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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published during the school year by
Chemawa Indian School.
Address all
communications to the Chemawa American,
Chemawa, Oregon. Published in accord
ance with the Interior Department Appro
priation Act, 1940, approved May 10, 1939.
Subscription 50c a year.
Russell M. Kelley, Superintendent
Miss Beatrice Morse, Journalism Sponsor
Allan Shepard, Printing Instructor
MAKE MINE MANNERS
My name is Frank. I like to write.
I like to use good manners when I
eat. I hope my "Make Mine Man
ners" is put in Chemawa American.
All of us should try to have good
manners. — Frank Pat Laverdore,
Grade 3.
THIRD GRADER ON EDUCATION
Chemawa is trying to give every
one an education, and I am getting
my education, too. My mother will
be proud of me, and I am going to
work my way through college, and
help my parents—Patricia Blythe,
3rd grade.
Dr. Tsinger, regional supervisor of
education, was a recent visitor from
the Portland office.
Down °he Farm
PROJECT PORKERS SOLD
Ralph Charles and Danny Foster
sold a project pig to the Valley Pack
ing company on February 1. Joe
Felsman, Horace Ironpipe, Haskell
Hood, Ralph Charles, Danny Foster,
the eighth and ninth grade farmers
all sold pigs on February 7.
The top price then was $22.50 per
hundredweight, while the top weight
was 235 pounds. Pigs weighing over
250 pounds had prices reduced. Two
of the project pigs weighed around
300 pounds.
AG CLUB NEWS
Mr. Noel's Ag club started a new
hobby of making bracelets and belts
out of plastic cord. The Club mem
bers have finished their leather work
projects. The Club also has a calf
project, each member is required to
work at least 10 hours in his free
time to pay for the calf. There are
16 members in the Club at present.
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McNARY HALL ECHOES
January was an exceedingly cold
month. Snow fell from time to time.
Often the wind came up and howled
through the halls of McNary. The
boys begged for extra blankets from
the store rooms. Still it was cold. In
the mornings details of boys were
busy gathering the large tree
branches that the wind had broken
from the tall campus fir trees.
Recent visitors on the campus
were: Alton Butler, Siletz, Oregon;
Charles Hood Jr., Beatty, Oregon;
Wilfred Jackson, Beatty, Oregon;
Marion Ives Sr., Yakima, Washing
ton, and Buck White, Yakima.
At the last house meeting the bas
ketball players were called on to
make speeches. All responded and
promised to do their best to win the
county championship. The players
asked the student body to support
them. We hope our team will go to
the state tournament this year.
Our grade school team enters the
Newberg tournament on February
17. They play Sheridan that night.
We will all be pulling for them, too.
The boys playing in this tournament
are Robert Jackson, Lawrence Head,
Walter McAtty, James Young, Thomas
Patchpe, James Gadawa, Lawrence
Wesley, LeRoy Jackson, George
Doney, Buddy Weiser, Edward Lo
pez; Kenneth Super, manager.
Our thanks goes to Benton County
Red Cross Chapter for the donation
of more than 100 health text books
for grade school use.
THANKS I
The Chemawa varsity basketball
team wishes to thank all the em
ployees who gave them the nice
dinner at the Salem Athletic Club
on Sunday, February 13. The team
is doing its best to win the tourna
ment. We know you are all backing
us and that is a good feeling for a
player to have. Should we lose, you
will know we have done our best.
—Vernon Lane, team captain.
Master Jimmie Askan is the latest
nowcomer to be welcomed to Che
mawa campus. Jimmie is the small
son of Mr. Askan, Navajo interpreter
teacher, who is on the staff here.
Shop Talk
PLUMBING SHOP
The recent freezing weather made
some emergency jobs repairing burst
pipes. We are also trying hard to
keep valve handles on and washers
in the faucets so that water can be
turned off.
Between jobs we have been trying
to sort out salvaged parts and repair
items in the shop so we can clean
it up. We are really getting plenty
of experience in several phases of
the plumber's trade.
PAINT SHOP
We are proud of our shop and
class room now. The walls and floor
have been cleaned and painted.
Some old linoleum was salvaged and
laid on part of the floor. We cleaned,
waxed and polished this part, then
painted the border and the shop now
looks much better.
We have a new paint mixer and
a new glass cutting board. This
equipment makes our shop more up
to date and an interesting place to
work.
We are really tired of glazing win
dows. Every day we have from one
to a dozen window panes to put in.
Let's all be more careful not to break
windows.
AUTO SHOP
The auto shop tool and supply
room has been enlarged, the wash
room rebuilt and a space made for
the tire repair unit. We appreciate
the work the carpenters did for us.
The senior boys, John Crane, Alvin
Settler and Lawrence James are do
ing some special projects in auto
repair. This is a very important part
of our training and the result must
satisfy our customers.
The auto shop students were in
vited to attend a brake clinic in
Salem on Feb. 15. This clinic was
sponsored by Colyear Motor Sales
company. We learned some very in
teresting facts about brakes and the
causes for accidents. At the close of
the
session
refreshments
were
served. We wish to thank the man
agement of Colyear company for in
viting us to participate.