The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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CHEMAWA(^)AMERICAN
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LOCAL
Mr. Henry Davis, foreman of construction on our
new gymnasium, made a business trip to Portland
last Thursday.
The annual “song and yell” contest will be held
next Friday evening at 7:30 in the auditorium. This
is to celebrate Chemawa’s birthday.
Sunday was the birthday of Mr. Downie and Mrs.
Downie and Mrs. Mason prepared a dinner in his hon
or, to which a few close friends were invited.
The band played on Monday evening for flag salute
—the lowering of the colors. From now on, weather
permitting, flag salute, with band, will be the order
of the day. We are pleased to see this “observation”
in effect again.
The Nonpareil Literary Society held a meeting on
February 13th and elected new cabinet officers. The
president is Armenia Plouffe; vice-president, Helen
Monroe; secretary, Lottie Kipp; treasurer, Lillie Hal
sey; sergeant-at-arms, Alice Slater, and cheer leader,
Rosalia Grounds.
Mr. A. S. Melovidoff, who has accepted a position
at the school, acted as concert master of a little sym
phony orchestra which broadcasted over KOIN, Port
land, last Monday evening.
Since his arrival here
our orchestra has been somewhat reorganized, Mr.
Melovidoff taking first violin and Mr. Turney the
double bass.
Chemawa is 51 years old today.
The school was
born at Forest Grove, Oregon, but moved to its pres
ent location about five years later—1885. For more
than half a century our institution has stood for the
best in life and no person on this earth can estimate
the great good it has accomplished
Chemawa has
lived a long and honorable life and we wish her “many
happy returns of the day.”
After an absence of more than 20 years, Jasper Grant
returned last week for a brief visit at Chemawa—the
school in which he at one time was enrolled. Since
leaving here he has seen many sections of the earth.
He appears prosperous and altogether most respectable
and likeable in every way. We old-timers were all
glad to see him. At present he is living in Humboldt
County, California.
Hildred McCarty was called to Lapwai, Idaho, last
week on account of the serious illness of her sister.
Friends of Mrs. Thomas Ross will be glad to learn
that she is safely home from the hospital where she
submitted to a surgical operation.
Last week the school secured another lot of fine ap
ples—100 bushels. The apples were received by the
garden detail, who looked after the proper storing of
the fruit.
The carpenters are everlastingly serving others, but
during the last few days they have taken “time out”
to work for themselves and have placed two new win
dows and a door in their own shop.
There will no longer be any pondering of transpor
tation matters for a couple of cur Chemawa employes,
Mr. Sherman and Mr. Theodore Turner
During the
past few days the former purchased a Studebaker auto
and the latter a Chevrolet. We congratulate both of
our fellow-workers.
Space is at a premium with us this issue, but we
wish to make it emphatic that the “open session” of
the Reliance Literary Society last Saturday evening
was a grand success from any point of view. A great
deal of real talent was in evidence. The boys had
given much time and thought to the program and it
was not in vain—the same can be said for their advis
or, Mr. Rainey. It was most creditable in every way.
The Salem Symphony Orchestra, under the direc
tion of Dr. R. W. Hans Seitz, will appear in our aud
itorium next Sunday evening, at which time a splen-*
did musical program is promised. In a sense it is a
Senior Class venture and we trust that all, old and
young, far and near, will buy all the tickets we have
printed. The admission fee is within the reach of all
and we, The American force, hope that a capacity
house will greet the Salem musicians on their appear
ance here.
Those who were assembled in the auditorium during
the chapel hour on Sunday evening surely appreciated
the fine talk of Supt. Lipps. On the Sunday before
Mr. Lipps outlined the life and character of Lincoln
and last Sunday evening he spoke of Washington, of
his life, his achievements, his great perseverance in
the face of adversity in the form of disheartening re
verses and conditions. Only a true patriot and a great
man could have achieved what Washington did. and
Supt. Lipps gave many of us a different and better and
more intimate view of this great national figure than we
had hitherto held. It was a splendid talk—interesting
and of value. In addition to the address Marie La
France sang two lovely numbers splendidly and the
choir and orchestra each were heard in selections that
were pleasing to all. It was a good chapel session.