radio broadcast, sponsored by
the "Double Trouble Blew a
Bubble Chewing Gum Com
pany." We are proud of our
prom which depicted Beautiful
Hawaiian Nights. Club Eleven
sponsored by Mrs. Jeanette
Hauser and Miss Morse did
much toward making it a suc
cess for it was the untiring ef
forts of this club made up o*
Juniors that made many of the
decorations that added to the
beauty of the affair. Our fare
well to the class of 1948 was
the singing of "Now Is the
Hour" at the close of the prom.
Ernestine Lane, Leora Plummer
and Phyllis Miller were Birthday
Princesses once more. In the
field of sports we were repre
sented by Victor, Lawrence,
Vernon, Danny, Ralph and Jim
mie in football. On the basket
ball court were found William,
Vernon and Victor. While on
the baseball diamond William,
Ralph, John and Victor could
be seen doing their bit to bring
honor to the Red and White.
Phyllis took up the task of being
a cheer leader to further school
spirit and foster good sports
manship
Joan Adams and
Leora Plummer joined our ranks
as Juniors.
September 1948; at last our
goal loomed high on the hori
zon and we were conscious of
the fact that we were organiz
ing for the last time as students
of Chemawa Indian School.
Many of our former classmates
took the paths of least resist
ance and dropped by the way
side. Perhaps they thought we
had set our aims too high. Our
number was reduced to a mere
fourteen but, as the old saying
goes, "It's an ill wind that blows
no good," our good came when
we found new classmates ready the Department of the Interior.
and willing to join us. They Turning our spotlight to athlet
were Barney Hyde,
Helen ics, we find Vernon, Ralph, Dan
Campbell, and Alvin Settler, so ny and William on the football
with our new found friends we team; Vernon, Barney and Wil
set out with more determina liam on the basketball court;
tion than ever to reach our goal. Vernon, William, Ralph and
We were on the depot platform Barney again on the baseball
to welcome the Navajos to our diamond with Coach Francis
Alma Mater. The Seniors started Kettleson leading the way. The
the year's activities by present girls got into basketball too this
ing a blackface minstrel show year and we find Leora, Freda
for an assembly. We took this and Phyllis on the girls' team.
assembly to Turner crs an ex Phyllis again was one of the
change program. New Years cheer leaders for the "Braves."
found us as sponsors of the Lettermen in the Senior class
Penguin Hop vzith all the hilar are John, Ralph, Lawrence,
ity that goes with a New Years Danny, Vernon, William and
celebration. Miss Morse and Victor. As a gift to the school
Mrs. Hauser took us to see from the senior class we donat
"Stars In Stripes," a program ed $65.00 toward the amplify
presented by inmates of the ing system which we know al!
Oregon prison to benefit the of you will enjoy, during social
Our senior breakfast
Infantile Paralysis Fund. The hours.
Seniors also did their bit for held in the Home Ec May 3
this good cause by selling food was yum! yum! Skip Day to
and pop at a benefit dance. the "World's Crab Center,"
Three of our classmates, Phyllis Newport, was a day we will
Miller, Ernestine Lane and Le never forget.
Now that our school days are
ora Plummer, were seen in the
royal court at the Birthday cele drawing to a close, we can only
bration of Chemawa's sixty hope that our years ahead of
ninth birthday. To get a peep us will be as happy and suc
into where our future might cessful as those we have spent
lead, Miss Morse and Mr. Hud in school. Our advice to the
son took us to view college life. Senior Class of 1950 is well ex
We visited Pacific College at pressed by the old Greek phil
Newberg, Normal School at Mt. osopher when he said, "There
Angel and State Teachers' Col is no royal road to learning," so
lege at Monmouth. We have keep on digging; it is worth it.
been responsible for collectina To our many friends we hope
and editing the news so that that you will count each of us
our readers might enjoy the as a link in your friendship
best school paper in the North chain. Thus we bring to a close
west, "The Chemawa Ameri the list of important events in
can." Two very special events the lives of seventeen seniors
during our senior year were during their four years of high
our attendance at Governor school.
McKay's reception and the
Open House at Chemawa for
Helen Campbell
the Centennial Celebration of
John Crane
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