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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1947)
A CHEMAWA Vol. XLVIII noy Chemawa Indian School, Chemawa, Oregon . November, 1947 Employees Are Transferred Supt. Myrthus W. Evans, who lias been superin tendent at Chemawa since July 1, 1943, has been transferred to Sherman Institute at Riverside, (’.alii. Mr. Evans’ successor is Mi. Russell M. Kelly, a supervisor from Oklahoma. Dr. P.A. Tirador, our doctor for two years, has been transfer!ed to the Western Oklahoma Consoli dated Agency, with his headquarters at the Indian hospital, Clinton, Oklahoma. At present Chemawa has no resident doctor. Dr. N. J. Stone of Salem is the contract doctor. Enrollment Reaches 400 Chemawa enrollment stands at 400 according to record from the office of the registrar. These figures may be broken down as follows: Girls, 205, Boys 195. Grade school, 1-6, 189; High school, 7-12, 211. From Alaska, 12. Those from Alaska are: From Saxman, Moses Leibrandt, gr. 5; from Craig, Arthur Young, gr. 10, James Young, gr. 7, Georgian- na Young, gr. 10; from Metlakatla, Bernita Hay ward, gr. 12, Elizabeth Usher, gr. 9, Hazel Frisch, gr. 11; from Kodiak, Freda Bent, gr. 11; from Ka saan, Leif Olsen, gr. 6, Johnny Olsen, gr. 5, Fred erick Olsen, gr. 4, Robert Olsen, gr. 2. Hobby Clubs Stir Interest On Wednesday, October 1, hobby clubs were organized. This gives the students good entertain ment as well as teaching them things that they do not get in their academic or vocational classes. Following are the organized clubs: Art club with Mr. C. C. Burnette; Music club with Miss Sylvia Dorweiler; Dancing club with Miss Beatrice Morse, Mrs. Edith Howard, and Mrs. Virginia Weigel; Drama and Speech club with Mrs. Lula Detrick: Junior Red Cross with Mrs.Ruth Sea- wright, Miss Pita Cajete, Mrs. Leona Albin Nopp; Charm club with Mrs. Lena Cronk; Pep club with Miss Jeanette Goings and Miss Marjory Olson; Handcraft club with Mrs. Lillian Hudson; Ag club with Mr. Wright Noel. About 100 percent of the junior and senior high school students belong to the clubs and are enjoy ing the various activities represented. No. 1 Student Council Installed In Impressive Ceremony Glen Brown and Ernestine Lane Head Council Ebe mayor, vice-mayor, commissioners and as sistantcommissioners took the pledge to their offices in a candle - light installation assembly, the evening of October 22. ' * Tin program, of which Clarence Hunter was chair man, Vegan with a processional of the officials head ed Dy a color guard of boy scouts, Lloyd Saunders, Joseph Taitoed and Edward Spott. After the fiag salute and patriotic singing, Supt. E/ans presented the gavel to Mayor Glen Brown. Fhe commissioners received their badges during the candle lighting ceremony. Assisting the chair man were students who represented the qualities that public officials should possess: Melvin Eagleman spoke as “Achievement,” Hazel Frisch as “Scholarship,” Melvin Keeler as “Service,” Loyette Moppin as “Character,” Marion Placid as, “Leadership,” and Haskell Hood as “Loyalty.” Mrs. Nell V. Brannon administered the pledge of office to the Commissioners and their Assistants. The student body had previously elected their • student council at elections held in the high school building. The commissioners are: Finance, George Cagey, Jeannie Halfmoon; School, Janice Rambeau, Delford Crain: Civic, Aloysius Slickpoo, Delores Racehorse; Home,RobertKutch,Velma McLeod, Social. Rich- ardHillaire,Florence Ingawanup;Athletic, Marcelene Gensaw, Victor Jackson. The assistants are: Mark Farwell, Marthella Stahi, Arthur Johnson, Romona La Fromboise; Fred Kala ma, Carol Me Leod, Edward Henery, Georgianna Young; Billy Sealy, Levy George, Leora Plummer, Nathan Baker, Bernita Hayward, Edwin Ingawanup, Elizabeth Usher, Ralph Charles; Norma Celestine, David Stewart, Eugenia Wolfe, Danny Foster; Freda Bent, Vernon Lane. Phyllis Miller, Don Rambeau. This edition was published bv the Junior class.
