Zke Ckemawa 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
ROBERT THOMAS
MRS. VIRGINIA WEIGEL
Superintendent
Printer
Journalism Instructor
Editorial
We all feel we have a purpose to fulfill in our
walks of life, that is success. In order that we may
fulfill this, we have many problems to overcome.
One is that we should try to understand each other
and be helpful in our work and problems. We
should not try to make goals by ourselves.
A football player cannot make a goal without the
rest of the players to help him. It takes teamwork
by everyone.
When a hero in our armed service is decorated
for an honor, he has a feeling that he is accepting
it for the whole outfit, and he makes them feel like
they are accepting it too.
We should try to help each other. Life is not at
all happiness and glory. There are some mean, un
pleasant jobs, some with a bit of humor, and some
without.
How can we help each other succeed? We can
be most helpfid by showing our classmates we are
glad that they have achieved in a task. And another
wav is by showing no sign of jealousy by razzing
them for what they have done—J ulia B erys
Items of Interest
Several students have had the measles this past
month and the hospital staff has been busy caring
for die large number.
The Hi-Y invites all the employees, faculty mem
bers, officers of the girl reserves, and the glee club
members to attend the reception after the Sunday
chapel on February 14.
Gilbert Pepper, who is working in a shipyard at
Portland. Mrs. Pepper taught the freshmen cooking
class and took charge of the junior Practice house.
Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 11:00 a.m., a Pep Rally was
held in the auditorium for the basketball boys who
were to play that evening. It was successful with
Miss Rector and her two assistants, Luella Wilson
and Edith Markishtum, as the leaders in yells and
songs.
The new a.ito shop instructor is Mr. Earl Du-
Chien from Salem, Oregon. In the summer of 1941
Mr. DuChien was employed by the Salem public
schools and the state vocational department to teach
anto mechanics under the war training program. He
has nine boys now taking auto mechanics. The auto
shop is being remodeled.
A Red Cross Sewing Club was recently organized
on the campus for employees and families. There
are two divisions: a sewing group under Mrs. James
and a knitting group under Mrs. Sanders. Mrs.
Jackson is general chairman of the club and Mrs.
Cleek is secretary. They meet every Tuesday and
Thursday afternoons and evenings.
Miss Ila Scott recently filled the position as Head
of the Home Economics Department vacated by Mrs.
Leila Black. She is from Oxford, Indiana, but has
been teaching at Chilocco Indian School, Chilocco,
Oklahoma, for the last ten years. Senior Practice
House and Home Relations will be under her super
vision besides other classes with the juniors and
grade school girls. She is also sponsor of the Card
Club.
News From Alumni
Sam Scott, ’35, who is in officers training at the
Adjutant General’s School, at Fort Wn , Maryland,
has sent his address so he may get in touch with
some of his old classmates and friends.
Candidate Sam Scott.
Co. A Bks. Ill, class 13
Officers’ candidate School
Fort Washington, Maryland.
Audrey O’Conner’s editorial for the Chemawa
American on Honesty, was published in the Inde
pendence Hopster Herald. We thank the Ind. H. H.
for honoring us, and for sending us a copy of their
paper.
Manford Weeks, ’40, stopped at Chemawa Jan.
21, on his way to Montana, from New Mexico where
he has been for his health. Previous to that he was
employed in the war depannent in Wash., D. C.
Manford was accompanied by Rex Redhouse, who
is in the army. Mr. Redhouse visited Miss Wehunt
and Mr. Totten, who had been his teachers at Fort
Wingate, New Mexico.
Mrs. Floy Pepper recently resigned her position
as Home Economics teacher to join her husband,
Look pleasant if you don’t feel so—keep your temper,
no one else has any use for it.