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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Students Use N ew Study Center
STUDENTS GET OFFICE EXP.
Students have been getting some
good office experience while assist
ing in the principal’s office.
Working faithfully on a half day
basis, is Anna Kompkoff. Patricia
Standifer and Betty Sage were al
so working there until transferred
m other arehs.
Study hall girls that work on an
hour basis during the morning
study hall are: Audrey Natkong,
Lucy Hofseth, Evelyn McLaughlin,
and Carol Ann Charlie.
These girls help with attendance,
answer the telephone, make an
nouncements, take messages, and
run errands.
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Mrs. Elsie Holman, secretary of
Mr. Sorensen, says that all the girls
are to be commended for the fine
way that they perform their duties.
One of the exciting changes that
has taken place OH campus this
year, has been the remodeling of
the Academic II Building to make
a new and modern study center?
Partitions were torn out between
the three classrooms at the rear to
make one large room. Big wooden
beams were installed to support the
ceiling making one large open
study area with room for 100 stu
dents/ Windows were equipped
with new draw drapes and new ta
bles and chairs were moved, in.
The new study center also houses
the, library and the reference
shelves. One corner of the center
is equipped with a rué and uphol
stered furniture and is used as the
Florence L. Simonton, school librarian,
magazine and newspaper reading
foreground, checks over new books that
are ready for the shelves with assistance
Section.
from Martha Hutchins, teacher home ec.
Eight hundred new library books AG CLUB CHOOSES OFFICERS
The Agriculture Club has elected
have
been placed on the shelves,
PRACTICAL SCIENCE PROJECT
bringing the total number of books the following officers for the school
INVOLVES CALF FEEDING
year: Mark Hiratsuka, president;
to approximately 6000.
The ungraded science classes , are
A new professional library for David Begay, vice president; Gloria
having a lot of fun in a practical staff has been equipped with 186 David, secretary; Donna Morrison,
science project where they plan to long play disc recordings, 600 film treasurer; John Begay, sergeant at
feed two calves and
them at strips, and over 300 2x2 slides.
arms. Faculty sponsors are Mr. Bob
a profit in the spring.
Two recent additions to the li Morrow and Mr. Ernest Stearns.
This year there are girls in the
The Agriculture Club -is spon brary were a gift of 100 volumes
soring the project for them by fur from the Oregon State Department Ag. Club. Because of the change in
nishing the calves and the feed. of Education/and a personally au program, a new economic botany
The calves are to he sold in the tographed copy of Marguerite Hen course is being offered and several
spring and any profits left over the ry’s lastest horse story, “Mustang.” girls are enrolled.
expenses will go to the.-science
class.
The class has already learned Historical Society Visits
that there is more work than just
Chemawa was again pleased to
feeding. They have learned aboi||
host students from Western View
cleaning out the barn and building
Junior High School, Corvallis, Ore
fences that c a 1 v e s can’t get
gon. The students visited campus
through.
as a continuation of a cultural ex
The calves have been named Cuf-
change program which was started
ly Joe and Dandy Joe.
last year.
Hazel Shirley
Sponsors of the program are the
Harold Howard
Junior Historiacl Society of West
ern View and The Associated Stu
EXPLORERS CAMP OUT
dents of Chemawa. ,
Chem'awa Explorer Post 123,
After the Corvallis boys had
spent the weekend November 19
spent a few days on campus, where
and 20, in a joint camping experi
they lived in the dormitories with
ence with post 18, Salem and post
Chemawa students, four Chemawa
170, Corvallis.
students returned the visit by liv
The overnight location for the
ing with the boys in their homes at
Left
to
right:
Terry
Allen,
Tim
Jobe,
camp was Silver Falls.
Corvallis.
Norbert Often, William Akootchook, Bill
The boys ;got some good experi Harris, Marv Kirk, and Sammy Agiak.
JUNIOR CLASS DANCE PROFIT
ence in preparing their, meals and
worked on following a compass REC CLUB HOLDS ELECTION
A Thanksgiving Dance was spon
course.
The Recreation Club has elected sored by the Junior Class Wednes
The boys are part of the search the following officers: Ronnie T. day evening, November 23, in
and rescue unit that has been es Norell, president; Alfred Andre, Chemawa’s gymnasium. Music was
tablished by the law enforcement vice president; Georgianna John furnished by the Meteors and danc
agencies of the area.
son, secretary; Jim Lewis Jr., treas ing was from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Advance ticket sales netted the
The boys . returned safely to urer; Andrew Galaktionoff, ser
juniors a tidy profit. Leo Waskey
geant at arms.
campus about 5:00 pm Sunday.