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Chemawa American
Published every third Friday during the school year by
the Chemawa Indian School. Address all communications
to the CHEMAWA AMERICAN, Chemawa, Oregon.
Published in accordance with the Interior Department
appropriation Act, 1940, approved May 10, 1939.
Subscription 50 cents a year.
PAUL T. JACKSON
Superintendent
ROBAIR THOMAS
ROSALIND E. CRUISE
Printer and Manager
Journalism Instructor
REPORTERS—Joe Hayward. Stanley Williams, Marjorie Skahan,
Margaret Skahan, Lena Davis
E d ito ria l
Are you in favor of organizing an All-Indian
Youth Organization? It may be well to think
about it, for the coming Indian Youth Conference
to be held here February 17 to 21, inclusive, will
have sessions especially to discuss such an or
ganization. This organization will be similar to
the Future Farmers of America and the 4-H Club.
The purpose of those attending the conference
will be to discuss and correct the problems of
agriculture, farm and home mechanics, home
making, and to consider the development of an
All-Indian Youth Organization for rural young
people. Such an organization could offer much
toward bettering rural life; it could provide en
tertainment, and recreational activities, and de
velop leadership. Rural Youth Organizations such
as the 4-H Club, Girls Scouts, Boy Scouts, and
Future Farmers of America are fine examples Of
clubs for rural young people.
At the conference to be held in February, the
Indian delegates are to discuss the advantages
and purposes of having an All-Indian Youth or
ganization, and to decide whether or not such
a club should be started.—S tanley W illiams
W hat can you do for Chemawa during the
year 1941? W hat can you do in return for the
education, the privileges, and the friends that
you make here? Are you capable of doing some
thing for Chemawa while you’re here? Surely
you are! Just as capable as anyone else. One
thing you can do for Chemawa in 1941 is be loy
al above all else. Prove that you are grateful
for the privilege of being here, for the opportu
nities offered you by the school. Be true to the
colors that wave above the name “ Chemawa.”
Another way of doing something for yourself
or your school is to uphold the rules and regula
tions. They are set before you for you to obey
and repect during your stay here. And, fol
lowing in that line, be a good sport. Show good
sportsmanship wherever you are, whether it is
on the campus or elsewhere. Always be one
who is said to be—“ a good sport, and an equal
ly good booster. ’ ’ Still another way to give in
return for what you are taking is to be of service
to the school. Be willing to work and serve Che
mawa, and work well. Do what you can to keep
building Chemawa by doing your part, regardless
of how small, and unnoticed your service might
be. Fifth and last, advertise Chemawa in the best
manner that you can. That is, conduct yourself
properly both on and away from the campus.
Show people that you are a Chemawa student and
that you are proud of it! Uphold the morale of
the school and do it so that others will respect
our school.
These are but a few of the things that you can
do for Chemawa in 1941. Be loyal, uphold the
rules and regulations, show good sportsmanship,
and be a good booster, be of service and work
well, and advertise Chemawa in a manner that
proves you are proud of it.—M arjorie S kahan
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C lass of 1916
Irving Shepard, John Beyers, Frank Pratovitch, Clyde
Fields, and Fred Karluck, Alaska; Dorothy Talbot and
Aurelius Talbot, Neah Bay; Marie Garret and Peter
Alpheus, Klamath; Rosie O’Brien, Colville; Frank
Chamberlain, Grosventra; Earl Nuckolls, Digger; Rus
sell Adams, and Ada Carson, Siletz; Edward Gilbeau,
Chippewa; Martha Sprague, Coos; Isabel Lavadore and
Zelinda Brigham, Walla Walla; James Kennerly, Piegan;
Charles Owens, Assiniboin; Viola Norwest, Grand Ronde
Adelaide Ziegler, Hoopa.
No Graduating Class in 1917
C lass of 1918
Edward Gilbeau, Chippewa; Marie Shaiskinoff, Agnes
Swanson, and Mamie Frisk, Alaska; Catherine Reed,
Umpqua; Agness Morais, Flathead; Myra Rausi, Win-
tone; Mae Adams, Siletz; Leona John, Klamath.
C lass of 1919
Allan Shephard, George Leckanoff, Julia Cromoff,
and Mary Unge, Alaska; Frank Johnson, Nez Perce;
Logan Fann, Wintone; Wade Minthorne, Cayuse; Eliz
abeth Rainville, Walla Walla; Catherine Wilder and
Julia Mills, Klamath; Veletha Frazier, Linte Lake; Muriel
Bush, Colville; Bertha Grimes, Yontockert; May Belle
Heay, Neah Bay; Sadie Knowled, Flathead; Eleanor
Hauk, Blackfeet; Florence Hoover, Shasta; Isabel Lava
dore, Assiniboin; Alicia Kimbal, Snoqualmie.