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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
P u blished M onthly a t th e U nited S ta te s In d ian T rain in g School
Chem awa, Oregon
H. E. WADSWORTH, Superintendent
E n te r e d at th e C hem aw a. O regon. P o s to ffic e as S eco n d -C la ss M ail M atter
S ubscription R a te :
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25 Cents P e r School Y ear
A d v ertisin g R a te s on A pplication
C O M M IS S IO N E R S E L L S
H on. Cato Sells, Com m issioner of Indian Affairs, is certainly g ain in g
the confidence of tile entire public in the adm inistration of all m atters
of business w hich come under his ad m in istratio n .
From all sides we
hear n o th in g b u t com m endation of the m ethods and principles of this
w orthy gentlem an. T h e follow ing paragraph, taken from T h e Denver
T im es of December 31st, indicates very clearly the favorable im pression
m ade by Jud g e Sells w hile in Denver recently:
“ Ju d g e Sells is th o ro u g h ly businesslike, th o u g h ever pleasant and
courteous and eager to accom m odate. A little m an. w ith a w ell-shaped
head, a keenly in te llig en t face and shrew d eyes, he looks th e typical e x
ecutive. I t ’s im possible to m ake him say an y th in g he d o esn 't w ant to ."
Speaking editorially, T h e W ash in g to n ( I). C .) Tim es of December
26 says, am ong m any other p ertin en t things:
“ T h e greatest service to the Indians will be done, in the wide sw ing
of events, in helping them to free them selves from G overnm ent su p e r
vision: in m aking them good citizens exactly like other good citizens.
People who know the W est, as too few en th u siasts in behalf of Indian
reform do. know th at there are many thousands of splendid citizens of
full and part Indian blood, who operate good farm s, live in excellent
houses, m aintain and patronize public schools, and are leading people
in their com m unities. T here never has been any race prejudice against
the Ind ian . H e rath e r readily assim ilates with the rest of the p o pula
tion. T o care well for what the Indian yet has left of his w onderful
estate, to help him to adjust him self to the new relationship in which
he will be most useful to both him self and the comm unitv at large, is