AMERICAN
Vol. 52
Chemawa, Oregon • Jan., 1952
No. 3
INDIAN CLUB POPULAR
The Indian Club has a share in
the community service which Che
mawa contributes. Numerous re
quests are made by organizations,
for programs which serve to ac
quaint their members with the activ
ities of the school, as well as furnish
them with unique entertainment.
Mrs. Johannaber, sponsor of the club,
reports that the Indian dances given
by the group are always enthusias
tically received. Members of the
audiences are eager to meet the
students. The beautiful Indian cos
tumes serve as conversation pieces,
and it is, perhaps, during these visits
that both students and members of
the community gain most.
Organizations before which mem
bers of the Indian Club will present
programs in February and March
are Rotary and Lions Clubs in Sa
lem and the Optimist Club in Port
land; Popcorn School P. T. A.; Delta
Kappa Gamma Teachers' Honorary
Sorority in Salem; and Chemawa's
Birthday Party.
The band occupies new bleachers constructed lor them by Mr. V. J.
Matt's carpentry classes.
Special design allows room for larger band
instruments and other musical paraphernalia.
BASKETBALL
Having
improved
considerably
since the beginning of the season
the casaba boys at Chemawa are
now pointing toward the county
tournament to be held Feb. 28, 29
and Mar. 1st.
Scores since the last issue:
Sublimity 52
Chemawa 45
52
O. S. D. 49
42
Gates 63
37
St. Paul 30
57
Detroit 46
Jefferson 39
34
Salem Sophs. 40
39
Gervais 37
55
Mill City 57
48
Gervais 48
46
Salem Sophs. 52
54
Sublimity 56
46
Being young is a fault which im
proves daily.—Swedish Proverb.
HOSPITAL NEWS
The hospital staff has been kept
busy this year caring for the many
sick children. There has been less
time for teaching and classroom
work. The daily census averages
11.7.
Mrs. Brannon and Mrs. Seawright
visited the children hospitalized at
Tacoma Sanitorium. It was Mrs.
Brannon's first visit to the new hos
pital. She was pleased to see how
well our Indian patients are cared
for.
Several older boys have been re
ferred to Tacoma for surgery. All
have convalesced favorably.
Quite a number of our students
have received money from home to
care for dental needs and refrac
tions. It is not easy to obtain dental
appointments but we are fortunate
in having Dr. L. Watson and Dr. Paul
Berger give us all the time they can.
The hospital attendants are appre
ciative of the assistance given them
by the older girls.
FINGER PAINTING
Finger painting is easy lor me. I
painteed a pretty picture and paint
ed my name on it. Robert painted
a flower on his picture. Some chil
dren painted Indians. Some just
made designs. We spread paint on
our papers and used our fingers.—
Alphues Iones.
We had a fine Christmas this year
at Chemawa. We had Christmas
parties at the dormitories. We had
lots of visitors and Santa Claus
came to see us. After the visitors
had gone we got our packages.
Christmas was nice.—Harriett Wash-
ines.