The Chemawa American, November 08, 1940, Page 5, Image 5

Home Rooms are Busy
H ealth P rojects P ro v in g T heir W o rth
The Flathead Home Room has taken a health
project on “ How to Remedy the Fly situation on
the Campus.” The members of the class are
busy working for the solution of the problem.
They are starting a map with the information
which they have received since the first of the
year.
The Siletz Home Room is studying a health
problem concerning the distribution of more
trash-disposal cans, and at the present are
waiting for a map which will designate where
the cans are to be placed. This map must be
presented before an approval to order more trash
cans can be made.
The Umatilla Home Room have been making
posters on “ Health Hints” and are to put out
one poster each week. They are continuing to
work on the map of their reservation which
they started last year, and are progressing very
nicely.
The members of the Tongue River Home Room
have made a study of the Wheeler-Howard Bill,
and have answered questions concerning it. They
soon will start work on a health project.
The California Home Room is working on
health posters about cleanliness and neatness, and
are doing good work. They are drawing maps of
where the Home Room members live—each one
having a certain section to draw. They have
studied some of the rules and regulations of the
communities on the reservation.
The members of the Blackfeet Home Room
is working on the health problem of “ How to
Rid the Campus of Flies.” Fach one is copying
into notebooks the information from the reserv­
ation. Every week temporary officers are elected
to preside at the meetings, thus giving everyone
a chance to have this experience.
The Warmsprings Home Room follow a sched­
ule each day. They discuss campus problems,
practice parliamentary procedure, study the Con­
stitution and By-laws of their reservation, and
give current events one day of the week. They
are well organized in this system and are doing
nice work.
T ulalip No. 1 : The Snohomish boys are work­
ing on the map of Tulalip, Wash. Donna Mae
Courville and Henry Cross are working on the
map of the campus. Their health project is to
keep leaves off the sidewalks, so every morning
some member of the group sweeps the walks
near the school building and the print shop.
The Yakima Home Room has been studying
as their health problem the ‘ ‘Safety Hazards of
the campus.” They are drawing a map of the
campus showing the locations of the dangers, and
have listed the hazards, which they are working
on separately. There are other committees which
have been appointed to get more information of
the reservation and problems of the people.
Soon they will start the system of electing
temporary chairmen and secretaries each week.
The Klamath Home Room have started drawing
posters on health problems, and they hope to
have them finished soon.
The Northern Idaho Home Room has taken
three health projects: the water system, lighting
conditions, and safety hazards. They have made
an examination of the fountains on the campus,
the lighting conditions, and have made reports
on the number of fire-extinguishers; how many
there are and how many more should be in the
dormitories. They are making progress in their
work and are very interested in their project.
The Fort Peck Home Room is undertaking
the project of the lighting conditions of the cam­
pus. They have done some research work on the
project, and have considerable results from it.
They are making a map of their reservation.
The Fort Hall Home Room has selected as
their health project the drawing of health pos­
ters, which were distributed about the campus.
Besides their work on their map, they present
questions and answers concerning the land survey.
C olville No.l: A committee, headed by Eila
Boyd, is studying and hopes to illustrate some
of the campus hazards. The entire group is study­
ing the health problems of their reservation.
C olville No. 2: The Home Room is studying
the Constitution and By-Raws of the Colville
Reservation. Their health project is the kitchen.
Even though they haven’t as yet gotten started,
they hope to accomplish much in the future.
T ulalip No. 2: Much discussion was made on
which schools have more advantages, the Indian
Schools or the Public Schools. These discussions
were quite educational. The health project has
joined ‘ ‘forces’ ’ with a few other Home Rooms in
trying to improve the smoking-room problems.
T aholah : This group is studying the educa­
tion, health, fishing-hunting laws of the reserva­
tion. They are also studying about the jobs that
are available on the reservation and vicinity. Their
health project is the hazards on the campus; many
safety first rules were suggested by the members.