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VOLUME 59
OREGON STATE L'ROAPY
CHEMAWA, OREGON, MARCH, 1963
Students Commemorate Birthday
The annual program comemorat
ing the eighty-three years of con
tinual operation of the Chemawa
Indian School was held in the
■school auditorium February 27, 28
and March 1, 1963.
This year's cast under the direc
tion of Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Be
gay featured Nina Frankson, Betty
Jean Begay, Monica Usugan ,Lucy
James, Mae Hawley, Joan Ayuluk,
Helen M artin, Dora Nayamin, Ver
onica Stone, Elaine Hoelscher, Elsie
Oktoyak, Florence Olson, Nancy
Yazzie, Elouise John, Irene Living
ston Laberta Swartz, Sarah Yazzie,
Irene Nelson as our fair Indian
maids.
; y: Steven Arizona, Stanley Begay,
Eugene Woody, Stanley Dehiya,
Tommy Shorty, James Dale, Rich
ard Charley, Roy Tom, John Rich
ards, Wilson Chavez, James Benal
ly, Donald Johnson, Phillip Henry,
Raymond Yazzie, Bobby Tullie, E rn
est Johnson, and Herman Lee as In
dian braves.
Doing an outstanding job as sing
ers and drummers Were Johnson G.
Begay and James F. Yazzie.
Twenty-five numbers were in the
total program which was composed
of Southwest, Northwest, Plains,
and F ar North dances and chants.
A grand finale at each performance
was followed by th e taking of many
pictures.
The entire cast was honored by
being photographed and shown to
the people of Oregon and Washing
to n in three television broadcasts
besides much newspaper coverage.
A week prior to the pageant, the
cast was presented, to the fifty-sec
ond Oregon Legislative Assembly
where they met many Oregon Sen
ators, Representatives and other of
ficials. The cast was invited to tour
the? Capitol and had the pleasure
of dancing in the Governor’s office
and in the two Houses. The school
is indebted tp the many o th e r stu
dents and staff members who help
ed make the eighty-third birthday
program a grand success.
Sinka Littlefish
VALENTINE PARTY
On Valentine’s Day the girls from
Mrs. Hudson’s class had a party in
home economics class. Our teacher
let us make sugar cookies and
punch. We had a good time.
Lucy Evan.
NUMBER 3
JAPANESE VISITORS
On January. 15th, the Japanese
champion high school w restlers vis
ited Chemawa campus. They visited
our classroom. We showed them on
the map where we lived. We told
them how our folks make a living.
That evening these Japanese boys
were going to w restle,w ith some
boys from North Salem, South Sa
lem and Silverton high schools.
David Belone.
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