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LOCAL
Merry Christmas!
Because of the cold weather there was no chapel
Sunday evening, Dec. 11.
Saturday night, Dec. 10, the students enjoyed a
dance in the gym. Music was furnished by Charles
DePoe’s orchestra.
The cold spell may have been disagreeable to some
but the boys in Brewer made the best of it by flooding
the court and enjoying a few days of skating.
A mantle of snow covers the campus as this is being
written. In the good old Oregon manner today’s
snow may be tommorrow’s slush but the students
have high hopes for a white Christmas.
The advent of freezing temperature has brought
with it, as usual, frozen pipes, wrecked car motors, and
* ‘freeze-outs’ ’ in the school building. There has been
unusual demand on the services of the plumbers
and engineers.
The recent cold spell froze some of the nearby ponds,
streams, swamps, gullies, etc., making it possible for
students and employees alike to take advantage of some
very nice skating. Some of our people are very skill
ful while others are not so well versed in the art of
skimming over the ice. A visit to the ice would have
revealed a scene of grace, beauty and awkwardness at
it’s height.
Mrs. Ryan had a tea in McNary Hall on Dec. 15.
The program was given by the McNary boys and con
sisted of two solos by Joe White, two solos by Harold
Berrys and instrumental music by McNary boys. There
was also a display of dolls made by the Junior Red
Cross, which are to be sent to Grand Ronde, in the
“ Christmas box.” Mrs. Ryan wishes to state that
she appreciated very much the courteous service ren
dered by the McNary hall boys.
From Dec. 7 to 10, the American Vocational As
sociation held a convention in Kansas City. Supt.
Ryan attended this gathering, in which the Indian
Service was admitted to the Association. The A. V.
A. gave a banquet, and we are proud to state that the
entertainment, which consisted of a special program
and a tableau, was provided by students from Haskell
Institute. Another year the Indian Service will prob
ably have sectional meetings at the convention which
is to be held in Detroit, Michigan.
Chemawa vocational instructors gathered in the
Indian art room on Monday night and, with Supt.
Ryan in charge, discussed various matters of import
ance to our industrial departments. Supt. Ryan, in
the course of the evening, gave interesting side-lights
on his trip to the convention in Kansas City. Al
though great improvements have been made in the
shops in the last few years even greater effort is de
sired on the part of the shop instructors—by inter-shop
cooperation, attendance at schools, visits to industrial
plants, etc.—to bolster the ever-increasing efficiency
in their departments.
FOOTBALL BANQUET
Chemawa’s 1932 football team was entertained by
the senior domestic science girls with a delightful ban
quet in the D. S. building, Saturday, Dec. 10. The
Christmas spirit was in evidence everywhere with trees,
holly wreathes, candles and soft lights. Honored
guests included Mrs. Ryan, Miss Newell, Miss Black,
Mr. Gilliam and Coach Lavelle. After dinner Mr.
Gilliam gave a short talk emphasizing the fact that the
qualities learned in football—cooperation and willing
ness to work hard—will be big factors in one’s suc
cess in life.
Orville Olney ’34, was elected captain to succeed
Roy Meachem, ’33.
The football team and Coach Lavelle wish to express
their thanks to MissStrauch, the senior girls and Miss
Black for their work in making this an enjoyable oc
casion .
D. S. NOTES
We are glad to have Miss Wilcox and eight of her
boys to dinner on Friday at the practice house. Sun
day afternoon we had some visitors. Refreshments
were served by Hattie Hayden and Lillian Billy. Mil
dred Smith and Nancy Reynolds were very busy decor
ating the living room. Our five weeks are up so we
have to say goodby to Miss Newell. We thank her
for all the help she gave us and also for the good times
we have had while at the practice house. During the
week we had several guests for dinner: Mrs. Ryan,
Mr. Gilliam, Joe White and Lucy Billy. We thank
the plumbers for work they did at the practice house.
GIRLS’ ATHLETICS
Besides taking first aid tests the girls gym classes
are practicing up for vocational basketball tourna
ments. The victors are to receive a trophy. So far,
the standings are: Club defeats the dining hall; dining
hall defeats the hospital; house detail victorious over
laundry; post graduates win from the sewing room.
An organization of a new team, ‘ The assistants,” has
made it necessary to change the schedule somewhat.