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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1965)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN Explorers Camp Out at Coast Explorers inspect Goast Guard rescue boat. Left to right, Moses Aiexie, Arnold Dushkin, William Tcheripanoff, Freddie Lamentan, Lester Light. STUDENTS EARN AS THEY LEARN Student part time employment during the school year is on the in crease. More boys and girls are working on the weekends than ever before, yet there are still not enough jobs available for all that want to work. It is anticipated that the combined- earnings , »of -all of the Chemawa students will exceed $40,000. This will be an increase of 250% over last year. Part of the increase may be at-, tributed to changes in the program. Another part may also be credited to the fine way in which Mrs. Hau ser and Mr. Marshall have labored with the program to operate it in such a fine manner. But, most of the credit for the increase in jobs this year goes to the students that have been working. They are good workers. They gain the respect of their employer by being friendly, courteous, and following directions. They know how to talk with their employer, asking and answering questions. They are Chemawa’s “good citi zens”. ALUMNI NEWS Mrs. Lewis A. Boyd, a former Chemawa Princess and 1935 gradu ate, is the first and only Indian Postmaster in Montana. Previous to her appointment with the Postal Department, she worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, an attor ney, and served in the WACs for two years during World War II. Af ter her service discharge, she has devoted her time to her family and a large farm in the Brockton area. Mrs. Boyd is another feather in Chemawa’s bonnet. Our Explorer Post 123, and our leaders went on a week-end camp ing trip to The Oregon Coast, on April 24, 1965. Each of us equipped ourselves with sleeping bags, extra clothing, tents, fishing equipment, axes and knives, and plenty of food. We piled ourselves and our equipment into one of the school’s busses and we were on our way. Our camp site at the beach was Beverly B e a c h S t a t e Camp Grounds, where fireplaces, good drinking water, and modern sani tary facilities are available. We had a lot of fun setting up our tents and getting our camp in order, From our camp we were able to visit some very exciting and inter esting places. We were allowed to visit the tower of the Old Yaquina Head Lighthouse. It was a lot qf fun to climb the winding stairway to the big light at the top of the tower. A Coast Guard Seaman gave us a guided tour of the station and showed us the different boats that are used for different kinds of pa trol duty. Probably the most thrill ing event of the trip was our visit aboard the Oregon State University Marine Oceanography Ship, “The Yaquina”. We were taken down in to the engine room, where we saw the big diesel engines which move the ship. Saturday evening after we had finished our meal and cleaned our camp we sat around the camp fire and listened to Mr. Holmes play his accordion. Sunday morning af ter a hearty breakfast Mr. Smith, conducted church services for us. Later, we fished on the jetty and played along, the beach. We returned to Chemawa about 10:30 P.M. Sunday evening. We were a tired but happy group. All of us hope that we may go again. Moses D, Aiexie and Tommy Shorty FAREWELL PARTY The 9E class gave a farewell par ty for classmate James McCormick, who was leaving to go to Mayo Clinic for surgery. It was supposed to be a surprise, and it really was. He didn’t know what to say. Every one chipped in and we got him a little blue transistor radio, which he will take with him. Mrs. Grape furnished a beautifully decorated cake and we had hot coffee to go along with it. Mr. Sorensen was in vited to join us. Everyone wishes James a speedy recovery. Lydia Malutin 3 M ANY RECORDS BROKEN This has been the year to set new records. Chemawa’s fine track squad has broken a total of 13 school records this season. In the Willamette Relays alone, they broke 5 of their own school records. The following week the boys took part in the league jam boree and 4 more records went by the wayside. In another meet with St. Paul, Perrydale, and Colton, Chemawa came in first with total points and 4 more school records had slipped by the board. Boys responsible for setting new records this year are: Delbert Kel ley, Stanley B e g a y , Anderson James, Bennie B. Yazzie, Martin Oktollik, Clinton Cook, Bennie Akootchook, Richard Charlie, Larry Sugak, Norman Stevens, and James Chokwak. FRESHMAN TRY ICE SKATING The Freshman class along with their sponsors took a class trip to the Lloyd Center in Portland. The main activities were window shop- ing and ice skating. It proved to be quite interesting for many who had never been on the ice before. Some of the students though it was easier than roller skating. Other students had a hard time figuring out which part of their body was supposed to be on the ice. At the end of our skating party Mrs. Duncan presented a tiny tro- pry to Josephine Kanosh for being the most improved skater. When we got back to school at midnight, some of us felt that Mr. Sorensen might be worried about our safe return. Just to be sure that he wouldnt, a couple of phone calls were made. We had a wonder ful time. Dorothy M. Hotch A GRADUATE REPORTS John Paul Evans was a Chemawa visitor during the month of April. John left here two years ago and has been working in a woodwork ing plant at Denver, Colorado, ever since. He states that he has had three promotions since going there and that this present position is as a machine set up man. He also states that he likes his job so well that he often has the opportunity to work several hours overtime per week. At night John works part time as, a tune-up man, for a car rental agency. We wish John every success.
