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LOCAL
Miss Sina Thompson from Siletz has been a visitor
at Chemawa during the past week.
Mrs. Fratis and daughter, Martha, returned recently
from a short vacation in San Francisco.
Miss Newell was entertained at dinner last Sunday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melovidoff.
Miss Newell left Tuesday for a two weeks trip
through Washington and Oregon doing field work.
Singers from the girls’ side returned the compli
ment by serenading the boys of McNary hall Friday
evening.
Mary Bowechop, student, returned to her home at
Neah Bay, Wash. We are sorry to hear that some
member of her family is quite ill.
McNary hall serenaders took to the bandstand Sun
day evening for an enjoyable hour or more and made
the air ring with music and good cheer.
The girls’ hiking club, appropriately called the Jolly
Rovers under the capable sponsorship of Miss Wentzel
lives up to its name by hiking twice a week and having
a jolly time.
Dorothy Mercer was rushed to Salem for an appen
dectomy Friday morning. She is now resting easily
in the school hospital and we expect her back at school
in a short while.
Last Sunday several Chemawa people drove over to
Linfield college to visit Charlotte Jordon. We were
proud to hear she has been selected president of the
girls’ dormitory there and is doing splendidly in her
work.
Barthel and Milton James visited their parents at
Chemawa recently. Both gentlemen hold responsible
positions in the conservation corps at Warmsprings.
Mr. Merton Porter was also a visitor from the same
place.
The boys’ music club organized Friday evening in
McNary hall reading room. The election of officers
resulted as follows: President, Myron Anderson; vice-
president, George Peltier; secretary, Charles Butler;
treasurer, Francis Thomas; song and yell-leader, Col
lins Anderson; sergeant-at-arms, Hamilton Greene.
After a brief discussion on club affairs the first meet
ing broke up to convene again two weeks hence.
Mr. Fred Motchman, a former student and grad
uate, paid friends here a short visit during last week
end. He surprised his many friends by bringing a
bride, formerly Marleta Baker, who was also a student
here last year.
The Comrade club has been organized and is run
ning very nicely under the leadership of Vernon
Moon” Jackson who is president. The other officers
are: Vice-President, Janies Large; secretary, William
Settler; treasurer, Clifford Olson.
Mrs. James T. Ryan recently underwent a major
operation. She is now at the General hospital in
Salem recovering. All Chemawa people sincerely
hope for her complete and speedy recovery. Dr. La
ban Steeves performed the operation.
The article, “Being Indian, Serious Business,”
which appears on another page, was written by Gabe
E. Parker of the Choctaw tribe, and is reprinted from
his “Tributes to a Vanishing Race.” Mr. Parker
was formerly registrar of the United States treasury.
Many Chemawa people, students and employees,
traveled to Portland to see the sensational football
game between Southern California and Oregon State
College in which the Beavers startled the football
world by holding the mighty Trojans to a scoreless
tie.
Warren Wilder and Alex LaP'rombois, former stu
dents of Chemawa, are attending art school in Port
land. Reports to reach us indicate that everything
is well with the boys and that they are making good
progress in their work. All their friends are delighted
to learn this.
Among those who saw the Southern California-
Oregon State game at Portland were Mr. and Mrs.
Mason, Miss Wentzel, Father Ildefonse, Messrs. San
ders, Matte, McKay, J. E. James and Milton Janies.
The following students also attended the game: Urban
Brunoe, Sam Scott, Leonard Vivette, Peter Berger,
Roy Meachem, Herman Grant and Gale Bobb.
Many students arose this morning by dawns’ early
light to catch a fleeting glimpse of the “Royal Scot”
as the famous train whizzed by on its tour of the Uni
ted States. This crack passenger train which used to
run between London, England, and Edinburgh, Scot
land, was brought to this country to be exhibited at
the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago.
The Treble Clef club held its first meeting on October
16 at Mrs. Turney’s home. The following officers
were elected; President, Mary lyall; vice-president, Cle
mentine Hugues; secretary-treasurer, Evelyn White
bear; entertainment committee, Catherine Bailey,
Elizabeth Palotkin and Naomi Mesplie. The purpose
of the club is to obtain a better knowledge of music.
Light refreshments were served. The club extends its
thanks to the domestic science department for the latter.