THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
WINONA HALL
Grace One, Reporter
The annual Christmas Arts and
Crafts sale was held in Winona Hall
December 2nd. The shops and
girls’ guidance arts and crafts pro
gram participated. There were
many articles on sale, such as:
metal work, anchors, metal boxes,
Christmas cards, cutting boards,
stools and many other things from
the shops. The girls sold: native
dolls, wall hangings, tote bags,
beadwork, Christmas devorations,
drawings and paintings, cross stitch
aprons and towels.
Refreshments were served in the
Winona dining room.
The estimated number attending
the sale was three hundred from
nearby communities. Three guests
were from Massachusetts. Others
were from Woodburn, Mt. Angel,
Silverton, Salem, Mill City, Eugene,
and Corvallis. Many orders were
left to be mailed out. The girls
cleared about $100 and the boys
about $50. We students enjoy put
ting on this annual sale. It is fun
meeting people.
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Mrs. Odie Bingham and Mrs.
Charlene Lane resigned. They were
aides at Winona Hall. Mrs. Rose
Faulkner transferred from the din
ing hall to Winona Hall.
Our new weather shelter or play-
shed has been completed.
Mrs. Long and Mr. Oosterveen
took twenty-five girls and boys car-
olding around the campus on Sun
day night, December 23rd. The car
olers went in to each dorm then
went to the residences of the em
ployees. Mr. and Mrs. Walters, Mrs.
Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Penrod, and
Mrs. Brannon passed candy and
cookies. After the singing the group
went to Winona Hall to enjoy warm
coffee and cookies, a treat from
Mrs. Long and Mr. Oosterveen.
All the girls in Winona Hall dec
orated the dorm with many beauti
ful decorations. Many mobiles were
hanging in the halls and rooms.
The mobiles were made from chick
en wire, straws and dowels.
A bus ride to Keizer, the capitol
and Icel Court was enjoyed by
many of the girls. The rides were
taken Saturday and Sunday eve
nings to see the Christmas decora
tions at these places.
Last Thursday night Mrs. Long
began teaching us girls some new
exercises. Many of us were stiff the
next day. We will soon be practic
ing for the Posture parade which
will be held February 7th.
McBride and Winona Hall girls
had the playoffs for the volleyball
tournament. Winona’s best team
won over McBride’s best team by
three points. The games were well
played and there was lots of excite
ment.
McBRIDE HALL
Elaine Hoslscher, Reporter
Painters are in McBride Hall
painting the rooms. The rooms are
all pretty colors. We are all anxious
to use the rooms again.
All the girls in McBride Hall are
drinking milk and doing exercises.
How can we reduce?
McBride Hall was all decorated
for Christmas. It looked real nice.
The girls waited for days for Christ
mas to come. The rooms with the
best decorations were to get prizes.
I guess that all the rooms were so
nicely decorated that no prizes
were given.
Jobs Daughters came to McBride
Hall on December 22, and decorat
ed our big Christmas tree. Girls
that were in the Club helped them
to decorate the tree. The girls
brought some presents for each girl
in McBride. The presents were put
under the tree and on December
25th all the girls went to the living
room and each took a present.
Everyone had a good time on
Christmas Day in McBride Hall.
The playshed at McBride has
been finished, so now we can play
outside in the rain.
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Mrs. Frances Turner is our new
matron in McBride Hall. Mrs. Turn
er likes it here in Chemawa. She is
from _ McMinnville, Oregon. She
said that she has never worked
with Navajos or Alaskans before;
Mrs. McMurtry is our new Teach
er Guidance at McBride Hall. Mrs.
McMurtry has worked with Navajo
people in Shiprock, New Mexico,
before coming to Chemawa. Her
son goes to Judson Junior High in
Salem.
BREWER HALL
CHRISTMAS PARTY
On December 23rd Brewer Hall
had a Christmas party. We invited
our girl friends to the party. We
danced at the party.
We had refreshments. The boys
did the serving. We served the
girls cookies and punch.
John Alexie
MITCHELL HALL
Tommy Shorty, Reporter
In Mitchell Hall the boys really
stressed themselves forward for
Christmas. They decorated their
rooms as well as the halls and play
rooms. They were on the ball be
cause the supervisors said that the
best decorated unit should deserve
a Christmas party. If you looked at
the building you would know that
the whole building would get a
party.
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On the 23rd of December the
House Council had their party in
the living room in the lower north
end of the building.
The boys invited girls and they
really had fun. They danced, played
games and listened to records.
Mrs. Connor sponsored the party
with the help of some of the unit
leaders. We had sandwiches, cook
ieS, fried bread and candy for re
freshments. Then each one had a
sack of candy and peanuts as a
special treat. -
We thank Mrs. Adison for mak
ing the fried bread for us.
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In our dormitory new desk lamps
have been put in the students’
rooms to make the rooms look nice
and give a good light. Rugs were
also given out to the rooms so they
Will look nicer.
McNARY HALL
On Monday evening we boys all
went to the auditorium for a Christ
mas program. After we got back to
the dormitpry we got our gifts and
candy. Then the best decorated
fooms; received prizes. There were
two of them. All of us boys really
had a nice time.
The McNary Hall Staff and all
the boys hope that you had a nice
Christmas and wish you a Happy
New Year!
Anderson James, Reporter
McNARY MEETING
Last Sunday we had a building
meeting. The president opened the
meeting and then called oh Mr.
Matt.
He talked to us about our rooms,
details and tribal clothes. He said
that some of our rooms look nice
and said that we should all keep
our rooms neat all the time.
He told us to take good care of