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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Brand New Baby Giraffe Visited
Our class was privileged to go to
the Portland Zoo on December 9.
Although the rain poured down, we
enjoyed every moment of our trip.
It was quite an experience because
it gave us an opportunity to see
some of the unusual animals of the
world.
Our greatest interest was in see
ing the brand-new baby giraffe. He
was so small and pretty with his
long graceful neck and his fresh-
painted look. He stared at us with
his big eyes as if to say, “What kind
of animal are you?” We realized
we were seeing a rarity, for it is
not often a baby giraffe is born in
capitivity.
Perhaps the most unusual animal
we saw was the anteater with its
small tapered head and its long
slender nose. It has a string-like
tongue which it keeps running in
and put of its (nouth as it searches
for prey— tiny creatures hardly an
eigth of an inch long.
When we went past the snakes,
alligators, and gila monsters, I
"didn’t linger long. They gave me
the “chills”.
We even saw a real live lion and
real live polar bears, but neither
of them seemed interested in us.
They didn’t even show enthusiasm
for the peanuts we threw to them.
Perhaps they were grumpy about
the wet weather, too.
The monkeys provided the great
est entertainment. I was impressed
with the way they could jump from
bar to bar almost as if they were
flying. In one large cage were four
big champanzees. A sign on the
cage told us that twins had been
born on November 28. While we
were intently trying to locate the
tiny babies, Mr. Anderson came up
to the cage and tapped on the win
dow-glass, with his fih^C Instantly
the big male chimp pouted his
.mouth and began to stamp angrily
on the bars. A few more taps from
Mr. Anderson and a raging fury
broke loose. With one big bound
the big chimp came hurtling to the
window and began pounding the
glass with terrific force. It was so
sudderi, so loud, and so fierce that
most of us screamed and scattered.
It was a long time before the old
chimp quieted down.
One monkey in another cage was
a naughty little show-off. He would
stand near the glass, open his
mouth wide, and show his teeth. If
someone made a face at him, he
imitated and made a face back at
us. He would stick but his tongue,
curl his lips, and bob his head up
and down. As I watched him I
thought of some children I know
who like to show off just like that
monkey does.
Pat Standifer
Dorothy Towksjhea
Irene Gorman
Levi Lott
Elary Gromoff
Wilson Manutoli
ALL STUDENTS HAVE
WORSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Regular worship services are be
ing arranged for Protestant, Cath
olic, Mormon and Orthodox stu
dents,.
Rev. Daniel Sharpe from the fac
ulty of Serra Catholic High School
has been appointed to lead the 177
registered C a t h o 1 i c students at
Chemawa.
Mr. Ronald Brown has arranged
for the 51 Latter Day Saints stu
dents to hold Sunday services.
Rev. William H. Stevens, Jr. has
been appointed for the second year
by the National Council of Churches
to act as the Protestant coordinator
for the 494 Protestant students. |
In addition there is religious in
struction for those who have no
particular church choice or prefer
ence.
Plans are being made to secure
an Orthodox Priest to visit the
campus regularly, to provide serv
ices for the 144 students of that
faith. At present George Kudrin, a
student, has been appointed as an
official lay readbr for the group.
Marion Amos and Moses Alexie pictured
dancing.
CHRISTMAS DANCE—
A SILVER FREEZE FAIRYLAND
T h e recreation c l u b turned
Chemawa’s gym into a fairyland for
the Christmas night dance. Icicles
with colored spot lights gave the ef
fect of a silver freeze. However, the
gym was not cold as the “Northern
Lights”, dressed in handsome new
red jackets, produced' some “hot
music” from 7:30 p.m., to 10 p.m.
Many of the girls wore new formals
which lent much color to the dan
cers. Punch and cookies were serv
ed from candle lit tables through
out the evening.
BAA ZOOLDAH
NAVAJO SORORITY
About 16 of the Navaho girls who
have attended Chemawa for five
years or more have formed a soror
ity under the sponsorship of Mrs.
Reginald Begay and Mrs. Dorothy
Pentecost. The girls have chosen as
their colors silver and turquoise,
their flower — the red carnation,
and their symbol sand painting. Af
ter several meetings to organize,
the girls enjoyed a dinner at the
Timber Topper restaurant and a
concert at Willamette University.
Later several attended a play at Mt.
Ángel College. Highlight of the
year was the colorful installation
and initiation ceremony followed
by a social hour at Winona Hall.
Purposes of this organization are
service to others and keeping alive
the fine Navaho cultural traditions.
In January the girls expect to spon
sor a party for some of the younger
Mitchell Hall students. They have
planned a special event for each
month of the remaining school
year..