The Chemawa American
Printed at Chemawa, Oregon, and Devoted to the Interests of Indian Education
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Vol. XXVIII
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Wednesday, April 18, 1987 j-- J
THE SOPHOMORE BOYS
Our last issue was made-up of “copy” supplied by
the Sophomore boys. They really did excellently as
reporters and we believe a bit of personal history of
these boys and what they stand for will be of interest.
The needful data on the boys has been written for us
in this issue by Clifford Meachem, himself a sopho
more, and is as follows:
Ernest Caldwell Brunoe, the Sophomore class
president, is of the Wascoe tribe and hails from Warm
Springs, Oregon. He is a member of the football
team, track team, class baseball team, Reliance Liter
ary Society and is one of the best blacksmiths on the
detail.
Francis Chistopher Ross, secretary of the class, be
longs to the Arickawa tribe, and Nisher, North Da
kota, can boast of having Francis when he is at home.
He belongs to the varsity football team, and at pre
sent is making “tracks” on the track team. Francis
has made some beautiful Indian designs and drawings
that will be shown at the State Fair in the autumn.
The Excelsior Literary Society is proud of him as are
the blacksmiths.
Kake, Alaska, may be more famous some day than
now, but it may well be proud now of Joseph Kahklen,
treasurer of the Sophomore class. It would be diffi
cult indeed to tell where Joe shines the strongest, for
the Excelsior Literary Society, carpenter shop, choir,
public speaking club, etc., sing forth his praises, as
excellently as Joe sings solos in the auditorium. He
is of the Thlinget tribe.
George Uhle Meachem, of the Wasco tribe, comes
from Warm Springs, Oregon. George is a varsity
member of the baseball team and belongs to the basket
ball and football squads. He is a member of the Kappa
Alpha Phi Fraternity, the Reliance Society, and knocks
for the right everywhere, and in the blacksmith shop,
too.
Charles E. Fagerström is the only Eskimo in our
class, and comes from Golovin Bay, Alaska. Charles
was conceded to be the best industrial worker on the
boys’ side last year, and holds this honor for the car
penter shop. He won his “C” wrestling and is a
“bear” on the mat. He is an Excelsior and Kappa
Alpha.
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The Chippewas in the Turtle Mountains of North
Dakota sent us Elmer “Tiger” Flowers. He is a
member of the Public Speaking Club, Excelsior Liter
ary Society, and engineer’s detail. This is Elmer’s
first year at Chemawa and he has certainly been a
credit to his class, our motto, Progress, and our colors,
Red and Black.
Clifford Courville, first lieutenant in Company “C,”
comes from Polson, Montana, and is of the Pond Orelle
Tribe. John “Spider” Wishart comes from the same
place and tribe. Both boys are on the engineer’s de
tail, belong to the Reliance Society and proudly up
hold the red and black for the Sophomores.
Clifford Joseph Celestine, the “Jason” of our class,
is of the Lumme tribe and comes from Marietta, Wash
ington. He sings in the choir and sings the praises
of th*3 Reliance Society and the plumber’s detail. He
is trying-out for the baseball team and the Sophomores
are “hollering” loud for him!
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Members of the Thlinget tribe in Klawock, Alaska,
sent us Archie Demmert. The machinists at Che
mawa state that they are going to send Archie back
a first-class machinist; the Public Speaking Club is
fitting him fora stumping tour of that Territory; and
the Reliance Society is training him for the law-
making body of the land of his birth.
The grandson of Sitting Bull, Frank Mann, belongs
to us and is a Sioux from LaPlant, South Dakota.
Frank belongs to the class football, basketball, base
ball teams, and attended the Citizens’ Military Train
ing Camps for the past three years. Frank wears the
purple and gold for the Excelsior Society and works
on the engineer’s detail.
John Franier, Sisseton Sioux, whose grandfather
fought in Custer’s Last Battle, and “rips as he sews”
in the tailor shop, and belongs to the Excelsior Society.
We do not like to boast, but there is not a finer boy
in Chemawa than John, and his class is proud of him.
Karl Muller, an Aleut from Alaska, blows a horn in
the Chemawa band, wrestles on the wrestling team,
and is relied upon by the Reliance Society, and nails
and planes in the carpenter shop. Karl is all right
and we Sophomores wouldn’t sell him at any price.
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