THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
News Briefs
Miss Lena Sand is a new employee at the hospital.
Mrs. Anne Logan of Salem is teaching a grade
school remedial group now.
Mrs. Hilda C. Hammel of Salem is employed here
as teacher of the third grade.
Miss Juanita McCloud visited her sisters Velma
and Carol over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Collins of Vancouver visited
thier daghter, Doryce, here on January 19 and 20.
Lawrence Orcutt has been hospitalized for some
time, but now recovered. His mother visited him
while he was ill.
Miss Ethel Mae Zieback of Pocatello, Idaho, is
now teaching our eighth grade. She has taught at
Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
Employees and students of Chemawa extend
their sympathy to Mrs. Bray and Jackie in the
death of Mr. John Wesley Bray.
Miss Nettie Goings has arrived to teach in the
home economics department. Miss Goings transferred
from the Standing Rock School, Belcourt, North Da
kota.
Ben lyall, Class of ’33, who has been a prisoner
of war in Germany the past two years, has been re
patriated and arrived in the United States on the
Gripsholm on Febuary 21.
Employees and students extend their sympathy
to Mr. and Mrs. Evans for the loss of Mrs. Evans’
father. The family went to Salt Lake City for the
funeral. Thev have now returned to Chemawa.
Pfc. Carl G. Wood, graduate of ’42 and former
printing student, visited the school for a few days
last month. Carl had been wounded in France and
was here on a furlough from a recuperating center.
Richard Larsen visited friends here January 17.
He has finished his training period at Farragut,
Idaho. Richard gave a very interesting talk to his
classmates, the seniors.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Needham were visitors here
January 28. They brought Augustine Thompson
back from Cushman hospital. Mrs. Needham is our
former Dr. Faxon.
Pvt. Victor Metoxen visited his family here recent
ly. He has been in the Pacific area of service for three
xears and was wounded in the recent battle for Leyte.
Pvt. Metoxen is now recuperating in McCaw hospital
at Walla Walla.
Mr. Earling C. Benson has accepted the position
of instructor of all shops here. Mr. Benson has had
much experience in work of this kind, part of which
was in Hawaii. Mr. and Mrs. Benson are living in
the house formerly occupied by the Cleeks.
We extend our sympathy to the Spalding family
for the loss of Mr. Nels Olson, Mrs. Spalding’s fa
ther. Mr. Olson has resided with Mr. and Mrs.
Spalding for several years.
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Scout Troops
Girl Scout Troop I has recently been reorganized
and now has sixteen members. All are busy and
hope to pass their tenderfoot tests before school
closes. Mrs. Mason is scout leader.
I he Boy Scout Troop has twenty-two members
preparing tor tenderfoot tests. Mr. Thompson is
scoutmaster, and LeRoy Gill is assistant scout mas
ter. Herbert Pepion is patrol leader and Eugene
Pollock is assistant.
I he Boy Scouts have collected 1000 pounds of
paper for the paper drive and delivered it to the
War Center in Salem. They will work on the tin
drive soon. Plans are being made for a field trip
and for an overnight camping trip.
Senior Practice House
The senior girls have all lived in their practice
house now, and the last group will be out soon.
The experience has been both educational and enjoy
able. Most of the girls would like to start right over
again.
We Point With Pride To:
JHarry Cooper and the boys in the shoe shop
for the job they are doing in keeping the shoes re
paired. The boys repair from eighty to a hundred
pairs of shoes a week. Harry is a sophomore.
Wellington Byrd and Fred Miller for their
work as school electricians. They do general main
tenance, such as keeping the laundry appliances
in smooth working order, repairing irons, checking
outlets, lines, and lighting systems wherever needed.
Wellington and Fred are juniors.
Li?" Glenn Fritzler and Lawrence Patrick for
their fine work in the barber shop. These boys are
both seniors and thus are in the shop the same
half-day, so the shop is open only half the time.
They tiy to get around with haircuts for our 246
boys once every twenty-one days. They also cut the
girls’ hair.
Dr. F.J. Bullard is now at Chemawa for a period
doing dental work for our students.
In this issue of Chemawa American we have at
tempted to give some facts about several vocation
al departments. Lack of space prevents a complete
report. Some other departments will appear in
later issues.