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LOCAL
The Showalters bid defiance to depression by riding
around in a new De Sota sedan.
Mrs. S. H. Gilliam and Ann, who have been visiting
relatives in the east, returned Sunday, Jan. 8.
We are in receipt of a subscription from John C.
Cadotte of Wakpala, S. D., a student of a few years
ago, who wishes to be remembered to his friends.
East Sunday Mr, and Mrs, Turney had as guests
Mr. Mordaunt Goodenough and Miss Freda Stjerna.
Both guests are prominent in musical circles in Port
land.
George Meachem and Joy Yellowtail, Chemawa’s
only representatives at Bacone college, Bacone, Okla.,
have a meeting once every week at the school library
for the purpose of reading the A merican . They say
it is just like getting a letter from home.
Miss Ella Swink, our new station agent from
Clackamas, will probably be permanently stationed
here. She has been here since Jan. 1. Mr. Francisco
will be transferred to some other part of the county or
state some time in the near future.
A group of Chemawa people consisting of Miss
White, Miss Fout, Miss Richardson, Miss Clark, Mr.
Bent, Eonnie Weeks and Pete Paquette went on a
pleasure trip to Mt. Hood on Sunday, Jan. 8. . They
^report having a jolly time indulging in the winter
sports of tobogganing and skiing.
A t his own request Dr. Henry N. Sisco is'being
transferred to the Cheyenne and Arapaho agency at
Concho, Okla. Through constant and critical surveys
of the campus in search of unsanitary conditions,
clinics, propaganda and conscientious care of the sick
and ailing he has improved the health situation here
a great deal. He will be replaced by Dr. W. E. Eock-
man of the Yakima Indian agency of Washington.
Henderson, song leader; Eenora Harris, sergeant-at-
arms.
On Monday, Jan. 9, Miss Fout took the Junior Red
Cross girls for a hike. They went towards Hazel
Green and after a hike of about two hours duration
returned, to have dinner at the doctor’s cottage.
The junior high Girl Reserves held their first meet
ing of the year and elected new officers. The follow
ing were elected: President, Adrona Aguilar; vice-
president, Elizabeth George; secretary, Alice Bear
Tusk; treasurer, Rose Bellcourt; reporter, Bessie David.
The Y. W. C. A. meeting on Sunday Jan. 8, was
an introduction to what the girls expect to have for the
rest of the year. The girls are planning to have out
side speakers to give them talks on the different voca
tions that are open to girls. The girls seem to be in
terested in this line so we are planning on interesting
meetings for the rest of the year.
Now that the holidays are over everyone is back
to work in the girl scouts. The tenderfeet of troop
1 who passed their tests are: Alma Hatch, Elizabeth
Arquette, Catherine Sherman and Juanita Juneau.
Our new lieutenant, Priscilla Hayashi, is now taking
charge. A song entitled “ Be Prepared” was com
posed by Priscilla Hayashi and Eillian Billy. Mrs.
Middleton received a letter from Mrs. Myrtle Wiggins
.(French) of Bolivar, Tennessee, "who organized troop
one.
At the next Court of Honor, /William Blakeslee is
going up for Second Class; George Cummings, John
Blacketer, Thomas Plouffe, Ora Wiggins and Frank
lin Juneau are going up for'First Class; and Ray
Baldy and Simeon Bean aré going up for Star reward.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy so the
boys have organized a basketball team. They áre to
play.other scouts in the towns. George Cummings-
was elected chairman of this department.
SE N IO R S
Although rather behind in our reports we wish to
say that we all had a grand time at our first party
which was given on Thursday, during Christmas week.
Thanks to Miss White, Alice Eadderoute, Ann White
and Alice Jones for the excellent refreshments!
Our class is all back together again and down to
hard work as the end of the second quarter is drawing
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near. We have been rushed with all kinds of tests
There are twenty four boys in Troop 8. We need this last week which surely made some of us think a bit.
In the basketball games played Saturday night the
eight more to have a complete troop.
On Monday night the Eatonah campfire group went senior girls won over the sophomores scoring three
for a hike. The Pootan campfire girls are working on points ahead. The boys however didn’t do so well
and lost to the juniors with a score of 28 to 34.
beaded head bands.
The class now rates 100 per cent in season tickets,
The Eittle Flower society has elected the following
new officers: Marie Farron, vice-president; Dorothy much to the delight of all its members.