The Chemawa American, March 14, 1934, Page 3, Image 3

T he CHEMAWA AMERICAN
DOINGS AT THE PRACTICE HOUSE
This week the girls rotated. They are now: cook,
Margaret Landergren; housekeeper, Philomena Kwi-
na; waitresses, Flossie Ironring, Bernice Frye; host­
ess, Marjorie Martin.
The cook and housekeeper invited guests on Fri­
day for dinner. They were Clarence Emmons and
Cyril Archambeau.
The girls are getting along fine under the instruc­
tion of Miss Strauch. We were pretty busy giving
dinners during the conference.
NEWS NOTES
Many ex-Carlisle, Haskell and Chemawa alumni
were present at the conference. We are sorry to re­
late that we're unable to publish their names, owing to
the lack of space.
We reprint from the Flandreau Spirit that Reginald
Downie, former advisor at our school, is to be back on
duty again. We hope he has fully recovered from his
illness and that luck is with him.
Love takes a holiday! The boys thought it would
be a good idea to stay away from the fairer sex for a
length of time before the conference so that necessary
work could be done to make the delegates comfortable.
For this a “kangaroo court” was form' d to punish
the lawbreakers. We understand they did well for a
time but that time was not so long. It is also said
that the girls “couldn’t take it.”
Laura and Lorena Morigeau and Helen Adams,
who are outing students in Portland, spent the week­
end visiting friends.
Tuesday evening the boys, one and all, gathered in
the McNary hall reading room where they received a
fine talk from Mr. LaVatta. To open and close the
meeting they sang songs.
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Pansy Rutherford is back with us again and weare
mighty glad to have her.
Miss Cruise, our English teacher, spent the week­
end visiting her aunt,Mrs. B. Beck, who lives in Cor­
vallis.
SHOPS
Whitney Comeau and Woodrow Thomas have com­
pleted their course in cooking and baking and have
left for Polson, Montana, where they expect to secure
positions. Both young men did excellent work and
were highly praised by their instructor, Mr. Fournier.
Several shop details were asked to suspend activities
and do their part in helping clean up the remains of
the commissary fire. Every one has worked with a fine
show of spirit and given his time freely to finish the
job as quickly as possible.
The two days of the conference were busy days for
the barbers, we are informed, and each and every bar­
ber had all the work he was able to handle. The boys
not only had a chance for getting more experience but
they were able to show all visitors and customers their
knowledge of the tonsorial trade.
I« About Lo to Friends ««
Washakie, single handed, could pilot any number
of whites through any hostile country. All Indians
feared him. Once, when with General Fremont, a
Shoshone came to tell him that Flying Elk, an Indian
of another tribe was going to ambush General Fremont
with his small party and kill them all. Washakie lis­
tened till the runner finished talking. He thought
awhile and then sat on a log and laughed. The gen­
eral was greatly frightened for a few moments, know­
SENIOR NOTES
ing that his party was not very strong and the only
The senior class is sponsoring a carnival benefit
escort was an old chief and a mere handful of braves.
dance on St. Patrick’s eve for our good old annual.
When the laugh was over, General Fremont asked
We promise it to be a real affair. Tickets are off the
for an explanation, remarking he saw nothing very
press and it is advisable for those planning to attend
funny.
to procure their tickets early. Special numbers will be
Explaining the Indian said, ‘I laugh because of the
featured and door prizes will be given to persons hold­
great words which the river employed to tell the med-
ing lucky numbers. We might add that it would be
ecine man about the game lands. When we went south
worth while to purchase several tickets in the hope of
we found a great mouth, still talking. When we came
securing one of these prizes. We hope to see all at
north we found a little head still talking. Big Mouth,
the carnival where there will be hot dogs, confetti,
plenty noise, little head, no game.’
fortune telling and many other things which will add
“That is Flying Elk,” said Waskakie, “big mouth,
to your enjoyment. Do not forget! It’s March 17th
little head, no fight.” Washakie knew well the man
and will be held in the gym.
The senior commercial class took notes during the that Flying Elk was.
It is said Washakie fought in one hundred and fif­
conference of the tribal councils and it appears that
they did exceptionally well. We are looking forward ty-seven battles in the aid of the whites.