T h e C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
CLASS NEW S
In the sixth grade we have a new pupil, Victor Ka-
woosh, from Washington. The plumbers have been
fixing the radiators in our room this week; we are very
glad that they are through. Mr. Gilliam gave mental
tests in our class this week. In our class we are keep
ing a daily record of the weather and all interesting
events.
In the seventh grade we have organized a club. The
pâme of the the club is the “ junior H igh” club. A
committee has been selected to draw up a constitution.
We have a judge and jury to try our “ gum chewers.”
Meetings will be held every Friday during our home
room period.
In the eight grade, our class society met on Jan. 6.
We had some very interesting talks in our American
history class. The subject was the “ Lewis and Clark
Expedtion.” The students-who gave the talks were:
Goldie Day, Roselyn Buffaloboy and Pansy Rutherford.'
VOCATIONS
The senior cooking.class took their mid-year exami
nations and all passed with grades above average.
The mechanics are to take work in the machine shop
in the near future; this will only be part of their work.
The tenth gradjC foods ¿lasses have been, quite jxusy
at the Wigwam. They have served dinners, held con
tests and have done a lot of baking.
The old truck garage is .being remodeled for a
plumbing shop. A part of the electric shop will be
used for a store-room for plumbing apparatus.
Eulla Hudson, of Grande Ronde, has recently en
rolled. She has attended Monmouth and is taking
beauty culture here for the remainder of the year.
The seventh graders have,been learning to launder
clothes and to make useful cleaning supplies. They
have made all of the soap used in their work this.year.
The boys in the shoe shop are glad to be back to the
regular routine now that the Christmas holidays are
over. The boys repaired 612 pairs of shoes during the
month of December.
Larry White, the master mechanic of the auto shop,
is still puzzled over the new Rockne car. He wants
to know why they didn’t put the Notre Dame shift
and fake reverse in i t / ’,.
Monday Jan. 16, six girls will begin the course given
at the practice house. They are Anna White, Alice
Ladderoute, Luella Moore, Sbphia Pawokee, Oleta
Goodbird and Gertrude Thomas.
"Urban Brunoe returned from his Christmas vacation
and is now trying to get the Athletic Association -bus
back in working order. I t was damaged somewhat
in the freezing weather of a month ago.
P age 3
The paint shop boys have painted a number of rooms
in Brewer hall during their spare time. They still get
calls from Mitchell hall to repair broken windows.
The shop has undergone a spring cleaning already.
The bakery boys of this year seem to have fine spirit
of cooperation. The work is done faster and more
efficiently than ever before. During the holidays, you
can believe it or not, we accomplished more and better
work for no other reason than that we had Clarence
Orton, Dowd Franklin and John Peltier, who nobly
offered their assisistance to replace the boys who went
home for the holidays.
The molding department received , some molding
clay and glumo with which “ Lefty” says they expect
tc do wonders. “ Gander” has just completed a very
beautiful picture of a mountain scene. “ We are a
very industrious group,” says Woodie, “ andwChope
to have the best shop on the campus when spring
comes.” George Goujon, the “ mad molder” is
rapidly developing his Specialty to an art.
GIRL’S ATHLETICS
Every gym day, part of the period is given to the
practice for the goal throwing contest. T heC lass
basketball is in full swing. The first games were
played on January 7, with the seniors and freshmen
leading.
CHECK SYSTEM A SUCESS
A'few months ago„a plan was, tried out as an experiment at
Chemawa and’ during the time it has been in operation hay
proved so successful that Supt. Ryan has adopted it perma
nently'/' |
If a Chemawa student does a job after working hours, per
forms institutional work, or any cleaning up or “ policing” not
in line" with 'his regular duties his time is carefully kept and
after he has worked long enough a check, is issued him by his
advisor in payment'for his work, at the rate of thirty cents’per
hour. With, this check he is able to buy student'supplies—
shirts, socks, shoestrings,Soap, shoes", etc.—from the matron.
No hoarding is possible as a check expires during the semester
issued. Everything has a price. ...Nothing is “ given” to any
student.
It is hard to believe that a plan so simple could in so short
a time solve a problem as old and as vexing as the Indian stu
dent’s lack of respect for government property. But this little
plan seems to have done the trick.
. Boys and girls work at all hours, uncomplainingly, for the
clothing checks and when the clothing is received it' is well
taken care of. Which only goes to show that- thé students
were all right after all. The trouble was with the system.
Dr. and Mrs. L. C. Henderson stopped off for a
short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Henderson on their way
back to Spokane from a m onth’s furlough in Californ
ia. Doctor Henderson, brother of our trader, “ R. G .” ,
is in the federal service in the bureau of animal hus
bandry.