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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1951)
The Chemawa American 2 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN Published during the school year by Chemawa Indian School. Address all com munications 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. Martin N. B. Holm, Superintendent Mrs. Nell V. Brannon, Principal Miss Beatrice Morse, Journalism Sponsor Allan Shepard, Printing Instructor STUDENT REPORTERS Seniors: Mary Lane, Eleanor Foster, Kenneth Markuseen Juniors: Augustine Phillips, Thelma Dick, Parker Williamson HOME LIVING McNARY HALL The school year of 1951 started with the following boys as leaders: Kenneth Markussen, general man ager; James Coburn, Jr., detail man ager The detail leaders are Robert Patterson, Cyril LaClair, Ramon Jimminez, Kenneth Whizz, Chester Franklin, Nelson Jackson, Franklin Roanhorse, and James Benally. We start our details at 7:45 A M. and at that moment there is a yell ing down the hall, "Detail! Let's go! Everyone out!” continued later with a “Shine hall! Let's go fellows!" This year has started well, all the boys are cooperating and doing a good job. Members of the house court are: William Shillal, Rupert Halfmoon, Peter Reed, and Parker Williamson. Fire organization and procedure has been set up for all three dormi tories. With such a good start we hope to have an outstanding year WINONA HALL Winona hall got off to a new start this year with many new students among the girls being welcomed to the dormitory. Winona hall's new matrons are Mrs Winifred Murphy, Mrs. Maude Lane and Miss Essie White Our gills' adviser, Miss Alberta Challis, lias taken a year's leave of absence Interior—Chemawa School, Chemawa HOST TO COACHES. PRINCIPALS On Tuesday, October 9, the Marion County B League coaches and prin cipals met at Hawley hall for their annual banquet. The girls of the senior class cooked and served the meal. The fourth year Navajo girls set the table. The menu was baked ham, mashed potatoes, scalloped sweet potatoes, string beans, rolls, apple pie, and coffee.—Eleanor Fos ter, Grade 12 ANS OFFICER VISITOR Mr. Manford Weeks, administra tive assistant in the Alaska Native Service, called at the school recent ly while enroute to Salem on govern ment business. He is stationed in the ANS liaison office in Seattle. Mr. Weeks is a Chemawa graduate and was formerly employed here to be with her sister who is very ill. We miss Miss Challis but are glad she can be with her sister and are happy to have Miss Tedlock, who is taking over her duties. The house officers of Winona hall are: Unit No. I, Anfusia Kenezeroff; Unit No. II, Eleanor Foster; Unit No. Ill, Mary Lane; Unit No. IV, Ida Jean McCash; Unit No. V, Nancy Butler; Unit No. VI, Christine Millett; Unit No. VII, Emma Mae Phillips; Unit No. VIII, Mable Badoni; Sports Council lor, Sarah Lewis; Reading room Councillor, Geraldine Peterson. The house council has its regular meeting every Wednesday night at 8 00. We elected the following of ficers: President, Eleanor Foster; vice president, Nancy Butler; secretary, Ida Jean McCash; treasurer, Sarah Lewis. Our duties are to be big sister to the girls in our units and help them to be good citizens. We help our Matrons in every way we can. We try to think of ways to improve the dormitory and the liv ing habits of our girls. Unit No. VIII and their councillor, Mabel Badoni, won the first unit award trip on September 22 Unit No I won the second unit award trip on October 20. Winona hall has nine new records for our record player which we greatly enjoy dancing to in our rec reation room —Eleanor Foster Oregon NEW EMPLOYEES Mrs. Florence O. Cate, elementary teacher, was a teacher at the Wind River Community day school, Fort Washakie, Wyo. Miss Helen M. Gordon, ninth grade teacher, came from Barnsboro, Pa., where she was high school English and physical education teacher. Mr. Vern W. Hackett, assistant boys' adviser, came from Intermoun tain Indian school, Brigham City, Utah, where he was a high school teacher. Mrs. Alice V. Hackett, teacher, was also a teacher at Intermountain. Mr. James P. Short, sixth grade teacher, was formerly a teacher in the Alaska Native service. Mrs. Anna L. Widby, home eco nomics teacher in the Navajo Pro gram, came to us from the Home extension division, Salem, Oregon. Mr. Alec Lewis, teacher-interpreter in the Navajo program, is from Ship rock, New Mexico. Mrs. Essie M. White, dormitory at tendant in the girls building, was formerly with the Veterans Admin istration and comes from Portland. Mrs. Maude Lane, dormitory at tendant in Winona hall, has been a Chemawa resident fo* several years, is the wife of Mr. Alfred Lane, night watchman. Mrs. Winifred M. Murphy, another dorm attendant at Winona, was a worker with children at Milwaukie, Ore., before coming here. She is a veteran, having served in the Army Air Corps during the last war. Mrs. Stella M. Ott, dormitory at tendant at McBride hall, is from Salem. Mr. James M. Stevens, guard, was formerly with the Salem city school system Mrs. Mabel Hebert, hospital at tendant, was formerly employed here. Minneapolis, Minn., is her home address. Mr. Ebbin C Willard, fireman, is from Salem. Mrs. Florence Smith, nurse aide, is from Salem. Mr. Charles C. Holmes, teacher, vocational subjects, just prior to
