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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
CAMPFIRE NOTES
Recently Miss Newell, her president, Cerise Hogan,
Miss Black, her president, Rosalia Grounds, together
with Alice Ladderoute and Mrs. Christy motored to
Portland to attend a Campfire Institution held at the
Multnomah Hotel, under the auspices of Miss Kemp
thorne, National Secretary from New York City.
The meeting was an inspiration to all. It was voted
the happiest week-end for some time.
The Pootan Campfire met at the practice house on
Monday, Feb. 8th. Rosalia Grounds gave a report
on the meetings attended in Portland, giving the girls
the valuable points. Miss Black, the guardian, reported
on the Council Fire and the trip in general. Alice
Ladderoute was ill and did not report on her version
of the trip.
During the first week of February the shoe shop
repaired 279 pairs of shoes and overhauled one set of
farm harness. The majority of the boys are doing
special work in accordance with requirements of the
“Progress Chart” and nearly all show a lot of inter
est in their work.
Josephine “Wee bear” Whitebear has been ap
pointed reporter for McBride Hall. A fine reporter
always has interesting news for The American. Ray
for Wee bear!
MACHINE SHOP NOTES
We are glad to welcome Allen Fielder and Philip
Broncheau back to the shop after they each had tonsil
operations. During their absence the other boys have
been faithful at their tasks, some more interested than
others perhaps.
Elery Leno and Louis Riche have each completed
some nice looking knife screwdrivers, Chester Pepion
has made a couple of wood lathe centers for the ma
chine shop speed lathe, and Silas Close has a centering
jig to his credit.
The machine shop is anxious to receive repair work
or new work that can be done in the shop. To make
a project for some one that will be used is most vital
to the boys; their interest is stimulated when they are
doing a job that is practical.
CARPENTRY ITEM
Sick call has been claiming more than its share
from our carpenters and we are hoping that all are able
to be on the job again within a short time.
The carpentry classes are renovating the entrance
to our shop building. A new floor has been laid, both
at lower and upper landings, and work is progressing
on the wainscot.
“Andy, Andy and Handy” (Andrew Desantel,
Andrew Peterson and Eustice Markishtum) tore out
and replaced the joists and sub-floor in one afternoon.
The whole class is doing good work and a fine spirit
is manifested.
MISCELLANEA
Thirty-six suits cleaned and pressed, extra pants
cleaned and pressed, 52. Forty-two pairs of gym pants
made and four pairs of pants finished by the tailors.
Electricians, with Arnold McKay as foreman, report
that they have completely rewired the classroom at
the heating plant.
Moran and Kwina, engineers, have spent the past
week overhauling a 15-horsepower, steam engine. It
will be used as a test machine in the steam laboratory.
A painting gang is now cleaning and painting the
big water tank. If the weather remains favorable the
job should be done by the time this is published.
All the twenty members of the girls’ dramatic club
have work ahead of them. Each girl is to select a
reading or a recitation and find some one to coach her.
Each is to “tryout” for the declamation contest on
March fifth. The best ones will be chosen to compete
against the boys.
REQUIEM
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One of the finest funeral orations of modern times
was delivered by an American Indian standing by
the grave of his chief. We quote it from Good
Housekeeping. Here it is, beautiful, simple, true:
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“You have merely lost the man. You
still have the world in which he lived
and which he so enjoyed. You still
have its beauty and its loveliness, and
you still have the blue skies to which
he looked; you have the wind and
the rain and the sun and the silvery
moon. The stars still glitter in the
skies at night; the corn still will ripen;
the deer will roam the forests of your
fathers, and the fish will leap in the
stream. <LThe Great Spirit has only
taken to Him the man. You lose only
that. He will be happy in the Happy
Hunting Grounds of our fathers. . .
The Great Spirit leaves all the other
things and leaves the memory of the
son He has taken to His Tepee.’’
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