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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1931)
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN Page 2 CHEMAWA($)AMERICAN Published Weekly at the U. S. Indian School, Chemawa Oregon. <IAddress all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager Subscription 50 Cts per Annum LOCAL The pussy-willows are again budding and are in de mand for home decorations. We have experienced a few nipping frosty mornings of late, with ice a-plenty, too. In another sixty days the “ robins will nest again.” Tempus fugit! and little birds will soon crack their shells. East Sunday gave us many reminders of early spring, chief among them being large numbers of autos driven by our campus by sight-seers. It might not be a bad idea for the Senior Class to organize for selling their Annual in advance of publi cation. Money talks, you know. The fall-sown grain in the field just east of our shop is making a most satisfactory showing and beyond doubt a good yield will be garnered later. Mr. George Wasson of North Bend, Oregon, visited Chemawa for a short time last Friday. He is enroute to Washington, D. C., on a business trip. A few of our senior girls are preparing to take the examination for matrons in the Indian Service. We trust that they may all come through with flying colors. We often wonder if there is any satisfactory explan ation of why some students seemingly prefer to walk in the mud rather than on a near-by sidewalk? This is a live query, locally. Mrs. Steward, after a service of several years as a domestic science teacher at Chemawa, resigned last Saturday on account of the serious illness of her father in Walla Walla, Wash., to which place she has gone to assist in caring for him. She leaves many warm friends at the school who trust that the condition of her father may improve and that all may be well with her wherever her lot is cast. The seventh, eight and ninth grade girls in domestic science gave dinners in the Wigwam last week; the seventh grade on Tuesday afternoon, the eighth on Tuesday evening, the ninth B on Wednesday evening and the ninth E on Thursday evening. All luncheons and dinners were attended by the various grades of boys. Mrs. Steward was the sponsor of the various affairs and it goes without saying that everything was just right in every particular. Dr. Ellis of the Haysville Community Club invited our sextet of girl vocalists to appear before the club in recital last Friday evening and the invitation was accepted. Only five of the girls were able to respond and the first course was an oyster supper, followed by the community program, after which our vocalists gave their numbers, as follows: “ Hark to the Mando line,” “ Melody of Love,” by the five girls singing, then came “ By the Waters of Minnetonka” by Alice Slater, and “ A Brown Bird Singing” by Marie La France. The five girls on the program were Marie La France, Alice Slater, Grace Marshall, Katie Gartelman and Eleanor Sanderson. The girls were under the direction of Miss Judd, and Miss Eakin played their accompaniments. Dr. Ellis provided transportation for the girls. We hear that Chemawa more than made good again. Supt. Lipps gave a most unusual as well as a most interesting talk during the chapel hour last Sunday evening. He held the attention of all by a discussion of the life and works of George Catlin, great painter and friend of the Indian of 100 years ago. Mr. Catlin was a Pennsylvanian, born in 1796, and many years of his life were passed among the Indian people and there is no doubt but his historic observations proved of the greatest value to our Indian people in placing them and their worth before the white people. Many of the observations of Mr. Catlin were mentioned by Mr. Lipps and he also gave many of his own obser vations, in a most interesting way. There was a lesson, and a reason for the lesson, back of it all and we trust that our students sensed it—and will profit thereby. In addition to the splendid talk both the orchestra and the choir contributed pleasing numbers. The Y. M. and Y. W. C.. A. enjoyed a most inter esting joint program last Sunday afternoon. Prof. W. C. Jones, Department of Economics of Willamette University, gave the address of the afternoon on the subject, “ What youth can do.” He pointed out that every new invention and discovery solves old problems and opens up new ones, and thus every generation has its own problems which must be faced. He showed in a forceful way the responsibility of the youth of today to think through present problems, fear and superstition, the feelings of race supremacy, inter national unrest, our failure to live up to the standards set forth so long ago by Jesus of Nazareth. Prof. Jones’ entire talk was thought provoking and immense ly worthwhile. Eleanor Markishtum opened the pro gram with a piano prelude. The Y. W. C. A. quar tet and a mixed quartet offered two-special numbers. A vocal solo by Joe White completed the music pro gram. Frank Johnson presided, and devotions were led by Agnes Scott, assisted by several members of both organizations.
