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THE CHEMAWA AM ERICAN
CHEMAWA
LIBRARY BEEHIVE OF ACTIVITY
CONGRESSMEN SEND
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
The l a s t p a r t of February
held some encouraging moments
fo r a l l who are involved in
th e program o f e d u c a tin g
Indian Youth a t Chemawa.
S t a f f and s tu d e n t s were
delighted to receive a le t te r
from Senator Bob Packwood, on
F e b ru a ry 18, in which he
congratulated Chemawa on i t s
eighty-ninth anniversary.
On February 25, Congressman
A1 Ullman sent a telegram in
which he extended h is good
wishes for our success in the
future and congratulated the
school for i t s fine record.
I t i s r e a s s u r in g to know
t h a t our congressm en a re
aware o f us and t h a t they
could find time in th e ir busy
sch ed u les to send us a few
words of acknowledgement.
Pete Alexie
FOUR GIRLS TAKE DENTAL
ASSISTANT TRAINING
Four g irls have been getting
a chance to find out whether
o r n o t th ey would l i k e to
ta k e t r a i n i n g as a d e n ta l
a s s i s t a n t . They have been
tra in in g in the Public Health
Dental Office here on campus.
The g i r l s work in teams of
two and spend t h r e e hours
each day in the Public Health
Center. They receive tra in in g
in such th in g s as o p e ra tin g
the s t e r i l i z e r , handling the
i n s t r u m e n t s , d e v e lo p in g
x - ra y s , and a s s i s t i n g th e
d e n tis t.
Some o f the g i r l s have be
come so enthused t h a t they
a r e s e r i o u s ly c o n s id e r in g
making a c a reer of i t .
G ir ls who a re ta k in g th e
tra in in g are Susan Grandson,
Alice Mandregen, Madelyn Reft
and Claudia Lind.
I am glad t h a t I have had
an o p p o rtu n ity to ta k e th e
half-day vocational tra in in g
course as a dental a s s is ta n t.
I work three hours each morn
ing before I begin my regular
c lasses for the day.
I have learned many th in g s
and have become so enthused
a b o u t d e n t i s t r y t h a t I am
s e r i o u s ly c o n s id e rin g a
career as a dental a s s is ta n t.
Madelyn Reft
AIR SCOUTS EXPLORE BOEING
On February 27, 1969, 26 Air
Explorer Scouts from Squadron
112, Chemawa, and twelve Air
Explorers from Squadron 105,
Salem, as one group went to
the Boeing A irc ra ft Corpora
t io n , Renton, W ashington.
The two a d v is o r s were Mr.
Robert Weeden and Mr. James
Campbell.
The group l e f t Chemawa a t
7:00 a.m. on a m ilita ry bus.
The Scouts a rriv ed in Renton
about noon and had lunch in
downtown R enton. When we
a rriv ed a t the Boeing p la n t,
th e P erso n n el D ire c to r fo r
th e company took the Scouts
to a model mockup of the 747,
which is the world’ s la rg e s t
airplane.
I t has two decks, the length
i s almost th a t o f a fo o tb a ll
fie ld , the wing span is about
196 f e e t, th e j e t i s almost
64 f e e t high and i t weighs
710,000 pounds. The a irp lan e
can c a rry 370 p erso n s. The
S c o u ts a ls o saw the Boeing
737, 727 and 720-B in various
stages o f co nstruction.
The Boeing f lig h t lin e was
very in te r e s tin g . There the.
Scouts saw several models o f1
the j e t s being te s te d before
delivery to A irline Companies
around the World.
A fter they l e f t Boeing, they
went to th e Seattle-T acom a
In te rn a tio n a l, A irp o rt where
they re c e iv e d c le a ra n c e to
e n te r the ra d a r room where
t r a f f i c c o n t r o l I s m ain
ta in e d .
Miles Cleveland
The lib r a r y has been a busy
place during rec e n t months.;
Books have been added every
Friday. This i s the day that;
a l l the Freshmen and most o f
th e Sophomores have c la s s '
time to come to the lib ra ry ?
On oth er, days o f th e week,
th e l ib r a r y i s open fo r a l l
s t u d e n t s to do r e s e a r c h .
U sually teachers send only 4,
or 5 students a t a tim e, but
o c c a s io n a lly a te a c h e r w ill
bring the whole c la ss to work
on sp e cia l p ro je c ts .
This arrangement i s possible
because o f the student assisT-
ta n ts . There are two student
l i b r a r y a id e s each c l a s s
period. One takes care of a ll
counter d u tie s and the other
works in the workroom on new
books o r o th e r ro u tin e l i
brary ta sk s.
A n o th e r in n o v a tio n i s a
group o f Freshmen from the
o r ie n t a t io n c la s s e s coming
t o th e l i b r a r y one day a
week to read magazines. They
a r e r e q u ir e d to r e p o r t on
t h e s e in t h e i r E n g l i s h
c la s s e s so a l l s tu d e n ts are
aware o f th e many magazines
a v a ila b le in the lib ra ry for
student use. The Oregon State
Department o f Education has
once a g a in given us about
250 books. These a re books
which a re s e n t to them to
re v ie w . We have r e c e iv e d
th ese books fo r th re e years
and th e y a re v ery p o p u la r
with the stu d en ts.
Miles Cleveland, Secretary
Air Explorer Squadron 112
INCOME TAX RUSH
Often you see someone tu rn
ing t h e i r fo o ts te p s towards
t h e B u s i n e s s E d u c a ti o n
Department. Chances are th a t
t h e y a r e g o in g f o r some
Income Tax help. L a ter, you
may s e e t h e same p e rs o n
coming out with a long enve
lope' in h is hand and a smile
on h is fa c e . He i s an o th er
lucky s tu d e n t who i s going
to get a refund.
Larry Earl Lewis
Joyce B la c k sto n e , s tu d e n t
l i b r a r i a n , g iv e s o u t w ith
h e r b e s t s m ile when o v e r
s ix hundred books were r e
tu rn e d in one day.