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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1947)
Vol. XLVII Cheinawa Indian School. Cheinawa, Oregon . January, 1947 Lions Club Entertain On Monday night, December 23, the Lions club came out from Salem to put on quite a program for us in the auditorium. rhe program opened with Supt. Evans introduc ing the president of Sahin's Chamber of Commerce who was master of ceremonies for the program. The club's mascot, Leo-the-Lion, gave everyone CHILDREN AT LION'S CHRISTMAS PARTY No. 2 Christmas Dinner On Christmas Day we went to the dining hail and found a very big appetizing chicken dinner waiting to be eaten. We all came in stood at our places until after the minute of silence in which we say grace. I hen we sat down and ate the very tasty dishes which had been prepared.There was the chicken with its dressing, sweet potatoes, gravy, buns, buttered peas, celery, coffee, and jello. After this was eaten we all managed to get out of the dining hall and we agreed it was a good dinner. New Arrivals On Campus Front row, from left, Doris Scott, Vicky Gensaw, Maxine Wash ington, Thelma Dick, Imogene Washington, Vera Ward, Althea John Fred Evans, the fourth son of M Myrtnus W. Evans, was born on November 24. 1946. at the Salem General hospital. He weighed 8 pounds ami 12 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund (). Metzger are the proud parents of a daughter, Sharon Lemar. Sharon was born at 6:29 P. M. on December 16, 1946, and weighed 8 pounds and 7 ounces. (ihemaw a welcomes the new arrivals to the campus. Racehorse, Barbara Eyle quite a laugh; some, quite a scare. The program started off with the singing of Chistmas carols by the audience. Then, our own students put on several musical numbers. We were also well entertained by the numbers the Silverton quartet sang. The master-of-ceremonies kept in touch with Santa Claus as he flew down from the North Pole in his jet plane. Santa radioed us that he had to refuel at Portland. As all of us sang "Jingle Cells” old Santa blew in and than he settled down to distributing bags of goodies for students from the first to ninth grades. (Sometimes I think I was born too soon.) — A T enth G rader . When I was a boy of 14, my father was so igno rant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was as tonished at how much tne old man had learned in seven years. —Mark Twain. J Sophomores Put Out the Paper The members of the Sophomore class put out this issue of the ( hemawa American. 1 o employees and to students we say "Happy New Year.” Mrs. Swink Leaves Us On December 15 the depot was closed and the genial, obliging Mrs. Swink left us. Before she left, She wrote a farewell poem for us. These are some of the lines: I liked living here with you But the "Suffering Pacific’* knew That it was time to say Adieu. You have been lovely to me, I know And 1 am saying as I go: I thank you, Cheinawa, and Cheerio! To our good friend, Mrs. Swink, we say, "Good bye May God bless J you.” J J
