The Chemawa American
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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
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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