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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1964)
2 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN CHEMAWA AMERICAN ☆ Published quarterly during the school year by the students of the Chemawa Indian School, Chemawa, Oregon. ☆ Publication Staff: Staff Advisors: Mr. Hallie O. Walters, superintendent; Mrs. Nell Brannon, principal. Staff Consultants: Mary Mitchell, Ed ward Sipes, Allan Shepard. Student Editor: Phyllis Young. Assistant Editors: James Griest; Dian na Shorty. Typist: Lorraine Halona. Student Reporters: As designated. Cog-Wheel Sponsors Christmas Dance SPORTS GROUPS ATTEND BASKETBALL The Chemawa basketball team, cheer leaders and sponsors were guests at the Oregon State-Cincin nati basketball game January 4 at Corvallis. They were guests of the Albany Staff of the Bureau of Mines and Mr. Werner Phillips. While the game was exciting the huge gymnasium seating 10,000 was quite a sight. SPECIAL ASSEMBLY E D IT O R IA L I AM AN AMERICAN I am an American. What does this mean to you? This question was asked in 5 social studies classes. Here are the comments: Being an American means we live in a free country, with freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom to go where we want. Ev eryone has a fair trial. We have good food, health care and religious freedom. I am happy to be an American citizen today. John Trefon We all have the privilege to vote for our leaders. Being an American means a lot but I can’t put it into words. I only feel free. Kathleen Olson My being an American is really wonderful. It means freedom of living— to think and stand up to civil rights. Knowing I am an Amer ican makes me want to better my self, my life and make people know I am glad to be a citizen of this country. Evelyn McLaughlin Being an American means a lot to me. The older I grow, the more it seems to mean. America to me is a land where there is freedom. It is hard to express in words how thankful I am to be one of the young American citizens. Lucille Killbear TAKE RESPONSIBILITY Take your own responsibilities. Don’t wait for someone to tell you what to do. Responsibility means to do something your own self. When you go out on a job, do your work on time. If you don’t do good work, you won’t be holding on to any thing at all. Keep your job with good work. Edward Touchine 5-1 A special assembly “On Stage Please” was p r e s e n t e d by the Speech Club, December 5 for high school students and special guests. Martin Oktollik was master of ceremonies. Those t a k i n g part were: Arthur Ahkinga, Roselind Andrews, Carole Aloysius, Margaret Bereskin, Joseph Chanerak, Eliza beth Cholok, Joseph Cleaver, Stan ley Custer, Mark Hiratsuka, James Jackson, George Kudrin, Jane Lind, Leo Lolnitz, Eugene Makarin, Stan ley Milligrock, Cyrus Savetilik and Vincent Tutiakof. HOW TO IMPROVE GRADES I had some poor marks on my re port card. They spoiled my card. They were there because I didn’t take responsibility for myself as I should. In class and shop I didn’t always pay attention. At night I didn’t always do my homework. How will my parents feel about my card? From how on I will keep up and then I know they will be happy with my grades. We should all try to improve our grades. Joe Begishe 5-1 MY FUTURE My future depends on how well I do in school. School is very im portant. Your report card shows how well you have done in school. When an opportunity comes for a job or summer school, your reports tell a great deal about you. Each day is a part of your future. Donald Johnson 5-1 USE THE SIDEWALKS I would like to remind you about sidewalks. Too many people want to take a short cut through the grass. The sidewalk is to walk on. Please use the sidewalk even if you are in a hurry. Unless we use the sidewalks our lawns will be chop ped up with trails. James Tso 5-1 M illig Rock and Roll The Cog Wheel Club sponsored by the Vocational Shop’s Depart ment held their annual Christmas dance for Chemawa students. Rock and Roll type music was featured with a special feature of Hootenan ny singing by a quartet from Wood burn. The orchestra from Wood burn High School had five members specializing on drums, piano, elec tric guitars and banjo. Fruit punch, coffee, and cookies were served. Selected girls from the Home Economics Department as sisted with the serving in the recre ation room. For decorations, Mr. Evans and his electric shop students designed and built a large electric blinking star. The carpentry students made the large (Christmas Santa, Sleigh, and reindeer cut-outs. These were painted by the painting sttidents. Auto mechanics and metal students assisted with the decoration of the gym with lights, ornaments and other Christmas colorations. Many staff couples attended. We were happy to meet some wives and husbands of new staff mem bers. BUSINESS CLUB PROGRAM Miss Mitchell took some of us to the Senator Hotel to a dinner meet ing of the Christian Business Wom en’s Club of Salem. Some of us dressed in Navaho costume and took an exhibit of arts and crafts. When we arrived we went to a big dining room. After eating we were introduced to the audience and Miss Mitchell told them about Chemawa. Then we sang some songs in Nava ho and Eskimo and answered their questions. We enjoyed this. Alta Roanhorse
