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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.