THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
News Briefs
Mr. Quill was here recently to visit his daughter,
Lola.
Mrs. Edith Murphy was in Chemawa for a brief
visit in March.
Mrs. Jones visited her daughter, Marie, and two
sons, Johnny and Edward.
Miss Lillias Lund, social worker for Klamath
Agency, was in Chemawa April 2.
Mrs. Mary Joaquin, social worker for Grande
Ronde-Siletz, has been living on our campus for a-
while.
Mr. Charles C. Burnette has been given charge of
our paintshop. Mr. Burnette was formerly employed
here as a carpenter.
Mr. J. Preston Myers, field agent for the Hoopa
Valley Agency of Eureka, California, was here on
official business in March.
Miss Cleora Helbing, supervisor at large, visited
us here for several days. Miss Helbing was enter
tained at a dinner party March 31.
Richard Tisinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Ti-
singer, was ill with pneumonia early in March. We
are glad he is now able to return school.
Mrs. Ruthyn Turney is now recuperating from an
operation performed at Cushman Hospital, Tacoma,
Washington. We wish for her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Bertha Ellinger, supervisoi of education, was
at Chemawa recently. Previously she was at Warm
Springs, Oregon. Mrs. Ellinger has visited our
classes and activities.
Charles Morse, former student, sends greetings
to students and ex-students. He is engaged in war
work in San Francisco and is a member of Auxiliary
Police force of the bay city.
Venus Ingawanup Mitchell, a former Chemawa
student, visited her sister, Florence Ingawanup here.
Viola Penny has accepted employment in Salem.
She recently graduated from the Salem Business
School.
Mes- M. W. Evans entertained at a bridge party
on Wednesday evening, April 4. There were six
tables of players. Daffodils gave an atmosphere of
spring to the livingroom. A delicious raspberry
shortcake with ice crean was served.
The empoyees enjoyed a party in the gymnasium
on the evening of March 14. Card games were the
entertainment. Refreshments of cake and punch
tyere delicious. Hosts were the office force, hospital,
shop instructors, and the employees of Mr
Henderson’s store.
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Burney Wilson
Burney Oliver Wilson, class of 1912, died at
Manzanar hospital at Manzanar, California, on Ma«di
21, 1945. He was buried at Chico, California, with
services by the American Legion. Wilson also at
tended Haskell Institute, and another school in
Kansas. He served in the army in 1917 and 1918,
gaining the rank of lieutenant. Burney had a long
service in the Indian Department. He served as
purchasing agent at Jicarilla Agency, Klamath Agen
cy, and others, later going to the Tacoma Indian
hospital as chief clerk. In 1942 he was appointed
puichasing agent at the Tide Lake camp for Jap
anese, and at the time of his death was serving in
the same capacity at a like camp at Manzanar.
Easter Services
Easter Day dawned bright and beautiful. T'lie
Catholics gathered in the chapel at seven for services
conducted by Father Rodakowski. A number of
students had their first Holy Communion. Follow
ing the services the students enjoyed an eight-o’clock
breakfast in the dining hall.
Protestants went to Chemawa Park where they
held a sunrise service. Mr. Evans addressed the
group on significance of Easter. After the service
breakfast was served by Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox and the
committees. Needless to say the brisk morning air
made the appetites good.
Later in the morning the Protestant group met in
the chapel for another service. Miss Strong, director
of religious instruction for Salem schools, was the
speaker. There were a number of students baptized
and admitted into the church.
Write to the Boys
The teachers and other employees receive numer
ous letters from the boys in the armed forces who
have attended Chemawa. They always ask for the
Chemawa American and want their old school mates
to write to them. Thev like to hear about Chemawa
as well as they do about their own homes for it is
really another home for them.
Reading the Chemawa American gives them a
glimpse of the ffOld School,” so keep sending them
your copy after you have read it.
So come on, you students, and write to the boys
and girls you know who are in the service.You can
always get their addresses if you try hard enough.