CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Mollie Cayou has joined the choir , and
music class.
Miss Seaman has been quite ill since
Thanksgiving.
Miss Bowman ate dinner with Mr. and ,
Mrs. Becker last Sunday.
The printers will be made happy with
some additional equipm ent.
Miss Laufman and Miss Bowman have
joined the calisthenic class.
A. letter from Carlisle gives us the pleas
ant news of Colonel Pratt's recovery.
Peter Casey objects to speaking in pub
lic, but when he has to do it, he does it
well.
Willie Ingram urges that compulsion be
used in regard to boys joining Literary
Societies, -
The second team went to Monmouth last
Saturday and defeated the Monmouth
team 17 to II.
The "Kids" defeated East Salem 35 toO,
and they were pretty big "Kids" whom
they defeated.
John Raub has resigned his position of
2nd. assistant engineer and William Love
lace takes his place.
The way the pupils take hold of their
work in the gymnasium certainly speaks
volumes for Mr. Campbell.
Let us all pray for another months good
weather so the brick walls of all the new
buildings can be completed.
Elmer LaFonso has a very good voice
and if he will not be so bashful about it
will please many of us with his songs,
Sam Morris told us something about
stock raising in the class room on Thurs
day. Sam has some cattle over in Idaho.
The Chemawa band this year will be bet
ter than ever before. The boys are taking
hold of their music in earnest and practic
' ing faithfully.
Mr. Frank Beahan, chief of the weather
bureau at Neah Bay, Wash., was a Che
mawa visitor this week. Morton Pen n
came with him..
Now get. ready for Xmas.
Henry Koter of Yakima Agency Wash.,
arrived Thursday and was enrolled.
Mr. Stoudenmeyer redeemed himself and
the reputation of the Gun Club last Satur
day by baging eight nice snipe, as a re
sult of an hour's outing.
Tomrnie Potter is corresponding with
Santa Caus. He says Santa is surely
coming to Chemawa. Mrs. Theisz looks
wise and says nothing,
The Yakima boys and girls who came
here two years ago have done remarkably
well at their trades and studies. Their
health record has also been excellent.
Rev. Mr. Winans of Salem talked to the
pupils on Sunday evening. They were
very much interested and appreciated the
kind words and good advice giyentothenv
The eleven o'clock Overland train passed
Chemawa while the laying of the corner
stone was going on on Thursday morning
and many inquiring glances were cast
this way from the car windows.
A pleasing feature of the work this year
is the promptness which is seen in every
'department.' Pupils are all. in line ready
to start to their meals, shops or school-
rooms the minute the signal is given.
Supt. Potter escorted Mrs. Lynch, wife
of the agent of Yakima, and the party of
Indians who came with them through the
school building during study hour on Mon-
! day evening. Mrs. Theisz accompanied
the party. -
TheEstelle Reels this - week discussed
the question "Resolved that we have more
fuu in Winter than in Summer". TheOld-Man-in-ibe-tower
would rather see the
question read "Resolved that we learn
more in Winter than in Summer". Or
some similar question.
James Smith thinks we should get some
new, up to-date subjects for debate. Hp
also thinks boys of the higher grades
should be compelled to attecd the Literary
Societies and suggests that the presidents
of the tv o leading societies consult as to
what is the best method of building up
good, active societies.