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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1931)
1 he CHEMAWA AMERICAN Page 2 CHEM AWA^)AMERIC AN Published Weekly at the U. S. Indian School, Chemawa Oregon. CAddress all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager Subscription 50 Cts per Annum LOCAL Supt. F. E. Perkins of Warmsprings Agency visited our school during the past week-end. The school has just secured 200 bushels of fine apples. We can testify to the quality of the apples. Mr. Ratzburg and his detail of garden boys report having just recently completed the task of pruning our fruit orchards. Dr. H. N. Sisco accompanied Ben Felecia to the Tacoma Sanatorium early last week. Dr. Alley, who is in charge of the sanatorium, has arranged for a bow el specialist to look after Ben’s case. At the regular meeting of the Little Flower Society on Sunday afternoon plans were made for a social for the Juniors and Freshmen next Sunday. In addition to regular business, a special report was given by Lillian Halsey. The pay movie, “Sweetie,” given last Saturday evening to boost the bank account of the Seniors in their endeavor to raise funds for the publication of their annual, was well patronized and a financial suc cess. It was pleasing to all who attended. There has been much activity on the farm of late. Mr. D. S. Turner reports 30 acres just seeded to clover and 15 acres to oats. Tearing out old fences and building new ones about the farm has been another source of industrial activity of late. Just recently some of our bottom land has been cleared up, rubbish removed, etc., preparatory to planting the school’s potato crop. Mr. Alex S. Melovidoff, violinist and former stu dent who recently arrived here from Los Angeles, Calif., appeared last Saturday evening as a violinist at Hotel Multnomah, Portland, and had splendid suc cess. He was given a most gratifying reception and has the promise of calls to appear there in the future. This is certainly mighty fine. Rev. S. Darlow Johnston from the Salem Leslie M. E. Church was a most interesting speaker on Sunday morning at the Protestant church. He took for his theme the story of Sampson, whom he characterized as a combination of strength and stupidity. He told his story in a most fascinating way and made his ap plication to the youth of today in a way which will be remembered by the group which heard him speak. The last of the Y. M.-Y. W. C. A. social groups, under the leadership of Alleta Goodbird and Joe White, met on Sunday afternoon. Games, conversation and singing made the time pass all too quickly. A deli cious supper was served by Eleanor Markishtum, Lucile Gibbs and Idell Horn. The second in a series of vocational guidance meet ings for the Y. M. C. A. was the discussion on manufacturing, held last Sunday evening. Several members presented the various phases of the manu facturing business, such as production, design, finance, the rewards of manufacturing, training required for its different branches, and where such training may be secured. Harold Berys gave an interesting sketch of the life of Cyrus McCormick, inventor and manufac turer. The program closed with an interesting “open house” discussion. We have good news—dear to the feminine heart. The school has established and splendidly equipped a “beauty parlor,” and it is located in Winona hall. We are not sufficiently versed in these matters, but we believe this move is a pood one. Mrs. VosBurgh is in charge of this place and is instructing quite a number ot our girls in the work. For ladies of the grounds who may desire the services of Mrs. VosBurgh at this parlor and in this work, a small charge will be made. Here is a real chance for many, as Mrs. VosBurgh is especially well qualified and experienced and will give perfect satisfaction. Six hundred and fifty new dining-room chairs ar rived at Cramton Hall last wreek. They are fine look ing and sturdy and will add much to the appearance ot the students’ fine dining hall. We trust that no student will be guilty of caressing or getting over familiar with the rungs of these chairs with the heels of his shoes, and that he will not see how far back he can tilt himself without falling backward. Any such mis demeanor reported to us by Mrs. Larsen will be dealt with in a manner in keeping with the seriousness of the offense. Be warned! During chapel exercises last Sunday evening Supt. Lipps made an unusually fine and able talk to the students, in which he pointed to Abraham Lincoln and other world figures ranging from ancient to mod ern times who became great solely because of their desire in early youth to amount to something. To accomplish something worth while became an obses sion with those great world leaders in early youth and they capitalized on time, study, application and de sire— keeping ever in mind what they wanted to be come. Mr. Lipps stated, and truly, too, that there is not a student in our school who has not as many possibilities within his reach as had these great world geniuses. Our wise students may well ponder what was told them last Sunday evening. In addition to the talk of Supt. Lipps the orchestra played a Suite of three numbers and Mr. Melovidoff, who was pre sent, contributed two violin solos which were most enthusiastically received. Both numbers u ere truly artistically rendered.
