The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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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.
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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.
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"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.