The Chemawa American
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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