Zhe Chernawa American
Published every third Friday during the school year by
the Chernawa Indian School. Address all communications
to the CH EM AWA AMERICAN, Chernawa, 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
A question which we are all facing these days is
"Are we supporting our boys?”
There are many little ways you can keep up the
morale of the boys on our many fronts such as
dropping them a letter or two. A letter from home
is always welcome.
You can tell them the thing we are doing to aid
them, like Chemawa’s all out for defense program.
A really good newsy letter is better than anything
else. A soldier always likes to hear from a relative or
sincere friend.— T ony S kahan
Spring is here at last, and now the flowers are
beginning to bud and bloom, but the flowers do not
show if there are candy papers and trash strewn on
the lawns and around the flowers.
It is our job, students, to keep our campus clean
and beautiful. We might not seem to mind it or care
how the campus looks because we think, "what do
I care, I’m only here for awhile,” but remember,
this is your home. So keep it clean.
—R ose M ary A ubrey
Germs! Germs! Did you know that some harmful
micro-organisms known as germs are the cause of
many of our body discomforts.
I’m certain that we all do, but a further study is
needed so that we can learn to protect ourselves
from them. In order to secure this knowledge, the
Juniors and the 5th and 6th grade have made some
" Germ Gardens ” and are carefully watching them.
—C orrine W alkings
Recent movies on the campus: Mar. 9, Gene Autry,
in “Melody Ranch.” Mar. 13, Jack Benny, in “George
Washington Slept Here.” Mar. 20, Roy Rogers, in
“Border Legion.”
The Chernawa emyloyees had a party on Wed.
Mar. 10. They had special guests from Salem airport.
Everyone who attended had a good time.
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7, since the Chernawa girls have always offered
strong leadership in the conference sessions.
The program was very rich. Much value grew
out of the history of the conference and contribution
of former leaders.
Corrine Walkings, vice president, of Girl Reserve
Club, Irene, Large, secretary, were representatives
and Edith Markishtum of the Vespers Club. Our
delegates for this year proved good representatives,
not only of Chernawa, but for the Indian race.
Since the conference was invited to be held in
Salem next year it was important Salem young
people should know the type of conference which
they would be preparing for, so a supper was held
at Salem Y. W. C. A. on Tuesday March 9, for the
Salem Girl Reserve leaders and our own delegates.
Irene Large and Corrine Walkings gave reports
of Older Girls Conference, and Luella Wilson rep
resented our club in the discussion of the outstand
ing values in the Mid-Winter Girl Reserve Con
ference held in Portland recently.
We may well be grateful that Chernawa was rep
resented not only for the advantage that is given to
the delegates and to our program, but also for the
far reaching influence they had upon other girls
attending Conference.
Boys Recieve Membership Cards
Official Hi-Y membership cards were given to a
group of campus leaders at a special assembly held
at Protestant Chapel, Wednesday, March 10. Father
Rodekowski lead the students in prayer and Miss
Margaret Harris presented the tokens of membership
to the following boys: Robert Edden, Walter Cham-
pine, Vincent Adolph, Donald Williams, Glenn
Fritzler, Carl Wood, Ray Bennett, Arnold Davis,
Bob Eickmeyer, Paul Svinth, Joe Murphy, Terry
Francis, and Arthur Johnson.
Mr. Pollock Dies
The staff and students were shocked and grieved
to learn of the sudden death of Mr. John R. Pollock
on Saturday March 13, following the death of Mrs.
Pollock on March 11.
Mr. Pollock had been employed at Chernawa as
shoe repair instructor for two years. He will be greatly
missed as a capable instructor and as a friend.
We extend our sympathies to the bereaved family.
Technical Sergeant Henry Fournier, the former
cook at Chernawa, was a recent campus visitor. He
has been permitted a leave from Louisiana, where
he is stationed.