The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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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.