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Vol. 49
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Chemawa, Oregon • February, 1949
Enjoy Dimes Ball
Chemawa joined in the "March of
Dimes" to contribute its share in
helping the helpless victims of polio.
A March of Dimes dance was spon
sored by the school to promote this
worthy cause which most of the
student body and many employees
attended.
The decorations, made by the sixth
grade and Art club, were unique and
fitted the occasion as there were
large paper piggy banks in many
colors for wall decorations, artificial
dimes hung from the ceiling, and a
large wooden piggy bank was on
the stage to receive the collections.
Mr. Matt and his orchestra fur
nished the music for the dancing
During intermission Laura Mae Con
way and Carol Ann Hudson enter
tained the audience with tap danc
ing numbers and Beverly Hugus,
Isobelle George and Rosalie George
sang.
Refreshments were sold by mem
bers of the senior class. Mrs. Fris-
bey, of the employees club, donated
doughnuts which the seniors sold
also. The refreshment sales amount
ed to $24.93; contributions $60.65;
total $85.58.
We who donated our nickels and
dimes know it was for a very worthy
cause. We know that our dimes
marching will join other dimes which
eventually
will
mean
children
walking
DO YOU KNOW?
That Chemawa will be 69 years
old February 25?
That Oregon was 90 years old on
February 14?.
That there are 60 tribes of Indians
represented in the Chemawa school?
That the students come from 10
different states, including Alaska?
That the library boasts of still
using the same pencil that they
started with in September? It is
anchored.
No. 4
SUPT. KELLEY ON RADIO
NEWS NOTES
Mr. R. M. Kelley, superintendent,
broadcast on the "Coffee Cup Hour"
program over station KOCO, Febru
ary 10. Mr. Kelley was interviewed
as to the program and set-up at
Chemawa school.
Mrs. Grace Preston from San Fran
cisco, California, spent the week-end
visiting her sister, Miss Morse.
Mrs. Bert Decker of Long Beach,
California, is a guest at the home
of Mrs. Morrissey and Mrs. Brannon.
A baby arrived at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Metoxen, February 3. The
little newcomer's name is Jeff. Wel
come to Chemawa, Jeff, and congrat
ulations, Mr. and Mrs. Metoxen.
Sgt. and Mrs. E. Hauser celebrated
their first wedding anniversary on
February 6. Congratulations, and
may you have many more happy
anniversaries.
Melissa Stahi, one of our sopho
mores, was taken to Tacoma Febru
ary 6, by Mrs. Seawright, head nurse
at Chemawa. We hope that Melissa
will soon be able to return and con
tinue her work in school.
A cheering section of students
made two trips to Gervais to root
for the varsity team during the
games they played with Hubbard
and Jefferson. These games were de
ciding factors in their placing for
the county tournament games.
YOUTH FELLOWSHIP RALLY
The Salem Methodist Youth Fel
lowship Rally was held in Corvallis
February 11 and 12. Chemawa's
youth
fellowship
representatives
were Mary Davis, lean Pickette and
Florence Ingawanup. Rev. Wilcox
took the girls to Corvallis Friday
night for registration. The people of
Corvallis welcomed all the members
into their homes. There were around
200 students in attendance. Che
mawa is looking forward to the next
youth rally to be held here on
March 20.
TURNER ASSEMBLY
Seniors of the Turner high school
presented an all school assembly to
the students of Chemawa on Febru
ary 3, 1949. This was an exchange
assembly between the senior classes
of both schools.
The Turner assembly consisted ot
a style show and music. The girls
modeled teen-age apparel for differ
ent occasions and seasons of the
year.
Included in the musical show was
an accordian .saxophone, drums and
piano. The girls in the style show
presented a musical number. The
theme of the style show was woven
around a short comedy with a female
vocalist applying for a job at a local
radio station. However, she did not
get the job until she had improved
not only her voice but her manners,
and had gotten rid of her wad of
chewing gum. Thanks, Turner. Come
again.
Miss Jean Clair Casey, regional
consultant in nursing, was a campus
visitor recently from the Portland
office.
DRAWINGS HELD FOR TOURNEY
Principals and coaches of "B"
League held their meeting in Kola
Teepee on the 8th of February to
draw places for the tournament
which started February 10, in the
Willamette university gym in Salem.
FOURTH GRADE LAMBS
At school the fourth grade has
sheep. One sheep had two little
lambs not long ago. The lambs are
cute little fellows. Mrs. Mason some
times sends someone out to play
with them. They like to play with us.
They drink milk from their mother.
The wool on the little lambs' backs is
not like the wool on the big sheep's
back. I think sheep and lambs are
good animals for pets. The little
lambs have cute little faces and
little short legs. They can hardly
run.—Franklin LaPena, 4th Grade.