T he CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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LOCAL
George Meachem, class of 1929, has enrolled at Ba-
cone College in Oklahoma to pursue his studies.
Pat Kelly, a Chemawa graduate of the class of 1930,
returned recently to finish his course in tailoring.
Emma Redd, graduate of the class of ’32, is now
working as a nurse in a hospital at Poplar, Montana.
Hazel Pete, one of the graduates of last year, is
leaving for Santa Fe, New Mexico, to study Indian
Art.
Mr. Edgar Simmons writes from Sherman Institute
subscribing for The American. He enjoys his work,
he states, and is getting along well.
The Indian Art department recently moved to the
art building which was vacated by Mrs. Wallace. As
soon as the department is settled, Mrs. Janies reports,
exhibits will be on display.
Many students and employees from Chemawa were
in Portland on Oct. 1 to witness the Stanford-Oregon
State football battle and again last Saturday to see
Oregon and Washington in action.
Two girls from the Child Care Class are taking
instruction from Miss Funk in manicuring and finger
waving. Alva Tice, a new arrival, now makes the
tenth operator in the beauty parlor.
At chapel Sunday night Supt. Ryan spoke a few
words of appreciation for the orchestral and vocal
music heard at our Sunday evening gatherings. The
orchestra, a quartet of girls and the choir each con
tributed a number.
The officers of the Y. W. C. A. met for their first
regular cabinet meeting on Tuesday in which plans
and programs for the year were discussed, and com
mittees appointed.
Florence Allman is president,
Esther Hillman vice-president, Violet Johnson secre
tary and Alleta Goodbird is treasurer.
Last Wednesday afternoon the women of the First
Christian church in Salem were guests of Mrs. Teter
and Miss Eakin in the Y. W. C. A. room at Chemawa.
A feature of the afternoon’s program was an inspec
tion trip through several of the school departments,
conducted by members of the Y. W. C. A. These
girls also assisted in serving during tea hour and the
Chemawa Sextet sang two selections.
Mr. .and Mrs. Bernard Topash of the Genoa school
in Nebraska visited friends and relatives at Chemawa
last week. Mr. Topash is clerk in the Genoa office.
Mrs. Topash was formerly Viola Jones. Both are
graduates of Haskell Institute.
The Utica Jubilee singers of the Utica Normal and
Industrial Institute, Utica, Miss., will perform in the
Chemawa auditorium on Nov. 5. These world fa
mous artists will be worth hearing and it is hoped
that all Chemawaites turn out for their concert.
Since the last issue of The American a new sub
scription arrived from an old student who wanted to
keep tab on her alma mater.
Mrs. Ramona Starritt
of Orleans, Cal., known to her schoolmates as Ramona
Tripp, is the lady in question and she wishes to be
remembered to her friends.
Mr. G. DeCorah, instructor in shoe-repairing at
Chemawa, received a fine write-up in the Orgonian of
Sunday, Oct. 2. The article told of his work as a
leader in the Boy Scout organization and amongst
his people and was illustrated by a picture of Mr.
DeCorah in Indian custom.
The gym was a scene of a variety of athletic enter
tainment Saturday night. Six girls’ organizations
were represented in three volleyball games and the
evening wound up with a basketball game between
Amera’s Blackhawks and a pick-up team of local stars,
the Blackhawks emerging victorious after an overtime
period. The game was a thriller.
The painters are all busy repainting the interior of
the “bachelors’ quarters” getting it ready for Mr.
Smith and family. The complete force is working
on this, so it will soon be in first class order. They
recently did a fine job of painting in a room in the
printing department—sponging the walls, varnishing
the floor and painting all the wood work.
The girls of the Practice House have been very busy
the past week in serving informal dinners to their
friends and have enjoyed it very much. This is their
last week in the Practice House and they say that they
dread the thought of leaving it because it has been
such a w’onderful lesson and experience for them.
They wish to acknowledge their most sincere appre
ciation to Miss Newell.
ESCORTS
Sat., Oct. 15—To Salem_____________________ Miss Earlougher
Sun., Oct. 16—McBride__________________________ Mrs. James
Mr. James
Winona_______ ___________________ Mr. Larsen
Miss Black
Hawley--------------------------------------- Miss Newell
Mr. D. S. Turner
Sun., Oct. 23—McBride___________________________Mrs. Kirk
Mr. Smith
Winona___________________________ Miss Peters
Miss Roddy
Hawley._______________________ Miss Mountjoy
Miss White