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THE CHEMAWA A MERC AN
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LOCALS
Monday, .there was no ; school for the
forenoon pupils. The girls went back to
their quarters while the boys went out
in the woods to dig up wild ferns, Oregon
grape and different shrubs to be planted
here on the school's birthday. ; ,
The old, iron pipes laying around are
being put to good use by Supt. Chal craft.
They are made into fences and put
along the sidewalks at different places to
help keep the pupils from tramping on
the lawns.
The boys who went o Dallas last Sat
urday to play basketball " report having
had a very nice time.
Mr. Teabo, who lost two horses two
weeks ago, has recovered his property.
They were caught at Mollalla? about
forty-five miles northeast of here.
The blacksmiths are helping the en
gineers stretch large wires from the pow
er house to the hospital and McBride Hall
Silas Moon, an ex-pupi 1 of this-school ,
was here Sunday. He left for Tacoma,
where, he works in the car shops, Sun
day evening.
James Evans is now apprenticed in
the printing office. ,: '
We had singing services in the chapel
1 ast M onday even! n g .
Mr..Bowen and his boys are leveling
th e grou nds by the ne w hospital .
The morning school boys devoted their
time to digging various plants to be
planted by the new hospital last Mon
day. . ,
Mr. Mann and his force of boys are
very busy.fixing the electric wires con
uecti n g all buij din gs .
J Frank Booth, who was working at the
Salem Troiv Works,' isi with us" again for
J his vacation.
! The building, formerly known, as the
LargB Boys' Home, is now called ''Brew
er Hall." ?
The Nesikas had their party last Fri
day evening.
The girls' first and second basketball
teams played a game last Saturday
evening. v ' . : ; '-r'
Frank Sorrel, a boy from Montana, is
now working in the kitchen.
The attendance ' of the Bible Study
class last Sunday was 75. ! .
Mr. and Mrs. Smith took quite num
ber of girls out for a walk last Sunday
afternoon.
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Miss Irene Campbell took some of the
pupils into the woods to get fern, shrubs,
etc; They had a fine time!
. Adella Payne is making a very nice
bead neck lace' for herself.
. We are all glad to see James
Benjamin back in school again after be-
ing out on account of his eyes.
Mrs.' Be w ley's ! brother came from
Dallas, Tuesday morning, and he stop
ed off to visit his sister. She was glad
to see him. ' - f r . ;
Maggie Jerry has completed u; very
pretty bead chain for one of her friends.
M iss Steponeck; the new laundress, is
very nice to, the girls..
The hand boys had a fine practice
: Monday evening -
John Brown is getting to be an expert
, basketball player. He has been, prae
; ticing eve r since he came. ' -;
; ' The student body 'practiced some
songs Monday : evening for the 98th
anniversary of our school.