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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1951)
The Chemawa American HOMEMAKERS CORNER The fourth year General Service Girls have moved into their new combination foods, clothing and home making laboratory which is on the second floor of the home eco nomics building. Two third year classes met here too. We have unit kitchens which are equipped like a modern home, also three sewing machines. We have included in our electrical equipment and electric refrigerator, an electric stove, an electric clock, an electric sewing machine and an electric iron We made waffle curtains for our windows and we have also made coverall apron dresses to wear in our new workshop. The boys in our fourth year class were interested in seeing our work shop so we planned an open house and invited them over. Miss Koske, Mr. Friend, our teacher, came too First we practiced with the home ec. teachers in our building so we would know how to serve our hot spiced tea and cookies. We have made moccasin nut cups for the FEN Banquet. We practiced setting table for a dinner given at the home ec for the coaches. But our biggest sewing job to date has been putting pockets on all of the home economics aprons. We put our jewelry in the pockets when we are cooking, as many bracelets and rings are out of place in the kitchen, or when we go on the job. Five of the eleven fourth year girls have been working in homes on the campus and in the employ ees' club—on week ends and after school hours, thus gaining experi ence in preparing for a job coming here was a graduate stud ent at San Francisco state university and taught in the San Francisco public schools His home address is Portland. Mr. Ernest I. Stearns, dairyman's helper, is from Salem. Mr. Norman V. Brusven, gardener, is also a resident of Salem FOURTH YEAR GENERAL SERVICE The carpenters, plumbers, and painters are all busy building a new unit laboratory for our work in Gen eral Service. We will have both gas and electric stoves to work with in our cooking lessons. There are eleven girls in our Fourth Year General Service Class. Our first goal is to know how to dress appropriately for the job we are doing. We made posters show ing appropiate dress for jobs in which we are interested. It is im portant to dress correctly for any job. We went to the orchard and gath ered plums, apples, and pears. We made plum jam and pear honey to use in our cooking classes. We made a trip to the Oregon State Fair this year and saw what the people of Oregon did in cooking and sewing. They work hard all the time and their exhibits were beaut iful. There are many things we want to learn this year about how to work well and to get the job done on time. We must keep healthy and happy while working, so we have a big year ahead of us in learning and putting into practice all the things we are studying.—4th year students, Special Navajo Program JUNIOR CLOTHING CLASS The junior girls clothing class chose the making of dresses for their work in the kitchen as their first pro ject. This included a review of the selection of suitable material, color, pattern, the purpose for which the garment was to be used, and the ease of washing and ironing BAND GIRLS TO GET NEW CAPS The girls in the production sewing classes have been making some smart-looking red tops for the band caps. We are looking forward to seeing the Band girls all decked out in their new "Toppers." The home economics office has been "dressed up" with two new pictuures selected from the group of pictures purchased last Spring for the Chemawa school 3 A NEW STUDENTS VIEW A great many other new students from various places and I have en tered Chemawa for the first time. For many of us this was a new experience while others of our group were returning for their second year and we were surprised to lear that many of the students have been at Chemawa all their school life. After an all day ride to reach Chemawa our first thought was here is where we rest at last! The school's campus is really beautiful. The fir and maple trees make it especially pretty. I don't think any of us realized how large this boarding school really is or that there are so many different buildings and each serving a differ ent purpose We new students have received special consideration, as at first we were really very dumb, we did not know what the bells were for, what time we were to go to school, where the different buildings were and in fact there were many things we had to learn. We poor kids were really lost at first, but we caught on quick ly because of the help we received from the staff members and our friends and because we liked the school. Every once in a while one of us gets to thinking of home and gets homesick, then we all get together and cheer one another. Yes, I think we are going to get along fine in the Chemawa Indian school now since we feel and know that we are a part of it—Augustine Phillips PEP BAND The campus air is again ringing with the snappy tunes of the Pep Band. Members include Gale How ard, Thelma Dick, Geraldine Peter son, Imogene Washington, Anna Mae Sharp, Margaret Sampson, Earlene Abbott, Dorothy Harris, Ra mona Calvin, Barbarba Davis and Vinnie Matt Mr Vincent Matt is director
