The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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The special students, including Alex LaFrombois,
Adam Williams, Woodrow Ball, Warren Wilder and
Wesley Larson, are now working on problems in color
harmony.
Wesley Larson is decorating two folding screens for
Miss Wentzel, applying the knowledge he has just
learned concerning color.
The 12th grade boys’ and girls’ classes are making
art history notebooks, which will contain miniature
colored reproductions of many of the fine works in
painting as well as a brief history of art from pre
historic man to the present time.
GIRL SCOUT NOTES
CARPENTER SHOP NOTES
The second laboratory table is nearing completion.
Leonard Vivette has almost finished a beautiful
walnut chest.
The new semester finds all the fellows busy and we
welcome the new members to our shop.
We shall soon have another wood lathe, thanks to
the blacksmiths w’ho made the countershaft for us.
Most of the class are now busy on cabinet designs.
Considerable talent is shown in some of the designs
worked out.
MACHINE SHOP NOTES
The boys are readjusting themselves to their new
schedule and settling down to their regular duties
following their holiday vacation. William Demmert
has completed the rebuilding of a face plate for one of
the carpenter shop lathes. Robert Phernettene has
completed a couple of collets for the milling machine.
Robert Stewart has rebuilt a crank for the auto shop.
Chester Pepion is back again after assisting Mr. Kun
kel in the plumbing shop during a short rush there.
Allen Fielder, one of the new boys, is doing some very
nice work. A boy that is mechanically minded is
always a pleasant find in the machine shop.
BREWER HALL
Clarence “Goose Egg’’ Weaver, who received his
early training at Chemawa, is one of our students
who has ventured out and tackled a job. He has
been associated with the Jap truck gardeners, hop
growers, and is now in charge of the “Big Chief”
service station.
His winning smile wins him many
customers.
Troop 7 spent the afternoon in the woods on Satur
day under scoutmaster Showalter. Here they dem
onstrated their cooking ability—potatoes and steak
done to the “Queen’s taste.” Mr. Decorah was the
story teller of the occasion. All had a real time.
Daniel Lemery has been added to the advisor group
and will assist in Mitchell Hall. On account of his
eyes Dan had to give up barbering.
New groups and leaders have been organized in
Brewer Hall.
Have you visited the moulding department? If not
you are missing seeing things. Go and get your eyes
Dec. 20, 1931. Miss Lundquist called her troop
together at the teachers’ cottage at 4:00 o’clock and
surprised them by serving a delightful luncheon. At
this little party two girls who had accompanied Miss
Lundquist to Salem told of their trip when they had
purchased the food to be taken to a poor family for
Christmas, and two other girls told of their excursion
to Grand Ronde when delivering the food and pres
ents to the poor family they were helping.
On Jan. 8, 1932. All the Girl Scouts in Chemawa
met at the home management department with a mem
ber of the National Girl Scouts, Miss Thelma Mellick.
There we sang, played games and she told of her ex
periences with the Scouts back east.
MID-YEAR TESTS
During the week of Jan. 4 to Jan. 8, all the students
in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8, numbering approximately
350, with the exception of a few who were sick or had
not returned from vacation, were given standardized
tests.
The Otis Classification Tests was used for the 5th
and 6th grades and the Stanford Achievement Tests
for most of the students. The testing program was
carried out in co-operation with the College of Educa
tion of the Oregon State College at Corvallis, where
the papers are now being scored. All of the seniors
and one class of juniors also took the Stanford Test as
an experiment.
Since this is the first time that many of the students
have taken a standardized test it is hardly to be ex
pected that all could do themselves full justice or meas
ure up to the best standards of which they are capable.
However, the results should give a fairly good gen
eral idea as to how Chemawa boys and girls compare
with pupils in similar grades throughout the country.
COMMERCIAL NOTES
The commercial classes have completed the study of
business science and are now busily engaged in a study
of the principles of bookkeeping. Everyone enjoys
the new subject.
Hurrah! the mid-term tests are over. We are sure
everyone will agree that they were long and thorough.
It is safe to say that Miss Hoffman acquired some
“new” knowledge, too.