The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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CHEM AWA^)AMERICAN
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SIXTH GRADE NOTES
The sixth grade girls, division II, have started on
their gym suits. We hope to get them finished so we
will have them to wear in the gym. Miss Terry is
our teacher.
There is only one girl on the Honor Roll this month,
Annie Stevens. Maybe there will be more girls next
month. Every girl is trying her best.
The fifth and sixth grade girls are working hard
this year to make the Christmas play a success and we
hope the high school students will enjoy our program.
The sixth grade girls and boys have organized a
Club. The name of it is “The Young Citizens’ Club.”
Our motto is“Do as you would be done by.” We
have adopted a code. We have named our rows as
streets. We must live to our street name and follow
our code.
June Jordan received a letter from Violet Lynch a
couple of days ago. She said she hoped the sixth
grade girls were getting along fine in their school work.
SENIOR NOTES
The Annual Staff held a meeting last week in Miss
White’s room.
The class held a meeting recently and elected
George Thompson for our yell leader. Matthew John
was elected in charge of the class prophecy; Terrance
Courtney, class will; David Little Swallow, humour;
and Charlotte Jordon, class poem.
All the members of the class have had their pictures
taken for the annual.
Since Oregon sunshine is not favorable to photog
raphy the pictures were taken in the auditorum by
artificial light.
FOR SALE
A “music case” completed by Pat Shavaneau, and
a scissors or shear case, completed by John Peltier, are
now on sale at the Shoe and Leather Craft Depart
ment.
MISCELLANEA
The high school classes in home economics dressed
twenty turkeys which were used for Thanksgiving
dinner in the students’ dinning room.
The members of the typing I class had an oppor
tunity to write, on Nov. 24, their first letter dictated
to them by their teacher, Miss Hoffman.
Pearl Beaumont, one of the smaller girls of Hawley
Hall, gave a delightful scarf dance for the entertain
ment of the Treble Clef Club on November 19.
Each boy in the blacksmith shop has made a black
smith hammer complete, including tempering. Leslie
Evans has completed a wrought iron bridge lamp for
Brewer Hall.
The girls of Hawley Hall are working enthusiastical
ly upon a play which is to be given on Christmas.
The play is in the form of an operetta and has many
clever dance numbers.
Auto shop students have been busy building engine
stands for the past week. These stands will make our
work on engines much easier. We are all set to win
the shop basketball championship.
One of the tailor shop boys recently received a letter
from James Kelly, member of the 1931 graduating
class at Chemawa, in which he states that he is getting
along nicely with his work in a tailor shop in Spo
kane, Washington. The tailoring course was taken
by James while a Chemawa student. Good for Jim!
One section of the sophomore class and the senior
class in home economies entertained their guests in the
D. S. building from 4:15 to 5:00 p. m. on Tuesday.
Light refreshments were served. The other section of
the sophomore class entertained after school on Fri
day. Freshmen classes will entertain on Tuesday and
Thursday of this week.
The Wah-ke-tah campfire group held their usual
weekly meeting at the domestic science building on
Wednesday, Nov. 18. After the business meeting the
game of hearts was played by all the members and
Alva Hawley and Phoebe Archambeau held high scores,
while Lillian Halsey and Dora La France held low
scores. Miss Terry surprised her group by showering
them with fruits and nuts.
Weather being favorable for two days the carpenters
almost finished the garage roof and half the siding is
on. We are now making the outside doors, so in a
few more favorable days this project will be finished.
The carpenters have the basket ball intramural tour
nament all doped out. We are going to be winners.
Watch and see. Henry Beauvais has adopted the
slogan (with apology to Buick):
“When better pic
ture frames are built ‘JugK* will build them.”
A group of senior girls who are interested in nurs
ing are working with the underweight children in the
school. A nutrition class has been organized and this
is in charge of Charlotte Jordan and Lucile Powakee,
with Mildred Ross, Lillian Halsey and Evangeline
Gillette assisting. The underweights are weighed
once a week and a chart is kept for each one. At
the weekly meeting they are given health and food