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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1930)
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN Page 2 CHEMAWA(^AMERICAN Published Weekly at the U. S. Indian School, Chemawa Oregon. <I_Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager 50 Cts per Annum Subscription LOCAL Merry Christmas to all! Watch for Santa tonight. Isabel Hewson returned a few days ago to her home in Metlakatla, Alaska. Miss Roddy is again at her desk in the administra tive office after a brief vacation. Miss Myrtle Peters, our financial clerk, is enjoying a vacation that will last over the holidays. Victor Smith, one of oui seniors, will pass the holidays at his home near Tacoma. Wash. Mr. Ratzburg, our school gardener, is taking a short vacation—“annual leave” — during the holidays’ sea son. Girls with shoe-top stockings will be out of luck when it comes to hanging them up for Santa to fill tonight. I Following a custom of the past we will not attempt to issue The American during ihe holidays, but hope to greet our readers again two weeks from today. Last Thursday evening, in response to a telegram announcing a serious illness in her family. Mi»s Opal Moun joy left hurriedlv tor her home in Montana. Mis» Idaho Lipp>, who is a member of the teaching staff of the Coeur d Alene (Idaho) schools, arrived home in Chemawa last Sunday to iema:n oxer the holiday season. Florence Allman departed la»t Friday w/h Mvlie Lawyer lor Lapwai. Idaho, the Home of the latter, where the Yule Title season will be passed. Both are Chemawa students. At tile last meeting of the Little Flower Society Melba Arnoux wa» elected vice-president, succeeding Sylvia Peterson, who has returned to her home in Browning, Montana. There was a “Christmas Sale” here last Thursday and Friday under the auspices of the home economics department. Report has it that patronage was good and buyers received real bargains, so everyone was happy. Last Saturday evening the members of the Excelsior Literary Society gave their annual “open session” entertainment and again the society covered itself with laurels. It is reported to have been a leal live program that the members gave, one that took a lot of work to prepare, and the society and their advisor, Mr. Carl Turner, are all entitled to praise for their efforts. A good show. Miss Elizabeth Shagin, a former student, came up from Portland, where she is making her home, to visit friends and witness the Christmas pageant given in the chapel last Sunday evening. Mrs. Steward and Miss Roddy gave Miss French a farewell dinner at the home of the latter one evening last week. Twelve invited guests were in attendance and the occason was a merry affair. The Y. W. C. A. and Girl Reserves have been very busy for the past few weeks preparing a box of Christ mas cheer for the patients at the Tacoma Hospital. Scrap books, dolls, and many mysterious packages whose contents could only be guessed were packed and sent on their way last Saturday. A week or so ago our students were treated to the meat of reindeer brought from the Arctic clime of Northern Alaska. Tomorrow we will have turkey from Oregon on our students’ tables. How wonderful are the worki.igs of man! Tis but »tep in modern life from a taste of reindeer to one of turkey. La»t Thursday evening our orchestra appeared at B'rx» i i - i ri >rt of a m ixtrel show that was pre sented there under the auspices ot the school as a mean» for raising money tor a proper Christmas for the student» of th^t institution. A wonderful lunch eon was served as the close of a well-spent evening. The campfire girls gave a partv to a number of their box triend» la»: night. The affair was held in the Wigwam ami Misses Nye and Black acted as both cii ip-rones and patrone»se» The evening was a jol ly one. s.>ent n game» of variou» kinds, conversation, music, “stunts ’ etc., and ended with gt net cits serv ings of dainty refreshment». A real good time! Miss Sylvia Peterson, who has been a faithful mem ber of our office force for some time, left last Monday for her home in Browning, Montana. After a visit and rest »he will accept a portion as a deputy to the C mhv T tm » irer mere. Tins is a most responsible po»it on ami we feel ceitain that Mis» Sylvia will fill it to iter own ctedit amt the satisfaction of all. The Girls' sextet and the Bovs’ quartet from Che mawa were invited to sing in Miller’s store in Salem. On Saturday morning these twoorganizations, accom panied by Mrs. Turney and Miss Judd, gave a delight ful half- hour of Christmas music before an appreciative group of store employees and Salem shoppers. The students sang most acceptably, and received many complimentary expressions of appreciation. About ninety girls attended the program in the Y. W. C. A. room on Sunday afternoon when the girls of the Y. W. C. A. were hosts to the Girl Re serves of McBride and Hawley halls. Each club pre sented a share of the delightful Christmas program. A processional by the little girls, sor.gs, stoiies and recitations were well given. A unique feature was the carols from many lands given by the McBride Girl Reserves. Russian, Polish, Swedish, German and Spanish carols were presented in costume, with a brief sketch of the Christmas customs of those coun tries. At the close of the program gifts were present ed to the little girls, and bags of candy to all who attended the program.
