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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1943)
Zke Ckentawa American News Briefs Published once a month 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 50c a year Myrthus W. Evans, Superintendent Miss Minnie E. Wehunt, Journalism Sponsor Allan Shepard, Printing Instructor Christine Williams. Catherine Jackson, and Leola Suppah are learning the art of housekeeping in the Practice House now . They followed Ruth Danzuka and Jean Scott who had been training there for 4 weeks. We extern1 our heartfelt sympathy to the family of Mr. W. B. Totten for the death of his father. With the Colors Sgt. Fred Motschman, class ‘33, served with the 205 C. A. in the Aleutians, and then was in active service in the South Pacific. Fred has received an honorable discharge from the Army and may work in Portland. Pfc. Peter II. Hauser, U. S. M.C, has been in the Southern Pacific area for more than a year. First Sergeant Emil W. Hauser, U.S. M.C, is stationed in Hawaii. Emil and Peter are sons of Mrs. Dollie Hauser. Pfc. Herbert Bennett is at Camp Hood, Texas with a tank destroyer unit. Ernest Spencer, fireman third-class, woidd like to hear from his friends. His address is U. S. S. Ander son 411, care of Fleet Postmaster, San Francisco, California. Pvt. Donah! Williams is with the Infantry at Camp Adair, Oiegon. Lt. Elinor Warner, former nurse of Chemawa Hospital, is with the Army Nurse Corps at Camp Haan, California. Sophie Thadie and Donna Mae Courville are now members of the Spars. Sophie is training in Florida, and Donna Mae is also on the east coast. Chemawa is keeping pace with the rest of the country by having flu. A party for employees on Dec. 15 was post-poned for awhile, as was the bene fit dance sponsored by the Dramatic club for the evening of Dec. 17. Chemawa’s fire fighting department has been re organized. The farmers and agricultural students have started spraying the orchards. Miss Nora Grissom, primary grade teacher here last year, is now located at Sacaton, Arizona. Miss Margaret Harris, Protestant religious work er is now working at Stony Brook on Long Island, New' York. Dr. Esther Morse, sister of Miss Ruth Evelyn Morse, visited Chemawa the first week in Septem ber. She was preparing to return to her medical work in China as soon as transportation was available. Dr. Ruth Jens was on official duty at Haskell In stitute during the summer school there. She is now doing post-graduate study on childhood diseases at Babies Hospital, Philadelphia. House Councils Ray Bennett, member of the senior class, is now in the Navy, and is located at Farragut, Idaho. The members of the Winona house council this year are: Freshmen, Elsie Cooper; sophomore Vir ginia Taylor and Leona Bell: junior, Daisy Pete and Marceil Tom; and senior, Chris Williams. They have been helping Miss Semanski take care of different jobs in the building, and helping with the little girls. The McNary hall house council is organized in the form of a court. Offenders are brought to trial before this court. The officers are: Judge, George Walters; vice judge, Arnold Davis; secretary-treas urer, Richard Larsen; sergeant-at-arms, James La Rance. The jury consists of five boys: Louis Quiemots, Eugene Hoffer, Merle Williams, Earl Davis, and Glenn Fritzler. Sgt. Ray D. Schienost is now located in North Africa, near Algiers. He is in the Air Corps. His address is: Sgt. Ray D. Scheinost, 37128122, 347 Fighter Squadron, 350 Fi. Group, A. P. (). 525, care of Postmaster, New York City. What If: Martha were "Moth” instead of a Miller? Ruthie were a "Bazuka” instead of a Danzuka? Dolores were a "Mirror” instead of a Looking, Glass? Lilly were a "Fly” instead of a Frye? Cecelia were "Shawl” instead of a Paul? Richard were a "Parson” instead of a Larsen? Chemawa—12—23—43—500 Kenneth Frank, a former Chemawa student, visited friends here recently. He is now a shipyard worker at Vancouver, Washington. 2
