THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
25
Y. W. C. A. NOTES
During the past three weeks the association has had under discussion
a few excellent topics. Some of which were, "Thrift and Efficency in
the Kitchen," "in clothes," "Things About the House," "jewelry
and Ornaments," "Mental Energy," "Wise Expenditure of Time,"
"Wholesome and Unwholesome Amusements. " The active members
handled the subjects in such away that the girls in attendance gathered
many good ideas. The enrollment of the association is thirty members,
while the Branch numbers fifteen. One of the active members of the
association, Julia Forsman, conducts the Branch meetings each Sunday
evening at the reading room of the Small Girls' Home. L,eona John,
Reporter.
LIKE ONE BIG FAMILY
BY ADDISON BENNETT, Portland, Oregon
FUL,L,-PAGE illustrated, article appeared in the Port
land Sunday Oregonian of February 28th dealing
with Chemawa and the various phases of life here.
The article in question is from the pen of Mr. Addi
son Bennett. We should like to publish the entire
article, but owing to the progress of our issue wre can
only use excerpts. Mr. Bennett went into consider
able detail regarding our enrollment of 643 students, where they are
from and the number of tribes represented. He also mentioned the ear
ly history of our school site and the origin of the name "Chemawa."
In a personal way he spoke of Supt. Wadsworth, as man and official,
as follows:
"K. E. Wadsworth is the superintendent of the school. He has made
a wonderful success there. He has had, all told, an experience of 16
years in the Indian service, has had charge at Chemawa about three
years and he seems to be the man born for the position. He sure has
no sinecure for his duties are never fully done. He is mayor, governor,
president, principal, board of alderman; common council, counsellor,
advisor and friend to a colony of 700. He must be just, firm, lenient,
harsh, arbitrary, truthful, straightforward and always wise. It all de
pends upon the duty at hand, the person or affair to be dealt with and
the point of view.
Of course there is always an appeal from his rulings to the department
of Indian affairs at Washington; but that is seldom resorted to. Mr.