The Chemawa American
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
SHOP TALK
The barber shop is all ready for
business. It is fixed up very nicely
with two large mirrors, two barber
chairs, and new tools consisting of
shears, clippers, and combs. Only
students from the first through the
sixth grades will be served under
the new set-up.
The shoe repair shop went into
operation at the beginning of the
school year with seven new repair
workers and two experienced work
ers, Michael Pellitier and Robert
Placid, this being their second year
in the shop. The shoe shop has re
paired 100 pairs of shoes since the
beginning of the year. Each build
ing has a date when they send their
shoes to the shop for repair work.
Each boy in the shoe shop works in
the store room for a period of time
so that he will learn the heel sizes
and nails to be used.
At present the carpenter boys are
very busy repairing all the discarded
beds they can find. With the in
creased enrollment, every available
bed is needed. The carpenter boys
have also been busy getting Mr
Showalter's new office ready for him
to move into.
CAMPUS VISITORS
Many visitors of classes of yester
years have been seen on the Che
mawa campus this fall. Among them
vzore Sgt. Robert Eickmeyer, class of
'45. Robert is now in the Marines in
the Communications department. He
has been stationed in Honolulu,
Hawaii.
Sgt. Paul Svinth, class of '44. He is
in the U.S. Army and has been sta
tioned in Japan.
Another student to visit was Rich
ard G. Larsen. He is listed as Gun
ner's Mate 2, US. Naval Receivina
Barracks, Brooklyn, New York. Rich
ard was a member of the class of
1943.
Melvin Eagleman of the class of
'48 surprised the campus folks by
introducing his bride. The couple
will live in Siletz, Oregon.
Vernon Lane, class of '49, visited
from Newberg. Vernon says college
is fine.
Wally Yallup, class of '47, and Leta
Winnier, former member of the pres
ent senior class, were married a year
ago. Congratulations go to the proud
parents of Wally Yallup, Jr., who ar
rived August 27, 1949.
Jessie Miller, class 1947, Beatty,
Oregon, Richard Hillaire, Marietta,
Washington, class of 1948, Pfc. Terry
Francis, class of 1945, at Oceanside,
California; and Victor Jackson, class
1949, Beatty, Oregon. The students
are always happy to hear of the
whereabouts of old friends.
where all paint supplies will be
stored. There are four boys reporting
to the paint shop this year. The one
experienced painter is Erwin Good
win, this being Erwin's second year
in paint shop.
The wood working shop is the
place where the Junior High School
boys can display their abilities in
woodworking. At present they are
very busy making waste paper bas
kets for the little boys in Mitchell
hall. They are also making picture
frames in the shape of a “C" for
room decorations.
The laundry girls are busy as ever
ironing shirts for the male popula
tion of the campus, dresses for the
little misses and mangling the sheets,
pillow slips, and dresser scarves for
the buildings.
The paint shop boys are refinish
ing desks and moving the cart house
to its new location which is in the
room adjoining the plumbing shop
The Home Economics has added a
new department for the Navajo girls.
Mrs. Johnston will be in charge of
this group.
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NEW STAFF MEMBERS
The staff members and students
welcome the following new em
ployees to Chemawa.
Mrs. Grace V. Burley, teacher Nav
ajo program, transferred from the
Alaska Native Service, has been with
that agency since 1941, as a teacher
and prior to her transfer to this
school was an occupational therap
ist at Mt. Edgecomb, Alaska.
Mr. Richard L. French, teacher
Navajo program, is from Salem, Ore
gon, formerly employed at Bay City,
Oregon, as a teacher and basketball
coach.
Miss Helen M. Gordon, teacher in
the regular program, is from Spang
ler, Pa. She was formerly employed
as teacher, head of English depart
ment, Spangler, Pa.
Miss Clara P. Keedah, teacher-in
terpreter, from Toadlena, New Mexi
co, was a student prior to coming to
Chemawa.
Miss Bertha LeDosquet, clerk-sten
ographer, transferred from the Veter
ans' Administration, Portland, Ore
gon. She has worked for various
agencies in this country, Hawaii and
Alaska.
Miss Alice M. Seaver, teacher,
Home Economics department, trans
ferred from Ft. Berthold Agency, El
bowwoods, N. D.
She has also
worked at Cherokee Agency, N. C.,
and at Pine Ridge reservation, S. D.
Mr. Albert Smith, teacher-interpret
er, is from Gallup, New Mexico. He
was recently discharged from the
army. He served in the Marine corps
during the war.
Miss Hilda G. Swenson, teacher in
Navajo program, is from Salem, was
formerly employed as Acting Dean
of Women at the State College in
Washington.
Mrs. Gladys Vergets, teacher, Nav
ajo program, is from Salem; has
worked for the Oregon State Acci
dent Commission, and prior to com
ing to Oregon taught school in South
Dakota.
Mr. Roger R. Wilson, teacher-inter
preter, is from Ganado, Arizona; was
a student prior to coming to Che
mawa.
Mrs Alice Shipsee, matron, Brewer