The Chemawa American
Shop Talk
CARPENTER SHOP UNDERGOES
MAJOR SURGERY
The w oodw orking d ep artm en t is
b e in g rem odeled with a g e n e ra l shop
occupying the south w ing a n d the
m ill-cabinet-carpenter shop occupy
ing the north wing. A schem e of
“Color D ynam ics" is b ein g u sed in
decoration of th ese new shops. The
work is b ein g done b y vocational
stud en ts a n d is p rogressing though
not a s rap id ly a s w e should like on
account of so m uch pressing work
th at h as to b e done for otner d e
partm ents of the school. W hen our
shops a re com pleted it is p la n n e d to
hold open house and. a d an ce that
all m ay help us celeb rate the formal
opening.
Visitor from England
Miss Jessie Fairham of Kent, Eng
land, w as a recent visitor a t the
school. Miss Fairham spoke to the
seniors on the teaching m ethods a n d
subject m atter u sed in the English
schools. She said that the teaching
m ethods of E ngland w ere more for
m al th a n in America. Miss Fairham
sta te d that she liked our informal
methods.
OLD WINONA HALL
BITES THE DUST
C h em aw a b id a fond farew ell to
one of its oldest buildings this sum
m er w hen w reckers razed O ld W in
o n a hall. The building stood on the
cam pus for m any y ears, pro b ab ly
serving a s dormitory for the g ra n d
m others of som e of our present coeds.
KANSANS VISIT CHEMAWA
NEW DUPLEX NEARS COMPLETION
The new duplex house is n earin g
com pletion a n d is ex p ected to b e
com pleted b y D ecem ber ,17, or pos
sibly a few d ay s earlier. This house
is a b a d ly n e e d e d ad dition to our
housing facilities. C arp en ter work
is' b e in g done b y journeym an c a r
penters w hile the plum bing, electric
w iring a n d some interior d ecorating
is b ein g done b y the vocational stu
dents a n d their instructors. O pen
house will b e an n o u n ced later.
BUILDINGS GET NEEDED PAINT
H ave you noticed how the south
p art of the cam pus shines, the b arn s
a n d agriculture buildings p articu
larly? The p ain ting contractors have
com pleted the exterior p ain tin g of
the d airy b a rn group, the horse barn,
the classroom building, the . w ag o n
sh ed a n d the old com m issary. This
is the first p ain t the latter building
h a s h a d in over tw enty-five y ears
a n d does it look better! Well, just
take a look a n d ju d g e for yourself.
It is h oped th at funds will perm it the
renovation of this com m issary to
provide proper w areh o u sin g for our
supplies.
A mouse-proof room is
p la n n e d to care for foodstuff th at is
subject to pollution b y m ice an d
rats.
Mr. a n d Mrs. A. A. Baltz, of C h a
nute, K ansas, who w ere on a motor
trip a n d lecture tour in the north
w est, w ere e n tertain ed at Kola Tepee
for two d ay s recently.
Mrs. Baltz, who is of C herokee
blood, sa n g Indian songs in the orig
in al la n g u a g e , for C hem aw a stu
dents a t a n assem bly program . She
w ore Indian dress for her lecture
a n d singing.
GRADE SCHOOL GETS
BEAUTY TREATMENT
The g ra d e school building is u n
d ergoing plastic surgery—face lift
ing that is. The b a se m e n t is b e in g
fitted up for a nrojection room a s
vzell a s a gam e room for club a c
tivities.
GRADE SCHOOL PROJECT BARN
A nd my how nice the g ra d e school
project b a rn looks. The carp en ter
classes built the m odern p ens b y re
m odeling . a w ar-tim e p re-fab ricated
b a rrack s to suit the needs. The a g ri
culture classes h av e built the outside
p en s so th at the layout is now re a d y
for u se a n d the a p p e a ra n c e is m uch
im proved over; the former shacks a n d
unsightly pens.
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N ew s N otes
Mrs. Jam es Ekman a n d Mrs. G erald
Sm edstad, both of the Junior W om
e n 's club, of Silverton, visited the
cam pus recently.
Mrs. H ildegarde Thompson, su p e r
visor, Indian E ducation, p a id C he
m a w a a n official visit N ovem ber 7-12
in connection w ith the N avajo pro
gram .
Dr. G. E. E. L indquist of Law rence,
K ansas, executive officer for the
Home M issions Council, m ad e his a n
n u a l call at C h em aw a on N ovem ber
12-14:
. Mrs. N orm an Elliott, S ecretary of
the Ethel Lenora sew ing circle in Sil
verton, called a t the high school of
fice la st w eek to o b tain inform ation
concerning C hristm as activities.
Mr. a n d Mrs. R. G. H enderson will
ce le b ra te their forty-fifth w edding
an n iv ersary D ecem ber 10. C hem aw a
em ployees a re invited to join them
in the o b serv an ce of the occasion a t
8:30 p.m. in the I.O.O.F. Temple,
Salem.
Miss C leora C. H elbing, su p erv is
or, Indian Education, left the cam pus
N ovem ber 13 to visit other Indian
schools after devoting m uch of the
fall period to organizing a n d in a u g
u ratin g the N avajo train in g program
a t C hem aw a.
Miss G olda Henry, third g ra d e
teacher, is 'on the sick list. W e hope
to see her a b o u t a g a in soon. Miss
W inger, Brewer hall m atron, is also
on the sick list. W e hope she will
also re g a in good health a n d b e with
us a g a in before long.
Mr. A lbert H. G illette visited our
cam pus early in the fall. Mr. G illette
now retired, w as a former a g ric u l
ture te a c h e r here. He brought for the
students som e sw eet corn w hich he
h a d dev elo p ed a n d w hich he nam ed
“The Pride of C hem aw a."
Mrs. Ruth C hapm an a n d Mrs.
C laire Belshbr, of Portland, accom
p a n ie d a group of Girl Scouts and
C am pfire Girls to C hem aw a recently.
They visited the classes a n d b u ild
ings on the cam pus a n d w ere guests
of the E m ployees' C lub for lunch.