The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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LOCAL
Mr and Mrs. VosBurgh were business visitors in
Portland one day last week.
Our entire force render thanks to Mr. Ratzburg for
a treat of apples with which he very kindly supplied
US.
Mr. Austin, our director of agriculture, is giving
instruction regularly to details from the farm, dairy
and garden departments.
Mr. Davis made a business trip to Portland last
Friday. He went down for the purpose of selecting
a shipment of lumber for Sherman Institute—a sister
school in California.
Mr. Teter is much gratified at the receipt often fine
young holstein milch cows as an addition to the school
dairy herd, of which he is in charge. The cows were
received last Friday.
Mr. Ratzburg, who has charge of our truck field
and all pertaining thereto, intorms us that we have
an abundant supply of vegetables stored—enough to
last until new ones grow in the spring. Pretty good!
The carpenters have just completed the task of mak
ing eight fine workbenches for use in their own shop.
James Walters, one of the caipenters, has just finished
making a fine tool cupboard for use in the machine
shop.
Dr. Weston T. Johnson of San Francisco was the
speaker at the Protestant church on Sunday morning.
Dr. Johnson spent sixteen years in Japan and spoke
most interestingly of the economic, industrial and
religious conditions of that country.
The Y. M. C. A. discussion on Sunday evening
centered on the subject of vocation. Forestry was
presented by Peter Emmons, mining by Roland
Booth, and logging by Harold Masten. A live open
house discussion followed these presentations.
Raymond Ready, an old-time student and a loyal
booster of the school and all that it stands for, paid
us a short visit last week. Raymond is a character
unique in his field—a combination of scholar, good
Samaritan, adventurer, sailor man, printer and many
other things, including all the proclivities of a good fel
low and a ‘ ‘live wire. ’ ’ He was enroute from Seattle to
San Francisco and we were all mighty glad to see
him once more.
A group of about thirty members of the Y. M. and
Y. W. C. A. enjoyed a delightful meeting on Sun
day afternoon in the “Y” room. A delicious supper
was served at the close of the hour by the committee
in charge. A similar program is planned for next Sun
day afternoon for a different group of members.
Our orchestra appeared in a program at the Salem
Woman’s Club last Friday afternoon when that fine
body of ladies entertained the wives of our legislators
and other prominent women of the state. Marie La
France accompanied the orchestra as vocal soloist and
both she and the orchestra were given a splendid re
ception, which was another boost for Chemawa.
On Monday evening a group of Chemawa people
w’ere guests of the Men’s Brotherhood of the Leslie
M. E. church in Salem at their regular monthly ban
quet. Supt. Lipps made the address of the evening,
covering in a very comprehensive way the Indian
situation as it is faced today in schools and on reser
vations. The girls of the sextet gave a most enjoyable
musical program of solos and group numbers. Mr.
Lipps, Miss Judd, and Miss Eakin were additional
guests.
Bandmaster VosBurgh and his bandboys will ap
pear in a program in the auditorium next Sunday
evening during the usual chapel hour. The members
of this favorite musical organization have been work
ing hard for some little time in preparing the program
to be given on this occasion and we are certain that
music lovers have a treat in store for them. This
shop has been pleased to print attractive programs
which may be mailed home by pupils to parents,
guardians, or friends after the program.
On Friday evening Bennie Jones, Cyrus Katchia
and Leslie Evans went to Salem to assist in a program
given at the Y. M. C. A. Mrs. Roy Locknow was
in charge of the program on “The Independence of
Nations,” at the close of which she and Dr. Locknow
invited the boys and Miss Eakin to their home where
delicious refreshments were served. The guests es
pecially enjoyed seeing the Japanese prints and oriental
rugs and curios which Dr. and Mrs. Locknow have
collected in their trips to various parts of the world.
Our people were afforded both entertainment and
an educational feast last Saturday evening by Mr.
Herold Evans Kellogg who gave a series of pictures
of Indian life and art, and also gave a splendid lec
ture in connection with the various features of the
screen products. As a whole the school thanks him
most heartily for coming here and affording us such
an educational treat. Mr. Kellogg is throughly in
terested in Indian research work which he is carrying
on unassisted, and in which he is succeeding wonder
fully well.