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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1944)
Farm Report Orchestra Concert Mr. O’Reilley held a meeting in the dairy class room for all the farm employees on January 10. In attendance were Mr. Evans, Mr. Totten, Mr. Noel, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Holmes and Paid Svinth. The purpose of this meeting was to get organized and plan the work so as to get the best results, and to give the boys in the agriculture classes the very best opportunity to learn the science of and how to do whatever work they participate in. The main job at the present is pruning the or chard. Mr. Kelly, Mr. Totten, Mr. Holmes and Mr. Simmons will devote all of their time to this job as long as the weather will permit. Mr. Totten is teach ing the boys how to do pruning work. Mr. Totten also has the bean field to prepare for plowing. On rainy days Mr. Holmes will repair and oil harness, repair stalls in the horse barn, and tend to the manure hauling. Mr. Kelly will repair, oil and paint eveners, single trees, and neck yokes, and re pair the track in the horse barn. Mr. Kelly is also scheduled to work in the blackberries and young berries. Mr. Simmons will care for grain sacks, etc. He also will repair fences. Paul Svinth will condit ion the brooder house and get it ready for the 500 chicks that are due Feb. 23, plus his other duties with the poultry. Other jobs that are listed are: build track in feed room of dairy barn; put in machinery; clean up around buildings; put drainage boxes in Beaver Dam; and, when the time comes, spray. Chemawa Orchestra presenied a concert ofbeau- tiful numbers to the high school on January 12. The music was chosen with the usual good taste of our orchestra leader, Mr. Herman Kunkle. Several nationalities and composers were represented, and the music was made more enjoyable by the brief explanation of its meaning and purpose. The orchestra members are: Mr. Ruth) n Turney, Mrs. Turney, Mr. C. E. Larsen, Mr. Allen Shepard, Richard Showaway, and the director, Mr. Kunkle. Auto Shop Reopens The auto shop is now open. Mr. Dutoit is the in structor. There are about 5 bovs in it now and room for a few more later. The shop work will be to give all the government cars and trucks a general check and grease job, to repair all farm machinery, and all gcvernment equipment of a mechanical nature. Some of the jobs will be to distribute commisary goods, pick up and distribute laundry, haul wood and coal to the employees and hospital, and haul trash. Assemblies The senior class presented a program of dialogues, songs and a short play for the assembly on January 19. The students especially enjoyed "A Mock Exam ination”. The sixth grade program of January 26 was en joyable. Their shadow play was a novelty. They played "Pandora’s Box” interestingly. Grade School News The boys of the fourth grade worked hard get ting read) to receive two pigs. They did all the building of two pens and one house, under the supervision of Mr. O’Reilly. They now have the pigs. Miss Rector seems as excited as the youngsters over the pigs. With The Colors The beginner girls are busy making quilts, sheets, and other things for their doll house. The beginner boys are making things from spools such as wagons, men, and toys of other varieties. Raymond Bennett of Farragut, Idaho, was a visi tor on Chemawa campus last week. James La Rance, a student of Chemawa is leav ing us Feb. 4, to join the Marines. Pfc. Peter Hauser has returned from the Pacific area. He is now in California, and expects to visit his mother here soon. Sophie Thadie, a former student, and a member of the Spars, passed away in late Decemder. Justin Wilson, a paratrooper located in North Carolina, vsited us Jan. 23, Chairs for the Cherubs Boys in the carpenter shop have been busy con structing twelve miniature chairs for the small chil dren. They are very attractive little chairs. Mr. Mason has been directing the boys in various repair work on the campus such as repairing tables, chairs, sanding floors, and constructing broom hold ers. William Wall, class of’29, is visiting Chemawa campus. Lt. Elinor Warner, Army Nnrse Corps, writes to friends that she is now in England. Pvt. Walter Champine is now located at Sioux, Falls, So. Dakota. 3
