C hem aw a A m e ric a n
A Publication Devoted to the Progress o f Indian Education
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CHEM AW A. OREGON OCTOBER 2 2 , 1 9 4 0
Registration Beckons “ Old
Fellow s," Chemawa Hails
Fourteen
Six enrolled students, six employees of the
school, and two N.Y.A. boys registered at the
local board last week on October 16.
In response to the President’s message, which
he called for every eligible American to offer his
services for the defense program now under way,
Chemawa contributed no less than fourteen to
the Army.
The person who registers and qualifies, is given
a card with a serial number sent from Washing
ton, D.C. Tha order number on the card deter
mines when he shall be called for service, unless
he is in a deferred class. If he is deferred he
is classified in classification two, three, or four.
His classification depends upon the local board,
which decides whether he shall be deferred or
eligible for service. This is determined by informa
tion given on the “ questionaire” which is filled
out under oath by the registrant.
A registered student was asked by a reporter
of the Chemawa American, what he would miss
the most when he leaves Chemawa.
His answer was, “ Things which I will miss
after I leave are: my gal, eats, the boys, and that
four o’ clock appointment with Mr. Rickard.”
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Girls' Quintette Entertain
Salem Kiwarns Club
The Girls’ Quintette, a musical group under
the direction of Mrs. Gertrude Turney, enter
tained the Kiwanis Club of Salem at the Marion
Hotel on October 8th. This quintette of girls
entertains not only here at Chemawa, but for
many other Salem clubs and organizations,
and in other surrounding towns. They put on
programs consisting of Indian songs, legends,
and sign language, and usually dress in the na
tive Indian dress. Members of the Quintette are
Juanita Pablo, Pearl Deernose, Doris Ingawanup,
Rosanna Stacona, and Kathryn Jones.
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Chemawa Employees Enjoy
Depoe Bay Celebration
Sunday, October 13,the warmest of the season
was a perfect Indian summer day for the Gov
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ernment Point Potlatch put on by the North
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce for the 300 In
dians of the North West. The celebration begin
ning on Friday, lasted for three days.
The Indians were from Siletz and Grand Ronde.
There were many gay festive dances pot on by
the Indians. The oldest dancer was Martha John
son from Siletz, and reigning over the celebration
as a Princess was Anna Bell Simmons, a young
Indian maiden also from Siletz, Oregon.
Among those attending from Chemawa were
the James’ the Sanders’, Mr. Warren Wilder,
Miss Myrtle Peters, and her guest, Pauline Cook.
Mr. Sanders and Mr. James took part in prepar
ing the salmon for the bake, in the olden Indian
style.
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New Employees
Mr. Gilbert Pepper, formerly of Haskell In
stitute at Lawrence, Kansas, is with us as the
instructor in Baking.
Miss Carrie Sadongei, coming to Chemawa
from Warm Springs, Oregon, is a member of
the Home Economics staff.
Miss Sina Thompson, a member of last years
graduating class, is with us this year as assistant
matron in Winona hall.
Mrs. Floy Childress Pepper, here from the
Fort Sill Indian School at Lawton, Oaklahoma,
teaching General Science, and Arts and Crafts.
Miss Ruth Evelyn Morse, who formerly taught
at Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas,'is teach
ing eighth grade English, eleventh grade English,
and tenth and twelvth grade Social Science.
Mr. Harold Salter, who taught at the Turtle
Mountain Indian Reservation, at Belcourt, North
Dakota, before coming to Chemawa, is teaching
Freshmen Science, Senior Science, Seventh and
Eight grade Mathematics and Social Science.
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Jasm Isn’t in Dictionary
It wasn’t a modern college president but an
old-timer who used to tell his students, “ You
must have jasm if you want to amount to any
thing in this world.”
When they complained that they could not find
the word in the dictionary, he replied, “ Jasm is
that something that makes a buzz saw cut its
way through a keg of ten-penny nails.” — Clipped