The Chemawa American
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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published during the school year by
Chemawa Indian School.
Address all
communications 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 oponsor
Allan Shepard, Printing Instructor
STUDENT REPORTERS
Mary Lane, Eleanor Foster, Kenneth
Markussen, Augustine Phillips, Thelma
Dick, Parker Williamson.
HOME LIVING
WINONA HALL
Girls of Winona and McBride are
happy that Miss Challis has return
ed to be our adviser once again.
Welcome Miss Challis!
The girls have been co-operating
in the heat and light saving pro
gram. When they leave for school
each morning, every radiator and
light is turned off.
The girls of Winona enjoyed the
Senior Christmas program which
consisted of a Christmas eve play,
singing and a poem read by Anna
Mae Sharp called "The Soldier in
Korea Version of the Night Before
Christmas." Eleanor Foster was in
charge of the program and did the
announcing.
After the program,
treats and gifts were distributed and
Santa Claus visited us.
Over the Christmas holiday Viola
and Violet Lane and Delma Gird
were visitors. It is always nice to
see former students again.
Winona hall girls are grateful to
Miss Challis for the pretty card and
money she sent us for our Christmas
present. We got a new picture and
a lamp for the living room with the
money and they are so pretty that
all the girls are enjoying them.
Mrs. Lane has returned to the boys
building.
We surely enjoyed her
stay with us and hope that she can
come again.
Mary Lane in charge and Mable
Bedoni are competing for this
month's Unit award—may the best
unit win!
The 10B girls have switched with
the 10 A girls in the kitchen. Good
luck 10B. — Oh, those early morning
calls!!
The girls are already cleaning the
dormitory and rooms with the idea of
having the best room for Open
House which is always on Feb. 22.
Gladys Helion and Nancy Butler
have returned after being called
home because of illness in the fam
ily.
Mrs. Sharman and Mrs. Hauser
have left to be with their husbands.
The new employees we welcome in
their places are Mrs. Sword in Home
£c and Mrs. Martha Maurean in the
dining hall.
To welcome Miss Challis back to
Chemawa, the girls had a reception
for her on Sunday night. We had a
program at 7:00 put on by Units I,
II, and VIII. There were plays, skits,
Indian dances and a very entertain
ing program.
After the program,
punch and cookies were served in
the candle-lighted dinette. Other in
vited guests were Mrs. Brannon,
Miss Runyan, Miss Koske, and Mrs.
Howard who were in the reception
line to meet and greet all Winona
girls. Eleanor Foster was the host
ess for the evening. It was very
nice.—Nancy Butler and Christine
Millett, reporters for Winona hall.
M c B ride hall
We are all happy to have Miss
Challis back with us and we hope
that she doesn't have to be called
back again.
When Miss Challis
went away to help care for her sis
ter we all missed her and wished
she would come back and work here
and I guess our prayers were an
swered.
For Christmas McBride received a
lot of games and toys for the little
girls. The older girls got records
for dancing and we all enjoy them.
For our play room we got new lamp
shades and one new lamp. We had
a lot of visitors at Christmas. Mr.
LaVatta thought our dear old Santa
was very nice. We are always
Interior—Chemawa School. Chemawa. Oregon
The program we had was about health.
There were two plays about "Children Be
Careful" and "Dr. Jerk Pulls a Tooth."
We sang some songs and some boys did
some acrobatic stunts. Cynthia was the
announcer. We all tried to talk loudly.
I hope everyone liked it.—Sharon Wheel
er, 4th Grade.
sorry to see Mr. Santa Claus taken
apart and put away each year.
During the rush before Christmas
some of the girls were called home
very suddenly. We were all sorry
for Caroline and Judy Millett, La-
venia and Erma Johnson and Isa
belle Phillips and Joan Phillips. They
have all returned now and we hope
that there will be no more leaving
or unhappiness.—Christine Thomp
son, news reporter.
BREWER HALL
Junior High (7 and 8) Basketball
Our Junior High School basketball
teams have played several games
this season. The A team has won
two and lost one game and the B
team has won its two contests.
Our squads played Keiser before
Christmas. The A's lost their game
11 to 12. Cass Andrews made ten
points and Lafayaette Jerry made a
free throw. It was a good game all
the way through. The B's won their
game 14 to 4. High point man was
Gary Smith with eight. Billy Patter
son tallied four points and Billy
Ives scored one field goal for two
points.
We played Keizer here early in
January. The A's won their game
by a score of 32 to 18. Keizer was
behind 16 to 19 in the third quarter
but couldn't keep up in the fourth.
Cass Andrews made eight points,