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T he CHEMAWA AMERICAN
FROM THE CLASS-ROOMS
The chemistry classes have been experimenting
with a most poisonous gas (chlorine) and feel pleased
to say that there was no accident of any kind during
the handling of it. This gas was used during the
world war and killed thousands of soldiers before
gas masks could be produced. Both boys and girls
of the senior class have now had their pictures taken
and ordered and hope to have them all out before
Christmas. If nothing else we will at least have
pictures to give as presents. The Billy girls were
called home unexpectedly a few days before Thanks
giving but managed to return in time for the big din
ner and football game.
In Mrs. Lobdell’s room the 7 and 8 grades are
planning to have every student give a penny so we
can help the Red Cross by buying a Red Cross stamp.
In the gymnasium we are taking up basketball. We
are also having first aid lessons. We are glad to have
Mr. Lobdell back in mathematics class. We have
finished reading the King Arthur stories and we are
now writing a play taken from it. We are all taking
part in the writing.
In the 8th grade we are reading the story “Christ
mas Carol,” by Charles Dickens. It is very interest
ing and we hope to finish it before Christmas so we
can write a short play on it.
The departed came to Chemawa with her daughter
Mary about a year and a-half ago and until quite re
cently she was the personification of good health—be
ing unusally alert mentally and physcially. She was
blessed with unusually fine mind and was of a nature
to win friends. She was beloved by young and old
alike and her memory will be with us in the long years
yet to come. She was truly one of God’s gentlewo
men, and T he A merican joins the entire population
of Chemawa in offering the surviving relatives condol
ences in this bitterly dark hour.
SHOPS
In the month of November, the menders of bad
soles repaired 669 pairs of shoes. The printers were
taken into camp and we are expecting to do the same
to the tailors.
The old truck building is being remodeled and
equipped for a plumbing shop. The new deep well
will be connected this week. This will be another
source of water supply.
The tailor boys made the costumes used in the op
eretta and all are a credit to the work of the boys.
A new civilian suit has just deen completed by Earl
Stanhope and John Trottier.
ORGANIZATIONS
Members of the Pootan Campfire have been working
on beaded head bands. Five of our girls were in the
operetta so we have not had our regular meetings.
The Winona Dramatic club, now under the name of
“Scene Shifters Club,” held a meeting on the evening
of Nov. 21. The following were elected: President,
Oswald Burland; vice-president, Irma Charles; secre
tary-treasurer, Dorothy Henderson; reporter, Catherine
Bailey. The club began working on their dramatic
note books and followed with the initiation of mem
bers.
Boy Scout Troop 8 had a fine meeting and “eats”
on the evening of Nov. 28. Supt. and Mrs. Ryan,
Mr. Gilliam, Mrs. Decorah, Mrs. Fratis and Mr. Bent
were also there to enjoy the evening. In connection
with the food the scouts are thankful to Mr. Kunkle
and Mr. Theo Turner. Mr. Kleihage is scoutmaster
of this troop.
DEPARTED
Last Sunday morning, at an early hour, Mrs. Mary
Newell, aged 81 years, departed life here at Chemawa.
She is survived by a daughter, Miss Mary Newell, head
of domestic science department at this school; another
daughter, Mrs. F. C. Farrar, of San Francisco, Calif
ornia, and a son, Gordon Newell, of Marion, Virginia.
LOYALTY
F YOU work for a man, in heaven’s name
work for him. If he pays you wages,
that supply your bread and butter, work
I
for him, think well of him, stand by him and
stand by the institution he represents. I
think if I worked for a man, I would not
work for him part of the time, but all the
time. I would give him an undivided serv
ice or none. If put to a pinch, an ounce of
loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. If
you must vilify, condemn and eternally dis
parage, why, resign your position, and when
outside, damn to your hearts content. But
I pray you as long as you are part of an in
stitution do not condemn it. Not that you
will injure the institution—not that—but
when you disparage the concern of which
you are a part, you disparage yourself.
Elbert Hubbard