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 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.