The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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CAMPFIBE TBOOPS
The Pooton Campfire Girls met at the Wigwam,
Tuesday night, September 22nd. There were about
forty new members, among that number Miss Newell
and Miss Terry were present as the new guardians for
new troops. The old members gave a program and
demonstrated the campfire honors. Songs were sung
and refreshments were served by the three guardians.
Lotanah Campfire met with their guardian, Miss
Newell, at the Wigwam, September 24, and elected the
following as their officers for the year: President,
Cerise Hogan; vice-pres., Eunice Buck; secretary and
treasurer, Florence Ausburn; reporter, Bessie Scott.
Tuesday night, Sept. 29, the fourth group of Camp
fire girls were organized and the following officers were
elected: President, Frances Goff; vice-president, Alice
Walters; secretary and treasurer, Myrtle Dupree; song
leader, Louis Swinzley; reporter, Gertrude Adams.
Miss Newman is sponsoring this group.
HOME ECONOMICS
There are 356 girls enrolled in the home economics
department this year. They are distributed as follows:
Twenty in the fifth grade, 36 in sixth, 62 in the sev
enth, 54 in the eighth, 78 in the ninth, 63 in the tenth,
27 in the eleventh, and 20 in the twelfth.
These girls are starting their work enthusiastically,
and each one is doing her part not only in her class
work, but also for the school. We may well be proud
of our girls who, under the leadership of Mrs. Kirk,
Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Larson, MissFout, Mrs. Melovidoff
and Miss Andrews, carry on the daily work which
helps to make Chemawa the fine school that it is.
There is fine spirit of co-operation in our school, and
the girls in Mrs. Melovidoff’s department again gave
an excellent dinner to the visiting team on Friday,
October 2. The eighth grade girls were responsible
for the football dinner this time.
Mr. Bent tells us that the girls in the cooking classes
have gained an enviable reputation for their hospital
ity.
Several interesting projects have been undertaken
in the department and these will be reported from time
to time in this column.
SENIOB NOTES
The senior class now numbers 55—Bertha Peratro-
vich and Florence Osborne being the two additions.
Dave Little Swallow was elected captain of the
senior class football team. Lonnie Weeks is captain
of the volley ball team.
The senior girls will start home management work
next week with quarters in the D. S. building. The
girls who will have the first two weeks are: Char
lotte Jordan, Theresa Newman, Rosalia Grounds and
Ruby Horseman.
Theo Bird and Vera Lajeunesse, former classmates,
are attending school at their homes in Browning,
Mont., and Eden, Idaho, respectively.
The senior class is giving a talking picture entitled,
“Follow Thru,” featuring Charles Rogers and Nancy
Carrol, in order to raise funds for the annual. Get
your tickets now! Twenty-five cents each! Escort
your girl friend to the show!
GIBLS’ PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The first games of volleyball this year were played
Monday evening, September 29, between the juniors
and freshmen. The juniors won two games and the
freshies won one.
On Wednesday the sophomores took three games
from the seniors. The tournament will continue sev
eral weeks.
In the above games the following girls acted as cap
tains for their group: Laura Marigeau, 9th grade;
Florence Allman, 10th grade; Marie LaFrance, 11th
grade; Margaret Hoptowit, 12th grade.
We are glad to report that the gym shoes have been
distributed and are in use.
CABFENTEB SHOP
The carpenter shop now numbers twenty-five of the
best students on the campus on its roll. At present,
and for the past few weeks, the shop students have
shown considerable enthusiasm and skill in the pro
duction of equipment for the varions organizations on
the campus. Some of the projects now completed are:
Bulletin boards in gymnasium, a number of easels for
the art department, and we have in production some
large tables, and a number of footstools and other equip
ment for various shops. Our slogan is, “Only the best
is good enough.”
Roy Meachem and Earl Stanhope are making them
selves new suits in the tailor shop. The tailoring class
as a whole is engaged in making new gym suits.