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THE CHEMA WA AMERICAN
FOOD PRESERVATION
The 10 A1 Homemaking students
went out to pick Italian purple and
petite prunes on a plot near the
cherry orchard along the railroad
track. We had to walk all the way
up there with our pots and pans?
We carried a step ladder too. We
got up on the ladder with a pan in
one hand, holding onto the ladder
and picking with the other hand,
We had fun. We enjoyed eating
the prunes tod. I think we ate more
than we picked. A few days later
we had the prunes and-;crab ap
ples canned.We plan to serve them
during the school year.
K atherine Burnell
SCHOOL LIBRARY NOTES
PICKING THE FRUIT: Ella Sun on the
ladder. Lorraine Pratt holding the pan.
BASKET RACK
PROJECT FABRICATION
For a production project, Frank
lin B. Sam (left) and Calvin P. Nez
(right) designed and built five
clothing basket racks for the girls
P. E. classes. Over 380 parts and
800 welds were involved. The Paint
Shop students spray painted the
racks to match the dressing room
decor.
The Chemawa School Library is
beginning its second year as a sep
arate service of the school. Much
has been accomplished and the ref
erence departm ent now meets the
requirem ents for school libraries«.
The book collection is being in
creased as rapidly as books can be
processed. A card catalog has been
added this Fall and about 50% of
the books are now cataloged.
We are receiving Portland and
Salem daily newspapers, also the
Tundra T i m e s and the Navajo
Times. We also receiv'd about 40
magazines, most of which are listed
in the Readers’ Guide to Periodical
Literature. Other magazines have
been given by th e staff and are
placed in the perm anent file if
they are listed in the Readers’
Guide. We are especially pleased
with the gift of the National Geo
graphic Magazine from 1938 to the
present. These are very useful ini
the classes.
Rena Davi§? grade 10, is working
in the library morning and receiv
ing vocational training. She I s now
able to take over the desk work
completely and to process the new
books and is learning the proced
ures of book «mLdnding. Other li
brary assistants are Lucille Kill-
bear, Sharon Velarde, and James
Jackso&V
The students are acquiring the
“library habit” and are making it
a part of their school life. Circula
tion is increasing every week.
CANNING THE FRUIT: Lucy Pitka, Bar
bara Manycattle, Katherine Burnell,
Sarah Bailey.
MR. SMITH RECEIVES AWARD
Loyal N. Smith, a vocational
shops teacher, at the Chemawa In-
dain School received a Bureau of
Indian-Affairs award and was pre
sented a check, for $100. This
award was in recognition for the
outstanding work Mr. Smith has
been doing with the Boy Scout or
ganization on campus. Pictured
here is Mr. W alters, superinten
dent, making the presentation.
Left to right: M r. Loyal Smith, Supt.
Hallie W a’ters.