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CHEMAWA^)AMERICAN
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LOCAL
Miss Esther Sprague, field matron of the Yakima
Reservation, visited Chemawa last week.
When the Salem Legion Drum corps, national cham
pions, made their triumphal march through the streets
of Salem the Chemawa Indian School band had the
honor of being the first musical organization in the
parade.
Bernice Sheldon, class of ’29, visited with a brother
here last week. She is enroute to Haskell where she
will take post graduate work in the commercial depart
ment. While here she greeted several old friends and
school mates.
Edgar Simmons, on the advisory staff at Sherman
Institute, writes to a Chemawa friend that he intends
to visit his old school in time to witness theChemawa-
Salem grid iron classic. He expects also to do a little
incidental fishing while in these parts.
Old-timers will recall the name of Michael MacLeod,
class of ’14, and will be interested to know that he is
doing well in the far north. Mike is, and has been for
several years, principal of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
school at Karluck, Alaska, on Kodiak Island.
Mr. Andrew Davis, who erected our fine gymnasium,
and recently constructed two wonderful dormitories at
Warmsprings—said by many to be by far the best from
the stand-point of construction and appointments of
any in the Indian Service—is now at Ft. Lapwai,
Idaho, still engaged in construction. He wrote to the
American renewing his subscription.
Little David Rainey, age two, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil D. Rainey of Chemawa, fell from the top of the
grandstand at the athletic field last Wednesday morn
ing while playing with other childern and suffered a
fractured skull. He was rushed to a Salem hospital
for treatment. The little fellow is back at his home
and his recovery now is only a matter of time and pro
per care.
Work has finally commenced on the new athletic
field. Two tractors are in operation at present grad
ing the tract of land to be used. It is bounded on the
north by the board walk leading to the O. E. station,
on the south by the bull pen, on the west by the or
chard and on the east by employees cottages. After
the field has been graded it will be covered with saw
dust. This will be an improvement over the crowded
and dangerous field on which games are now held.
Julian Larnard is now one of Mr. Bent’s assistants.
He is in charge of the boys in Mitchell hall. Mrs.
Wilcox, matron of that building, finds in him a faith
ful and hard-working aide.
On Sept. 17 the band journeyed to West Stayton
and gave a concert at the Harvest Festival. The boys
played well and made many friends for Chemawa with
their music and good conduct. Mrs. James exhibited
some of the fine products of her Indian Arts depart
ment at the festival and received many compliments
on the excellence of the work.
Miss Funk, teacher of beauty culture, reports in
dustrious and interested classes in her department this
year. The girls are kept very busy with their regular
work—last Tuesday a couple of girls even performed
before a movie camera, demonstrating all the steps in
producing a permanent wave. Essie Bedard, a gradu
ate of last year, visited at the school for a short time
this fall. This summer she took the state board ex
aminations in beauty culture and is now practicing in
a private home near Oswego.
Mrs. Nelson Jose and Bernice Blakeslee have just
returned from a trip to Phoenix, Arizona. They
motored three thousand miles and encountered terrif
ically hot weather but report a wonderful trip never
theless. While in Phoenix they saw Minnie Partain,
Miss Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh D. Carrol, and
Mr. Hermann Kunkel. In Sherman they visited
Edgar Simmons. Everyone wished to be remembered
to their Chemawa friends. Bernice saw the desert,
cactus and palm trees for the first time and was quite
properly thrilled. The ladies visited, besides Sherman
and Phoenix, the Truxton Canyon school in Arizona.
GIRLS’ PHYSICAL ED. ACTIVIES
The girls are preparing for a good volleyball sea
son this year. At present practice is going on in each
gym class and the squads are ready to begin their
games. The winning squad in each class gets 25 points
toward a school letter which will be awarded to every
girl who makes 500 points in one school year. Each
member of the team selected to represent its class in
the inter-class tourney is given 50 points and the win
ing class team 75 points. This same system will be
used in the other sports throughout the year, and
many girls have hopes of earning their athletic “C.”
The post graduates are organizing a volleyball team
and it is probable that there will also be games be
tween the various work details—hospital, laundry,
club, dining hall, etc.
A tumbling squad was organized last Saturday after
noon and will meet regularly on Tuesday at 4 p. m.