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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1937)
VS? ' - £ T h e C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N ■◄ ► ◄ ► ◄ ► ◄ ► ◄ ► ◄ ► ◄ ► ◄ ► ◄ ► ◄ ► ◄ ► ◄ ► ◄ ► ◄ ► a The Senior Commercial group have great steps towards being compet VOCATIONS taken ent stenographers. They are studying the various forms of requisitions and last The Painters, once- again led by that energetic young person. Terry Cochran have been working steadily the past week repainting the interior of the Wig- wam a varied color, mostly a light ivory. «the 'Senior Girls practice house, Tam unasha, is being equipped in real western style by the carpenters. Leonard Bighorn and Philip Redeagle have just installed two bunks in it. John Cobell, another carpenter, is seek ing a bait" of horns to hang over the door. The Bakery b.oys are keeping up with the styled and are planning to have their shop remodeled so if they should rnanu- —-fiftTure any queer looking objects called loaves ot bread they are only stream lined and really edible. f The tailors have been busy^ the past week manufacturing ' basketball suits for our ALL-STAR team and they are to be complimented on their work. ' ' ' ‘ All the barbers are learning to give finger “waves and Clarence* Gable”Chri- K'l stian is specializing in permanent waves. Chester Donnelly, newest addition to the ' * shop,is rapidly improving in his ability to clip hair. week each filled one out for goods used in the commercial department. The Senior girls having completed their layettes (baby clothes) are starting em broidering and designing bed spreads. Girls (" girls, what next! / ; . The Sophomore girls have been busy studying color harmony and should turn out some very nice dresses. Four girls have completed their print dresses. The Family Relationships class under the supervision of Mrs. Cronk have been spending considerable time in the dis cussion of etiquette in the home and out side of the home and the essentials that go towards having a happy home- life. They also have finished figuring out a forty dollar budget. After the com pletion of the budgets some o f the girls were certain they could manage on forty dollars or even less-"—if they should have to. But some were positive that they couldn’t . That it was impossible to manage on so small a sum. T am unasha,w hich means “ ideal Home” »:was the name suggested for the Home Economics cottage. The seniors rewarded a box of candy to EeRoy Wilder as a reward for winningthecontest HIGH HONOR ROLL FOR FIRST QUARTER * Joe tineas and helper, Henry Scalpcane, (T h o se w ith av erag es of A ) say that all they can see in their shop, Zena Hogsed Senior, Marjorie Gleason is shoes,shoes,shoes,shoes, and they all need repairing so they’ll be busy for so Junior, and Chester Donnelly, Vocatio nal special. me time to come. H onor R oll The Electricians have just completed a man-sized job of installing 30 electric meters in the homes of the employees. The“Plief Tw ins” Adam Bearcub and Herman Redelk, have been employed the last week rewiring the Wigwam. " (Those w ith highest averages in th eir classes) 12th Grade: Margaret Arcasav Agnes Hall, Marjorie Wynne, Matilda Socula, Raymond Track, Preston Bell, Vernon Jackson, and Lovey Jackson. 11th Grade: Dorothy Hall, Ardis Spanish, Verna Riggs, Mary Jane Ea- Roque, Elias Quaempts, Donald Thiele, and Jay Heddrick. P. Bell has just completed the task of 10th Grade: Arlene Bingham, Carol administrating anti-freeze to all the gov Severson, Elsie Contraro, Ella Bellinger, Stephen Hall, Manford Weeksand Fran ernment cars!' cis Berger. Raymond Track has been tool-boy and 9th Grade: Irene Stofiel, Margaret all-around handy man in the auto ahop Skahan, Marjorie Skahan, Rose Morgeau and has proven to be' avery efficient Lavina Frye, Delbert Olney, Alvin Bobb, clerk. '- .. ’ and Tony Shoulderblade LOCAL NEW S Homer L. Morrison, superintendent at large from the State of Washington, was here on business November 12. ~ . H. D. Clullaugh, credit agent for the Indian Cooperative of Spokane, w a s a recent visitor on the campus. Misses Margaret and Gladys Thomas left for their home in Browning, Mont ana, December 2nd, to attend the fun eral services of their brother, Howard. Mr. Rally, traveling auditor for the CCC-ID, was here officially last week. 1 Father Fitzgerald and O. J. Bryne^ • ' missionaries from the Desmet Mission, visited the campus while on their way to Sheridan, Oregon. Superintendent P. T. Jackson held a tribal council meeting with the Indians from Siletz here on November 14. Recently, letters were distributed to, the students postmarked Washington, D. C. These special letters were.from . General-Post-Office-Master, Mr. James Farlev. , V-.— * The letters expressed the appreciation of the welcome he received from the stu dents in Chemawa, during his brief visit. On the evening'of December 2, Mr. Larsen lectured to the girls of Winona Hall at a special assembly called after study hour. The topics of his talk was Good Sportsmanship and Leadership among the girls. He dwelt on such items of interest as; holiday attitude, friendship loyalty and courtesy. . Cramton H all was tastefully decorated^'-^Z for the students Thanksgiving dinner. . There was an abundance of flowers, ferns, and a large variety of vegetables and fruits used for decorating. The school orchestra played several numbers and an air of festivity pervealed through out the. dinner. On November 29, the girls’ sepetett, with Mrs. Turny, entertained the Engle wood Club at the Englewood grade • school. The interesting numbers on the program were talks by Supt. Paul T.Jack- son on the school and the fine qualities an Indian possessed. Another talk by Mr . Larsen presented the history of Che* mawa.
