The Chemawa American, January 08, 1973, Page 2, Image 2

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* Chemawa American
E d ito ria l S e c tio n
S n y d e r 's
W o r ld
C h e m a w a H as C h a n g e d
e
Have you ever realized how much
Chemawa has changed in the. past
few years? Mrs Tonia Campbell
..has- She taught English here three
years ago, and. now she is back as a
substitute teacher- . ,
She feels that the main change is
in 'th e staff’s attitude towards the
students- They seem to be more
understanding as to the needs of the
students-
The dress code has changed very
much. Three years ago the boys
couldn’t have their hair below the
collar, and their shirts had to be
buttoned. Girls wore dresses all
the time. Now students can feel to
dress the way they choose, and not
as they are “ supposed” to—as long
as thev dress neatly.
“ Students also seem more verbal
and outspoken now,” Mrs. Campbell
adds-
The hostilities between Alaskan
and Northwest students have chang­
ed greatly, Mrs. Campbell
feels.
There probably are some misunder­
standings between them, but you see
more and more Northwest and Alask­
an friends together.
There are more activities now for
the students with the Title I pro­
gram.
When Mrs. Campbell last taught
here, the classrooms were not car­
peted.
“ The appearance of the
classrooms is a lot brighter,” Mrs.
Campbell commented. She also not­
ed that the choice in courses has
improved significantly. A few years
ago the only English courses avail­
able were English I—IV and a few
elective courses.
Mrs. Campbell had decided to sub­
stitute at Chemawa because she
found she really likes the students.
A G o o d b y e to L if e
Chemawa never made the pages of
L ife, but the m agazine was an im­
portant part of the school Life died
w ith the old year, a victim of rising
postag e rates and ad v ertisin g com­
petitio n from te le v isio n " It w ill be
m issed"
It is im possible to c a lc u la te ju st
how many stu d e n ts were “ turned o n ”
to current ev e n ts and to reading in
general by L ife ’s p ictu res and their
captions and s to rie s " R eading an
issu e was an adventure even the
slow reader could enjoy
Many teach ers remember their own
days as stu d en ts when they cut out
the p ictu res to illu stra te their re­
ports" Chemawa stu d en ts of today
did the same thing right up to the
la s t issu e of Decem ber 29, and pro­
bably w ill continue for as long as
the supply of back is s u e s holds out"
A lis t of all the sp e c ia l books and
stu d ie s in sc ie n c e , h e a lth , medicine
and geography (to name ju s t a few of
the fie ld s) that this p u b licatio n made
av ailab le for schools during its 36
years would make up a long article
in its e lf ”
From R obert Capa and the Spanish
C ivil War to Dave D uncan and V iet­
nam, Life showed us the face of war
and helped to destro y the old c lic h e s
of m ilitary glory”
Our own American Life suppli-
ment was patterned after Life’s
pioneer work in photo-journalism,
and the title as well as the inspira­
tion came from Life. Several other
school papers have also used this
format.
,. .
It’s hard to say goodbye to a fri­
end” The passing of Life leaves a
hole in our educational resources
that will be hard to fill”
W h a t 's
Y o u r W is h ?
What would you like to get for the
school or for yourself in 1973?
Here’s what the staff had to say
about it.
Mr. Ouchi: “ I’m wishing for a clean­
er campus, both here and for the new
school.”
Mr. “ Choctaw” Smith: “ A good
supply of Alka-Seltzer so I can swa­
llow the whole thing.
Mr. Bartlett: “ A new school for ev­
eryone and a new rug for my office.”
Mr. Lippy: “ Some 7-footers or ten
guys who will play like 7-footers.”
Mr. Simmons: “ A 6th period about
half the size of the one we’ve got.”
Mr. Robinson: “ I’d like to see more
pride in the school and a clean
campus.”
W e 'v e B e e n Z i p p e d l
“ Somewhere in the 4900 block on
Indian School Road.”
According to Mr. Pete Reeder,
that will be Chemawa’s new address
when the Marion County Planning
Commission approves the desig­
nation sometime next week.
Chemawa hasn’t moved, but the
old address of Chemawa, Oregon
97306 no longer exists. The closing
of the Chemawa Post Office was
brought about by reorganizations
within the U. S. Postal Service.
We were just one of several small
branch stations eliminated.
So readers, take note. If you want
to write to us, the new address is
Salem, 97303.
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Member of Oregon Scholastic Press
Published by the joint efforts of
the Business Education Department
and the Journalism class.
Associate Editors:
Nancy Barnes
Bobby Dock
Paul Kotongan
Lynn Miller
Harold Yatlin
Photographer:
A1 Francis
Cartoonist:
Ben Snyder
Printing:
Graphic Arts C lasses
Staff Adviser:
Mr. John Dashney
Principal:
Mr. J. W. “ Choctaw” Smith
Superintendent: Mr. Albert Y. Ouchi