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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1973)
Chemawa American 3 , W inona B ig g est A gain This Year Winona is again the biggest dorm on campus, with a total of 145 fresh men, sophomore and junior girls this year. This year Winona has started a new program, called the Honor Program. The Honor Program is a unit of girls. In order to get into this unit, girls must have at least an average grade point level in their classes, and they must have a good record in the dor mitory also. Winona girls have elected their Dorm Council. They are Bridget James, President; Debbie Hall, Vice- President; Delphine Pevo, Treasurer; Marlene Moses, Secretary and Margie Smith, Dorm Representative. All four units in Winona have a person to represent them. The four representatives go to the Dorm Coun cil meetings to tell what has hap pened in their units. Thé Dorm Coun cil meets every Wednesday evening at 10 o’clock. Winona has four new staff mem bers. Mrs. Borders, the new program director, is there to plan the activi ties for the dorm. Mrs. Bumbarger and Mrs. Morgan are new instructional aides. They help keep things in order. Mr. Kent is a new special coun selor, and is the only man in the dorm. He is there to give advice, to talk with and to help the girls with their education. B a n k e rs H o ld E le c tio n Election for the Chemawa Student Bankers were held October 3 after 6th period. The officers are: Presi dent-Camellia Kameroff, Vice-Presi dent, Xenofont Galaktionoff, Secre tary—Cecilia Bird, Treasurer—Diane Cootes, and if a stüdent council representative is needed, Merle Krukoff was elected. There was also an ele'ction to change the name of the club from Commerce Club to Chemawa Student Bankers. The Chemawa Student Bankers club is made up of about 15 students from the business cluster, bookkeep ing and shorthand classes who have signed up for the training to work in the school bank. Mr. Hanson will be training the students while they’re working in the bank. You might call it an on the job training, although, it’s voluntary work. Roger Jonathan, a trainee from last year is assigned to work and assist with the training for a work experience credit. Lorena Thompson and Ernie Wheeler, Chemawa’ s firs t girl auto mechanics, get ready to check an engine tuneup with a scope analyzer. (Photo by Roy Aishanna) Liberated Girls Try Auto Shop Women’s liberation is really pro gressing at Chemawa. There are two girls enrolled in the auto mechanics class this year. For years girls have been trying to take auto mechanics, but it was always for boys only. Finally two females have made it in. And just who are these two girl mechanics? They are Forena Thomp son and Ernestine (“ Ernie” )Wheeler both seniors this year. In auto mechanics the students work on the cars, trucks and vans owned by the government and used by the school. Staff members who bring their own cars into the shop to be worked on have to pay for parts and labor. When the auto mechanics teacher, Mr. H. C. Cox, was asked how he felt about having girls in his class, he said, “ I feel it’s a good exper ience for any girl, particularly those who are mechanically inclined. The automotive world has many fields that girls can qualify for. Not only as mechanics, but as automotive secretaries, service sales persons, parts counter saleswomen and writers on editorials, trade journals and warranty work.” When Forena, Ernie and “ one of the guys” were asked how they felt about it, Lorena said, “ I like it and I’m glad I took it. I feel it’s a good experience to know a little about auto mechanics, and as it’s going now, it gets more and more interesting.” Ernie commented, “ I really like the class. When I finish, I’ll prob ably know more than some of the boys.” It’s all right,” said “ one of the guys” in the class. “ I look at girls as equals.” M cB rid e Officers Picked McBride and Winona Halls will be having two teams from each dorm participating in volleyball games. The winning team will play a staff team from Winona and McBride. The games start October 10 and will be held every Wednesday and Thursday throughout October. ' The McBride Hall officers are Ernie Wheeler, President; Lorena Thompson, Vice-President; Angie Gromoff, Secretary; Dorothy Dick, Treasurer and Phyllis Ward, Repre sentative. McBride has a point system under which each girl earns points by re porting to detail on time, getting un on time and doing everything she is responsible for.
