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.
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