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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1938)
2 C annery Term inates Successful Season (~ )N October 19th, the Chemawa cannery, which has been in operation since last July under Mr. O ’Reilly, finished canning the last fruits and vegetables for the season and ceased operation. D uring these m onths the cannery was in oper ation 8700 cans of fruits and vegetables were canned. These cans contain m ainly: blackberries, young berries, prunes^rhubarb, plums, peaches, cherries, swiss chard, corn, beets, carrots, and tomatoes. Mr. O ’R eilly’s cannery crew also canned 1100 cans of tomato juice. In addition to the canning of the fruits and vegetables listed above, 7530 cans of salmon were canned for the Celilo Indians. To pay for the. cost of canning the salmon for these Indians, the school kept one-fourth of this total and the bal ance of the canned salmon was sent to the various Indian families. Forty-four Indian families had their food supply increased in this way. W hile the cannery was in operation, 174 high school girls assisted in the canning process and recieved no pay for their services, Mr. O ’Reilly has expressed his appreciation for their cooper- tiôn in getting this work done, and the schoqj appreciates the work of these girls who have made it possible for these fruits and vegetables to be served in their dining hall during the year. Besides the fruits that were canned in the Chemawa cannery two tons of prunes from our orchards were dried in Salem. A fter the cannery closed, the 174 high school girls were surprised when they were told they would be given a trip to the coast, and are now w aiting for clear weather so they may enjoy this holiday at the ocean. Dr. Bruce Baxter A ddresses Student Body DR. Bruce B axter, president of W illam ette U niversity, gave an inspiring talk to the Chemawa student body Sunday night, October 30. The them e of his talk centered on the democratic form of governm ent. H e explained how fortunate the people in the United States are to be able to have equal opportunity. He spoke on the European situation telling how the people have to read and hear only w hat the dictators- wish them to read. No one is allowed to say anything against the govern ment in anyway. He compared this to condi tions in the U nited States. T he C hemaw a A m erican Mr. Jackson at this tim e, suggested a straw vote on the coming election of November 8. A fter chapel, a reception was held in W inona hall by the S tudent Council, iH honor of D r. Baxter. Join!! ALL over the U nited States, the Red Cross o r ganization seeks money by means of a drive which starts on Arm istice Day and ends on T hanksgiving. T he money" that is collected from memberships in the Red Cross helps th e needy and the suffering, and makes it possible for doctors and nurses and food to be sent to those areas th at suffer from floods, hurricanes, and other m ajor disasters. Mr. Jackson has placed Miss W entzel in charge of the drive on the campus and it is hoped th at everyone that is able will contribute to this worthy cause. Students Hold Straw Vote ON. M onday, Nov. 7, a straw vote was held by the students of Chemawa. A m ajority of the measures passed w ith a wide m argin. Some of the most interesting to us were: . G overnor’s 20-day Bill Consideration A m end m ent, Legislators Compensation Constitutional Am endm ent, Bill R equiring M arriage License Applicants Medically Exam ined Physically and M entally. T he students also favored seizing slot machines. The two th at did not pass, and it was by a narrow m argin, were Bills R egulating Sale of Alcoholic Liquor for Beverage p u rp o se ,a n d C onstitutional Am endm ent Legalizing Certain Lotteries and other forms of G am bling. W ords an d P h r a ses By the Grade School The Grade School program has been summed up very well by the boys and girls themselves when they say: “ We are learning to keep clean and h e a lth y .” —Theresa Hilliare. “ We are trying to be good citizens and good examples to little boys and girls. ” — E dith Kan- ine and Nora Tom. We learn everything we can so we can help our people do things at our home when we go especially home m aking and how to keep healt h y .” — M ary Lucy Andrews., We want to learn manners, and self respect (C ontinued on p a g e 4)
