We Gave $887!
Zhe Chemawa American
The War Chest drive was a success at Chemawa.
I he students of Chemawa have contributed the sum
of $206.55. They have also pledged $4.50 more
which has not been collected. I he girls have col
lected and pledged $105.35. The boys have collected
and pledged $105.70.
Students went out to a neighboring farm and pick
ed nuts. Fhe money they earned they donated to the
drive. Some of them were very generous: six dollars
was the highest paid, w hile five was not uncommon.
Students who helped collect the pledges and
money were: Paul Svinth, Bryson Liberty. Dick
Walker, Ray Bennet. Martha Miller, Florestine
Peltier, Helen Hayes, Christine Williams, and
Geneva Alex.
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With The Colors
Ralph Summers, class of '43, is now serving in
the Naw. He is located at Farragut, Idaho.
Other Chemawa boys at Farragut are Matthew
Stopps, Wesley Dave, Clifford McMeeL
Martin Pepion is in the Navy and stationed in
Hawaii.
Harold Joseph, class of ‘42, is in the Army Air
Corps at Sait Lake City.
Cpl. Francis Cassimere is with a tank destroyer
unit at Camp Hood in Texas. Francis visited Che
mawa in September.
Stanley Wilder is also at Camp Hood w ith a tank
destroyer unit. Stanley visited his brother, Mr. War
ren Wilder, recently.
CpI. Cecil OHield. who is with the Air Corps at
Page Field. Florida, made the long journey to Che
mawa to visit friends here in September.
First Lt. Milton M, James, son of Mrs. Mary
James, is serving in Hawaii.
Second Lt. Sam Scott, '35. is with the 104th
Division, Camp Adair, Oregon.
Stanley Williams, '42. is with the U. S. Army in
England.
Arthur Shilo, '40. according to friends, is in a
German prison camp.
Willard Mowitch, Seaman 2nd class, is stationed
at San Diego, (.alifornia.
Mr. Fred Rickard, class of '29, and former boy's
adviser of Chemawa, is serving with the Marines
somewhere in the South Pacific.
Pvt. Walter Champine, Class of’43, is in the Army
Air Corps at Buckley Field. Colorado.
Pvt. Carl Wood, ( lass of'43, is w ith the Army
at Camp Callan, ( alifornia.
Serving w ith the Marine Corps are Tom (’arson,
Edgar Sakiskin, I lenry ( xnirville and Johnny Ploufife.
Fhe employees war chest drive was also very suc
cessful. The quota was $500.00 for Chemawa but
they went over this by S180.45 which brought the
total to $680.45 for Cheinawa employees. The em-
ployeees on the committee were Miss Page, Miss
Chambers, Miss Rector, and Mr. Clingenpeel.
We are very proud that Chemawa could donate
this sum of money for such a good cause. We hope
that it w ill reach some personal friend of outs, per
haps overseas.
Visitors
Mr. R. M. Tisinger, Superintendent of Indian
Education, was a visitor of Chemawa the first week
in November. Mr. Tisinger lives in Phoenix, Arizo
na.
Mr. J. Preston Myers, Education Field Agent,
Eureka Cal., visited us in early November. Mr.
Myers knows many of our students.
Miss Cleora Helbing. Supervisor of Indian Edu
cation, Denver, Colorado, is at Chemawa this week.
Mrs. Bertha Elhnger. Supervisor of Indian Edu
cation is living here m Kolo Teepee. She is divid
ing her time between the Siletz Agency in Salem,
and Cheinawa.
Mr. George La Yalta, Superintendent of Taholah,
ami Mrs. LaVatta, were visiting Chemawa on No
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Fun and Frolic
The evening of November 5 was fun for all. A
carnival in the gymnasium had games of bingo, pen
ny toss, ring toss, and many others. Then there was
fortune telling, beauty parlor, floor prizes, and food.
Tiie carnival was held as benefit for the Students’
Activity Association. Approximately $180.00 was
cleared.
This column will be a feature of the Chemawa
American each issue. We are trying to get as com
plete a list as possible of Chemawa students in serv
ice. Persons knowing the where-abouts of others
with the colors please notify Mr. Shepard or Miss
Wehunt.
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