T he CHEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCAL
Mrs. Stiff, our beauty culture instructor, visited
Portland last week-end.
Christine Bailey, an outing student from Portland,
paid us a short visit last week.
Edith Swann motored down from Oswego last
Tuesday and spent Hallowe’en with her sisters.
Lawrence Pete and Larry Orton, former students,
stopped off for a short visit at Chemawa recently.
Mrs. Mary Hankens arrived last week from Detroit,
Mich., to take up her duties as head nurse in our hos
pital.
Mr. Marvin B. Clark, government auditor, is at
Chemawa on official business.
He is quartered at
Kola Tepee.
Jesse Jim, who graduated from Chemawa last year,
is a foreman of construction in a conservation camp in
Washington.
Miss Margaret Hoptowit, instructor in the Club
kitchen, spent the last week-end at her home in Yak
ima, Washington.
Mrs. Julius Mercer of Grand Ronde visited here last
week with her daughter, Dorothy, who recently un
derwent an operation.
Laura Morigeau, outing student in Portland, attend
ed the dance Saturday night. She hurried back to
work the same evening.
Rilla Olney and Jaunita Newman left on Monday
morning for Bremerton, Wash., where they will work
on the outing. They were accompanied by Miss
Newell.
Alfred Obi, former Chemawa student, is attending
the Oregon Institute of Technology in Portland, ma
joring in mechanics, and is making very good progress
in his work.
Naomi Mesplie was one of the fortunate students
who spent a few days with her parents in Toppenish,
Washington, last week-end. Albert St. Martin also
spent the week-end at his home, in Carson, Wash.
Miss Elizabeth Codding was the guest of the Lar
sons a week or two ago. Miss Codding graduated from
Chemawa with the class of 1928. She then went to
Pennsylvania where she completed her nurse train
ing, started at Chemawa, in the Westchester County
hospital.
President Myron Anderson presided at the second
meeting of the boys’ music club in the music room on
Monday eve. Club business consumed most of the
meeting time and plans were also discussed for the
impending meeting with the Treble Clef club next
Tuesday.
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Music classes have been working lately on music to
be used in the Armistice program.
Leo Teehee and Cyril Archambeau, students at
Chemawa last year, have had their credits transferred
to Wapato, Wash.
Lenora P. Harris had a taste of outing life the
latter part of last week while she was substituting in
Salem for Alice Jones.
The Y. W. C. A. is staging its annual membership
drive. Under the leadership of two captains, Cath
erine Bailey and Dorothy Parker, the girls intend
through this drive to swell their membership consider
ably.
Mr. Allen F. Space, road supervisor for Indian
conservation work in the northwest area, went with
Mr. Larson over to Siletz on Monday to look into the
possibility of establishing an E. C. W. camp in that
region.
Nickoli Nelson came “outside” from Cordova, Alas
ka, a few days ago and made a hurried trip down from
Seattle to look over his old school before returning
north. Nick was a student in the engineering depart
ment.
Student council members were chosen at a meeting
of the boys in McNary reading room on Monday night.
Joe Arlee, Adam Williams, James Rosario and Louis
Orr were selected by the boys to represent them at
council meetings.
Mrs. Ryan returned to her home at Chemawa from
the General hospital in Salem last Sunday. We are
happy to have her back. We hope and trust that be
ing among friends and in her own home again will
speed her recovery.
Mr. Cecil D. Rainey has received his transfer to
Pine Ridge, South Dakota, and is expecting to leave
some time within the next two weeks. He will teach
high school subjects at the Pine Ridge school. We
wish Mr. Rainey success at his new post.
Mr. George Bundy Wasson was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles E. Larson on Sunday. Mr. Wasson
represents the Willamette valley and near-by coast
Indians in whose behalf he has made several trips to
Washington, D. C. He was a student at Chemawa
in the ’90’s.
Frank Dumont journied over from Warmsprings to
visit around the campus a couple of days ago. He is
located at Old Mill camp where he holds the position
of blacksmith. He claims that his camp is the most
efficient, sanitary and best fed out-fit in the district.
As this may bring on controversy from loyal adherents
of other camps we hasten to add that this is “Lindy’s”
private opinion—we are strictly neutral in the matter.