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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1942)
Zhe Ckcmawa American Published every third Friday during the school year by the Cheinawa 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. Superintendent Printer and Manager Journalism Instructor PAUL T. JACKSON RO BAIR THOMAS ROSALIND E. CRUISE REPORTERS—Ben Bearchum, Harold Joseph, Floyd Tyler, Alex Stensger, Stanley Williams, Sybil Wood, Carolyn Davis, Katherine Jones, June Ford, Anna Miles, Margie Reynolds, June Simmons Editorial Do we, as citizens of the United States, really know what freedom is and do we sincerely appreciate free dom of speech, press, and action? Many people don’t really know what freedom is until occasions arise that make them feel the absence of liberty. After visiting foreign countries, you may wonder why foreigners are so attracted to the United States. Can it be our wine, women, and song? Hardly. Whom do we have to place against Italy’s Juliet, France’s Joan of Ark, Austria’s Marie Antoinette, and Egypt’s Cleopatra? Certainly not Scarlet O’Hara! Then is our wine superior to Germany’s or France’s, or Spain’s? What songs do we have better than Verdi’s Talstafl’ (Italy), Wagner’s "Das Rheingold” (Germany), and "Blue Danube” and "Tales from the Vienna Woods”? Freedom is the great attraction. Our freedom is composed of many smaller things such as: Privacy in the home; a voice in our government; the power to go anywhere we please; chose of our own vocation; freedom of religion and of press. These things we should deeply appreciate. To show our greatest appreciation for our liberty, •we must make ourselves better citizens, honor our Country, and even fight for the freedom we know is bhrs. — S tanley W illiams V . ..................... "" 1..................... ■ ■ "■ - sible for the model farm they are building which will probably be entered in the exhibit along with other articles. Discussions are under way on what to do for the pageant. Each one is figuring on mak ing fishing equipment. Completion of maps, and the writing of essays has been the main concern of the Rocky Boy and Fort Belknap home room. They are waiting the arrival of articles from home which will be used for exhibition. They haven’t definitely decided on what to enter for the pageant. The Fort Hall group are working on projects for exhibit during the celebration. Most of the students in the Warm Springs group have been putting finishing touches on their essays. They plan on giving a play for the pageant with the Yakima group. The Northern Idaho group is waiting the arrival of things from home to be used for the exhibit. They have been looking up customs and treaties to see if something may be learned from that for use in the pageant. For class work they have been mak ing maps and finishing the designs on their booklets. Things such as baskets, handbags, etc., which will be used for the exhibit by the Yakima home room have arrived. Home Rooms Planning Pageant The pageant to be held here this spring will be presented by two groups of home rooms, the coast Indians and the plains Indians. In the pageant, demonstrations of Indian customs and different phases of living will be presented. The coast Indians will show the use of fish dams and other ways of catching fish in the rivers. A colorful scene of the annual Salmon feast will be presented after the demonstration of catching fish. The plains Indians will act out an Indian legend and a cere monial dance in full costumes. They will also pre sent many types of Indian games. The exhibits presented by both groups are being prepared. The coast Indians plan on showing the process by which Indian foods are prepared. from the Home Rooms f T aholah : Fishing equipment such as a spear, fish Dramatic Class Sees Show .pet needles, and a bone presser will be shown for .exhibit by the Taholah group. Some of the students »have started on essays. They plan on having some thing concerning how they used to dry berries and cook fish. ■^‘tv’eiryone of the Tulalip group number 2 have ^¿ed concerned with making as many things as pos "Citizen Kane” was seen by the students of the Dramatic Class on March 14, at the Hollywood the ater, as they were the guests of Mrs. Weigel. The class presented her with a corsage of gardnias. They wish to express their thanks for an enjoyable after noon. They derived much benefit from the per formance of the characters in the play.
