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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.
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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.