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THE CHEMA WA AMERICAN
CHEMAWA AMERICAN
’ ☆
'Publication Staff: Mr. Hallie O. Wait-
year by students of the Chemawa
Indian School.
☆ Publication Staff: Mr. Hallie D.
Walters, Superintendent; Mrs. Nell
Brannon, Principal. Mr. Edward Sipes,
Chairman. Mrs, Louise Johnston, as-
| sistant sponsor. Miss Beatrice L.
Morse, Sponsor. Mr. Allan Shepard,
Layout. Mrs. Estelle ^pordell, Circu
lation.
☆ Student Reporters: Ursula Pete, An
derson James, Nita Cleveland, Tommy
Shorty, Grace One, Levi Lott, Prank
Frank.
"Shangri-La" for the Graduates
This year the banquet for the
IT PAYS!
graduating students was held April
Vocational II students look for 4, 1963, i n . Cramton Hall. There
ward to the closing of school. Wé were about one hundred sixty peo
have been going to school training ple at the banquet.
so as to be prepared to get and
The ¿theme of the banquet was
hold a job when we get out of Shangri-La. Chinese ^lanterns dec
school, The>-closing of the School orated the room. They were hang
year makes us realize that the time
ing, from the ceîlihg; The very
has come for us to make use of the
large ones were placed , at the ends
training that we have received.
of the tables. Smaller lanterns and
candles were used to decorate the
Before we can go and apply for
a job there are several require tables. The autograph books, place
ments that we have to meet and cards, and menu books were decor
pass. We must write to opr parents ated with Shangri-La theme. The
and get permission to stay and menu and the program had Chinese
work. The health center gives us a names. This is a copy of the menu:
THANKS FOR SCHOOL PAPER
check up. We must have a good
Yum-Yum-Yum
school record. The records from
We students would like to thank
Dragon’s Special with Liquid Breath
our
classroom^
thé
shops,
and
dor
Fruit of Good Earth
Miss Morse for keeping us all writ
Golden Eyed Gems*—Lotus Blossoms
mitories are studied and must
ing for the Chemawa American all be acceptable. The employment of
Poppy Seed Rolls— Sun’s Reflection
Emperor’s Sunbeams and Ulan
year. Miss Morse with the help of fice in Salem, Oregon, gives us apti
Mur an’s Treat
f Cantonese Cofffee
Mrs. Brannon, our Principal, Mr. tude tests which shows our abilities.
The program read like this:
Shepard and Mr. Sipes have kept After we have met all these re
quirements we may apply for jobs.
Programee
the school paper coming to us all
I like to work around boat docks. Master of Ceremonies .... Larry Billy
year. The student reporters have
--------------- Ella Wèyapuk
Our placemeht officer took me to Soo-Happee
Says
Mrs. Brannon
enjoyed their job of helping to
Rockaway, Oregon, to apply for a Confucius Chopstick
Melodies
.¿.¿.Lucy Atehe-
job. I Worked in Rockaway last Pagòda Memories
gather the news. Our thanks to all
Hearee, Speakee £
summer. I helped prepare the boats . See-ee,
of you.
No Evil
¡3
Mr. Walters
for customers who wanted to go
Rickshaw Rhythms
Luke W. Kazak, Grace One bay or ocean fishing.
Thankee, Honorable Ones
Eddie Joe
We who attended the banquet wish to
When we arrived in Rockaway, thank
everyone
who
helped
make thé?
AWARDS
I interviewed the; dock owners. banquet an evening thati we shall al
Henry Lee, Johnnie Redhouse, They said that because I did my ways remember. ,
Tommy Wheeler, Ruby Charles,
Barbara Manycattle and Nora Poy- work well last summer, they would
Dellamae Northway,
be
happy
to
hire
nie
again
for
sum
Blanch Isaac, Clara Pete
er of Chemawa Indian Sehool re
cently received 4-H pins for their mer. I am pleased that my work
satisfied them and that I have my COFFEE GET-TOGETHER
activities in 4-H clubs at Teec Nos
Pos, Arizona, where they attended old job for this summer. It pays to
On April 9th the Vocational II
do your best when you are on a job.
school last year.
teachers had a coffee hour for their
students. It was held in the recrea
Irene Gorman
Thomas Wheeler
tional room in the gymnasium,
Lovely handmade paper umbrellas
GOING HOME
AVT NEWS
decorated the room. Candles and
There are gay feelings among
On Wednesday, April 24th, seven flowers added to the beauty of the
the students. Why? Because the boys made a trip to Tacoma, Wash serving table.
time f<»r our departure is draw ington, to take an entrance test to
The students were served coffee,
ing near. It is quite true that all
enter the Tacoma Vocational Insti- several kinds of cookies, Easter
of us are very happy to think we tue. Those making the trip were
eggs and candy.
will soon see our parents again.
A ll the | students enjoyed the
Billy Soplu, Albert James, Leo
We hope that our parents feel that Dempsey, Frank N. Denet, Simeon event very much. The coffee was a
way too.
Arnakin, Thomas Gordon and W il very welcome surprise.
William Kavairlook
A ll the students should remem lie Kavairlook.
Rachel Aveoganna
ber that we have certain social
We all passed our test and our
Julia Redhouse
standards that we must keep up. interview. This test will let us take
In public places is where people
special AVT training and prepare
observe us and know if we are liv us for a job. We took a test so WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT?
Would you believe that the girls
that we can study to become weld
ing up to the standards that we
have had 2660 jobs, not girls, as
should keep. Keep a good reputa ers. It will take us almost two years
one girl may have worked all year
to finish the course.
tion and try to win many friends.
on Saturday for one employer. On
A ll the Chemawa students wish
We all enjoyed the trip and the
Saturday Home Service jobs, $11,-
everyone in Chemawa a happy va chance to stay in a hotel over night.
629.00 has been earned. Who says
cation.
Willie Kavairlook
that we are not Bread Winners?
Tommy Shorty
Thomas Gordon
Nita Cleveland