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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
may be as able to give such a good
sensible talk to young men and women
after we get through school.
LOCALS
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Miss M. Noble is here visiting her
sister, Mrs, Bullard.
The contractors have now began on
the new smoke stack,
The Domestic Science, department
was opened Monday so that the classes
may take their regular course in
cooking.
During the past week, in addition to
the usual routine work in the printing
office, 20,900 impressions on job work
were recorded.
Last Sunday . evening the lights were
not as ;bright as they usually are.
This resulted from the. breaking of the
bolts on the crank of the large engine
so that it. was not used, , The 40 horse
power engine was used in place of the
80-horse power one.
The Nesika Club has elected officers
for the. year, and while a number of the
leading members have not returned to
school, we will nevertheless go ahead
and in a few months make our appear
ance before the footlights. The
officers as elected are: President, Joseph
Dillstrom; Vice-president, Chas. Larsen;
Secretary, Henry Dillstrom: Treasurer,
Frank Souvigner.
The Rev. Mr. Conner of Umatilla gave
a good practical talk to the Senior class
on Tuesday morning. Mr. Conner saici
that Chemawa is like a great hill from
which the students look over the Indian
country and see what work can be
done to uplift their people. Mr. Conner
regretted his lack of education, but we
who heard him talk felt that he was
pretty well educated and we hope we
ca acinic
There are lots of boys in my grade.
There are very pretty pictures in the
third grade school room. ,
The third grade school room is learn
ing the salute to the flag.
The third gkide pupils had a lesson
about Benjamin Franklin.
1 The third grade is studying about
Christopher Columbus this week.
The eighth grade pupils wereglad'to
welcome four of the ' seventh grade
pupils into their grade M6nday,
Joseph Purns was promoted from the
seventh to the eighth grade and we hope
he will do as well as he did in the
seventh.
Nellie Boswel! is now improving in
school and she will soon be in the 5th
grade. Miss White is well pleased with
her pupils.
Miss Skipton says she is sorry that
the geraniums are all gone. They have
had geraniums on the tables in the din
ing hall for the past four weeks.
Miss White is our new teacher in the
fourth grade and the pupils like her
very much. We do not waste a minute.
The pupils study hard to please her,
The seniors , are very glad - to see
George Williams back in school again.
We have nearly all in our class present
with us now and expect to do a good
year's work.
, ;
It has been a great change to enter
into the seventh from the sixth grade
and we hope we will .succeed in our
lessons and keep up our work. E. B