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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1946)
2 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN Zke Ckewawa 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 SENIOR BREAKFAST On May 8, 1946, the seniors w ere all up bright and early to greet the sun. Only, Miss Morse b e a t everyone of us up. We got Calvin an d Bob out of their beds an d journeyed out to the park. Soon after the fires were built the boys an d the rest of the girls cam e in the truck with the supplies. The coffee w ater h ad b een h eated in the school kitchen so that w as a simple affair. Virginia LaFrom- boise an d Elsie Grunlose fried the potatoes, eggs and hot cakes. Everyone a te to his h eart's content. After breakfast we took-some pictures, sat around the fires a n d talked, a n d some of the boys w ent hunting. Around about noon we returned to the dormitories in time to get rested a n d cleaned up for the afternoon school sessions. GIRLS ALL OCCUPY W INONA Seventy-four of the 206 girls in attendance a t the completion of the sem ester are now m aking their home a t W inona hall. Since the cessation of reg u lar school work May 31, W inona an d McBride halls, C hem aw a school homes of the girls, have b een scenes of much excitem ent in a swirl of good-byes a n d transportation rushes. An even 43 children participated in the moving epidem ic as they transferred their possessions a few feet from their school-year home to W inona w here living a n d recrea tional rooms suitable for little folk are being arranged. For m any of the 74, "leaves" from the cam pus continue to be planned; for the few girls rem aining a social and recreational program is beginning to function. B elieve It o r N o t . . . The m easles have finally m igrated from the hospital . . . Mrs. Nopp is w earing a NEW Dodge . . . Ethel M ae Ziebach s left h an d w eighs more than her right . . . On May 31 C hem aw a b o asted of two births (a b a b y lam b a n d Baby D aggett), one class grad u ated a n d one m arriage . . . On the C hem aw a student roster there w ere one set of twins (W inema a n d W inoma Hickox) an d a set of triplets (Crystal, Carl a n d Carrol Jackson). The Fifth g rad e sold their calf for $111.00, g rad e 3 pigs won the blue ribbon in the Stock Judging show. CHEMAWA 6 21 46 600 FOOD HANDLERS’ CONFERENCE M any guests arrived on the cam pus a s em ployees an d visitors gathered for the food handlers convention which w as held June 5 an d 6. Most Northwest agencies w ere represented. Miss Edna Gerken, supervisor of health education, w as director of the conference an d w as assisted by Miss C leora C. Helbing, supervisor of Indian Education. C aptain Kaalo W. Nasi, of the U. S. public health service, gave the lectures on care, handling a n d pres ervation of foods. Rosco Miller, health education con sultant, Oregon board of health, show ed movies on health subjects. The convention closed with a test aver the m aterial covered a n d certificates w ere aw arded. C aptain Nasi h ead ed the group on an inspection tour of the student dining room a n d kitchen. McNARY HALL RESTS AND REMEMBERS With the hustle an d bustle of packing a n d checking luggage subsided one often w onders w hat goes on at a boys' dormitory after school has closed. Dear old McNary is quiet, for the rest of us who did not go home have moved to Brewer hall. The em pty rooms seem quiet a n d lonely an d alread y the spirits of this year's occupants begin to haunt the halls. Mrs. Mitchell has left on her vacation an d Mrs. Butler has taken over the cleaning so that all will be in order w hen school b e gins this Fall. Stately old McNary will spend a silent a n d san e three months of rest also. We adm it she has it coming. ASHM AN SCORES IN STATE MEET Cal Picard, W ally Yallup, Bob Eickmeyer a n d Chet Ashman qualified in Salem for the state m eet held in Corvallis on May 17-18. A gainst the state's best com-“ petition the group eked out only one point, g arnered w hen Chet placed in the high jump. BLESSED EVENT SWEEPSTAKES A recent m arathon in the Blessed Event relays w as finally won b y Coach Bobby Daggett. The coach an d Mr. Combs w ere vieing for patern al honors. Dorinda Alice D aggett w as born on May 29 a n d C athleen Cecile Combs w as born on M ay 31. RECTOR-KIDD W edding bells rang for Miss Pauline N. Rector, grade school teacher at C hem aw a, a n d Mr. Konlin T. Kidd on May 31, 1946. The cerem ony w as performed in the Fireplace room of the First Presbyterian church, Salem, before a small group of friends. They w ere attended b y Mr. a n d Mrs. Fred Rickard. Mrs. Allan S hepard play ed "B ecause'' a s Jean Rickard lighted the candles a n d "I Love You Truly" during the cere mony. Rev. Francis C ham bers re a d the service.
