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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1949)
CLASS WILL hours for the past several months, said book containing provisions for an increase in holidays, one weekly and changing the opening hour of school from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. and closing hour 11:00 a.m. for the morning session, opening at 2:00 p.m. and closing at 3:00 p.m. in the afternoons with two recesses, one in each session, of 59 minutes each, all details General to be eliminated. We give, devise, and be To our Principal, Mrs. Bran queath to the Junior Class and non, we bequeath our love and Mr. Johannaber the Senior Skip affection, with the request that Day, if they can get it, anti all she gives to the next class the memories bitter or sweet, or same guidance and justice that she so generously gave to us. otherwise oi C. I. S. To Mr. Hudson, Miss Challis To the Juniors we give them cur classroom, which we have and our matrons of both Win taken co.ro of so well, may they ona and McNary Halls we be prove worthy of it, also our queath our affection and good ability to get the Chemawa wishes for many more success Americr n ready for publication ful years in their work in Che- mawa. We deeply regret all once a month and on time. To Mr. Kelley, our Superin the hours of anxiety we have tendent, we bequeath a new caused them. To Miss Morse, the backbone book of rules which said Senior class has labored over longof our class, we leave her our We, the Senior Class of Che- mawa Indian School, County of Marion and State of Oregon, being of unsound mind and disintegrating memory after four strenuous years, do hereby make, publish and declare this as our last and best will and testament, hereby revoking al] foimer wills, bequests, and de vices of whatever nature by us already made. BIRDSEYE VIEW OF "FORTY-NINERS" Years at Chemawa Name Tribe Ingawanup, Florence ............... Miller, Phyllis .............................. Racehorse, Delores..................... Jackson, Victor ............................ Lane, Ernestine ............... ............ James, Lawrence......................... Parker, Jimmie................... .......... Crane, John ................................. Charles, Ralph............................. Foster, Danny ............................. Lane, Vernon............................... Belgarde, William ................... . Bent, Frieda.................................. Plummer, Leora ......................... Campbell, Helen......................... Settler, Alvin ................................ Hyde, Barney............................... Shoshone - Bannock......... 12 Klamath .............................. 12 Shoshone - Bannock......... 11 Klamath .............................. 7 Lummi .................................. 6 Kashia.................................. Yakima ................................ 51/? Flathead .............................. 5 Clallam ................................ 4 Pieute .................................. 4 Lummi .................................. 4 Blackfoot ............................ 4 Aleut .................................... 3 Blackfoot.............................. 2 Colville ................................ 1 Yakima ................................ 1 Mission ................................ 1 9 undying friendship and our deepest thanks for guiding us through our last two years at Chemawa. To the Sophomores we will our great school spirit and a spark of our good "old fight'' provided they prove worthy of such distinguished honor. To the little Freshies, we leave them all our sound ad vice, which they need so badly, and a sincere hope that their greenness vzill have worn off by the time they are Seniors. Personal I, William Belgarde, will my athletic ability to my brothers Louis ond Merlin and hope they prove worthy of it. My position as Secretary of Chemawa's Let termen's Club to Haskell Hood My locker and tools in the car penter shop to John “Sheep- herder'' Kellar. My room and bed to James Sampson. My ev erlasting friendship to Don Ram beau and Haskell Hood. I, Freda Bent, realizing the time has come to rid myself of some of my prize possessions will these to the following: To Wanita Kiona, my room in Win ona Hall, providing she keeps the mouse well fed. My quiet corner of the classroom to Esther Skanon, she may have any gum she finds sticking un der the table. My out-of-step dancing ability to Helen George. To Juanita Placid my old tooth brush and to my schoolmates my friendship and best wishes. Acknowledging this to be my last vzill and testament, I, Helen Campbell, bequeath my love for socialling to Isabelle and Rena. My cracker crumbs to all (Continued on page 15)