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.
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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.