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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1949)
The Chemawa American 2 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 1Ü, 1939. Subscription 50c a year. Russell M. Kelley, Superintendent Miss Beatrice Morse, Journalism Sponsor Allan Shepard, Printing Instructor Bourn on the farm The last of October the Ag boys took an educational trip to Portland to visit the Pacific International Live stock exhibition. All the different breeds of beef, dairy cattle, sheep, swine, and gaited saddle horses were exhibited. The Ag boys were impressed with the judging of the different breeds of cattle and came home convinced that the judge must have had a diffi cult job placing the blue ribbon, as the competition was very keen, espe cially between the first and second placed animals. Th» boys were especially inter ested in the Yorkshire breed of hogs, as the school is considering chang ing to this breed which is noted for its excellent hams and bacons. The Poland China breed we now have is a lard type. Thanks to Mr. Kelley and Mr. Noel, the farm boys have a new type of beef cattle for projects this vear. It is a mixed breed of different kinds so it is just called a grade type but it is very good type fir projects. Th» library is a very busy place with the book presses, drills, paste brushes and all other eauipment in action. Books do w»ar ou* »nd, to th» dismay of the students, it is always the best books that are being re paired. Besides repairing books an average checking out is forty-eiaht books daily with as many check-ins. Then we have the responsibility of having all State checked library hooks ao through the school library. The latest addition is the record li brary. We now have all the records and record player catalogued so that they mav be checked out. The latest magazines are to he found on the magazine shelf and the news papers on the rack. Th»r» are pro fessional magazines in the curricu- b>m shelves for th» us» »f the sta*f. The assistant librarians this semes- t»>- are C^oraianna Youna Esther Skahan H»l»n Georae and the li brarian is Miss Morse I0 9» •« ROC HOSPITAL NEWS Dr. David Malloy and Miss Laura Clark spent a full week here during October doing Tuberculin testing and vaccinating against tuberculo sis—596 students were tested. Three hundred and thirteen stu dents had a positive reaction. This indicates that at some time in their lives they came in contact with tuberculosis germs, enough so that a mild form (primary) of the disease was present. This has built up their immunity to a certain degree Two hundred and eight-two stu dents had a negative reaction. These students were vaccinated with the BCG vaccine. To date we are find ing some pretty sore arms. These vaccinations look very much like the smallpox vaccinations. The vac cinations are done on left arms. Herbert Pevo has been transferred to Tacoma Sanitarium for treatment of early tuberculosis. Herbert has been a patient there before. He came to us from the sanitarium. Please re member him at Thanksgiving and Christmas time with cards you make in class. Vision testing has been completed. A good many of the students need to have glasses. These students write their parents and ask that they ar range to have money deposited in the main office so that the necessary work can be done. Children v^ho have money for car ina for their dental needs should make arrangements to have this done. Dr. Fisher vzill not have time to take care of all the students. Those who can pav for their work should make plans for this. Miss Ccrete accompanied Herbert Pevo to the Tacoma hospital. She was making the trip to visit her sis ter, Miss Potricio Gutterrez, who hos recently been transferred to Mes- callra. New Mexico. Munson San doval returned from Tacoma with Miss Gaiete. Munson was treated for an injured eye. Greetings to oil former Chemawa students who ore now r»t Tacoma hospital We hope you will return to us f»»ling bigger and better. SENIOR PROGRAM AT TURNER The Senior class presented their assembly program at the Turner auditorium November 3. They were accomnonied by Miss Challis and M'ss Morse, and Mr. Ma1*. A dance by ten sophomore girls and the fwirl<->rr added to the production. M-. Matt's Pep band aaain a»»omoani»d the skit, as thev did at Chemawa. Th» Chemawa students are await ing th» return program to be aiven bv Turner at Chemawa. Mrs. Bran non took in the performance. Home-makers' Corner The Home Ec department is where all the junior and senior misses gather to learn the arts of good grooming, the gourmet's touch and to make the dresses that keep one up with the Joneses. In this lady like atmosphere the Sih grade junior high girls gre studying foods this semester vzhile the 9th grode girls are busy making dresses and pj's. The 10th grade girls have completed a made-over project, by making a blouse from an old shirt. They have also completed their projects of making woolen skirts and cotton chesses and are learning the skills required io manipulate knitting needles. Juanita Placid has com pleted her samples of different kinds of knitting and is ready to start h»r sweater. The eleventh grade girls have been making tailored coats and are now learning the art of embroidering. They have started embroider no pillow-slips for ''hope- Ins':;" hope chests. The senior girls' foods class mem bers have made a variety of jams, conserves, and jellies from pears, apples and prunes from fruit aath- »wj in the school orchard. They nooe to have enough for use in the foods classes for the remainder of the year for the luncheons, dinn»rs and football banquet they will serve. Last year the Home Ec department tried finishing their work table tops and linoleum on the floor, in one laboratory, with a plastic varnish as an experiment to see if it would wear well and clean easily. The »xoeriment proved so satisfactory that this yeai thev plan to apply the vamish to both laboratories and the hall floors. It has proven not only easy to clean but it ’s very attractive in appearance and seems to be wearing well. NAVAIOS BUSY Of the 27 Navaio students in Mrs. Detrick's class, 17 have paid in full tor th»ir Membership ti»kets. The remaining 10 have paid some on tneir tickets. They have turned in a total of $58 13, most of which has been earned by picking nuts, mow ing lawns, sweeping up leaves, iron ing, doino general housework, and pain♦’>a Christmas cards. Mrs Verges' Navaio group writes: We ar» working hard in our class room. We are studving about the pilgrims. TTaw they lived years aao and h»w th» Thanksaivin» began. The Thanksgiving stgrted many vea". aao Thanksgiving ;s glwgys ♦H» i-fqt Thursdgy of November. Than’'saiving was the 24th of No vember
