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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1949)
The Chemawa American 3 NAVAJOS ARRIVE HOSPITAL NEWS DR. WILLARD BEATTY VISITS On September 12, 205 tired but eager Navajo students arrived on the Chemawa campus. Of this num ber 148 are boys and 63 girls. Some of these boys and girls had spent one year at Chemawa and were happy to return. For the others it was to be an entirely new experi ence. As to date all are doing well and are adjusting to the new en vironment. Mrs. Hill's class had an election in their room. Lillie Brown was elected president, and Philip Mark secretary. Mrs. Hill's group picked filberts and made a total of $86.20. With this money they are going to buy their membership tickets. Miss Keedah acts as teacher-in terpreter in Mrs. Hill's group every afternoon. The school hospital opened to in patients (bed) on September 23. The daily hospital census since then has been eight. Dispensary work is always heavy during the opening of the school year. It is most gratifying to note that fewer infections (impetigo and scabies) have been treated. Preven tion is stressed and letters to parents regarding these cases are written. The teachers have done vision tests. It is hoped that the students will write to their parents asking that glasses be fitted. Letters from main office will also be sent to the parents and home agency requesting funds to have this work done. Chil dren with 20/50-20/50 vision cannot expect to do good class work. Im paired vision makes class work dull for the student. Dr. Stern, Dr. Rathmore, Dr. Moore and Mr. Martin of the University of Oregon Medical School, Portland, as sisted with the physical examina tions last week. This assistance was given us through the co-operation of the Marion County Health Office. To date 286 physicals have been com pleted. Twenty-nine football players were given chest x-rays at the Mobile Unit when it visited the Willamette uni versity on Sept. 17. All students tak ing part in this major sport must have a chest x-ray before playing. This is an order from the Washington office. It is a student's protection. All but 27 were given a negative report. Willis Conrad is still confined to the Tacoma hospital. It is possible he will remain there all of this school year. The B.C.G. team will be at our school Oct. 19-24. All students will be given the Tuberculin test on Wednesday. The tests will be read on Friday. Negative reactors will be given the second strength test on Friday and these will be read on Monday. Not all negative reactors will be vaccinated. The doctor in charge of the work will decide which ones will not be done. Mrs. Clarice Holmes Crowe is again on the hospital staff. She was employed here three years ago. Dr. Willard Beatty, director of ed ucation, was a recent campus visitor enroute to Washington, D. C. from Alaska. He spent two days visiting class rooms and various units on the grounds. Hall, transferred from the Wahpeton Indian school, North Dakota, where she was employed as matron. Mrs. Freda S. Hardy, property clerk, is from Salem; was formerly an Indian Service employee and worked at the Osage Agency, Okla homa, Rosebud Indian reservation, South Dakota, and at the Oklahoma Regional Office in Oklahoma City. She has also been with the Navy De- partmem in Oklahoma, with the Re settlement Administration in Wash ington, D. C., and as an auditor with the U. S. Maritime commission in Oakland, California. Mrs. Ethelmae Z. Sanders, teacher, Navajo program, is from Chemawa, was formerly employed at this school as a teacher and she also taught on the Pine Ridge Indian res ervation in South Dakota. Miss Velma L. Ackels, clerk-stenog rapher, transferred from the Office of Housing Expediter (rent control) where she was employed for three years. Prior to working with the fed eral rent program, Miss Ackels work ed for eight months in the U. S. Office of Education in Salem under the direct supervision of Paul T. lack- son, who was formerly Superinten dent of Chemawa Indian school. Miss Ackels served for three and one-half years in the Army of the U. S. during the war. BRIDGE CLUB ELECTS Miss Challis, Miss Morse and Mrs. Howard entertained the Campus bridge club at Miss Challis's apart ment Tuesday evening, October 4 The men's high prize was won by Mr. Kelley and Mrs. Kelley received high prize for ladies. Miss Koske took the traveling prize and an unusual prize for working overtime was given Mrs. Burley. Refreshments were served during the evening. I * DOWN ON THE FARM This year produced the earliest crops it has ever produced. There were 3,837 tons of alfalfa, 43,000 lbs. of oats, 158 tons of hay, 76,200 lbs. of wheat, 88,100 lbs. of barley, 250 tons of silage, 18 tons carrots, besides many other crops. The Ag department has planned an eight-year rotation program in which barley, clover, oats, vetch and wheat are rotated. A sub-soiling clover crop program has also been planned. A change in the breed of pigs to the Yorkshire has been decided on so as to produce better meat. BRAVES DOWNED BY BUCKEROOS The first football game of the sea son was played Friday, Sept. 23, on St. Paul's field. The first half ended 0-0. During the third quarter St. Paul made two touchdowns, missed one extra point, and scored another touchdown with the extra point in the fourth quarter, so the game ended with the score 20-0 in St. Paul's favor. The starting line-up for the first game was as follows: left end, Del mar Hickox; left tackle, Robert Davis; left guard, Joe Felsman; center, George Williams; right guard, Aug- gie Dick; right tackle, Horace Iron- pipe; right end, Clifford Matt; left Ironpipe; quarter, Alex Samuels, and fullback, Richard Thorpe.
