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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1951)
4 The Chem awa American EX-STUDENT WRITES NOTES OF INTEREST D uring the H olidays Dr. a n d Mrs. Stone h a d a s house gu ests Carolyn, B ernard a n d L arry A nderson of W arm Springs, O regon, a n d son Frank Stone a n d family of the Four C orners district, Salem . The Junior Stones d a n c e d w ith the group w hich a p p e a re d at the Lions' C lub p a rty for our students. "I am in a r e a r echelon right now, a n d am learn in g com m unications." Such is the inform ation receiv ed in a letter from G eorge W illiam s, w rit ten in K orea "b a c k here ten m iles from the lines." He a d d s th at they h av e tents, stoves, good food, a n d ca n w alk around, arm ed with only a pistol. In a very interestin g letter, G eorge w rites, "It is a pitiful sight, b eliev e me, to se e th ese sm all children in the refu g ee trucks going b a c k from the lines, a n d the old p eople with them, loving those sm all ones as their ow n p aren ts w ould. They g reet us cheerfully, a n d seem g la d to see us. I su p p o se they are; I hope they are." In a rem iniscent strain, G eorge w rites, "W hile on the high se a s w e listen ed to v a rie d music, a n d I could h a v e sw orn I h e a rd the a c a p p e lla choir of the school. It w as fam iliar in every w ay. I w as very proud to h av e b e e n w ith such a m usic group, if only a s a listener. Som ething like th at is very beautiful, a n d you never seem to realize w h at you h av e to enjoy until you a re far a w a y from it." TRIPLE TRIO SQUAD The “Triple Trio S q u ad " is the nam e of the club th at the Junior girls h av e organized. The m em bers are: T helm a Dick, L eona Show aw ay, B arb ara Davis, W ilm a Hickox, M arg aret Sam pson, R ebecca Vielle, A ugustine Phillips, E arlene A bbott a n d Im ogene W ash ington. The following officers w ere elected at the first m eeting: Im ogene W ash ington, president; Thelm a Dick, tre a s urer; Leona S how aw ay, secretary. O ur aim is. to try a n d help one an o th er to overcom e our b a d habits; Io b e good citizens a n d to entertain. T hanksgiving even in g w e p resen ted a one a c t play, "Cornin' 'round the M ountain" to the girls of W inona Hall. W e a re going to give the p lay a s a special assem b ly on N ovem ber 29th We a re plan n in g to h a v e a C hrist m as p a rty a n d m ay invite the Junior boys providing th ey k eep th at cer tain prom ise.—Im ogene W ashington. Mr. Irving S h e p a rd of W arm Springs, O regon, and. Miss Ruth Holmes of Los A ngeles, Calif., w ere g u ests of Mr. a n d Mrs. S h ep ard a t C hristm as time. Mr., a n d Mrs. B. G ayle A nderson a n d fam ily of W arm Springs, O re gon, w ere holiday g uests of Mr. an d Mrs. E. R. M ason. Mr. a n d Mrs. Fred Rickard a n d d a u g h te r Jeanie, of N espelem , W ash., sto p ped h e re briefly during the' holidays. Mr. a n d Mrs. V. J. M att a n d son Vinnie w ere g u ests of Miss Myrtle Peters for New Y ear's D ay dinner at the club. Mr. Short h a d as his New Y ear's d in ner g u est Mr. S tan ley Ashcut. Mr. a n d Mrs. M att a n d V incent Jr. w ere invited to the H allow e'en p arty given b y the Triple Trio S q u ad a t W inona Hall. Mr. M att is sponsor of the squad. OUR LIBRARY O ur library is a qu iet b u t in terest ing place to read , to study, or to g et the most interesting p art of the last book you re a d for th at book report. W e all hav e a part in keep in g the library a p lace to b e proud of an d the w ay s th at w e can all help are b y b e in g q u ie t so th at w e don't dis turb others w ho a re read in g , getting our books in on time, taking good care of our books a n d m agazines, a n d b y putting things b ack so that our lib rary looks nice a t a n y hour during the day. We hope to m eet you all in the library, the room of enchantm ent, the hom e of good read in g .—M ary Lane, N ancy Butler, a ssista n t L ibrar ians, DO W N ON THE FARM The a g boys h a v e b e e n b u sy la te ly fixing u p th e old farm shop. M any new tools h av e b e e n a d d e d to the shop. The class rooms h a v e both b e e n painted. The colors a re s e a green, g ra y a n d the ceiling a re w hite. A new b o a r w as p u rc h a se d a n d m oved to Pigville. Mr. Cotton w ent after the anim al by truck a n d brought it b ack to the school. Mr. Noel left to en ter the hospital for a n operation. W hile h e w as on le a v e of a b se n c e Mr. Brush ta u g h t the N avajo boys until Mr. Noel re turned. CHEMAWA STUDENTS SING All junior a n d senior high school students p articip ate in m usic classes a t C hem aw a. New song books, m us ic, a n d records h av e a d d e d interest, a n d the students a re enthusiastic. Mrs. Johan n ab er reports th a t the bo y s' resp o n se predicts a good b a ss section for the a c a p p e lla choir w hich will b e organized a t the b e ginning of the second sem ester. She a d d s th at for m em bership in such organizations, a good voice is a n asset, but that interest, d e p e n d a b il ity, a n d a spirit of cooperation a re q u alities of g re a t im portance. BEING LATE IS JUST A HABIT W e m ust le a rn to b e on tim e in school. This is very im portant w hen you work som e place. In that, w a y you don't lose your job. If you a re la te to work you will lose your job. Being late is a b a d habit. You should b e to work five m inutes early. In th at w a y you a re not la te a n d don't lose your job. If som eone a sk e d you to work for him a n d h e told you w h at time he w ould b e a t a certain place, you should b e on lim e a t the p lace w here he told you to w ait for him. You should b e there a t fifteen m inutes or ten m inutes early. In that w a y he doesn't w ait too long.—P auline Johnson, N avajo Program.
