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T he CHEMAWA AMERICAN
CHEMAWA^AMERICAN
Published Bi-Weekly at the U. S. Indian School, Chemawa
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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.