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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
just 23 wards of the Government's work in educational lines to be seen,
The descandants are only half and quarter bloods. But there seems to
be a bond that binds them and cause them to take a great interest in
each other. Nearly everything that is not done individually, but as a
community. Eight years ago the government school was abolished and
now there are three school districts. But they have a common ?gym
nasium in the center of the reservation. -Here each winter is turned
out a basketball team that plays with all the high school teams of the
valley. In the Summer time they have their band and baseball teams.
They have now established a cheese factory, where they take their sur
plus milk and cream. The first month's report showed that $540 worth
of cheese had been sold.
The athletic teams are directed by A. J. Hudson, a descendant of one
of the tribesmen and who is now agent for the government. The band
is directed byA. G. L,angely, one of the Indian boys. The band and ball
team are now rehearsing and practicing for the Siletz Fair, on the Siietz
Reservation, August 24 to 26.
"The old days are almost past now.", says Mr. Hudson. "Of course
we older ones of the descendants can talk the jargon, but our children
cannot understand at all what we are talking about, Soon that lan
guage will be dead. Our children and the white children go to school
together and they get along fine. In a few years there will be no such
thing as an Indian at this place that was created for Indians. It will
all be history and only What has been written will tell the tale of the
old days."
A FINE GIFT
INDIAN RELICS STRANGE AND RARE
OT long ago there appeared in one of our large dailies
an account of Indian relics recently donated to the
Brooklyn school by Dr. Dav Raffety. Following is
the article in question:
Dr. Dav Raffety, a pioneer physician, has presented
to the Brooklyn School his fine collection of Indian
relics and minerals. . These have been placed in cabi
nets in the assembly hall, labeled and described so that students may
tell what they represent.
Included in the collection of Indian curios are implements for the
preparation of food, paints, medicines, gambling games and war clubs,
besides about 5000 different specimens of rock formations. Principal