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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1940)
----- 4 Chemawa American Yes, there are numerous things that have come about as the result of the survey projects. For instance, there has been posted on the Published every third Friday during the school year by the Chemawa Indian School. Address all communications various bulletin boards, and places of the public very attractive and well-meaning posters con to the CHEMAWA AMERICAN, Chemawa, Oregon. Published in accordance with the Interior Department cerning rain and our health. These posters have appropriation Act, 1940, approved May 10, 1939. drawn considerable attention from the students, Subscription 50 cents a year. and are appreciated for the suggestions they give. PAUL T. JACKSON Superintendent Then, there are the railroad warning signs ROBAIR THOMAS Printer and Manager which have been put up to lessen the dangers of ROSALIND E. CRUISE Journalism Instructor mishaps and accidents at the crossings. An other result of the health surveys is the neater REPORTERS—Joe Hayward. Stanley Williams, Marjorie Skahan, Margaret Skahan, Lena Davis and cleaner appearance of the campus. The students as a whole have taken it upon themselves E d ito rial to be a little more careful of throwing papers Yes, why not have a hobby? It would be a and refuse on the lawns, and walks. Still an change from your everyday life, and now that other result from the study of neater and clea we have “ Hobby Clubs” organized why not join ner clothing is the number of students who one for the educational benefits you will receive, have been more thoughtful in selecting the proper clothing for certain occasions. as well as for the recreational aspects? These, then are the accomplishments that have Let us consider photography, drawing, and writing as hobbies. In learning photography, you been made since the survey projects were started: can take pictures, develop them, and always have health posters with good suggestions, railroad them. Pictures always hold great interest, either crossing warning signs, a cleaner and neater motion pictures, or snapshots. By drawing, you campus, and a better appearance of the students can develop your drawing ability to such an ex themselves. W ith these few things already tent that it may help you commercially, for there done, we must strive for greater achievements is a great demand for architects, costume design toward bettering the health conditions of the ers, interior decorators, sketchers, cartoonists, school and of teaching good personal health true artists and the like. Then, writing poetry, habits.—M arjorie S kahan novels, or news stories is very worthwhile. If ---------- ▼---------- you do not wish to publish your work, you have Items of Interest the satisfaction of expressing your innerself. Sina Thompson, ’40, is employed as matron at Then there’s cooking, sewing and farming which always have great demand and are use Chemawa. ful and interesting. For pleasure there are many Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bobb were week-end hobbies, stamp collecting, antiques, woodcraft, visitors on the campus. Their daughter, Fva sculpturing, dancing, knitting, and sports of all Bobb, returned home with them Sunday morning. kinds. The sport you choose will not only give A number of Chemawa graduates and students you pleasure, but it will aid you to better health, are enlisted at Camp Murray for army training. as bicycling, hiking, roller-skating, archery, They are Matt Adams ’37, Joe Reddoor ’38, horse-back riding, are considered good exercise. Sam Rides-a-Horse ’38, Jim Alexander *40, Theodore Roosevelt was known for his love of Harold Smith, Jimmy Smith, and Herman Red- Elk. outdoor life, which so aided his health. Mr. Mourice W. Welch, who was formerly the A hobby .gives you the opportunity of broad ening your life in the fields of education, recrea caretaker of the campus, has left Chemawa, and Mr. Abe Doerksen has taken his place. Mr. Welch tion, and healthful living. So, if you desire a was a visiter on the campus on Tuesday, Novem richer, more complete schedule for your daily ber 5th. life, join a hobby club, and make it prove worth Miss Edith Townsend, who was a member of last year’s faculty, left our campus recently for while.—M argaret S kahan Oklahoma, where she is now in the Social Service. The Senior-Freshman playnight scheduled for What has been accomplished by the Home Room November 8th will not be a regular playnight of health surveys up to date? Have there been any games, instead the students will spend the evening results from the surveys since they were started? enjoying Folk dances. & 3P >
