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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
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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.
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