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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1952)
4 The Chemawa American HOME LIVING M c B ride WINONA HALL The m em bers of the h ouse council assu m e the responsibility f o r t h e conduct of the girls living there. Each councillor h a s a unit or a special resopnsibility. The unit councillor a n d their re spective units are: Jean H am lin ................Unit 1 A ugustine Phillips ................ " 2 S a ra h Lewis .—- " 3 Im ogene W ashington I ' 4 B arb ara Davis ............. ............• " 5 R ebecca Vielle ;.............. ■ " 6 Louise B ennally ............ - - " 7 Jane Badoni ............... — -........ " 8 Dorothy H arris is in ch a rg e of the sports program , a n d M argaret Sam p son supervises the re a d in g room. Recently the house council elected their officers. A ugustine Phillips w as elected president, Im ogene W ashington, vice-president, S arah LewisJ secretary, a n d Jane Badoni, serg ean t-at-arm s. A g e t-a c q u a in ted party, held for all W inona hall girls, w as sponsored b y the house council. G roup singing, a n d Indian d a n c e s m ad e u p m ost of the program . A jitter-bug contest w as w on b y Estelle Sw ain a n d De- lores Crain. The m atrons a re p la n ning to show ed u catio n al films in the dormitory. T hese w ith our house m eetings a n d sp ecial entertainm ent will fill our S u n d ay night calen d ar. Unit 2 is the first gro u p to sponsor a party. Unit 5 h a d their sh a re of enjoym ent too. Every T uesd ay a n d T hursday the Pep S q u ad a n d ch eer le a d e rs p ra c tice their cheers in the recreation room. They a re looking forw ard to a p lace in the jam boree. W inona hall girls h av e a n excel lent opportunity to catch up on their read in g . A Well stocked re a d in g room gives them all the m aterial they need. The lib rary is op en from 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. B ecause the units a re all so la rg e a schedule m ust b e followed to perm it all the students a chan ce to sh are the re a d in g privilege. hall H azel Sakota, Priscilla .-Sakota,,, Joan M ennenick, M ary Ella W ym an, P atricia M arkussen a n d B arb ara Ap- p o d a c a acco m p an ied b y Mrs. Sea- w right, a tte n d e d a C am p Fire Girls' assem b ly in the V. F. W. h all in S a lem on Friday, S eptem ber 26. The affair w a s a specially p la n n e d one for the o b serv an ce of A m erican In d ia n Day. Indian D ances a n d Leg ends w ere portrayed, p ieces of craft w ere d isp lay ed a n d the history of e a c h w a s told b y a n authority on Indian lore a n d crafts. The girls e n joyed the affair a n d actively partic ip a te d in the pragrom th at w as p la n n e d for them. NEW EMPLOYEES M any new m e m b e r s a p p e a r am ong the staff m em bers this term. W e are h a p p y to w elcom e them to C h em aw a a n d express our hope that they enjoy their new positions. The following a re new: Mrs. Esther M. Greer, formerly w ith the Adult E ducation in Salem , Ore., Home Ec teacher. I Mrs. V irginia B. Martin, Relief M a tron, formerly G en eral Council S ten o g ra p h e r in W ashington. Mr. Edw ard D. Bartlett, Coach, a n d Phys. Ed. teacher. Last y e a r ta u g h t a n d coached a t Toppenish, W ash ington Mrs. Ethel L. D uncan, N avajo T eacher—formerly tau g h t a t F land re a u Indian School, So. Dakota. Mr. C harles A. D uncan, H ead of A griculture Dept., cam e to C hem aw a from a sim ilar position at F landreau, So. D akota. Mrs. Freda Hardy, retu rn ed to C he m a w a a s Property Clerk, after an a b se n c e of a year. Mr. Frank J. Hardy, Plum ber— former electrician a t the S tate P eni tentiary. Mrs. M ary B. P ig sley , A ssistant Cook a n d Dining Room A dviser— cam e to us from Pierre, So. Dakota. Mr. W alter R. P ig sley , truck driver, w as formerly a g a ra g e ow ner in Pierre, So. D akota. Dr. Priest, serving in the a b se n c e of Dr. Stone, is m edical student from the U niversity of Chicago. INITIATION, 1952 STYLE "W h en du ty w hispers low 'Thou m u sf ’Then youth rep lies, T c a n ' " Em erson's fa ith 'in youth w a s justi fied this y e a r in the conduct of the students a t C hem aw a. Policies a n d sta n d a rd s a d o p te d ask e d th at no conduct contrary to those- sta n d a rd s m ark theinitiation of the Freshm en, the .Letterm en, or a n y of the m any student organizations. In accord w ith those stan d ard s, the Letterm en p la n n e d a u n iq u e m eans of recognition for their new m em bers. N eatly p ressed suits, d r e s s ‘ 'shirts, ties, a n d polished shoes w ere the outfits o f-th e d a y a n d conduct b e com ing the g entlem anly attire w as in. vogue.. It w a sn 't h a rd for most of them for they usu ally do d isp la y courtesy in their g e n e ra l attitude, but not to forget once I during the time th at they w ere u nder the close scrutiny of the veteran Lettermen, w as a n a c h ie v e m en t It provided the staff w ith one of the most p le a sa n t d ay s in the school year. Thé conduct w as infectious— it sp re a d through the student body so all w ere u nder the influence of courtesy, q u ietness a n d good groom ing. The Letterm en a re to b e con g ra tu la te d for their initiative. A few more such d ay s will provide the d e sired carry-over so that then not only one d a y will b e so m arked, but every d a y in the school year. C ongratulations, Lettermen! Mr. E u gen e K eem s, TeaCher-Inter- p re te r'w a s in the Army last year. Mr. Franklin O. S and oval, T eacher- Interpreter cam e to C h em aw a from Chinle, Arizona, w here he h a d b e e n a ca rp e n te r's helper. Mr. Paul Chenoweth, of Salem O regon is at present custodian a n d guard. Mr. Harold H ayn e, Chief Clerk, of M ontana, w as formerly cost a c countant, Red Lake Indian Mills, Red Lake, Minn. Mr. Edw ard S ip es, a teach er in the V ocational Dept., cam e to C hem aw a from A laska. M iss Beulah McDermott, R.N., is from California. She w as formerly a staff nurse a t Salem M emorial hospital.
