The Chemawa American
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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
P ublished du rin g the school, y e a r by
C h em aw a Indian School.
A ddress all
com m unications to the C h em aw a A m erican,
C h em aw a, O regon. P ublished in a cc o rd
a n ce w ith the Interior D epartm ent A ppro
priation Act, 1940, a p p ro v e d M ay 10, 1939.
S ubscription 50c a year.
M artin N. B. Holm, S u perintendent
Mrs. Nell V. Brannon, Principal
Miss H elen G ordon, Journalism Sponsor
A llan S h ep ard , Printing Instructor
"SATURDAY NITERS"
D ecem ber will b rin g m an y top-
rated pictures to the students of
C hem aw a.
D ecem ber 6—“RED SKIES OF
MONTANA" w ith Richard W idm ark
—a n exciting p o rtray al of the exp er
iences of sm oke-jum pers—w ho risk
their lives p a ra c h u tin g from p lan es
to the rem ote fire areas.
D ecem ber 13—"HERE COME THE
NELSONS"—a com edy w ith Ozzie
a n d H arriet N elson a n d their two
children, Ricky a n d David.
D ecem ber 20—“QUO VADIS" h ad
b e e n ordered bu t is not av ailab le.
At this w riting, the booking is in
definite.
D ecem ber 21—"SINGIN IN THE
RAIN"—a m usical w ith G ene Kelly,
D ebbie Reynolds a n d D onald O 'C on
nor. It is a w hole show of first rate
dan cin g a n d singing presen tin g
other well know n Broadw ay dancers.
Football Finale
The final w histle h as b low n for
these C h em aw a “Redskins." W ith a
win over the Salem JV's, who h ad
tw ice b e a te n them, C oach Bartlett
a n d his “Eleven" closed a seaso n of
football th at saw them progress ra p
idly to play a kind of b a ll a t the end
of the seaso n th at prom ises bright
prospects for next season. Pictured
here a re the first stringers who saw
m uch action throughout the season.
Front row—1 to r—Pat Morin, Jim
Cobum, Bob Patterson, Parker Wil
liamson.
Back row—1 to r—Leland Thomas,
Mitchell Runningcrane, Joe Coburn,
Ralph Scott, Howard George, Cyril
LaClair, James Godowa.
G odow a a n d W illiam son a n d La
C lair are the only Seniors, so w e
should hav e a n experienced team to
start w ith next year.
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
MECHANICS' ASSEMBLY
December
6—Jam boree a t Jefferson
9—Jefferson (aw ay)
12— O regon Deaf School (aw ay)
16—G ervais (home)
10—Mill City (aw ay)
On N ovem ber 13, the boys of the
auto shop presen ted a com edy skit
a t the reg u lar assem bly. The setting
w as the office of a g a ra g e owner. He
w as d e e p in d ebt a n d w as having
trouble w ith his em ployees a n d cus
tomers. Mr, S peed is the auto shop
instructor.
M em bers of the cast w ere: Louis
Benally, Jim Coburn, Merlin Racine,
Leland Thomas,
Bob Patterson,
C harles Mellot, Forrest Addison, a n d
D ayton Blackwater.
The program also included a film
presentation of the Ford Com pany.
January
9—Sublim ity (aw ay)
16— G ates (home)
20—St. Paul (aw ay)
23—Detroit (home)
27—Jefferson (here)
February
3—G ervais (aw ay)
6—Mill City (home)
10—Sublim ity (home)
13— O regon Deaf School (home)
17— St. Paul (home)
20—G ates (aw ay)
27—Detroit (aw ay)
Behind every argum ent is som e
body's ignorance.-rfjustice Brandéis.