The Chemawa American, October 17, 1941, Page 3, Image 3

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K lamath : Their are eight members in the
Klamath homeroom. Their officers are: President,
Elnathan Davis; Vice-President, Wilma Barkley;
Secretary-Treasurer, Edith Sisson. They have
been working on the Survey Course and plan to
start a map just as soon as the material arrives.
W arm S prings : The Warm Springs homeroom
elected the following for their officers: President,
Inez Stacona; Vice-President, Ruth Danzuka;
Secretary, Bessie Mckinley; Reporter, Ernest
Spencer.
F ort H all : The officers of the Fort Hall home­
room are: President Helen George, and Secretary,
Agnes Appeny. Both are students of last year
and are getting along nicely in their new posi­
tions. This group has been studying the questions
of the Survey Course and have all the answers
from the Reservation superintendent. They have
made plans for theyear but they need the approv­
al of Mr. Jackson before they can go ahead with
them.
C olville N o . I: The Colville homeroom No.
1 has been gathering information about the dif-
erent Indians of the U.S. They are using indi­
vidual maps and placing the different reservations
upon them. They elected the following for their
officers: President, Pete George; Vice-President,
Tom Carson, and Secretary, Rose Mary Edwards.
B lackfeet : The Blackfeet wrote to their agen­
cy for information; each member took a different
subject. Their officers are: President, Robert
Sanderville; Vice-President, Gertrude Hall, and
Secretary, Florence Red Fox.
U matilla : The officers of the Umatilla home­
room are: President, Anna Miles; Vice-President,
Edith Kenine; Secretary, Cecelia Charley, and
Alfred Parr, Reporter. They have started another
map because their old one was sent away.
C rows -C heyennes : The Crows and Cheyennes
have not yet elected their officers but they have
been busy studying about their reservation for
the benefit of the new students.
They have made maps and have been study­
ing about the Indians in other parts of the coun­
try and comparing them with the resources of
the Crows and Cheyennes.
G ros V entre : The officers of the Gros Ventre
homeroom are: President, Marie Mount; Sec­
retary, Ramona Phares. They have been study­
ing the history of their reservation. They follow
a program and have certain things to do on every
day of the week.
F lathead : The Flatheads have been studying
the law and order of their reservation for the
benefit of new members of their homeroom. The
following were elected as officers: President,
Johnny Plouffe, and secretary Alice Martin.
S kokomish : Some of the Skokomish group
went to Salem to the State Library to get informa­
tion on ancient customs and housings of their res­
ervation. The boys are making miniature canoes
of those used on the reservation years ago. Their
officers are: President, Warren Allen; Vice-Pres­
ident, Larry Byrd; Secretary, PMith Butler.
C olville N o . II: The Colville homeroom has
been collecting information on the allotment sys­
tem. They also have found the population of the
Indians in the United States and are now draw­
ing a map of the U.S. and are placing the differ­
ent reservations upon it.
C alifornia : The old members of the California
homeroom have been drawing a miniature map of
their reservation in their notebooks while the new
members have been working on the covers of
their notebooks. Much valuable information was
obtained when Mr. Myers, extension agent from
Northern California, visited them.
T ulalip N o . I: The Tulalip No. 1 group have
been busy studying the Constitution and By-Laws
of their reservation, and Indians at Work. They
have also elected their officers. They are as fol­
lows: President, Henry Cross; Vice-President,
Wilfred Buber, and Secretary, Charles Williams.
T ulalip N o . 2: The Tulalip No. 2 have elected
their officers. This group has been reading the
“Habitsof Fish,” as their state and reservation is
noted for its fishing possibilities. During the past
week this class has discussed the growth and use
of garden plants.
New Employees
Miss Gladys Clark taught at Bismark, North
Dakota until the school closed. Then she went
to Macy, Nebraska, which is on the Omaha In­
dian Reservation. From Macy, Miss Clark came
here and is now teaching Social Science classes.
In Brewer hall we have as an assistant, Miss
Ruth Myers, who worked at Corvallis as a matron
before she came here.
In Winona hall we have a new matron, Miss
Viola Scholtz.who worked in the Teachers Club
before coming to Winona hall'