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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1933)
T he CHEMAWA AMERICAN GIRLS’ VOCATIONS The 7th grade foods class at the Wigwam gave two luncheons which were served Friday and Tuesday. Each girl invited a girl friend as her guest. Mrs. Knapp and Mrs. Blakeslee were guests. Beulah Boyd and Delphine Swann prepared a dinner Thursday, April 20, at the Wigwam. After seeing a demonstra tion of how to dress chickens they proved their ability by preparing and serving a chicken dinner to a group of boys. On Monday, April 17, the senior vocational girls from the hospital prepared and served a dinner at the Wigwam. Those present were: Dr. Warner, Dr. and Mrs. Hickman, Dr. and Mrs. Bellinger, Dr. and Mrs. Lockman, Mr. and Mrs. Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. Gilliam, Miss Louise Lockman, Miss Fout and Miss Scheaffer. On Wednesday, April 12, the hospital girls had a sur prise dinner in honor of Miss Fout’s birthday. Miss White, Dr. Lockman and Miss Scheaffer. Following the dinner Bernice Snyder gave a reading “The Bald Headed Man,” Josephine Whitebear gave a reading, ‘ ‘After the Senior Play. ’ ’ The rest of the evening was spent in playing games. Alice Clairmont and Lydia Pepion went to Portland last Monday to take the state examination in beauty culture. They returned Wednesday. The results will not be learned until about two weeks from now. The members of the state board stated that we should be proud of the students ability in this line of work. The home management girls entertained Mrs. Bron son on Friday the 14th at the practice house. Spe cial guests were Supt. and Mrs. Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. Gilliam, Mr. and Mrs. Allen. On Thursday, April 13, Leroy Grenier, Frank Dogeagle and Raymond Ignace were entertaind at the practice house by the home management girls. On Tuesday, April 18, a dinner was given for a group of McNary hall boys. Those invited were Vincent Pratt, Harold Berys, Pet er LeVay, Fred Motschman, Eddie Nanpooya, An drew Peterson, Louis Randall and Louis Pitt. On Saturday, April 20, a jig-saw party was given. Those invited were Kenneth Galbreath, Leroy Grenier, Mel vin LaCourse, Thomas Badgun and Warren Wilder. P age 3 were roasted on sticks and a big lunch was enjoyed. The girls came home tired but happy. The girl scouts of troop three spent their last meet ing in working jigsaw puzzles. This was something new and the girls seem to have enjoyed it very much. The Pootan campfire girls enjoyed a meeting Thurs day night. The entire evening was devoted to art craft. On Thursday evening Mary Evelyn Mykiewitz of Salem talked to the group on painting. This was a most interesting talk and it proved to be a most profitable one also. RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS In Y. W. C. A. on April 16, an Easter service of worship was held. Florence Allman conducted the meeting which consisted of music, readings, scriptures and meditations, which carried out the story of Easter time. A letter of Easter greetings was sent to about 80 former Y. W. C. A. members. It was prepared and sent by the service committee, under Donna Mae La- Fonso. Mr. C. L. Roe, representing the national council of Y. M. C. A. was a visitor at Chemawa Sunday and Monday. Mr. Roe is particularly interested in Y. M. C. A. among Indian boys. The Y. M. C. A. members have been playing off an elimination tournament for the school ping-pong cham pionship, under Warren Wilder, manager. So far Charles “Sissy” Peterson has won the most games. On Easter Sunday the Protestant Church choir pre sented a beautiful cantata, “The Risen King.” Miss Judd was the director. The church orchestra under the direction of Mr. Melovidoff played the “Unfinished Symphony, ’ ’ by Schubert. They were assisted by Mr. Cooper and Mr. Schmit, second violinists, from Salem. The Good Friday Communion service in the Protestant Church was conducted by Dr. Grover C. Britchett of the First Presbyterian Church of Salem. On Tuesday night, the 18th, the choir was given a party in the Y room. Hostesses were, Mrs. Klei- hege, Miss Judd and Miss Eakin. The party was en joyed by all and they worked jig-saw puzzles. GIRL SCOUTS MR. BENT TRANSFERRED Mrs. Middleton’s girl scouts held their meeting in the practice house and practiced on their Morse code. At the next meeting the girls who know their letters will be rewarded by receiving a badge. The Morse code will be the last of their second class tests. Mrs. Middleton has bought a girl scout diary for the troop. Mrs. Smith and her group of camp fire girls went on a nature study hike. Saturday, April 8, at Eola Springs a huge camp fire was made. “Hot dogs” Mr. George W. Bent, who has been the boy’s ad visor at Chemawa for quite a few years, departed on April 13 for Fort Sill, Oklahoma. It is understood that his duties there will be similar to those while at Chemawa. A beautiful Elgin watch was presented to Mr. Bent by the faculty at a farewell dinner at the Wigwam. It is hoped that the present will remind him of his many friends who regretted having him leave.
