific” during a recent week-end. On first call, about 25 boys enrolled last week for band work. Many more are scheduled to do likewise and beyond doubt ere long we shall hear, and hear from, that favorite organization. There has been considerable rearrangement of equip ment in our shoe and harness-making department re cently. Mr. Decorah and his details are now perfectly satisfied that they have bettered the place from a utility point of view. Some years ago we did not produce hay enough for our own use, but things are different here now. Last summer our farm produced 300 tons of hay and of this six carloads were sold. We’ve still got an abundance on hand for our own needs. Last Friday afternoon Alice Slater and Marie La France sang at a meeting of one of the Baptist mis sion societies in Salem. Mrs. Turney chaperoned the girls and played their accompaniments. These bright students acquitted themselves in a most creditable manner. Subscription ........ LOCAL 50 Cts per Annum "Columbus Day” has come and gone once more. It was a nice day here. Mrs. William Rogers is now an assistant matron in the large dining ball of our student body. Mr. VosBurgh now has our band boys drilling and we trust that everything relating to that organization will proceed nicely from now on. Our dairy herd will eat for a while this winter; that is certain, for the farmers and dairymen have just completed the task of putting up some 80 tons of corn ensilage. During chapel last Sunday evening Alice Slater sang, "By the Waters of Minnetonka,” by Lieurance, and the choir and orchestra each contributed pleasing Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Woodard, now of Tulalip, numbers. Wash., have been visiting friends here recently. A The farmers have just completed the task of thresh few years ago Mr. Woodard was employed herein the ing clover from a 20-acre field. As a result we have position of assistant farmer, but for the past few years all the clover seed required for our own use and quite has been employed as farmer at Tulalip, where he is getting along nicely. a bit for sale. A note of local interest is the birth of a son, David, Many of our people, young and old, heard the fam to Mrs. Cecil D. Rainey at Lynchburg, Va. Mr. Rainey ous Marine Baud. It is the representative band of is a member of our academic staff here at Chemawa the nation and "Uncle Sam” should be, and no doubt and he expects to have his family with him before the winter is over. Mr. Rainey informs us that the in is, proud of it. fant son, his other children and his wife are all get Supt. Lipps just recently received authority to put ting along splendidly. down a new well at the school. This will meet one ‘ The Indian News, ’ ’ Volume 1, Number 1, reached of the most urgent needs of our school and we can all our desk a few days ago and we are pleased to be on breathe easier now. the mailing list of the latest publication of our Indian The Wigwam girls, under the direction of Mrs. Schools. The "News” is published at the Genoa Steward, entertained the members of the Albany foot (Neb.) Indian School and will no doubt prove its worth to the school many times ovtr. A long and happy ball team last Friday evening. We feel assured that life to the "News.” the girls did honor to themselves and their school. Mrs. Katie Loulin Brewer departed for Tacoma, Sunday at the usual hour the Y. W. C. A. held Wash., last Monday to make her home. She has re their meeting. The topic was, "Why We Travel.” tired from the service after a period of half a century— Those who were on the program did nicely. Roll practically the entire life of Chemawa. Her’s is a was called and everyone answered with a Bible verse. record that undoubtedly will stand, at least in the an nals of Chemawa, and all of these years have been Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Vos Burgh arrived on Oct. filled with conscientious and most faithful service. 8 from New York City. They motored from New Throughout the country may be found thousands of York to Chemawa and were fortunate in having agree former Cheniaw’a students who know Mrs. Brewer and able weather for almost the entire trip. They are now her work and who will join all who are at the school in quarters in "Old” Winona Hall. Mr. Vos Burgh today in wishing her the peace, joy and happiness due has been appointed bandmaster at Chemawa and comes her for many years to come. During chapel last Sun highly recommended for the position, having to his day evening Supt. Lipps made a most able and touch credit many years of professional experience. We ing announcement of Mrs. Brewer’s retirement. It trust that these genial people will find Chemawa just was evident that all shared his sentiment in regard to as they hoped for and we join with others in bidding the recognition due this splendid woman for her life welcome. work—one of the real builders of Chemawa.
