THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
CHEMAWA INSTITUTE
MEMORABLE SUCCESS IN E V E R Y W AY
N July 5, 1914, the employees of Salem Indian School
received a circular letter from Supt. Wadsworth, in
which he said, “ In order that the coming Institute
may be a success in every particular and a credit to
the school, the following named committees are ap
pointed to have charge of the various features of the
same, as indicated:
Reception
Miss Gaither, Mrs. Brace, Mr. Lovelace, Mr. Clardy, Mr Devol and
Mr. Gillett.
Visitors’ Mess
Mr. Brace, Mrs. Loos, and Mrs. Fickle.
Entertainment
Mrs.Smith, Miss White, and Miss Randolph.
Sports
Mr. Hauser, Mr. Hohucket, and Dr. Fulkerson.
Music
Mr. Turney, Mr. Loos, Miss Brewer, and Miss Dohse.
Grounds
Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Pugh.
“ All other employees not mentioned above will consider themselves a
committee of one, each to assist these committees in every way and man
ner possible.’’ How well each committee and each member of each
committee did his duty, is left for the many visitors at the Institute to
judge. 1 he sessions of the Institute continued from Aug. 3 to Aug.
15; the visitors began to arrive July 31 and continued to arrive
until Aug. 15 during which time two hundred ten representing nine dif
ferent states and Washington City, registered for either class room work
or to attend some of the various lectures. All visiting employees were
quartered in McBride and Mitchell Halls and were boarded at the Do
mestic Science building.
Monday, August 3, was given to registering and to discussing vari
ous phases of the work. Tuesday morning the work in the various de
partments began. On another page will be found programs of the vari
ous features of the work. These programs were carried out with but
very few changes.