The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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LOCAL
Many people are pleased to see Mrs. Brickell back
on the campus again after a vacation of some weeks.
Mrs. Lottie Turner, from the Children’s Farm
Home, near Corvallis, was the guest of Miss French
here at the school for a couple of days last week.
Mr. Larsen was absent a day or two last week dur
ing which time he was in the Siletz and Grand Ronde
sections attending to some government business.
The painters are busy painting the teachers’ quar
ters, and a few of the boys are getting some very fine
and instructive work in the decoration of the Catholic
church.
The domestic science girls under the direction of
Mrs. French prepared a dinner for the "Baby
Badgeis’ ” football team of Pacific University last Fri
day evening.
The company drilling the 18-inch well at Chemawa
had no trouble in reaching a depth of 90 feet, but there
boulders were encountered, but it is possible that at
this depth there may be an abundance of water any
way.
Assistant Superintendent and Mrs. Ryan made a
trip to Portland last Saturday and drove their car
home. They had shipped it by water from Biloxi,
Miss., to Portland, and it reached the Oregon metrop
olis just last week.
“Old and New Ideas of Work” was the topic of the
Y. W. C. A. program last Sunday. There were a
few questions in the “question box” which were dis
cussed by all. Girls, remember to have a question
handed in by next Sunday.
Mr. William Goodfellow, farm foreman at Ft. Lap
wai, Idaho, was a guest at the home of Supt. and
Mrs. Lipps one day last week. The farm at Lapwai
consists of 1,300 acres and is well provided with fine
stock, having a dairy herd of 110 head of fine-bred
milch cows. Mr. Goodfellow is an enthusiastic stock-
man and while in this section he attended the inter
national stock show in Portland.
A group of nine little girls from Chemawa were in
vited to sing at junior service of the First Methodist
church in Salem on Sunday morning. Mrs. Locknour,
who has charge of this junior church, called for our
little girls, who sang very acceptably Whittier’s
hymn, “O Painter of the Fruits and Flowers.” The
members of the group were, Julia Cavyell, Clara Boz-
eroff, Rilla Olney, Eleanor Wolfe, Annie Stevens,
Rosetta Evans, Norma Hilburn, Marian Robinson
and Rose Atwine. Miss Judd accompanied the girls.
From the go-after-it spirit of the junior class girls
in the matter of getting money in support of athletics,
selling tickets, etc., we suggest that they be given
more recognition in the future, as they evidently
mean business.
A list of Chemawa people too long to publish at
tended the great football game held in Portland last
Saturday afternoon between teams of Oregon State and
Washington State. Beyond doubt this v as one of
the greatest games ever played in Portland.
The Winona Hall girls enjoyed a fine Halloween
party in their quarters last Thursday at which an
interesting program was rendered and refreshments
were served. The girls of McBride and Hawley Halls
enjoyed similar parties on Friday evening.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Larsen was
the scene of a most delightful Halloween party given
for their daughter, Miss Vivian, and fifteen or twenty
of her invited guests.
Delicious refreshments were
served and in every way it proved a memorable occa
sion.
The freshmen class held a meeting recently forelec
tion of officers with the following result: President,
Woodrow Ball; vice-president, Earl Standhope; sec
retary, Stella Fox; treasurer, Finley Wilson; sergeant-
at-arms, Anthony Hoptowit; song leader, Alice Bauch-
man, and yell leader, Denzel Smith.
Mr. Lobdell took first place in the old-time artists’
contest held in Woodburn last Saturday evening, com
peting in the harmonica class. It will be pretty hard
to find anyone in the country capable of providing any
real competition for Mr. Lobdell on the harmonica.
Mr. VosBurgh played the accompaniments for Mr.
Lobdell.
The Excelsior Society boys held their first meeting
of the year in the auditorium one evening last week
and elected the following officers: President, Warren
Wilder; vice-president, Wallace Hosie; secretary,
Harry Archambeau; treasurer, Victor Smith; sergeant-
at-arms, Bill Jones; yell leader, Peter McClusky; and
reporter, Fred Sandberg.
Supt. Lipps spoke of our recent well-digging oper
ations at Chemawa during the chapel hour last Sunday
evening and told of what came up from the well during
the various stages of the work. He really gave a most
illuminating explanation of the story of our sphere as
given in the Book of Geology written by Nature—
most interesting and valuable. From this Mr. Lipps
branched off onto the value of education, touching
upon the various superstitions of all races of the past
and even the present. Superstition is darkness and ed
ucation is light—mentally. In addition Io the fine talk
a sextet of girls sang some charming numbers and
Joe White appeared in vocal solos. The orchestra also
was heard in a concert number.