TH E CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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CLASS NIGHT
W ednesday evening, May 22, at the school audito
rium, the seniors b eq u eath ed all their worldly goods,
rev ealed the secrets of their p ast a n d looked into the
future.
The setting w as a radio station w here the jovial
m aster of ceremonies, Ernest Spencer, announced the
program, w eather reports a n d correct time over sta
tion KCIS.
TENTH GRADE PICNIC
On M ay 3, the rollicking tenth graders h a d their
an n u al picnic supper at C hem aw a park. Our 10A girls
could not b e released from their work in the dining
hall until 5:30. While the rest of us w aited for them, we
kept ourselves b usy lining up the platters of baked
beans, potato salad, sandw iches a n d apples; roasting
the wieners; sniffling the arom a of good strong coffee;
a n d sm acking our lips over the ice cream.
As soon as the 10A girls arrived we fell in line for
the chow. Are our girls good cooks!
(Continued)
to C hem aw a occurred on Friday afternoon with the
less formal farewell dance in the evening. Mary Agnes
Simmons w as the salutatorian a n d Fred Miller pre
sented the valedictory talk. The principal speaker w as
Dr. Lawrence A. Riggs of the W illamette university
education departm ent. His words of concurrent adm oni
tion a n d courage to the youth gradu ating into a world
of chaotic conflict w ere com m anding a n d sincere. Supt.
Evans m ade the diplom a aw ards a h d Rev. Allen Wil
cox b lessed those present in pray er to end the cere
mony. The following seniors w ere g rad u ated
V irginia M. Alexander, Robert E. Eickmeyer, Ber-
niece Foster, Terry S. Francis, Don L. G eary, Elsie Rae
G runlose, Alice Ione Hawk, Marie A. Jim, Virginia
LaFromboise, Fred Miller, G eorge Miller, Calvin E..
Picard, Mary Agnes Simmons, Ernest C- Spencer, Don
ald B. Williams, Justin Wilson, Phillip M. Bull, John
Plouffe, Paul W. Svinth.
John Plouffe a n d Paul Svinth are currently in the
arm ed forces. Ernest Spencer, Donald W illiams, Justin
Wilson a n d Phillip Bull are returned veterans w hose
g raduation w as effected through successful comple
tion of arm y exam inations.
COMMENCEMENT
1. Projects in Sew ing
2 . Ag student shearing
3 . Class in Baking
4. Related Shops class
5. Recreational group