. CHEMAWA
Mrs. Brewer is able to be out again.
.Martin Wallen arrived during the week.
John Allen dropped in on us as we go to
press,
Thomas Otto is doing good work in the
Tailor Shop.
We miss Superintendent Potter's cheer
full face when he goes away.
J. 8. Heay of New Westminister was a
pleasent visitor Wednesday.
Mr. Woodin has a good shaped cranium
as his recent hair cut plainly shows.
Mrs. Westfall took her patchroom girls
out for a pleasant walk Friday afternoon.
Henry Lovelace, after a long absence,
has resumed his studies in the eighth giade.
Ilenry Contraro says he is working hard
and that the Chemawa School is alright
for a boy who tries to do his duty.
Two new boys arrived yesterday even
ing on the 5 o'clock train and we are glad
to have them here with us from Sile'z, Ore,
Since tailor made suits for ladies are uow
almost indispensable, a number of Chema-.
wa's girls are desirous of learning the tai-.
lor's trade.
Miss Gertrude Brewer will soon begin
the lltrriary coune in Willamette Univer
sity. She will graduate next June from
the musical department of that institution.
' One ot the pupils of sixth grade writes:
"Roosevelt is the youngest of the Presid
ents but he is one the best equipped of them
all. It is a great blessing that the late
President wisely insisted on not having a
nonentity as a running mate last year."
Mrs, Campbell tried the voices of the
new pupils. The following boys have been
selected to sing in the choir. Joshua Gib
sou, Silas Booth, Simon Booth, Chas
Newton and Frank Hamilton.
Noy look out for some good singing.
School was dismissed for a few moments
last week when the north bound Overland
came through to permit the pupils to see
the wrecked express car, which was held up
I ? robbers 50 miles below Chemawa and
almost destroyed by dynamite.
Harry Orselle was back at his school
home for a few days visit last week. Har
ry is earning two dollars a day in Port-
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land. Says he works hard and has found
there are no places for fellows hunting ea
sy jobs. He is one of Chemawa's large
number of outing pupils.
Joseph Dupuis dropped in on us this
week with a fine party of new pupils from
Montana. It seemed like old times to
see Joe around. Those ooming with him
were: John Carron, Frank and Alex Mo
Cloud, Joseph Bisson and Maxima Dua
charine, . Emma Williams and Lena Smith have
taken up a reading course out ; of school
hours. If other students would follow the
, example of these young ladies and take up
some special course and read to some pur
pose they would be more benefitted than
reading as so many young people dp,
without plan or purpose.
A prize is offered to the pupil in the A
class of the mixed grade,, who spells cor
rectly the greatest number of words during
the month of October. The prize, a first
class knife, will be on exhibition, after
Monday 28th. The names of the pupils
in this class are, James Bradley, Jeddie
Pico, Aaron Austin, Chas. Newton, Louise
Stuteen, Joe Charles, Nellie Davis, Lena
Sisk and Lena Brignone.
Mr. Strubbling of the State University
is a dangerous man for an outside compet
ing football team to have anything to do
with. Mr. S. was a marker in last week's
game at Eugene and had a habit of eueak
ingly shortening the five yards line by
rolling the twine around the pole, which
was unsportsmanlike and anything but
clean ball, When remonstrated with by
a gentleman of Eugene he said, "Shut your
jaw, or I'll mash your head."
A pleasant musical entertainment was
given in the chapel on Friday evening in
honor of Rev. Mr. Burt and wife. Solos
were sung by Miss French, Mrs. Campbell,
Miss Laufman and Charles Cutter. Ger
trude lire wer played piano solo and the band
rendered a number of selection. Mr. and
Mrs. Burt spoke to the school expressing
their pleasure at what they saw and heard
at Chemawa. They related some interest
ing and touching incidents which occurred
in the early days of their mission life in
Dakota.