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I he CHEMAWA AMERICAN
CHEMAWA^)AMERICAN
Miss Mary E. Davis of Salem, Indiana, fine arts
teacher, has arrived and the former music studio has
been placed at her disposal for her art work activities.
Published Weekly at the U. S. Indian School, Chemawa
We trust that Miss Davis will like Chemawa and find
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it a field for the development of true art.
Ruthyn Turney, Manager
The room that has been used as a music studio dur
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ing recent years will henceforth be the home of the
art department. Mrs. Turney will do her teaching of
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individual students at her home and she will meet all
Mrs. Edwards and Miss Betz spent the week-end at ensemble music groups in the auditorium.
Tacoma, Wash.
Mr. Teter reports 100 tons of corn ensilage in the
Miss Marie Roddy went to Portland last Saturday silo—the most we’ve ever had. Last year we had 70
tons in the silo. This year in addition to the 100 tons
on business for the school.
The engineers have just completed the installation in the silo we have about 30 supplementary tons. Our
of a new steam line from the power house to the black dairy herd will have a good winter of it, we predict.
The Y. W. C. A. held their yearly election of offi
smith shop. Good!
The carpenters recently completed the task of re cers last Sunday and Christine Muller was elected presi
moving some lockers from “Old Winona” hall and dent; Ethel Proctor, vice-president; Cerise Hogan,
secretary, and Agnes Scott, treasurer. They are start
installing them in the new gymnasium.
Our dairy herd comprises 36 head of milch cows and ing off enthusiastically and intend to hold a cabinet
meeting this evening.
they are giving 110 gallons per day on the average.
New equipment has been installed at the carpenter
We fancy this is really pretty good.
Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Davis and daughter, Betty Belle, shop and the students are turning out some very good
from San Francisco, California, were week-end guests work. Several repair jobs have been completed, a
book case made, and the construction of a number of
of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Mason of Chemawa.
tables is now under way. The shop’s recitation
Bandmaster VosBurgh has been on the sick list for room now boasts of new chairs and there is an atmos
the past few days. We are not informed as to the phere of general enthusiasm about the place.
nature of his illness, but trust that it is not serious.
During the past few months the school has pur
The senior class h Id a short business meeting last chased seven old autos for rebuilding in our auto me
Monday morning in Miss White’s room. It was dis chanics department. All of the cars had engines in
covered that the present class of seniors is the largest them that can be put in good condition and this work
ever known at Chemawa; it numbers 53.
will be of the utmost value to the young workmen of
Mr. Bent took an auto-load of friends to Newport this department. The following-named cars were se
last Sunday. In the party were Miss Semanski, Miss cured: Packard, Buick, Chandler, Rickenbacker, Ste
Andrews, Miss Mylie Lawyer, Mr. Bent and Peter Pa vens, Willys-Knight and a Hupmobile.
quette, the latter being the pilot of the car.
We have just learned of the recent marriage of Miss
The new apartment house, made by remodeling Hazel Mond Patterson to Reno Booth at Metlakatla,
“Old Brewer Hall,” is just about completed. The Alaska. Old-timers at Chemawa will remember Reno,
wood work is practically done and Mr. Sanders and he of the beautiful tenor voice. We are informed that
his detail of painters are now giving the building the Mr. Booth is in full charge of the power plant and
finishing touches.
electrical system at Metlakatla, is doing well in every
The girls at the domestic science department provided way and has fine prospects. The American sends
a fine dinner last Saturday for the football team of good wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Booth and trusts that
Linfield College, who had just given our team battle. the world will ever smile on them.
The dinner was a most tempting and creditable affair
Mrs. Mary Peacher had an interesting trip during
in every particular.
the summer just passed. She went over the southern
The Y. M. C. A. started off promptly on the open route to her home in Missouri, and after her visit there
ing of school with election of officers, as follows: Louis took the Canadian Pacific route west. She visited
Pitt, president; Harold Berrys, vice-president; Vincent Banff and Lake Louise, celebrated Canadian resorts of
Pratt, secretary, and Everett Sandberg, treasurer. true greatness and beauty. She visited one of the In
The boys are already active and Bob Boardman of the dian reservations of Canada and could not help ob-
Salem Y. will be the speaker at the next Sunday meet- serving the difference in the policies of this country
l i B hary ofafldNMRt^fot tern neighbors in handling Indian affairs.
ing.
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1931
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