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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1946)
Zke Ckemawa American PUBLISHED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY THE CHEMAWA INDIAN SCHOOL, CHEMAWA, OREGON Volume XLVI APRIL-MAY . 1946 COMMENCEMENT Numbers 4-5 NUMBER SENIOR CLASS. Back row, left to right, Ernest Spencer, Terry Francis, Fred Miller, Calvin Picard, George Miller, Phillip M. Bull, Robert Eickmeyer, Donald Williams, Don Geary, Justin Wilson. Front row, Elsie Grunlose, Marie Jim, Alice Hawk, Miss Beatrice Morse, class sponsor,. Mary Agnes Simmons, Virginia LaFromboise, Berniece Foster, Virginia Alexander. Commencement 1946 The 1946 .Eradication Exercises at C hem aw a offered in its complete outlay quite a festive week. Beginning the colorful chain of events w as the Junior-Senior prom of Friday, May 17. A small orchestra tuned d anceable varieties the evening through a n d the prim couples m ade the most of this m usical occasion in the "Rose G arden," designed by the m em bers of the Junior class. Then a w eek later, on Sunday evening, M ay 26, a moving b a c calau reate service w as conducted by Rev. Dudley Strain of Salem 's First Christian church. His subject, "W indows a n d Lions," w as an applicable an alo g y to the soul an d temptation. Rev. Strain stressed the need for keeping the window of the soul open to the light of a strongly proclaim ed faith despite the tem ptation to fall before the world's ridicule an d disdain. The Jolly-Up a n d Farew ell Assembly of May 29 w as an afternoon of recognition an d aw ards. Mr. Aaron presided as m aster of cerem onies an d the student stand-outs in all phases of cam pus life w ere duly a c claim ed a n d rew arded. On the morning of May 30, an honor g u ard of the U. S. Army cam e from Salem to provide a proper Memorial Day salute. The C hem aw a boy scouts tended the flag raising a n d lowering a n d Mr. Larsen spoke appropriately for the occasion. Sgt. W ausika H auser w as in charge of C hem aw a’s contingent of w ar veter ans. Rev. Wilcox an d Fr. Rodakowski w ere present to le a d the spiritual part of the program, an d a prayer w as also offered by Ernest Spencer, C hem aw a student- veteran. Mrs. Brannon accepted the memorial w reath presented by Robert Eickmeyer which w as placed at the b a se of the flag pole. The sounding of "Taps" con cluded the ceremonies. Memorial Day afternoon w as colored with track an d field events a n d the early eve ning w as devoted to an all-out cam pus picnic. The finale—graduation! The seniors' formal farewell (Continued on p ag e 4.)
