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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
What the Pupils Say.
We are all writing our items today.
The farmers are bailing hay at the lake.
The tailors are busy making winter
under-clothing.
W e are all glad to see Miss O'Here back
to the sewing room again.
Joseph Brignone is back again at his old
z place in the engine room.
The extra dish-washers are trying to see
who canhave the neatest set of tables.
Lena Kirk, Lulu Beach and Susie Seigel
have resumed their music lessons for the
winter. . . .
The "Old Maids' Convention" will be
held the last of the month. Everybody
invited.
We all look forward to Friday night
with pleasure as the sociables this year
are as enjoyable as ever.
Superintendent Potter made the band
hall a visit Monday night while the band
was having a rehearsal. .
Louise Sullivan, who has been ill, is able
to be out once more, and we need not add ;
that her friends are pleased.
Ruth Scott, Maud Hamilton, Harriett
Edgar and Edith Milne are among the
new arrivals at McBride Hall.
Guss Bushman, a former Chemawa
pupil, is now at Athena, Ore., and writes
for The American to be sent to him.
Robert Brothers, Guy Watters, Grover
Colby, Arthur Tyler and Elisha Bender
have been promoted to the A. Class,
Mixed Grade.
Frank Hamilton has returned from his
northern home with a number of bright
pupils. Franks friend's are glad to see
him back.
, Some of the employes wouldn't believe
that the bread they had for dinner the
other day was home-made bread. A com
pliment for Emma Williams.
The mess has adopted three kittens and
owing to their vocalistic powers have
christened them, "Nordica," "Melba"
and "Patte."
Harry Stoddard, Robert Dundas, Rod
wick Murchison, George Scott and G id ion
Haubary are new members of the tailor
ing department.
From a letter received from Robert
DePoe we learn that he is studying law in
Lawrence, Kansas, and expects to finish
the course in two years.
Mrs. Theisz has arranged the work in
the Dining Hall so that three girls work
at three tables. They wash all the dishes
and arrange their own tables.
Lena Alliger is a very faithful music
pupil. She will soon be able to make
sweet music, if she continues practising
with such patience and earnestness.
Cecil Johnson and Minnie Howard arc
expected back to Chemawa soon from
their home in South Bend, Wash. Tiny
will bring three new pupils with them.
Frank- Hamilton, Silas Milen, DonaH
Atkinson and Chas. Bolton called at tlii
office Tuesday morning and subseril i
for the American for themselves and tln-ir
parents.
Joshua Gibson, of the class 1901, b
returned from a visit to his home. Hi
classmates and teacher gave him a hraity
welcome. He brought two new uiN
with him.
Grover Colby is Miss Dohse's star iu; ;!.
When he came to school one year apt!
did not know a letter, now he reads in t!
third reader, and works examples in liv;
ion fairly well. How is that for proirn-'
The work in .the dining hall has been :
organized and a contest is now on a::: :
the girls to have the cleanest and i:. '
orderly tables. Mrs. Theisz will pvr.
the names of the most successful ov. '
the end of each week.
Grover Colby is making a desk fur::
printing office that promises to be a i- v
neat piece of furniture. Although (Ir
has been in the carpenter shopl
months, he is able to do work that a ::.
older hand would be proud of.