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The Chemawa American
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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.