Vol. 51
SAFE DRIVING TAUGHT
For the, first-time a t C hem aw a, the
girls a re b e in g inclu d ed in a class
in driving. Mr. Show alter is the in
structor in the acad em ic p a rt of the
co u rse a n d Mr. S p eed for the a c tu a l
driving •'instructions. Mr. Show alter
m eets w ith the class for one period
e a c h m orning a n d tea c h e s or re
view s things w e h a v e forgotten or
nev er knew in re g a rd to driving.
Some of the topics stu d ied a re how
to control a car, sportsm an-like driv
ing, re a d in g of signs, equipm ent a
c a r m ust h av e to p a ss the O regon
S tate test, a n d m an y other topic?.
W hen w e com plete the course w e
will b e re a d y to take the O regon
S tate driving test.
OUR LIBRARY
The school library got off to kind
of a b a d start this term, a s it h a d to
b e re a rra n g e d after the sum m er se s
sion a n d ju st .w hen this w as finished
the c a rp e n te rs a n d electrician h ad
to m ove books, a n d rem oved some
of the shelves to install the new
p a n e l a n d 400 am p. service.
T allulah Tulee a n d E leanor C h ar
ley selected library, work a s their
elective in shop work this y ear. Miss
Morse a n d her a ssista n ts h a v e b e e n
b u sy getting rid of som e of the old
w orn-out books a n d now h av e them
boxed grid re a d y to b e condemned,.
. The a ssista n t lib rarian s, E leanor
a n d Tallulah, h a v e b e e n d o in g a
nice piece of work on the hall bub.
letin board. At p resen t the b o ard
su q q ests Christm as with its "Silent
Night! Holy Night!" Mr. Friend's
N avajo stu d en ts did som e nice in
form ative work for one of the hall
bulletin b o ard s w hen they posted
posters of w h at to do in c a se an
atom bom b strikes.
The students are enjoying the H-
b rarv a n d doing a b ia b u sin ess in
checking out library books.
LETTERMEN GIVE PARTY
The Letterm en e n te rta in e d a t an
invitational p arty in the re a d in g
room of McNary hall D ecem ber 7 in
honor of Mike Pelletier. G am es a n d
dan cin g furnished the entertainm ent
for the evening, aP er w hich refresh
m ents . w ere served. Mike, w ho is
.leaving for the arm ed services, w as
p resen ted with a sh av in g kit. Mr.
H udson a n d Mr. Brush, w ere c h a p e r
ones for the evenihg.
Chemawa, O regon • Dec., 1950
JAMBOREE
The M arion C ounty "B" le a g u e
team s held their a n n u a l jam boree in
the W illam ette’ U niversity gym on
D ecem ber 2. This w as a h a rd fought
contest b e tw e e n the b a sk e tb a ll
team s of e ach side a n d the p e p
sq u ad s. A lthough the south, w on in
points for bask etb all, the north c a r
ried off both prizes for the p e p
sq u ad s. The first prize w as a w a rd e d
to G ervais a n d second to C hem aw a
cheering sections. C h em aw a p la y e d
Sublim ity in the contest a n d w as d e
feated b y one point. The score w as
Sublim ity 12, C h em aw a 11.
10th GRADE ASSEMBLY PROGRAM
The 10th g ra d e h a d its assem bly
program on Nov. 9th.
The 9A a n d 10A chorus sa n d
"M orning" a n d "O ur Country."
The class invited Bonnie Morton
a n d Wm. Mininick to sing "B arnacle
Bill, the Sailor" a n d “Down in the
V aliev." They h a d su n g these songs
on a b ro a d c a st over KOCO a w eek
previously.
Chas. Reed, Earl- Ironpipe, G ale
H ow ard a n d D arrold Unive p la y e d
two instrum ental num bers, "Slow
Boat to C hina" a n d "M arie."
G w endolyn C olby g a v e a very in
teresting patriotic num ber, "You
H ave a D ate with Destiny."
Yvonne Scott sa n g two solos,
"T here's No Tomorrow" a n d "C ount
Every Star."
Jacqueline Pyne a n d Im ogene
W ashington g a v e a hum orous skit,
"9 C hatter B arrage."
W e feel our program w as a suc
cess a n d w e received m an y com pli
m ents on it."^-Imogene W ashington,
10B, C hem aw a.
FRESHMEN STUDY
CHILD TRAINING
The Freshm en expect to b e good
b ab y -sitters next summer. They h av e
b e e n studying som e units on b a b y
care a n d child training. Each stu
dent stu d ied a different p h a se of
b a b y care a n d g a v e a n oral report.
The sam e w as done in child-train-
ina. The class m em bers w ere su r
p rised to find the subject so interest-
in d a n d all a g re e d th at they h a d
learn ed a lot.
The Freshm en h eld a d an cin g par-
+’r on Dec.' 1 in McNary re a d in a room.
There' they h a d a n ooportunity to
p ractice som e of the d a n c in g steps
+hev h a d le a rn e d a n d for the two
divisions of the .class to g et b etter
acq u ain ted .
No. 2
CLUB VISITS PORTLAND
The In d ian club, w hich rep resen ts
the C h em aw a "student body, h a s fen
stu dents b elo n g in g to it. They re p re
se n t the Yakim a, U m atilla, W e
n a tc h e e a n d Blackfeet tribes. Some
d a n c e s a re ta k e n from th ese tribes,
w hich the students b elo n g in g tó the
club do. The club m em bers d ress in
their tribal costum es w hich h a v e
b e e n m a d e b y their p a re n ts or g ra n d
p aren ts. The costum es a re h a n d
b e a d e d in lovely d esig n s a n d á re
very valu ab le.
W hen the Indian club w e n t to
Portland to the Y.W.C.A., w h ere the
D aughters of th e A m erican Revolu
tion w ere h ay in g their m eeting, the
club m em bers p u t on their Indian
costum es a n d w ere invited to the
m eeting. O ne of the su b jects' d is
cu ssed a t the m eeting w as the giving
of C hristm as gifts to the C h em aw a
students. The la d ie s a sk e d the girls
w hat they though the stu dents w ould
like a n d w hether it should b e indi
v idual or a gift for the w hole school.
The club m em bers thought it- w ould
b e nice to h a v e a gift for the w hole
school to enjoy.
After the m eeting the program ' w as
given b y the Indian .club, w hich la st
ed a b o u t one hour. The club m em
b e rs w ere then interview ed b y som e
girls from St. H elen's school, w ho
w ere studyind a b o u t the A m erican
Indian. The, DA.R m em bers serv ed
refreshm ents. The trip w a s g re a tly
enjoyed b y all the club m em bers.
Mr. M att, w ho p la y e d a trum pet
solo, a n d Mrs. Johcm naber, club
sponsor, w ent .with the group.
SENIORS HAVE PARTY
The m em bers of the Senior class
h a d a n afternoon p a rty on D ecem ber
5th, honoring Mike Pelletier. The af
ternoon w as sp en t p la y in g cootie,
after
w hich
refreshm ents
w ere
served. Besides the honored guest,
Mike, the class exten d ed invitations
to Mr. R. M. Kelley, Mrs. Nell Bran
non, Mr. S tan ley Ashcntt, Mr. E. H ud
son a n d Mr. Francis Kettleson.
FOURTH GRADE SELLS SHEEP
Mr. Noel took us to Salem to sell
o-’f sheen. W e h a d eleven, sheep.
W e sold three y oung sh eep , so now
■"re h a v e eight sh e e n left. W e got
$95.40 for the three sheep. W e saw
lots of other sh e e p there. W e saw
the m an w ho b o ught the sh e e p a n d
w e sa w a m an w ho bro u g h t four pigs
in to sell.