CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
Mr. Johnson Williams is on the sick list.
Alios Williams re'urned to Chemawa
after a lengthy vacation.
Henry Lovelace and Gus Lncier are tak
ing violin lessons from Prof. DePoe.
Base-ball season is coming and the boys
are making preparations to have a good
Harry Holt, class of '00, who has been
attending the Willamette University for
sometime, left f..r bU home yesterday at
Toppenieh, Washington.
The girM literary societies both had a
large number in attendtince while I he
nuuiher present at Ihe Excelsior, Reliance
anil Dewey's was limited in each.
Si'as Mon i working near Salem chop
ping wood. Silas can play foot-ball and Is
M.tniiHlast. but he ban senna enough to
t ppm-iate the value of good practical pay-1-iir
work.
Tf the boys and jrirls will not show suf
lielent interest in literary work tojoin the.
(iifFe rent societies, they will have to attend
class room in the evening and gain a little
more knowledge.
Girl Band OF Mercy met as usual in the
Girl' Hume.. A large number of the mem
hern were present, as it was the last meet
ing of the quarter. At the next meeting
nw officers are to be elected.
Grover White was verv much pleased to
see his mother whr qatus fr:im SMetsi to
visit the school. Grover's mother has
reasons to be proud of the excellent record
her son in making for himself at Chemawa.
Mr. Charles M. Oilman has been appoint
el a assiHt'tnt engineer, where Henry .
Kmwn was temp warily filling the place.
M. Oilman comes highly recommended
hiiving been in the sen-ire for the past
eight years. ,
Charles Refinery, Hivnes De Witt and
Simon Kills compose the program o ni
iiiittwe.for the present quarter. The Reli
ance expects to hve some interesting pro
gram?. Julius Diuiell ami Paul Hill
joined the Reliauce Thursday evening.
John Baub, the president of the V.
C. A. announces that courage will be
ubject of the Y. M. C. A. meeting
Sunday night.
Messrs.. Stoudenmeyer and Woo
are now going to Manila, so they say
tloipation is better than realization. I
Stoudenmeyer is after riches jyid '
Wood in after h wife.
Mr. Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, In
Campbell, .Mr. and Mrs. Becker, M
trench ,MIbs Wondln, Mrs. Adair, M
Dolme, Mr. Overman, Mr.Htudenmeyer, ?
Teaho, and a few o( the boys of the hlal
grrides attended the excellent performat
of "The Moiitebank" given iu the Gr
Opera Hous of Salem by the dtstingulel
actor Frederick Warde and Company.
Mr. Woods, instructor of the carpenteri
department, gave an excellent lecture
Wednesday evening on tools, etc, used
his dspartment. He described the use
(he rule, square, hammer, saw, plai
chisel, etc. and the different kinds
nails. His talk was instinctive not o.
to the pupils but also to the employ
whose pood fortune it was to be present.
The Rev. Father G. C. VanGoethn,
Pumamichaii, B. C., spent a day last we
visiting the who 0, end two of his Hi
Mends, Mary and Bessie Bides who wi
former pupils of Ids In the Orphami
Home in British Columbia, seemed to
Joy his visit very much. The Fat I
wan greatly pleased with the work he s;
done in the shops and school room", n
the pupils we'e delighted a'nd greatly bet
fitted by his wise and cheerful address
thern in the various school moms.
Mr. I'lieo lore M. Thompwn, who h
been c omened with the school in the p(
tic. 11 of hariiesaniaker for the past ten yoai
ha reigned oi are unit, of ill health. M
Thompson has been an exemplary employ
and has atways kpt hU department In I
front ranks. F if the past consecutive fr
yearn the h miess department under his i
ficient management has taken the first pri
at the Oreiron State fair, against allcomp:
i ors Mis ninny Trieod-4 regret to nee hi
go and he has the best wishes of all.