The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
A few bad spots at the power house were touched
up by the painters last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rodgers report Ned Fields and
Helen Hall as recent guests at their home.
Since our last issue we’ve had a wind and dust storm
on a scale hitherto unknown in this part of the world.
Miss Black of the domestic science department en
tertained the Campfire Girls at a waffle supper last
Thursday evening.
Dominic Dogeagle was transferred to the Yakima
sanatorium last Tuesday because he had developed a
mild case of incipient tuberculosis.
We have been informed that the boys at McNary
Hall are rejoicing in a new “maid of all work” to labor
and “tidy-up” for them—a Hoover Cleaner. This is
not at all bad.
The nurse girls at the hospital enjoyed a party last
Friday evening, in which they were reported 1o have
experienced a delightful time. Dr. Sisco and the nur
ses were sponsors and chaperones.
During the past week or so the sophomore class of
girls in domestic science have been giving a series of
dinners at which many employes were fortunate enough
to be guests. The dinners were in every sense delight
ful affairs.
The latter part of last week Mrs. Earl Hunter, Jr.,
and young son, took their departure for their home in
Juneau, Alaska. Mrs. Hunter is the daughter of our
fellow-employes here at Chemawa, Mr. and Mrs. Kirk,
and she had been down from the north for a visit with
her parents.
Mr. Berry, in charge of the blacksmith shop, has
had many improvements made in his department dur
ing the recent weeks, such as electrical wiring, paint
ing, establishment of new benches, etc. He is, we think,
starting what is generally known as the “block sys
tem” in his shop.
All of Chemawa regret the calamity which overtook
Mr. Ratzburg and family last week when they were
burned out during the hard wind storm that visited the
Northwest. Some of our students and employes as
sisted in saving a small portion of their household ef
fects, but the blow was a heavy one. Just at present
the family are domiciled in what is known as “old”
Brewer Hall. The house was the property of Mr. D.
S. Turner, another of our employes, and was located
on his small farm just east of the hospital. Mr. Tur
ner, too, loses quite a sum and this also is certainly too
bad. Mr. Ratzburg desires that we express through
The American the thanks of himself and family to
those who so kindly assisted them in their “burn
out.”
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Rooms have recently been prepared in the domestic
science building to be utilized as quarters for the girls
who constitute what is known as the “home manage
ment class.” Mrs. Mayne is in charge.
The three clubs of Chemawa Girl Reserves presented
their fifth annual open program in the auditorium last
Saturday evening. A chorus of the Girl Reserves sang
“Springtime” and “Love’s on the Highroad” as an
opening number for the program. The health play,
“Gym and Jerry,” was presented by the junior high
club, and the high school group gave a symbolic pre
sentation of the Girl Reserve ideals in a pageant,
“Tapestry Weavers.” Group singing and repetition
of the G. R. Code completed the entertainment.
Mrs. Herlits entertained her home room class of jun
iors on last Monday evening in honor of Dominic Dog
Eagle, one of the sixteen members of the class, thus
breaking the close ranks of the “Sweet Sixteen” who
have studied composition and rhetoric together for the
entire school year. The party was an old-fashioned
affair, given in the schoolroom where the class has
been happy and the teacher doubly so, and games of
all kinds were the order of the evening. Dominic cut
his own particular cake when refreshment time came,
and the only thing that kept the class from feeling sad
at seeing him leave was the assurance that he will be
back in the fall to be one of them again.
ESCORTS
Sat., May 2—to Salem - - - - Mrs. Downie
Sun., May 3—McBride..................... Miss David
Mr. Teter
Winona -
Miss Burrell
Mr. Sherman
Hawley - - - - Miss Semanski
Mr. Shepard
ARROWS FROM THE LONG BOW
(F rom the Q uiver of I van S ergeyevich
T urgenieff )
Are you perhaps a renegade? Then reproach your
adversary with a lack of faith.
Love .... is stronger than death and the
fear of death; it is love alone that supports and ani
mates all.
Bitter is the unjust reproof from the lips of those we
love. Still we must endure it. ‘ ‘Strike me—but hear
me!” cried the Athenian to the Spartan.
‘ ‘Accept the verdict of fools and the laughter of the
multitude! ’ ’ Who has not already experienced one
or the other? But this may—and must—be endured;
and he to whom strength is given may despise it.