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April 1984 Page 3 Memorial Day-A Time for Remem bering Ancestors and Friends In the early days of the school, students were buried in the Che mawa Cemetary due to infectious diseases, financial conditions that prohibited parents from sending for the bodies, and students decisions to be buried at the school they consid ered home. In memory of these students and their families we respectfully pub lish the names of the these students and the hundred more whose spirits rest here. IN MEMORIUM-On Memorial Day We Remember Classmates and Students . . . Charles Wells March 12,1925 Andy Rukivishkoff Oct. 25,1924 Fred Shaughnessy Dec. 26,1924 Florence Snyder Feb. 21,1924 Abraham Polty Feb. 3,1924 Martha Francis Jan. 25,1923 William Druck May 26,1923 Mabie Osuk April 30, 1923 Katie Dahlgren March 16, 1923 Vincent Marcell 1922 Lawrence Larsen Oct. 13,1922 Daniel Hoslen Jan. 13,1892 W. Beckwith (marble headstone) Dec. 10,1892 Perkins March 1,1891 Walter E. Sanders (marble headstone) Sept. 29 Annie Sanders , (marble headstone) Sept. 29,1911 Arthur Pattie (marble headstone) John Pattie (marble headstone) John Ketchikoff Feb. 25, 1912 Nettie Payne Jan. 8,1913 John Craig April 18,1914 Paul Dirks April 18,1914 Joseph Teabo 1914 Henry Neketi Sept. 11,1914 David Brown Nov. 4, 1914 Pelca Nelson Nov. 27,1914 George June 5,1915 Eddie Temple Jan. 12,1898 Magie Wiggins Jan. 7,1897 Lena Safford March 6,1897 Maggie Chesaw April 10,1895 Rosa Shurlcliff May 8; 1895 Freddie Wasson May 14,1895 David Sisk Nov. 5,1895 George Charles 1915 Elmer Mitchell Feb. 24,1903 Edward Fields July 16,1916 Adolf Sednor Oct. 25,1916 Jennie Dick Dec. 28, 1916 Lycondra Squartzoff Jan. 6,1918 Wilford Eton June 14,1921 Annie Davis May 14,1920 Lena Johnson (marble headstone) Jan. 22,1920 Helen Johnson Nov. 2,1920 George Churchill July 1,1920 • Freda Lilijergen April 21, 1920 Victor Davis Dec. 19,1918 Mary Buchert Nov. 2,1918 Ceclia Davis Nov. 1, 1918 Ninnie Davis Oct. 30,1918 Raymond Wilson Oct. 27, 1918 Alex Marks (marble headstone) Oct. 25,1918 Gertrude Hostler Oct. 20, 1918 Lucy Bennett Oct. 25, 1918 Mary Murphy Oct. 28, 1918 August Woods Jan. 1892 William Stokes Nettie Freddie Jan. 2,1892 Sophie Santagie April 14, 1888 Frank Howard Grace Flanders March 3,1927 Tillie Franklin Feb. 4,1922 Cora Kennedy Ellen Price April 7, 1884 Angle Adams 1888 Hattie Ben Joseph Cimino August 31,1923 (marble headstone) Harry Archambeau Sept. 29,1931 James Davis Sept. 21,1939 Liberty Shelton August 17, 1926 Warren Ashils(?) Jan. 21,1925 Martha King 1944 Jeanette Kohler Jennie Dick Dec. 28, 1918 Lillie Dow June 29,1901 Lucinda Wilson May 2,1904 Leslie Farrows (marble headstone) Jan. 12,1905 Viola Jones Jan. 13, 1905 Tillie Nappo Feb. 25,1905 Louise Newton March 10,1905 Seth Vanpelt June 15,1095 Berdie LaFlamboise Jlily 20,1905 Mary Smokalem August 8,1905 Adolph Olafson Dec. 25, 1905 Delia Haight May 16,1906 Joseph Towersap June 1,1906 Rosie Burns June 19,1906 James Flemming Sept. 1,1906 Lawrence Segmore Junior Piute March 2,1890 Daniel Boon Walter Burrell ■ Sept. 2,1887 Charlotte Adams March 31,1887 Ellen Abraham June 2,1887 Phillip Star Dec. 28,1886 Charles Lawrey July 5,1886 Mincy Adams , Julia Lapp Feb. 5, 1886 James George June 5,1886 Charley Walton March 21,1905 Sarah Smith Nov. 24, 1906 Nellie Sanderson Jan. 11,1907 Louis Scott Feb. 14,1907 Elmer Burt March 24, 1907 Walter Burt April 2, 1907 Charley Feister April 22,1907 Berry Jeff May 1,1907 Oscar Bowie June 21,1907 Jennie Schulzhagen July 4,1907 Annie Jensen Jilly 4,1907 John Miles Oct. 29,1907 Charles Bittles March 1,1908 Dora Sutherland Jan. 2,1892 George Underville Jan 2,1892 Ida Watson Dec. 14, 1891 Rose Maxwell Isaac Lachapelle Mitchell Charley June 22,1891 Lucy Ross June 22,1891 Minnie Guthrn Nov. 22,1890 Estelle Flannery Oct. 7,1890 Riley Billings April 20, 1890 Ebenegar Phillips July 9,1909 Jimmy Joe July 4,1909 Sadie Durkee July 17,1909 Andrew Bittles Sept. 8,1909 Charles Bardwell Sept. 20,1909 Ellen Woods Nov. 16, 1909 Milton Godowa (marble headstone) Dec. 8,1909 Andrew J. Bagnell (marble headstone) Feb. 12,1900 Helen Dillstrom Dec. 19,1909 Thomas Davis March 3,1910 Harry Joe March 26, 1910 Clarence Bardwell Oct. 14, 1910 Graham Hickox April 19, 1911 Dan Odenzoff Lyle Young Edna Gabriel Edward Billinger Maggie Borg Mark Van Tassel August 1,1914 Charles Van Tassel April 26, 1913 Frank Walters Jan. 23,1905 Henry Wiggins April 30,1901 ' Elimy Evans May 14,1900 George Wilcox April 10,1900 Walter Dow March 6,1900 Bibia Ayalla Jan. 23,1900 Henry Cameron Sept. 7,1899 Jessie Simmons April 25,1899 Sara Kuhn Nov. 23,1899 Arthur Mitchell April 30,1901 Francis Waydelick May 24,1901, Lucinda Riggs June 2, 1901 Della Dow June 29, 1901 , Charles McFarland Chemawa American Bishop Waldschmidt Confirms Students and Thanks Students for Opportunity “ This is more than a graduation, more than a regular service; rather it ’s a rite of passage, an initiation into life. We don’t know the trials ahead. It could get discouraging, but today you have accepted the Spirit as a force who w ill help you in e very s tru g g le and challenge ahead. “ Behold I am w ith you a ll days...even u ntil the end of the world,” said Bishop Paul Weldsch- midt during the special Confirma tion liturgy held at Chemawa on May 1, honoring five Chemawa stu dents. Students who underwent this spe cial ceremony and rite of passage were: Gordon “ Michael” Allen; Emerson “ Paul” Stiffarm ; Lana “ T e k a k a w ith a ” Dortey; A u dry “ Alexandria” Jones; and Joanne “ Anne” Lane. In the 104 year history of the school, this is only the third time that this prestigious ceremony has been held here. The last ceremony took place last year. Chemawa C onfirm ation candi dates worked with Sister Laurita for 13 weeks as the'm ajor preparation for this service. They also worked with the musicians for three weeks. “ The gifts-, that you receive to night are ones you w ill use the rest of your life. You have earned the right to use these gifts as responsi ble members of the Church.” Liturgical music for the service was provided by Ms. La Croix, Mrs. Ernstrom, Ms. Isaacson, and Mr. Bishop Weldschmidt thanked the Hal. Beyers. Ms. La Croix presented a special slide show depicting the Chemawa community for inviting students of Chemawa as a Commu him for his first trip here. He hopes to return next year. nion meditation. The evening concluded with a re ception and refreshments provided by Sister Laurita and the Frey fami ly of Frey’s Thriftw ay stores. jfu ly 19, 1901 Elijah Brown Aug. 20,1901 George Lagon April 6,1902 Edna Baldwin May 14,1904 Charles Koepp May 24,1902 Matilda Romer July 14,1902 John Dixon July 15,1902 Charles Hicks March 24,1902 Albert Ero April 27, 1903 Ephraim Moore May 20,1903 Alice Hayes June 15,1903 Bertha Meeker Feb. 6,1904 Ada Baldwin Sept. 3,1898 Nora Frai July 15,1888 Margaret Thomas Dulcie Howard March 28,1918 Joseph Bearchief Oct. 23,1918 Blanche Moore Oct. 23,1918 Edith Potter Oct. 20,1918 Calvin Davis Oct. 19,1918 Caroline Quimby Oct. 22,1918 Ivan AndersOn Oct. 18,1918 Jack Vielle Oct. 16,1918 Alex Emanoff Oct. 14,1918 Teranty Merculief June 18,1918 Benny M Nov. 13,1918 Mary Pais 1928 Viella Hurley Dec. 12,1927 Vera Jombose August 9,1927 Jobny Brown May 23,1927 Pauline McBiel April 14,1927 Bessie Dick Jan 21,1927 Fred Nystrum Dec. 22,1927 John Jackson March 29,1925 Albert Uttecht June 6,1925 Harry MCluskey June 4,1923 William McCluskey May 9,1925 Dan Lavadure March 31, 1925 Moses Woods Feb, 1892 A u d ry J o n e s , J o a n n e 'G o r d o n Lane .L a n a D o ne y.E m e r s o n S t i f f a r m A l i e n s ha r new g i f t s and f in C o n f i r mat I o n OHOYO Sponsors Indian Womens’ Self Help Workshop June 17-10 at Chemawa All female Chemawa students and Indian staff members are invited to attend a special four day Indian Womens’ Self-Help conference to be held here on campus June 7-10. The theme, “ Holding Up the, Sky and Other Daily Tasks” was chosen to reaffirm the many responsibili ties that Indian women assume in their daily lives and to offer them opportunities to share their experi ences with other Indian women in meeting those challenges. Co-sponsored by the Bureau of Indian A ffa irs, Chemawa Indian School, and the Oregon Indian Edu cation Association the conference w ill bring together Indian women from all ages and backgrounds into a setting where each may share the multitude of talents, gifts and ideas that make growing possible. W orkshops w ill re a ffir m the many leadership skills that Indian SALLY women already possess in working with their families, tribes, and com munities. Thè conference w ill focus on four sections: PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: Areas to be addressed include self esteem, suicide prevention, handling loneliness, successful child develop ment, problems of women with im prisoned mates, and the role of spiri tuality in daily and community life. E D U C A T IO N /E M P L O Y - M EN T /E N T R E P R E N U R S H IP : areas here deal with “ how to” of going into business for oneself, find ing a job, educational opportunities, training availability, finding other Indian women who w ill act as sup port persons, and putting together those job-skills for the market. POLITICAL STRATEGIES: Ses sions in this section w ill deal with candicy and the election process; role of women in tribal government, R IC H E Y Sally Ritchey, April’s staff of the month, was excited and pleased when she was called up to receive her award as Em ployee of the month. Ritchey first came to Chemawa in 1973. During here 11 years here she has taught music, English, personal finance, been aft assistant librarian, assistant personnel director, the student enterprise coordinator, and over all substitute teacher. When not wearing Chemawa’s many hats, Sally enjoys playing the piano for various civic pro grams, cake and interior decorat ing, and dancing. Her future goals are to com plete her degree in counselling and work in that field. Ritchey was born and raised in Illinois. She has three children. and how to become politically ac tive. WOMEN IN ART: This section concentrates on visual and literary art, creative writing worshops, po etry readings, and rnarketing art and art exhibits. Registration for the conference is only $50. This fee covers dorm room, meals served by the kitchen staff, and conference materials. Interested students who are real ly serious about attending this workshop and need to make a r rangements about staying in town for the conference should see Ms. LaCroix for more information. Staff members who are interested in attending need to make arrange ments with supervisors and submit the registration fee as soon as possi ble to Ms. LaCroix. Space is avail able on a first come, first service basis. HONORED SALLY OF ALL TRADES: From personnel officer, to music teacher, to all around substitute Sally Richie was named Employee of the Month for her willingness to accept any job asked of her. Sally has indeed proved she can be all things to all people. Ed John, vice principal, extends congratulations.
