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Joseph Dillstrom, Benjamin Wilcox
EIenry Darnell, John Service, James Evans
Calvin Darnell, Louis Hudson Frazier
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NONPAREILS ENTERTAIN.
On Tuesday evening the Nonpareil
Literary Society gave an entertainment
in the school chapel for the enjoyment
of hoth employes and fellow-students.
In every way it was a success and each.,
number merited the applause received.
At the conclusion of the program Supt.
Chalcraft made a few brief remarks, dur
ing the course of which he spoke in high
terms of the "class" of the numbers given
and the benefit which must accrue to
those who took part. Misses Irene
Campbell and Dollie Case played the
piano accompaniments in an artistic
manner and Calvin Darnell made the
announcements.
Opening Address - - Levi Sortor
Vocal Solo - - Manuel Swanson
Recitation - - Minerva Mecum
Chorus - Six Boys and Six Girk
Vocal Solo - - I hos. Mullings
Comical Reading - Henry Darnel
Vocal Duet -
Viola Ferris and Lee Evans
Vocal Solo - - Nora Mann
Vocal Duet - - -
Lee Evans and Albert Garry
Vocal Duet - -
- Gnssie Cameron and Vernie Cliffe
Act - Eugene Williams and Lee Evans
LOCALS
Martin Vontrin's parents arrived at
the school Tuesday evening for a visit.
They live at Grande Ronde.
Colonel Hofer, Editor of the Capitol
Journal of Salem, paid Chemawa a brief
visit on Wednesday. The. gentleman
has always taken a great interest in this
school and is a welcome visitor at all
times.
Miss Gertrude Brewer, who for the
past three months jhas been in very poor
health, went to the home place near Ta
coma, Wash., Wednesday. She was ac
companied by her mother, Mrs. K. L.
Brewer, her brother Ernest and sister
Rati). It is earnestly hoped by a large
circle of friends here that the change
may prove most beneficial for Miss Ger
trude .
INDIAN SUNDAY
SCHOOL WORKERS
Under date of May Ih an article ap
peared in Spokane .Spokesman-Review
telling of the work of three full blood
Nez Perce Indians who are educated
and are now teaching their people on
the Nez Perce reservation. An excerpt
from the article follows:
Mr. Grant was recently graduated from
the school at ( hemawa. Ore., and is now
secretary of the Presbyterian Sunday
school at Lapwai and leader of the choir.
Mr. McFarland is a teacher of adult
women and was graduated some time ago
from Carlisle.
Mr Hayes was educated on the reser
vation and is now superintendent of the
Kamiah Sunday school. On his trip to
this city he lost $9 out of $20 entrusted
to him for expenses, through being given
a $1 for a $10 bill by a white man at
Lewiston, Idaho.