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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1952)
2 The Chemawa American 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 Sponsor Allan Shepard, Printing Instructor HOME LIVING WINONA HALL Gales of laughter could be heard coming from the "rec room" at Wi nona last Sunday night when the Winona girls had an amateur hour. Many girls displayed hidden talents. Luiie George and Augustine Phillips walked away with the first prize with their rendition of "Ole Man River" in black-fae. Other prize winners were Anna Mae Sharp, Yvonne LeClair, the Junior club girls, Mary Eyle, Dorothy Harris, Wilma Olson and Edith LeClair in an ori ginal skit written by Mary Eyle. Many girls participated in the ama teur hour sponsored by the House Council with Ida Jean McCash in charge. Guests invited were Mr. and Mrs. Holm, Mr. and Mrs. Mason, Miss Gordon and Mrs. Burley. Congratulations to Unit II and their councillor Eleanor Foster for winning the March unit award. They enjoyed a movie in Salem. Unit VI proved to be good competition and the building really shined with these two Units doing extra volunteer work. Unit VI with Christine Millett as Councillor lost the award by only a few points so they received as "runners-up" four dollars from the dormitory fund and so had an en joyable invitational party in the dinette on Tuesday evening. The house council did real well when hey sold pop, candy and pop corn at the Friday night dance so they intend having a party and real ly "splurging." The house council is very glad to welcome Joan Smith and Louise Benally into the council as council lors for Unit VII and Unit VIII. Hiking for Winona hall girls be gins on Monday. The girls enjoy the hike as well as getting to earn more points toward the girls athletic association awards. Sarah Lewis, sports councillor keeps the record of all points earned in all sports. "The Panthers" with Marjorie Tat toed as captain won the girls basket ball tournament so they enjoyed a big "feed" for being the champions. The "Hazel Nuts" with Hazel Poog as captain were "runners up" so they had a pop corn treat on Satur day night. Now there is a softball tournament goin on with 7 teams in the tournament captained by Mary Lane, Delores Bennett, Lutie George, Ramona Calvin, Christine Millett, Lorraine Farmer, and Dorothy Harris. Games are played off each Tuesday and Thursday nights after supper. Sarah Lewis, sports councillor, is busy getting girls interested in play ing horse shoes since we have new pegs and a place fixed up to play We're very glad to have the volley ball net set up in the court so girls can "get rid of that extra energy" and have a good time doing it. Mrs. Seowright was in Winona hall for a health inspection Sunday night. We are always glad when Mrs. Seawright takes all that time to see each of the girls, and can help and advise us on health problems Each senior councillor girl is tak ing her turn at being matron this month. It's quite a job assuming so much responsibility but we all think we are getting a lot of good training and experience. We do know that there is a lot of work to being a matron with so many girls here. WARNING: If you happen to hear the "click, click" don't think someone planted a time bomb near you—just look around and you will probably see a senior girl parading around just "getting used to heels."—Elean or Foster and Annfusia Kenezeroff, Reporters. McBRIDE HALL Things at McBride are going along on schedule with our movies, group parties, Monday night house meet ings and house officers' meetings. Interior—Chemawa School. Chemawa. Oregon MUSIC TO REMEMBER Once again, as Chemawa bids adieu to another graduating class, the A Cappella Choir will be heard. We shall not forget the beautiful singing of the choir at Baccalaureate services and Commencement pro grams through the years. The songs which have been sung will stay with us forever. We thank Mrs. Johannaber for di recting students in this activity, which calls forth their best in coop eration and in talent. The house officers worked out some new daily check sheets. Mrs. Seawright was at McBride for a health inspection last Monday night. She had a good report for the girls. McBride hall is proud of Frances McGriff and her honors in the spell ing contests. During the Easter week-end, we had a lot of visitors. The girl's par ents who came are- Elsie Mcjoe's mother and father, Rosalie Kentta's parents, Caroline and Judy Millett's parents, Jessie Hancorne, Sharon Johns, Thamer Perry and Martha Clark also had visitors during Easter. Everyone is looking forward to summer vacation. "Anything to get out of school,” although some of the girls hate to see this school year be over. At McBride the little girls are already asking when can they pack their clothes. The matrons and the older girls always help pack the smaller girls clothes and check to see that they have all of their cloth ing so they will not forget and leave some. In the evenings girls are run ning back and forth to their friends giving keep-sakes and all that so as to remember each other. The eighth graders at McBride will be saying good-bye to McBride for the last time and the matrons and their younger friends. It is nearly time for the school days of 1951-52 to be over and we McBride hall girls want to express our thanks to our matrons—Mrs. Rei fel, Mrs. Ott, Miss White and our
