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BOY SCOUT NEWS
Troop seven went out hiking on Saturday afternoon,
and troop eight went out to meet troop seven at the
camping ground to clean up with the view of making
this a sort of park some day. There were plenty of
games and tracking. A big feast of meat and salmon
ended with around-campfire Indian stories and the
Scout Oath.
Last Monday’s scout meeting was very successful
and the boys showed much interest in their tasks. Sev
eral boys have passed their tenderfoot tests and are well
on their way to second class study now.
The next court of honor will be held at Silverton
on the night of Feb. 16th. There will be about seven
of our boys who will go before the court of honor.
FAINT SHOP
The painting details have just completed the task of
painting and decorating the stairs and hallways of what
is known locally as “Old” Brewer Hall. They are
now engaged in similar work in Mitchell Hall.
Some of the older boys of the shop are staining and
varnishing the seats of the Catholic church.
The helpers in this department have been kept quite
busy of late at the task of replacing window lights and
finishing the products that come into this shop from
the hands of the carpenters.
SENIOR NOTES
“Tonsils gone?” Good for you! With the help of
a bunch of our capable senior girls the tonsillectomy
patients are well, and happy to start school again.
The six senior girls at the practice house enjoyed
serving refreshments to a few of the employees last
Sunday evening, after chapel. Miss Newell, the house
mother and instructor, gave a helping hand in enter
taining the guests.
The Home Management girls are increasing their
weight at the rate of six pounds a week, much to their
disgust. We recommend the “Hollywood diet.”
Bertha Peratrovich is improving her ability in candy
manufacture by making fudge daily.
The first three dinners at the practice house will be
given in honor of the paint-shop boys. This is in
appreciation of the work the boys have accomplished
in the practice house.
Thursday evening the Senior girls’ basketball team
will play their last game. The following girls will
show what they can do in this game against the
crack-shot Junior team: Thelma Doore, Florence
Osborne, Evangeline Gillette, Eleanore Markishtum,
Margaret Hoptowit (Capt.), Martha Hart, Ethel
Proctor and Agnes Smith.
The Senior Vaudeville has been postponed until
March 26th. So start saving your nickels and dimes
for the great event right now.
“Believe it or not,” a senior boy has found out that
Will Rogers has a relative in Chemawa. Mrs. Nelson
Jose is a second cousin of his.
The senior boys’ basketball team practiced two
hours in the gymnasium on Saturday evening.
Lost—a Shorthand Manual, number sixteen. If
found, please return io the commercial department.
Leroy Pepion, a member of our class, was asked to
wrestle for the Salem Y. M. C. A., which met Mult
nomah Athletic Club, in a wrestling match, at Salem
recently. Leroy was one of the three who won his
match for Salem. This is an honor to him as well as
to our school. It is not often that the students have
a chance like this, to step out in competition and come
out as one of the winners. We are all proud of Leroy.
GIRL SCOUT NOTES
TROOP 1—SACAJAWEA
Last Saturday afternoon, Jan. 23rd, six original
members of the Girl Scout Troop, Number One, with
our captain, Mrs. Middleton. and two of our sponsors,
Miss Cruise and Miss Hoffman, went out to Cold
Springs Camp about four miles south of Salem and
spent the night. We took along provisions and blan
kets and prepared to do some real camping. We had
to make two trips and the last load arrived about four
o’clock. We spent the evening in preparing supper
(and eating it), washing dishes, popping corn, mak
ing candy, playing games, singing songs and telling
stories. Some of the girls got the habit and told Indi
an legends nearly all night. Mrs. Steward and Mar
garet Hoptowit visited us in the evening and took
part in the games.
There were two double beds in the cabin, a fire
place, and a gas stove, also a loud speaker. We were
told that this was “Camping de Luxe.”
Mrs. Middleton, Miss Cruise and Miss Hoffman
slept in one bed and Lillian Billy, Evelyn Spanish,
Gertie Impawa and Edna Wesley slept in the other,
while Nellie Hughes and Priscilla Hayashi slept on
the floor in front of the fireplace.
The next morning after breakfast we all took a
long walk and visited a silver fox farm. We then
made our fire tests, using one match. After dinner
we packed up and got ready to come home. Four of
the girls walked as far as Salem. We had a fine time
and want to go again.
MACHINE SHOP NOTES
At the present time every machine is in operation
in the afternoon and on Tuesdays and Thursdays two
of the boys have to work on bench work or as helpers;
however, we still have several vacancies in the morn
ing division.