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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1951)
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 10, 1939. Subscription 50c a year. Russell M. Kelley, Superintendent Mrs. Nell V. Brannon, Principal Miss Beatrice Morse, Journalism oponsor Allan Shepard, Printing Instructor HOME LIVING McBRIDE HALL NEWS We had a nice suprise at our house meeting one Monday night when two units from Winona hall came over to our "rumpus room" and put on a program for us. We all enjoyed it. It was announced as a "circus." There was ‘the Strong Man," "the Tattooed Lady," “the Bearded Lady," "the Lady that was sawed in half," "Clowns" and lots of singing and dancing, besides the "Tin Pan Band." All the little girls laughed and clapped and had a good time. It seemed too short; we all wished there was more because we liked it so well. The Winona Councillors who brought the pro gram over were Sylvia Winnier and Loretta Quaempts. We hope to be able to present a program at Winona hall sometime for the girls there. Last Wednesday evening the house officers gave a party for the 7th grade because they were the best group for the month of January. We had games and good refreshments and everyone had fun. We didn't think the 7th grade would ever make it, but they finally did, and we were glad. On Monday evening, Dr. Stone and Mrs. Seawright visited McBride hall and showed us a health movie and talked to us about it. We are always glad to have them visit us because they tell us many things that we should know The next Mon day Mrs. Seawright was with us again for health inspection and she thinks that the McBride girls are reolly trying to keep clean and healthy. We are proud when she tells us we are doing a good job of being clean. Twelve McBride girls went on the last unit award trip to Salem. They are the high point girls. They really like to go to the movies. They went to the Capitol theater. We have been having our house officers meeting about every week. We are happy that the McBride girls are being cooperative because then the house officers don't have so many problems but we talk about things to make McBride hall better. We are thinking about having a Charm Club on Sunday evenings when we get some more ideas.— Trena Super, McBride Reporter. WINONA HALL Since Open House is the main thought in the dormitory for Winona hall girls, they are busy cleaning and re-arranging their furniture and figuring out new ways to make the rooms more attractive. Sylvia Win nier, Janie Quaempts, Imogene Washington, Ethelyn Placid all have done very nice jobs sanding and varnishing all their furniture. The furniture really looks nice but it is a lot of hard work. Martina Quempts, Lois Frielander, Jackie Pyne and Nancy Samuel are right in the midst of varnishing their furniture, too. Winona hall Open House is al ways held on Feb. 22 so already the house council has talked over the plans and got the committees work ing so that everything will go along real well. We try to have every girl in Winona hall do something to make the open house a success so that it will really be for all the Win ona hall girls. We are in hopes that there will be a lot of guests. Last year we had 143—we hope that even more will be here this year. Julia Sakota and Nancy Butler, the girls who have chosen the Dormitory as their vocation, are having an in terior decorating project. They are painting the Reading Room, all the woodwork, bookcases and walls. So far, they are doing a very good job on the woodwork, which will now be ivory, instead of dark colored. We are anxious to see what the walls will be like. Winona girls are very proud to have Interior—Chemawa School Chemawa Oregon Martina Quaempts as Queen for the Chemawa Birthday party. We con gratulate Janie Quaempts, Isabel Patchpe, Mitzi Charley and Joan Smith as princesses. We know they must be very glad. Congratulations, girls! At the Winona hall house meeting for this month Loretta Quaempts and Sylvia Winnier with their Units III and IV put on a good performance. Their "Circus" acts, solos, and dances were very effective. They made everyone laugh. To conclude the program they turned the audi ence over to the cheer leaders for a few yells. Your program was very nice, girls! Winona houses Councillors gave a very nice invitational party on Sun day. Games were played and deli cious refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson and Miss Challis were among the invited guests. We were very sorry Eleanor Charley, Winona hall vice president, could not be at the party, but she had to go to her home for the week-end. The girls were very glad to wel come Ida Jean McCash and Alta McCash back to Chemawa after an absence of several weeks at their home in California. Mrs. Seawright visited Winona hall on Monday night for the regular health inspection. She was very com plimentary on the cleanliness and appearance of all Winona girls. We are glad that she is pleased with us because we know that it is important to be in good health. Julia Sakota and her Unit VI won the January unit award trip. There was such a close race between unit VI and Eleanor Charley's unit I that the last few days before the final Friday were quite exciting. Unit I was awarded $2.00 to help out on the refreshments for their unit party because they were good sports and worked hard, even thought they didn't win. Unit II seems to be winning the pop corn treat about every Saturday, although Unit VII won last time. Tal lulah Tulee has unit IF and Joan Smith is councillor for unit VII. Jackie Pyne and Nancy Samuels are the news reporters for this month.
