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The Chem awa American
KNOW YOUR HOLIDAYS
"TIME MARCHES ON"
W ith the p assin g of time, all things
a g e a n d in th at a g in g some lose
their usefulness. W ithin the p a st
sev eral years, C hem aw a h as seen
som e of its landm ark buildings p ass
th at sta g e a n d en ter into the role of
"h as b een ." The most recent lan d
m arks to hav e b e e n so directed are
the Catholic C hapel a n d Kola Tepee.
The ch ap el h a d served the cam pus
for thirty odd years. W ith its bein g
discontinued, services a re now b ein g
h eld in the new ly d eco rated a u d i
torium. K neelers w ere installed with
the new se a ts a n d a n altar, d esig n ed
a n d constructed b y Mr. M att serve
the n eed s of the Catholics on the
cam pus.
Kola Tepee, in recen t y ears the
g u est h ouse a n d social club, w as
originally the A dm inistration Build
ing. It w as a fam iliar landm ark to
the early students a n d em ployees of
C hem aw a for it w as the oldest b u ild
ing on the cam pus. Pictures, taken
of it in its early years, show it to
have a t one time b e e n protected by
a w hite picket fence; the building,
how ever, a s w e saw it until this p ast
sum m er h a d not b e e n ch an g ed from
the original structure.
AIRCRAFT PEOPLE VISIT
Mr. LaV atta, a r e a placem ent offi
cer, accom panied b y two re p re se n
tatives of the Boeing Aircraft Co. of
Seattle, W ashington, spent a d a y on
the cam pus visiting the vocational
departm ent. They w ere guests at a
luncheon p re p a re d b y the girls of the
hom e econom ics departm ent, under
the supervision of Mrs. Cronk, an d
served b y Beverly C arlson, A rlene
V aile, Millie Jefferson, an d Pauline
Johnson. O ther guests were: Mrs.
Nell V. Brannon, Mr. a n d Mrs. M ar
tin Holm, Miss M artha Hall, Miss
Norma R unyan, Miss A lberta Challis,
Miss W inifred Koske, Mrs: Lena
Cronk, Mr. W. B. Show alter a n d Mr.
E m anuel Hudson.
After the luncheon in H aw ley hall,
they a tte n d e d the h e a d s of d e p a rt
m ents m eeting in the Em ployees'
club w here the Boeing re p re se n ta
tives discu ssed their policies a n d
sta n d a rd s of train in g a n d hiring for
their plant.
N ovem ber
T hanksgiving D ay o r i g i n a t e d
w hen G overnor Bradford of the little
colony of Pilgrims sent four m en out
to shoot fowl so th a t the little colony
m ight celebrate, in a special w ay,
after the first g ath erin g of the h a r
vest. For m an y years, Thanksgiv
ing w as ce le b ra ted only occasional
ly. W hen the Civil W ar brought the
people a new feeling of unity the
d a y becam e recognized generally.
Since 1863, the President of the Unit
e d S tates h a s issu ed a Thanksgiving
proclam ation asking people to ob
serve the last T hursday in Novem
b e r to give thanks for the blessings
they received during the preceding
year.
D ecem ber
COURTESY OREGON STATESMAN
Air. Hojm
Supt. Holm to
Portland Office
Mr. M artin N.' B. Holm, our superin
tendent, will b e leaving C hem aw a in
the n e a r future to rep lace Mr. R. M.
Tisinger, a s A rea Director of Schools
for the Portland A rea. Mr. Tisinger
h as acc e p ted the position of Director
of the UNESCO training school for
F undam ental E ducation in Siam, one
of six such training centers e s ta b
lished about the world.
The announcem ent cam e a s a
shock to the m em bers of the staff at
C hem aw a who, in the short time . Mr.
Holm h as b e e n here, hav e come to
resp ect a n d adm ire him for his c a p a
bilities a n d his sincerity in every
p h ase of his position. Mr. Paul Bram-
let, former principal of Interm ountain
Boarding school at Brigham City,
Utah, h as b e e n nam ed Mr. Holm's
successor. He is to arrive a t C he
m aw a on Dec. 10.
BAND TO PRESENT CONCERT
The C hem aw a Band, un d er the
direction of Mr. Matt, will present its
a n n u a l concert in thé auditorium on
D ecem ber 11, a t 3:15 o'clock.
Men w ho hav e a good d e a l to sa y
u se m ighty few w ords.—Josh Bill
ings.
The C hristian festival of C hristm as
is c e le b ra ted by every State, Terri
tory, a n d possession of the United
States in memory of the birth of
Christ. This d a te w as chosen in
early times to draw the C hristian
people a w a y from the h e a th e n fes
tivities celeb rated by the Romans
during th at time of the y ear. It is
sa id that the first C hristm as w as
ce le b ra ted in the second century by
order of Telesphorous, the seventh
Bishop of Rome.
The nam e of the d a y com es from
the fact th at in. the Roman churches’
a m ass in honor of Christ's birthday,
w as ce le b ra ted on that day.
In
France, it is called Noel------in Italy,
N atale, and in Germany, W eihnach-
ten — all, the word for "birthday."
STORE CONDUCT IMPROVED
It took two day s of se p a ra te store
d a y s to accom plish it—but it worked.
The conduct around the store a re a
h a s greatly im proved.
Sociallers
a re b eh av in g more sensibly an d
“rough housers" a re slowly going
out of business.
O ne thing more is to b e accom
plished. C hem aw a, in all of its 70
years, h a s nev er h a d a student in
jured or killed in accidents involving
trains. H ow ever some of our present
students a re seem ingly trying to
b re a k th at record. Let's don't race
the trains.