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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1938)
2 The CHEMAWA AMERICAN 4 Chemawa ö ▼▼▼▼▼▼ Americans A tri-weekly paper devoted to Indian education. Published and printed on every third Friday during the school year by the students of the Chemawa Vocational School, Chemawa, Oregon REPORTERS W ilm a A dam s, Josephine Ju n e a u , M atilda Socula, A gnes S kahan, V erna R iggs, M ary Black, A nn P lasteu r, M arie Pulsifer, Hazel DaClair, Rose Seym ore, Barbara W hitelaw , D orothy H ay w ard, F lorence Booth, M ajorie W ynn. P aul T, J ackson R osalind E. C ruise Superintendent Journalism Class ▼ R obert T homas J ohn D ecker Manager and Printer Student Foreman ----- E D I TORIAL----- Fifty-eight years ago the sun shone on the first buildings of Chemawa, the plain board structures that were th e school’s first buildings in Forest Grove. T hrough years of proper m anagem ent, this was the “ aco rn ” from which grew the m ighty oak of today, the Chemawa of 1938. T hough much labor, careful planning, and patience, the school had a start to bring success and benefits to the Indian children of many generations. . Before this, year after year, th e offspring of the Indian race grew up and learned to h u n t, fish and to combat the obstacles of nature, but it was impossible to go .beyond th at, and they were ignorant of the m any interesting and helpful things th a t th e “ w hites” practiced. To them it was far beyond their reach to acquire this so called “ ed ucation.” T hen, in 1880, the message came to them th a t far away across the hills, plains, valleys^ and rivers was a “ H appy H o m e,” a place where Indians could learn and after years of train in g could go out and find their rightful place in the world or return to their reservations and better their living conditions. Like the oak, Chemawa also grew w ith the passing years. Its enrollm ent grew from the original 18 to 1100 students at one time. Its buddings and vocational and academic facilities under w ent a great transform ation into the modern Che mawa of today. Incidentally the word Chemawa means “ happv hom e.” It has been just that to many young people who have spent happy years upon its premises. Every student leaves Chemawa w ith a regret, a regret that like everything else, days in Chemawa also have to come to an end. — M arjory W ynne On February 25, 1938, Chemawa celebrates her fifty-eighth anniversary. Mem ories of former birthdays, may be recalled by th e m any graduates and students who have attended this great in stitution in years. Down through the years, from February 25, 1880, up to the present time, Che mawa has progressed forward. By keeping step each year to the ever changing conditions, m any im provem ents have been made. T he dorm itories which were at first rude dw ellings have been replaced by modern brick buildings. Both voc ational and academic courses are available here. H undreds of Indian boys and girls from many different states have attended Chemawa. They have found th at she is all th at her name implies, a “ H appy H o m e.” Let us put forth our best efforts to raise the standards of the old Alma M ater still higher. By doing this we will show our appreciativeness to our school for the opportunities received. —V e r n a R iggs Chemawa has been visited by four presidents of the U nited States. By President G arfield.in 1880; by President H arrison .in 1891; by President Roosevelt in 1904; and by President T aft in 1909. DANCE ORCHESTRA FAVORS SCHOOL WITH COMPLETE CHAPEL PROGRAM In the auditorium on Sunday evening, February 6th, the Rhythm Chiefs dis played some heretofor hidden talent by furnishing the entire program. T hey started the evening off by presenting a short skit, the object of which was ad vertising for musicians and having their auditions before they were hired. A num ber of shabbily clothed individuals, supposedly m usicians answered the ad vertisem ents. A fter arguing among themselves as to who should play which instrum ent they finally reached an agree m ent. They became a success as an or chestra after m any m onths of practice. W hile the stage was being cleared for the next presentation statistics of the campus were given by Joe Shippentow er. Follow ing the skit, the orchestra play ed a num ber of various selections. D u r ing the brief intervals, a tap dance was presented by W illiam Saluskin and a song, “ Once In A w hile,” by Clifford Day. T he orchestra also gave an im it ation of Cab Calloways orchestra. T hen to the delight of the students, H enry A rnoux presented his “ special” dance. T he-R hythm Chiefs are to be comp limented for their fine performance. PROTESTANT GROUP PRESENTS CHURCH PROGRAM IN OREGON CITY Mrs. K itzm iller and a few of her Pro testant choir members presented a very interesting program at the First M etho dist Church in Oregon C i t y , Sunday night, Feb. 6. T he topic presented was “ Christian A dventures.” Rosemary Y oung, t h e Chairm an, led the program w ith an I n dian song sung in her Indian tongue. She also sang “ in the G ard en .” Dor othy Southern sang “ Jesus calls u s .” T he girls quintet which is originally part of the regular Sextet, presented two songs, “ W ium ” and “ H ear T hy L over’s C ry .” Five topics were spoken on by five of the students on Christian A dven tures. T he students were Lovey Jack- son, Zena Hogsed, W ilson Spencer, Dor othy Jones and Florence Booth. T he program was concluded by the benedict ion.
