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LOCAL
A new bread cutter was recently installed at the stu
dents’ dining room. The machine, the last word in
efficiency and safety, is greatly appreciated by the
hard-working people in this department.
Chemawa has been asked to broadcast over station
KGW, the N. B. C. station in Portland, sometime
in the near future. It is expected that the girls’ sex
tet and two or three of our young vocal soloists will
be featured.
Work on “The Chief,” senior class annual, is pro
gressing well.
With the exception of a fire at the
photographers, necessitating retaking of many class
pictures, and later a fire at the engravers, which held
up the cuts for a time, everything has been going
smoothly. The press work is now well along and
with a little cooperation from those who may demand
last-minute “jobs” the book will be out by May 25.
Miss Jeanette Cramer, the Home Economics editor
of the Oregonian, was a recent visitor at Chemawa.
While here she w-as entertained for luncheon and tea
at the practice house. After visiting the shops and
home economics department she spoke over KGW
in Portland and told about us. We were all happy to
have her visit us and we hope she will come again.
Long live the Altamot! During the past few days
Chef Henry E. Boyes and his staff have invited mem
bers of shops who helped in getting their cafe, The
Altamot, under way to partake of their food. The
printers were the lucky guests at dinner Tuesday even
ing. No professional restaurant could have served a
better meal. The food was grand and the service was
faultless. (We can hardly wait until we are invited
again.)
Mr. Gilliam conducted the chapel services Sunday.
Arpril 30. The orchestra rendered a selection entitled
“La Paloma.”
A reading was given by Theda
Murphy, a member of the Scene Shifters club, and an
other was given by Esther Hillman of the Nonpareil
society. At the chapel service on Sunday, May 7, a
reading was given by Sophia Powakee, a member of
the Nonpareil society. The orchestra played “Second
Reverie,” a chorus of tenth grade girls sang and Miss
Frances Smith of Portland played a violin solo “To-
Vontelle” by Wieniowski. She was accompanied by
M. A. Goodenough.
Mr. John H. Rudd, of Seattle, a secretary for the
Northwest Council of the Y. M. C. A., was a visitor
at Chemawa on Sunday. He spoke to the Protestant
students at their worship sendee Sunday morning,
gave a talk to the girls of the Y. W. C. A. Sunday
afternoon, and conducted a discussion for the Y. M.
C. A. Sunday evening. Mr. Rudd made many new
friends Sunday, and renewed some old acquaintances
made when he was boys’ work secretary for Marion
County a number of years ago.
VOCATIONS
In the blacksmith shop Bennie lyall has done some
very attractive work stamping brooms for McNary
hall. Frankie Dekoff is sick in the hospital, we all
wish him a speedy recovery. The blacksmiths have a
new acetylene generator for generating acetylene gas
used in welding. The generator will be a very eco
nomic piece of equipment as gas can be generated at
one-third the cost of tank gas.
The engineers have been preparing for a big exam
ination at the end of the year. All the boys feel that
they can pass. Says Pete Lavay “We all aim to get
a job after school is out as engineers.” Wethank
the painters for giving us a pretty coat of red on our
roof. We have just recently installed a large water
tank on our room to reserve surplus water.
In the machine shop the boys are working on a
number of projects which they plan to take home with
them. Homer Settler is working on a hammer, Floyd
Monroe has just completed a gear, Tommy Parker
made a good looking plumb bob, and George Black is
working on a tap w’rench.
The boys of the Altamot gave a birthday dinner in
honor of Woodie Underwood, who is taking up cook
ing. The birthday cake was made by the cooks of
the Altamot. Nicholas Shishkin and Ernest Sam were
guests at the dinner.
No doubt you have noticed that the tennis courts
have been newly lined. The painters have been kept
busy painting tennis courts and roofs during the past
week.
Mr. Rogers made the tailors happy by repacking a
pressing machine which was in very bad shape.
During the month of April the shoe shop boys re
paired 672 pairs of shoes.
CLASS NEWS
The seventh grade girls’ class has lost its reporter
Madeline Skinner. She has found it necessary to go
to the Tacoma Sanitorium for an appendix operation.
The eight-2 girls are making class annuals as an
English project. They thought it an excellent idea
to have a record of each eighth grade student. The