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CHEMAWA
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A M E R IC A N
RECREATION CLUB POPULAR WITH STUDENTS
N av a jo S tu d e n t
Explores
A rt Field
Pictured below is Eddie Lee,
a Navajo student from Pine
dale, New Mexico, who w ill
be especially missed by the
Business Education Department
and the Recreation Club when
lie graduates May 21st.
Eddie has devoted many hours
of extra time drawing holiday
cards, certificates, programs
and menues for the Business
Education Department Graphic
A rts C e n te r, as w ell as
developing h is ta le n t with
o il, acrylic and water paints
in the newly established Arts
and C ra fts C enter on the
Chemawa campus.
Eddie plans to attend the
Sante Pe In s titu te of Ameri
can Indian Art to pursue a
career in commercial art.
Under the direction of Mel
vin Gamble, P resid en t, the
Recreation Club sponsors many
a ctiv ities on and o ff campus.
The on-campus a c t i v i t i e s
include weekly dances and
movies, which are well, .at
tended. Jay Tsinnijinnie and
Joey Begishe make sure th a t
the canteen is stocked With
candy, coke and a wide selec
tio n of refresh m en ts. The
canteen is staffed by Recrea
tion Club members and is open
every night.
Intramural sport s i s o n eo f
the most popular a c tiv itie s
of the Recreation Club. This
year 20 Basketball teams, in
two leagues, played a to ta >
of 315 games. At the end of
the season, tro p h y siw ere
awarded to the winning teams.
The Recreation Club co-spon
sored,, with Brewer and McNary
H alls, a DOnkey B asketball
game which the students en
joyed very much.
Some innovations th is year
have been intramural softball
and a coed gym night.
S u sie Angaiak
Hensley spend
evening r o lle r
o f th e many
a c tiv itie s .
and Richard
an enjoyable
skating--one
o ff-c a m p u s
Roller Skating, Bowling and
Swimming are the main o ff-
campus a c tiv itie s sponsored
by the Recreation Club. Ap
proximately 1500 hours have
been logged in each activity.
The students have attended
the C ircus and the Rodeo,
at the Portland Memorial Col
iseum and many functions that
are too numerous to mention.
Last, but not least, is the
newest activity of the Recre
a tio n Club. The A rts and
Crafts Center is open, where
you w ill find 30 to 40 s tu
dents every night. On Monday
and Thursday evenings between
5:00 and 9:00, lessons are
given in A rts and C rafts,
p a in tin g , p o tte ry making,
s ilk sc re e n in g and iv o ry
carving. The remaining nights
are spent in lab sessions,
where a student may obtain
individual instruction.
Eddie Lee, Ray Hosteen and
Bobby James will be v isitin g
the Sante Pe I n s t i t u t e of
American Indian Art in the
near future to in v e stig a te
the p o ssib ility of attending
next year.
Our students w ill ex h ib it
some of th e ir work at an Art
Show in Woodburn on April 24,
and at another in Eugene in
May. There w ill be an a r t
sale on the Chemawa campus on
May 11. Paintings and? Alaskan
Arts and Crafts will be sold.