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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1946)
2 T H E CHEM A WA AM ERICAN - î . Zke Ckemawa American 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 Beatrice Morse, Journalism Sponsor Allan Shepard, Printing Instructor H elped Liberate P h ilip p in es Justin Wilson, World War II veteran enrolled at Chemawa, took his training at Fort Banning, Georgia. When he was sent overseas he served in New Guinea, East Indies, and the Philippines. In the Philippine Islands he spent three weeks on Corregidor, which period he described as the "toughest and roughest of 'his’ war.” Justin is the holder of the Americian Service ribbon, Asiatic Pacific medal with two bronze service stars, and the Philippine Liberation ribbon with one star. He wears one bronze arrow head for making the jump on Corregidor on February 16, 1945. He also rates the Distinguished Unit badge, the Victory medal, and the Good Conduct medal. On Corregidor he picked up several souvenirs which he said were sold befoie he reached the states. 'I learned a lot there,” he told a Chemawa Ameri can reporter, "and it was hard for me to decide whether to go to work or back to school—but here I am, in school,” Questioned on likes, etc., he re vealed that he was not as bashful as he acted. "My favorite dish is pie a la-mode with 2 scoops of ice cream. My favorite sport is baseball. I like to sit and watch the girls. I haven’t anyone special but think the Chemawa girls are nice.” C ornelius A aron, N ew B oys’ A dv iser On April 1 Cornelius Aaron, a Mohican of Gre sham, Wisconsin, succeeded Coquelle Thompson, for three years boys adviser Chemawa. Mr. Aaron will be boys adviser and director of physical educa tion and athletics. Mrs. Aaron and their three chil dren, two boys and a girl, will join Mr. Aaron here this summer. One of the boys is a war veteran, having served in Germany in World War II. Prior to coming to Chemawa, Mr. Aaron was a senior high school teacher at Carson Indian School, Stewart, Nevada. Chemawa welcomes the Aarons. CHEMAWA 4 25 46 600 V eteran E nrolls in B aking Two new residents on our campus are Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Williams-.- Mrs. Williams comes from Pendleton, Oregon. She has been attending Wil lamette university. Mrs.-Williams is employed in McBride hall as matron, replacing Mrs. Noble San- derville. Donald was a member of the class of 1944, at which time he joined the armed forces. He served in the European theater, his first combat duty being at the Anzio Beach Head. From there he went to Rome, Arno, North Appenines, and the Po Valley. The citations Donald received were many among them being the European Theater ribbon, four battle stars, Good Conduct ribbon, American Defense rib bon, Purple Heart and Cluster, Bronze Star medal, Victory Medal, Combat Infantry Badge and the Pres idential Unit Citation. He held the rank of staff sergeant. Donald selected his alma mater, Chemawa, as the school in which to complete his high school education. He is a full-time vocational student, hav ing choosen the bakery course. S hop Talk Electric Shop. — The Electricians have built a work shop with ten volts for electrical toys and 110 volts for lights, table lamps, etc. They have been doing repair jobs about the campus, also. Barber Shop. —The Barber shop consists of four shop boys daily who average arppoximately 25 hair cuts a day. The second quarter Robert Eickmeyer lead with l l haircuts a day. Louis Miller and Her bert Murchison of the "B” division are tied with Robert. Calvin Picard and Levi George averaged ten haircuts a day. Carpenter Shop.—The 7th grade boys are making 6 new chicken feeders for Mr. O’Rielly’s hens to eat from, as soon as weather permits them to be outside. Foreman Levi Wilson and assistants Ellwood Atkin son and Fred Anderson are doing some shingling jobs. Will all students please be easy on the Winona hall screens. There is no new wire to repair the torn and cut screens. Thank you. Kitchen News.—A room for the storage of supplies is under way in the kitchen. Mr. Karn, Mr. Bartell, and Mr. Benson are very anxious to complete the room so they are working very hard.
