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
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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