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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
and Larry Hanna, The employers lar; all of them do cleaning, iron
speak very highly of these boys." ing, and take care of children.
They say that Larry, Franklin, and These girls are happy in their work.
Lewis are particularly well-shited They enjoy the association with
This spring, Chemawa is gradu to the work, b . c :
members of their employers’7 fam
ating its second class from the spe
All fifth year Navajo program ilies; they take, part, in the recrea-
cial five year program for Navajo boys, who took, agriculture as their | tional activities of the community;
students. Thia educational program | vocation, have been out working they have „seen new places and
attempts to give these bays and since March. Several, of the boye things. Mrs. Lena Cronk and Mrs.
girls the kind of training .which are working on large .sheep or cate Rosetta Johnston, members of the
will equip them for acceptable com tie ranches in eastern Oregon, for pla.ceme-nt committee, have visited
munity ' living, both socially and ranchers whose holdings are from the girls and have found that they
economically.
\&,000 to 15,000 acres. These agri afe doing good work and that their
The record made by „1953 grad culture boys have been placed as employers are well satisfied with
uates in the past year, and by, mem follows: James Singer, skinning their work;
bers of this year’s class in on-the- and cutting meat at the Salem Meat
The girls of the 1954 Navajo
job training, speaks well, not only Company; Philip Mark and David graduating class have been placed
for Chemawa’s training and place Mark, at the James' Neal turkey as follows: Jane Badoni, with Mrs.
ment' programs, but also, for th e - ranch, Salem; Carl D. Wauneka, Ralph Wyckoff, South Salem sub
young people themselves. Chemawa for Vernon Palmer, cattle rancher, urbs ; Louise Benally, with Mrs.
is proud of the successes that the Paulina, Oregon; Billy Jack Cas- Roger Welty in the home of Mrs.
Rosetta Johnston; Marie Brown,
individual students have achieved.
tello, for Frank McCullough, cattle with Mrs. H. E. Gilbert, Salem;
Boys of the class of 1953 who rancher, Post,, Oregon; Wesley Esther Cleveland, with Mrs. Leon
are in the armed' services are mak Dayz-ie, for Lyle Miller, sheep and ard Luiidgren, in the Metolius rec
ing good records. Forrest Addison, cattle rancher, Paulina; Alfred reational area near Bend, Oregon;
who,is flow in army School in San Kalleco, for E. H. Laughlin ¿and Zonnie Dalgai and, Nellie John,
Antonio, Texas, did'^srell in his job -son, tractor workers and livestock with Mrs. Muriel Tate, Newport,
Oregon; Mattie Francisco, with
in, Portland before his induction. farmers, Paulina; Herbert H. Irv Mrs.
Don Cannon, in the country
Elmer Benally, and John Bia are ing, for Joseph Herin, rancher near east of I Salem; Betty Goodman,
doing well in the marines.;;
Prineville,BOregon; and Raymond with Mrs. Robert, White, Salem;
Chemawa is glad to know that Charles, for Robert Riches, Cold Dorothy Peter, with Mrs. Charles
Gray, Salem; Lorraine TQm, with
Chester Franklin^ Robert Tracy, Springs, Oregon.
Mrs. Walter Sprague; Alderwood
Roland Widehat, and Eugene. Tso
"There has been much unemploy Manor,
Seattle, Washington; Etta
sie, alhmemb’e rs of last year’s class, ment in this area, and many people
Tsosie,
with
Mrs. Gallagher, Port
who have Been working the past are, looking for work. Chemawa is land; Mary Ann
Willie, with Mrs.
year at Boe'ihg Aircraft in Seattle, fortunate in having found employ Robert Sauer, Salem. Jane Wau
have been promoted to B riveter ment for all the graduates from the neka is still on the campus but will
statues. Their good record opened Navajo program this -spring.
go to her .assignment in a few days.
the way for placement of four boys 1 All girls of last year’s. 'class who
of this year’s class, who started wanted employment; thave been Learn To Get Along
working at - Boeing Aircraft on placed. Two of the girls, Kay 9 9 1 , School is nearly out. Come back
April 21. They are .Jerome Ben-' dojni and Mary K. James/, returned to Chemawa next fall. Chemawa
ally, Arnold Harrison, E Thomas to their , homes upon the request of will- be waiting for you.
Goidtooth, and John Thompson. .
their parents»/- Norma Jefferson j It Js good to< go to school. Many
Other boys.. who will graduate was married to Robert Tracy.,: who of us -are proud to be in school be
this spring have been placed as is employed in Seattle; Millie Jef cause we learn many things, We
follows: Louis Dodson has been ferson and Pauline. Johnson work learn how to talk English and we
permanently placed with the Nor for people . in Salem and attend learn how to hold a job. If you
ris-Walker Paint Manufacturing school, Millie, at Parrish Junior learn these things, you’ll get along.
-— Bennie Duncan
Company in Salem, where he | High School, and Pauline, a t Salem
worked in O. J. T. for a ^me: His High School; Dorothy Begay is Chemawa W eather
employer ; speaks very highly of taking a -course jin nursing at
It. was not cold here this winter.
him. The Sprague and McDowell Sherman; Mabel Badoni is still em- We did not have much. snow. The
Landscape Contractors of Seattle ployed with the family with whom grass was green all winter, Birds
have given O. J. T. employment to she .was placed in Salem.
were there.
We are having very lovely
Kee. James, Woody Toledo/ Dan . All girls who will graduate from
Emerson, Franklin Yazzie, Dennis v the Navajo program this spring- weather now at Chemawa. It fs
Begay, Chester Hoskie, Sam Sing have been,, placed in 0. J. T. in nice and warm all day. We like,
to be outdoors,
er, Lincoln Phillips, Louis Benally, home service. Their work is, simi-
—Virginia Blackwater
Chemawa Places
'54 5YN Grads