T he CHEMAWA AMERICAN
P age 3
ORGANIZATIONS
FROM THE CLASS-ROOMS
A box of groceries, clothes and a few presents were
prepared by troop II of the Girl Scouts as a Christmas
present to a family in Siletz. The money which was
used to buy the groceries was raised by selling holly.
A Christmas party was given for the members of
the Protestant Sunday school on Dec. 22. It was
held in the Y room, with Oma Woodcock acting as
hostess. Games were played, refreshments served
and Christmas presents were given out. After the
party the children went about the campus and sang
Christmas carols.
The Girl Scout troop 4 had a party at their last
meeting and had a real good time. Candy which was
made by three of the girls was passed around and
each girl received a present. We are all hoping Anna
Stevens will get well soon. Some of the scouts in
our troop went home for their Christmas vacation
and we all hope that they have had a merry Christ
mas.
The Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. held a Christmas joint
meeting Dec. 24. Christmas carols were sung. The
boys’ quartet gave a selection. “Peace I give unto
You,” was presented by Oma Woodcock, Rudolph
Maysee, Vincent Pratt, and Oscar Braden. The girls
served home made candies to the group at the close of
the meeting.
The Nitsi Pootan troop of girl scouts had a party at
Mrs. Smith’s, Dec. 28. They all enjoyed themselves.
The following were elected on Tuesday evening
to serve as officers for the seventh grade groups: Pres
ident, Francis Plouffe; vice-president, William Alex
ander; secretary, Edna Joe; treasurer, Ray Baldy;
sergeant-at-arms, Josephine Juneau; yell leader, Eddie
Casey; song leader, Vivian Sam; reporter, Madeline
Skinner.
Members of the sixth grade were given a Christmas
party at the teacher's cottage on Dec. 23. Miss Mount
joy was hostess to the little folks. Games were played
and a delightful luncheon served. After the luncheon
Santa Claus appeared and surprised the guests with
Christmas gifts.
Honorary guests were Supt. and
Mrs. Ryan and Mr. Gilliam.
In the tenth grade English class we are studying
literature of the Sough. In the Biology class we are
studying the preparation of food—the girls have the
edge on the boys in this phase of biology.
SHOPS
The boys in the carpenter shop are getting quite
proficient cabinet makers as you may have noticed.
They had many nice cabinets on exhibit recently.
The boys in the machine shop are kept busy doing
odd jobs. They are keeping the shop in perfect order
during the holidays. If they have a floor to shine
they shine it. It keeps them busy.
The boys in the blacksmith shop have been kept
busy during the last week fixing phonographs. Frank
Dumont is very industriously making a burner for the
girls’ building.
ESCORTS
Sun., Jan. 8—McBride--------------------------------------Mrs. Lobdell
Mr. Lobdell
Winona__________________________ Mrs. Mason
Mr. Mason
Hawley_______________________ Miss Wentzell
Miss Hoffman
Sun., Jan. 15—McBride___________________________ Mr. Berry
Mr. Teter
Winona___________________________ Miss Olney
Mr. Rogers
Hawley________ ____________ Miss Richardson
Mr. Shepard
* Indian Service News -!“
Miss Lottie Grauzer, of Lincoln, Nebraska, has been appointed
to the position of high school teacher at Haskell Institute. She
replaces Margarete M. Speelman who was transferred to the
office of girls’ advisor at the same school.
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Music students of Sherman Institute performed over station
KNX, Hollywood, on Dec. 9. This station comes into radio
sets here like a local station and had we been forewarned many
of us would have enjoyed hearing the broadcast of our south
ern California neighbor.
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Phoenix Indian school mourns the passing of Miss Frances
Adams, senior high school teacher at that school. Miss Adams
was 55 years of age. She entered the Indian service in 1910
and was transferred to Phoenix in 1914, where she remained
until her death which occured on Dec. 14.
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Mrs. Frances C. Wenrich, one of Haskell’s best-loved
teachers, retired a few years ago, lives at 38 Winona Ave.,
Lawrence, Kans., in a stone house covered with ivy and climb
ing roses. She spends her time keeping her house and grounds
in spic and span order and sometimes thinks of her old students.
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What! NoJohn Levi? Burnley, a nationally-known cartoon
ist and commentator on sports omitted the name of the gigantic
“Jawn” when he recently wrote an article on great Indian
football players. Included were the names of Thorpe, McLean,
Weller, etc., but Levi, who could make a football do everything
but sing “Sweet Adeline,’’ was ignored.
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Bacone College of Bacone, Okla., seems to be making a bid
for the athletic supremacy of the Indian schools. Bacone, not
a government school, has gathered a formidable array of ex-
government school stars and is on the road to having high cal
ibre teams in all lines of sports. Emmett McLemore is coach.
In the pre-Levi era in Haskell athletics he was a famous foot
ball player at the Kansas institution. He is an able mentor and
is bringing the Bacone teams right along.