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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1933)
P a g e 2 T he CHEMAWA AMERICAN CHEMAWA^AMERICAN Published Bi-Weekly at the U. S. Indian School, Chemawa Oregon. CAddress all communications to Allan Shepard, Manager Subscription 50 Cts per Annum LOCAL Ethel Harris and Leo Cottonior became Mr. and Mrs. on Wednesday morning June first. Mr. Norman J. Spawn, associate supervisor of in dustrial education, was a recent visitor at Chemawa. Depression may have taken its toll on everything but the barbers still do business on a large scale. Mr. Hall reports that during the school year approximately eight thousand hair cuts were given. Rev. S. D. Johnson, pastor of the Leslie Methodist Church in Salem, w’as the speaker in the Sunday morn ing chapel a few weeks ago at the Protestant Church. Priscilla Hayashi presided. Joe White sang a solo. Chemawa has been invited to enter a float in the Rose Festival parade on June 9. For the first time in our history Chemawa will be represented in this famous and colorful spectacle and a suitable float is being prepared. William Demmert and Florence Allman, Chemawa students, were married in Portland Saturday, May 27. They will make their home in Klaw’ock, Alaska. Bill and Florence were two of our very best students and everyone wishes them happiness. Chemawa bows its head in grief at the death of Father Gall Eugster, o. s. b ., who died at St. Benedict’s ab bey on May 17. For 17 years Father Gall was a resi dent and active priest at Chemawa. Students attended the funeral services which were held at Mt. Angel on Friday, May 19. The sophomore cooking class gave a tea honoring the seniors at the Wigwam on Tuesday, May 9, from 4 o’clock to 5:30. The tea table was decorated with a centerpiece of various colored tulips and white paper. The color scheme was also carried out to the daintily decorated sandwiches, tea cakes and cookies. There were about sixty guests present including not only the senior class but the senior faculty and advisors. The Girl Reserves had their annual ceremonial for the awarding of honors won this year. Ten members of the senior Y. W. receiving their rings were: Flor ence Allman, Oma Woodcock, Edna Wesley, Esther Hillman, Violet Johnson, Lena Leighton, Eunice Buck, LaVerne Ulmer and Hildred McCarty. The main feature of the program was “The Candles Burn” pre sented by a group of high school Girl Reserves. Mrs. Smith’s Nitsi Poo Tan Campfire group went on a picnic Saturday, May 13. The girls roasted ‘ ‘ Hot Dogs,” hamburgers and marshmellows. The girls have finished the Woodgathers rank: Joy Whitelaw was awarded symbols for leadership, citizenship and hand-craft; Myrtle Dupree received symbols of citizen ship and handcraft; Maxine Paquette, symbol of citi zenship and hand-craft symbol. Mercedes Archdale received a symbol for effort and improvement. JOLLY UP AWARDS—MAY, 1933 Winner of Inter-Class Spelling Contest Junior High__________ ______________________________________________ Thelma Moore Winner Declamatory Contest, Humorous____ Catherine Bailey Winner Declamatory Contest, Dramatic_______ Adam Williams Winner Declamatory Contest, Oratorical______ James Rosario Best Kept Room—Dormitory G Hawley Hall____ Violet Morsea Best Kept Room—McBride Hall_______________ Lena Leighton Rachel Wilkie Best Kept Room—Winona Hall_______________ Marjorie Peters Effie Hardy Loris Ponzo Eva Johnson Rose Atwine Best Kept Room—Mitchell Hall____________ Charles Courville Victor Smith Best Kept Room—Brewer Hall_____________ Clarence Emmons Joseph Arlee Best Kept Room—McNary________________________JesseJames Raymond Ignace Citizenship Honor Roll for Entire Year__________ Lena Louie Cecile Madsen Florence Allman David Berger Carl Lawrence Robert Ulig Vernon Jackson School Award, Girl______________________________ Lena Louie School Award, Boy________________________ Howard Churchill Junior Award, Girl________________________ Florence Allman Junior Award, Boy_____________________________ David Berger Music Outstanding work in vocal music activities during high school and members of girls’ sextet: Marie LaFrance, Alice Slater, Melba Arnoux. Member of girls’ sextet: Dora LaFrance, Alice Bachman, Aletta Goodbird. S tudents W ith G eneral A verage of 1.5 (Academic) Lena Louie, Leo Cottonoir, Oma Woodcock, Delphine Swan, Eleanor Tom, Cecilie Joe. S tudents I n E ach S ection W ith H ighest Y early A verages Lena Louie, Leo Cottonoir, Oma Woodcock, Lavern Ulmer, Earl Stanhope, Delphine Swan, Catherine Smith, Whitney Comeau, Charles Butler, William Majhor, Quentin Markishtum, Joy Whitelaw, Lorena Morigeau. Ora Bella Greeley, Aradonna Aguilar, George Magee, Ver non Jackson, Virginia Pete, Marilouise Masten, Richard Finley, Ray Baldy, Cecilia Joe, Eleanor Tom. C og W heel A wards Leo Cottonoir, auto mechanics; Howard Abbott, baking; William Majhor, blacksmithing; Andrew Desautel, carpentry; Elmer George, cooking; Harold Berys, engineering; Milton Peters, shoe and leather; Philip Broncheau, machinist; Law rence Horn, painting; Collins Anderson, printing; Alexander Raymond, tailoring. S pinning W heel A wards Lillian Billy, Indian arts; Lorena Morigeau, Winona hall; Fannie Vallely, McBride hall; Madeline Skinner, Hawley hall; Anita Farrow, clothing; Alice Ladderoute, foods; Caroline Dun can, nursing; Alice Clairmont, beauty culture; Hattie Hayden, child care; Lucy Billy, commercial.
