THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
HEALTH CENTER
Labérta Swartz, Reporting
What a Happy New Year! | the
Health Center, with Dr. Nelson in
charge, started 1963 with scalpel
in hand and this is what happened:
Leo Ayulpk and Loretta James lost
their appendix early in January.
Mae Tsinijinnie had surgery on
her feet. Freddy Lamemann had
surgery on his neck. Lena Begay
had ear surgery.
Lester Henry has been in the
hospital since December 19th. He
would enjoy letters from his class
mates.
Just to keep things going Solo
mon Slooko had his appendix re
moved February 3rd. Albert Kil-
ligvuk had an appendectomy, Wil
son Deschene lost his appendix
also. John Glass had a tonsillec
tomy. Dorothy Towsjnea had ear
surgery. Virginia Begay went to
Portland to have eye surgery.
In the midst of all this flurry
a new dental assistant arrived to
make her home with Dr. and Mrs.
T. W. Baker. Little Miss Baker
weighed in at 7 pounds 6 ounces.
Mrs. Browning
is teaching
health to two groups of girls, In
the classroom is a life sized plas
tic sekeleton. How funny we look
without skin! The county health
department loaned us their sur
vival kit. It is well to know how
to, help yourself and others in a
shelter situation if this should
ever be necessary.
The X-ray unit made another
visit to Chemawa on-the morning
of February 14th. We are certain
now that everyone has had an X-
ray.
Just when we thought we had all
taken care of Jane Rose Lee had an
appendectomy.
HERDING SHEEP
Last summer my brother herd
ed the sheep for my sister. I
didn’t herd sheep because I help
ed my sister clean the house and
wash the clothes.
My little brother didn’t like
herding the sheep because he was
lazy. I don’t like that. Sometimes
I helped and herded the sheep
with my sister. She always wanted
to play.
| I said, “Don’t play around be
cause you are herding the sheep?’
She .said, “I like to play.”
Then I said, “You are not a little
girl, you are a big girl now.”
I don’t like to have my sister
be like that. Maybe she would like
to go to school. Lucy Littlesalt.
TRIP TO SILVERTON HIGH
On February 11th, about twenty
students from Chemawa were in
vited to go to a special assembly at
Silverton High School.
When we got there the officers
of the school divided us into two
groups and took us for a half-hour
tour around the building. The
school building is large and attrac
tive. It is located right in the mid
dle of a district where there are
many pretty homes. I wondered if
some of the students didn’t live in
some of those nice homes.
We visited some of the classes.
The class that got my attention was
the typing class .1 recalled the
time when a few other girls and I
took an evening typiftg class at St.
Mary’s.
Later we went out to the audi
torium. Only thé higher classes in
the school came to the assembly.
We were introduced by our guides.
Some of the staff members spoke
then Mr. Levio, an 84 year old for
mer Montana congressman, spoke.
He told of his close relationship
he has had with many tribes of
American Indians. We were amazed
to see part of his Indian collection
of souvenirs from his many Indian
friends. I wished that, all the other
Chemawa students could have seen
them. We really enjoyed the trip.
Marie L Chickoyak.
SLIDES
On January 22, Miss Edna Hali
burton was in our classroom to show
us how to take care of our teeth.
Miss Haliburton showed us slides
about teeth. They are temporary
teeth when we are toddlers: She
showed us how to keep our teeth
in good health like we are supposed
to do. Miss Haliburton showed us
how to brush our teeth up and
down .
Lillian Johnson.
OUR ROOMS
We boys are cleaning our rooms
every morning soon after we wake
up. First we sweep the floor and
then shine it with rags. We keep
our rooms shined up all the time.
Every morning we have inspec
tion of our rooms in all four units.
If all the boys in a unit have clean
rooms they will have a unit party.
Albert Arthur Woody.
It looks as though the billiard
tournament will be finished yet.
The missing balls have not been
found but Mr. Bartlett has some
extra ones just in case something
like this happenedi
5
OUR FIRST SNOW
We had our first snow January
28th. It began to snow quite early
in the morning. The boys and girls
are exceedingly happy because
Chemawa got its first snow this
winter. They like to play in the
snow and throw snowballs.
The Alaskan boys and girls were
very happy. They jumped around
in the snow and were very happy
as you could tell by their laughing.
The Navajo boys and girls were
not quite so happy. Maybe they are
too used to hot summers. These
were our feelings as we watched
the first winter snow fall on the
campus.
Richard Charley.
When I looked out the Window
and saw it snowing I felt like I
was at home only the snow is not
lots yet and it is not deep; It re
minded me of skiis and rides with
the dog teams. I also thought of
how little two and four years old
children run over the top of the
snow, sometimes they fall down.
Simeon Kyakwak.
When it snows too much at
hoihe we cannot go to School. We
stay home until it clears.
Esther Pungowiyi.
At home the winter day is, nice
and the sky is beautiful. The men
go to the ocean to hunt. When I
came to Chemawa I thought that
it would never sndw because the
weather was so warm.
Leonard Raymond.
I asked my friends Dora and
Esther if they knew why the snow
came. They both said, “No.”
I said, “This is my birthday. The
snow is my birthday present.”
Billie Soplu.
ART
Those of us who are interested
have been taking an art class in
Mr. Oetinger’s room during our
study period.
There is much to be learned
about art.
We have had some finger paint
ing. In finger prints we make fancy
designs with our fingers and palms
of our hands. We have learned to
use the Japanese brush. My favor
ite kind of art is abstract drawing.
It is to express the mood you are
in or express your feelings. Taking
an art class is really interesting
and lots of fun.
Marie Kozevenikoff.