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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1931)
Page 2 The CHEMAWA AMERICAN CHEMAWA^AMERICAN SENIOR ROTATERS The Senior Rotaters held their last regular club meeting on Wednesday night, April 22, in the com PublishedWeekly at the U. S. Indian School, Chemawa mercial room of the high school. Guests for the Oregon. ^Address all communications to evening were Mr. and Mrs. Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. Mason, Ruthyn Turney, Manager Mr. Allen and Mr. Bent. In response to requests for short talks, Mr. Allen spoke on commencements in Subscription 50 Cts per Annum general and the coming commencement in particular, and on training and opportunities. Mr. Mason gave THE LAST CHAPEL Were we less optimistic we would state that Supt. a most interesting resume on the relationship of car Lipps made his final chapel talk at Chemawa last Sun pentry to the industrial department and added helpful day evening. The majority think that he did, but suggestions concerning carpentry and manual training some way we like to believe, as Asst. Supt. Ryan hint as vocations. Mr. Bent’s subject was advertising, and ed, that some fine evening Mr. Lipps will again stand he applied the word in close connection with the Indian before us here at “dear old Chemawa” and tell us of boy and girl who are about to leave school. A talk his hopes for us—of his life work, his ambitions, his on the unemployment situation was Mr. Ryan’s con faith in humanity, and of his labors to the end that tribution to the program, and was a well-timed subject. Indian people throughout our great land may be recog Both Mrs. Ryan and Mrs. Mason graciously responded to calls for talks and were most complimentary to the nized and accepted on their merits. Not wishing it so, we do not think that Supt. Lipps club. At a call meeting on Friday afternoon, twelve junior sang his “swan song” here at Chemawa last Sunday, but to many of us it almost seemed that it was so as it students were voted into membership, and will con was certainly no time for rejoicing on the part of any stitute a nucleus about which next year’s Rotaters of us. We do not esteem ourselves even good at record will be formed. These students will be initiated on ing a service of the character of the chapel exercises the first two Wednesday evenings in May, before ex last Sunday evening—we cannot rejoice in seeing our aminations. friends leave us—and farewells are in the nature of President Frank Johnson, as well as the other mem things serious affairs. It is not possible in this little bers of the Rotaters, feel satisfied that the club has notice to give space to the talk of Supt. Lipps for he accomplished what it set out to do; stimulating a spirit spoke of many affairs, of most important matters, run of co-operation within the business department, keep ning from humor to pathos—and reading between ing the department before the school as a worthwhile the lines one sensed where Mr. Lipps’ heart is and that addition to Chemawa, and proving that a club of sen his faith has sustained him unfaltering in his labor in ior boys and girls can mix business and pleasure by the Indian service of more than thirty years duration. gaining helpful information while having a good time. Aside from the talk of Supt. Lipps Marie La France The sponsor, Mrs. Herlits, is proud of their success and Alice Slater both sang and were recalled; the latter and of their ability in the conduct of a splendid little sang a number entitled “Longing” that was composed organization.—Lottie Kipp, Secretary. by Mr. Melovidoff and it was given a splendid recep Mr. Fred Reynolds, an ex-student of Chemawa, vis tion. as was its due, and we congratulate the composer on his work. In addition the choir contributed a fine ited us for a brief period during the past week. He number and the orchestra rendered a couple of selec came for a visit with his daughters, three of them being tions. At the close of the exercises Asst. Supt. Ryan enrolled here. Mr. Reynolds lives in or near Marys arose and in splendidly chosen words, in which he ville, Wash. voiced the sentiments of all, presented to Supt. Lipps A little advertising “dodger” that has come to our a brief case, the gift of Mr. Decorah and his leather desk seems to be sponsored by Kiutus Jim, a former workers. The case is a genuine bit of real art—won student of this school, and said “dodger” is a sort of derful. Following this Mr. Ryan presented Mr. Lipps a fine watch, the parting gift of the employes. Mr. “call to arms” for the organization of a Northwest Lipps made a response to all, acknowledging his sur American Indian Drum Corps. The object appears to prise, his pleasure, and voicing bis thanks. We were be participation in American Legion conventions and all more or less touched with a feeling of sadness de other like functions. The custume of the organization spite the fact that we assumed an attitude of merriment. is to be the American Indian regalia. Membership We now draw the curtain on last Sunday’s chapel exer cises, but our last hope will be that Supt. Lipps may is open to all men of Indian blood. For further in be happy in his new field—our hearts go onward with formation, communicate with “Kiutus Jim, 319 S. Topenish Ave., Topenish, Wash.” him.
