Grandpa's Diary, July and August 1930

7/1/30 - Went swimming in the same ole' hole.
2 - Got up at 4:30 o'clock and went swimming.  GoooseEgg nearly climbed a tree with the Ford.  My folks stopped to see me.  They are on their way to Chula Vista, Cal.
3 - Ed. and I went swimming at Deaf School.
4 - I saw two shows in Salem "Trigger Tricks" and "Marmgy(sp)".  After the last show GooseEgg, Rube, Art Tomkins and I went to the fairgrounds and watched the fireworks.  We also had our fire water after the fireworks.  We started for a  ride and ended up in Corvallis with three flat tires.  We arrived back in Chemawa just in time for reakfast.
5 - "The morning after."  I got into a fight with Russell Bobb.  GooseEgg stopped us. (Russell was from Warm Springs - they seemed to have patched things up and became friends - m)
6 - Still trying to catch my lost sleep.
7 - I had to wash all the windows in the printing shop.
8 - Worked in the shop,.
9 - Ed. and I saw a show in Salem "The Big House."
10 - I ran the big job press for an hour without using the throw off lever.
11 - Just laid around.
12 - Went for a walk up the S.P. track towards Brooks.
13 - Charlie, Birdlegs and I went swimming at Taylor's beach.  After the swim we went up to Mr. and Mrs. Millers' and had supper.
14 - Elmer, Pat, Geo. W. and I hauled a bunch of lawn mowers up town to be sharpened.
15 - In the Print Shop I run a two color job of stationery for the Kola Teepee.
16 - GooseEgg left for Alaska.
17 - I took a cold shower this monring.
18, 19, 20 - I went swimming.
21 - Just messed around.
22 - Went swimming.
23 - Went swimming.  Didn't come back till 1:o'clock a.m.
24 - I went swimming.
25 - Bill swiped Mr. Bent's car and we went up town and saw a show "Border Legion"
26 - I went swimming and after the swim I saw a show up town "Little Johnnie Jones."
27 - Went swimming.  We cooked some coffee out in the woods and ate lunch.
28 - I worked for Mr. Ross piling wood.
29 - Went out eating
30 - We had supper on the lawn.  Talked with Mildred.  Pettie and I went up town and saw "The Unholy Three."
31 - Worked for Mr. Ross.

August
1 - I am on Mr. Ross' detail.
2 - Birdlegs and I saw a show up town "Shooting Straight."
3 - Just took it easy.
4 - I mowed lawns.
5 - Worked for Mr. Ross.  We had a lawn social.  I talked with Mildred.
6 - We had supper on the lawn in front of Cranton Hall. Visited Mildred.
7 - More lawns mowed.
8 - Worked in the roses.
9 - We had the school picnic at Hazel Green.  I had a nice time with Mildred.  Pettie and I saw a show up town "The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu."
10 - - I was examined by Dr. Sisco.  Veridict normal.  I weight 110-1/2 pounds.  We had a lawn social after lunch.
11 - worked for Mr. Ross.
12 - I played tennis.
13 - We had a lawn social.
14 - I just messed around.
15 - Worked for Mr. Ross.
16 - I went on a little spree in the woods east of the school.  After sobering up a little I went up town.  Went swimming in the Crystal Pool with Rube.  And then we saw a show "Way Out West."
17 - We had a lawn social.
18 - Worked for Mr. Ross.
19 - Corky gave me a hair cut.
20 - We had supper on the lawn followed by a social.
21 - I watched the finals in the tennis tournament.  Bud won the championship by defeating Pettie.
22 - I have poison oak.
23 - Boys town day,
24 - Rube and I saw a show at Hollywood "Rogue Song."  We had a lawn social.
25 - The students start coming back to school.
26 - My roommate Ed. Anderson left for Kodiak Alaska.
27 - Still on the job.
29 - Football boys turned out.
30 - I saw a show at C.I.S. "Four Feathers."
31 - We had a lawn social.  I moved back to Brewer Hall and got Room 31 again.  The Honorable Louis Cirmino is my roommate.