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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1934)
P aoe 2 T h E C H E M A W A A M E RICA N CHEMAWA@AMERICAN Published Bi-Weekly at the U. S. Indian School, Chemawa, Oregon. C.Address all communications to Allan Shepard, Manager Subscription 50 Cts per Annum SENIOR NOTES Irene Thomas is filling the position as secretary for Miss Eldridge. Collins “Onion” Anderson has at last returned. We are glad to have our editor back with us. Alice “Ape” Bachman recently moved to Portland on the “outing system.” We are sorry to lose Alice but we hope that she will find her work enjoyable. The senior commercial class is taking up public speaking. This subject is bound to create a great deal of interest and interesting material is being pre pared. The horizon has been scanned and roll has been called, and now we dare to say, after careful investi gation, that all seniors are back and going to work with the cP fight which only a good vacation could promote. At a recent date Irene Thomas, Lorraine Dennis, Maudie Marshall and Ruby Dean with Dorothy Tee hee, Marie Whiteclay and June Courville as their guests went out into the primeval forest on a picnic. As the twilight shadows descended, marshmallow-smeared and charcoaled, the picnicers came up the lane in search of Winona hall. The one and only Senior Ball of the season, which was scheduled for the twentieth of this month has been postponed until the twenty-seventh. The seniors are outdoing themselves in the planning of this event and are endeavoring to make it one which will never be for gotten. The purpose of the ball is to get a little more financial backing for the annual. Entertainment and refreshments are included in the price of a ticket. Music is to be furnished by the Rythm Chiefs under Myron A. A. Anderson. If you will recollect, they provide harmonious and rythmic, not to say toe tickling, tunes at all times. LETTER OF APPROBATION To the Editor of the C hemawa A merican : Responding to “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness.” I liked that article in the A merican . The appeal for cooperation brings to mind these words of an author with whom I agree fully: “Everybody needs everybody else.” I like Chemawa, I catch the spirit and enthusiasm of the splendid young manhood and womanhood, school books under arm, passing my place daily. It is consol ing in times of stress like these to watch their progress under able supervision of matron, teacher and advisor, and to know that this wonderland of ours which was their birthright will be safe in their hands long after those who trained them have faded from the picture. I love to watch the girls in colorful costumes, like gay June blossoms, dotting the campus, cheerful as the lark in the meadow at morn. Whereever I go I tell about them—and the chivalry and decorum of the boys. Wherever I have lived I have worked hard to make my station the show place on the division and here in beautiful Chemawa I find a back-ground encouraging to behold and all its people helpful and kind. No wonder is it then that I count it a privilege to have stayed for a time in an environment whose truest synonym is “happiness?” Day after day noting the commendable spirit of cooperation, one feels the urge to respond—to help when ever opportunity presents itself. Sincerely, E lla E. S wink NEWS NOTES A student dance in the Chemawa gym Saturday evening, Jan. 13, gave one and all much pleasure and when the last dance was over it seemed to almost everyone present that time had flown on winged feet. From the present indications we predict a record atten- dence at the senior benefit ball which is to be on the 27th of this month. A recent subscriber to the A merican was Alpheus Norwest, class of ’24, who is teaching music and coaching athletic teams at the St. Labres Mission, Ashland, Montana. He has 16 in his band, 12 mem bers in his orchestra and 42 music students in his classes. His basketball team is enjoying a good season having just trimmed a rival Montana school and con templating the downfall of still more opponents. A cement foundation for the log cabin in the woods east of the school is being laid and soon this building will be in process of erection. The purpose of this log cabin camp is to provide a place for certain student activities which in the past have been held right out in open where sometimes Old Jupiter took a hand and made the weather unfit for picnicing or other camp doings. We hope everyone will see the value of such a building and take care of it accordingly whenever they have occasion to use it. DOINGS AT THE PRACTICE HOUSE Friday evening, Jan. 5, Florence Ironring and Anita Farrow were dinner guests of Marjorie Martin and Hazel Scott. Jan. 6, the girls invited friends for the evening social hour. Among those present were, Eblyn Weeks, Clarence Emmons, Catherine Sherman and Rita James. On Jan. 12, Miss Lulu Eldridge and Mrs. C. D. Rainey were the dinner guests of Miss Strauch. Januar}7 13, Miss Strauch went to Portland to spend the week-end.
