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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1950)
4 The Chemawa American HOMEMAKERS CORNER VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN CHOSEN Miss Seaver's class in foods saw the movie, "Something You Didn't Eat," which dealt with the classes of food needed in their daily diet. A chain was used as a symbol .of health and each link represented a class of food needed by everyone's body. It showed scurvy as a result of men on a ship being only able to get meat, broth and bread. Scurvy is caused by lack of vitamin C. The chain of health was broken for these men as they could not get any fresh fruits or vegetables to furnish vita min C. Six freshman boys working at their household tasks are now a reg ular sight at Hawley hall These boys are Thomas Patchpe, Alex Fos ter, Owens Yallup, Darrold Unive, Virgil Lane and James Godowa. The boys have outlined their own course which includes the care and repair of clothing, food selection and prep aration, personal grooming, and growing in personality. Look out, boys, several girls have commented that you will make wonderful hus bands. INDIANS ENTERTAIN AT WILLAMETTE Ambrose D'Eagle, of Willamette university, invited ten of the Che mawa students to put on some en tertainment during the half at their basketball game with Whitman col lege. Those performing with their traditional Indian dances were Cath erine Albert, Delores Tashwick, Ma bel Albert, Laritta Sohappy, Celes tine Bob, Owens Yallup, Wilfred Yallup, Roger Satanus, Kenneth Thompson and Vincent Matt Jr. Mr. Tom Frank Yallup and Mr. Gibson George chanted and beat the drums for the dancers. The Chemawa school boys did war dances, then both boys and girls did the Owl dance and the Rabbit dance together. Vincent Matt Jr did a war dance. Coach Patterson and Mrs. Patter son were chaperones. During the in termission, Coach Patterson was in terviewed concerning Chemawa chad The grades have been averaged and the suspense is over as Eulalia Minthorn was announced as the val edictorian and Georgianna Young saiutatorian of the class of 1950. The race was a very close one with only .32 difference between the first and second places and .12 difference between the second and the third place which is held by George Plummer In the Class of 1950 com posed of 15 members there was a difference of only 10 90 points be tween the highest average and the lowest. Eulalia comes from Pendle ton. Oregon, and Georgianna from Craig, Alaska. We all say "Con qratulations" to both of you INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT CHEMAWA Chemawa lias been visited by four Presidents of the United States. By President Garfield in 1880; by Pres ident Harrison in 1891; by President Roosevelt in 1904; and by President Taft in 1909 Establishment of Trades and In dustrial departments: Bakiing, sew- ing, housekeeping and laundering, Feb. 1830; farming, and dairying, Apr. 1880; carpentering, Doc. 1880; blacksmithing, shoemaking and painting, Jan. 1881; dressmaking, May 1881; wagonmaking, May 1882; printing, 1883; tinsmithing, Sept. 1884; tailoring, Apr. 1885; harnessmaking and cabinotmaking, June 1885; gard ening, Apr. 1880; plumbing, July 1886; steam engineering, July 1887; nursing and music, Oct. 1890; elec trical engineering, Oct. 1900; domes tic science, 1902. (Chemawa Ameri can, Feb. 25, 1910). Chemawa's literary societies and clubs that have played an import ant part in Chemawa history have boon ihe following: Reliance, Dewey, Eureka, Redmen, Estelle Reel, Non- pa.iel, Excelsior, Minnehaha, Hia watha, Progressive, Ramona, Uncle Sam, Elite, Nesika, Daisy, and Odd. (Chemawa American, Feb. 25, 1910). Rev. Mr. Hill of Salem visited the school on Monday the 5th Ue is SHOPS HAVE OPEN HOUSE On Friday, March 21, the shops had open house to which the entire student body, staff members and friends were invited to see the shops and the things that were on display. The tour started at the auto shop where the mechanics under the sup ervision of Mr Speed repair motors and correct other mechanical de fects. From the auto shop the visi tors went to the shoe shop and barber shop to view their equipment. The carpenter shop had much hand work which the boys had made on display. Mr. Matt's boys had made many interesting articles, such as lamp shades, book ends, and picture frames. The print shop displayed samples of programs that Mr. Shep ard and printing students had print ed. In the electric shop a flying saucer, swimming gold fish, (that were not alive), and a lighted light bulb and radio speaker hung by shoestrings took everyones attention. The plumbing shop displayed a faucet suspended from the ceiling by a string from which water was flowing. i ho shops' department sponsored a dance in the evening with Mr l.I-j.t' sschool orchestra furnishing the music. The gym was decorated in gay colored crepe paper which were the colors of all the tools ar^d machines of the shops. The tour of the shops was educational as well as interesting and the dance was enjoyed by all. interested in trying to get the school located at Salem, and thinks that a large tract will be given. Although the employees and us children have subscribed money to buy land at Newburg. Yet if they will give a better place at Salem we would be glad to take it. We like Forest Grove but we do not own it. We do not like to build our school on other people's land. We want this school, land, buildings and everything to belong to the Indians (Indian Citi- ■•en 1884 )
