The Chemawa American, November 29, 1916, Page 4, Image 4

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T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
REPO RT ON CHEM AW A INSTITUTE
(C o n tin u ed from page 1)
“ F irst, B elieving th at the new course of stu d y for
In d ian schools is th e best course yet devised for b rin g ­
in g to the In d ian full educational and vocational op­
p o rtu n ity , and th a t its adoption m arks an epoch in
the educational history of our co u n try , we endorse
and com m end it w ith the g reatest possible em phasis.
“ Second, T h e value of th e in stitu te has been due
in g reat p art to our personal contact w ith our chief,
C om m issioner Cato Sells, and to th e encouragem ent
w hich we received from his addresses. T h e exam ple
of his devotion to th e cause of In d ian civilization in ­
spires us to pledge anew our allegiance and loyalty
to him as our leader and to th e high aim s and ideals
of th e Indian service.
“ T h ird , T h e unqualified success of the in stitu te,
from w hich each one of us has received added stren g th
and encouragem ent, is due to th e intelligent and far-
seeing guidance of Supervisor H . B. Peairs and his
assistan t, Supervisor W . W . Coon.
“ F o u rth , W e wish very cordially to th a n k those
persons who have delivered lectures or addresses for
o u r benefit or w ho have otherw ise added to our edifi­
cation and pleasu re d u rin g th e in stitu te , as well as
our in stru cto rs both w ith o u t and w ithin the service.
W e appreciate fully th e aid received from the O regon
A g ricu ltu ral College in the courses in ag ricu ltu re and
hom e economics.
“ F ifth , T o S u p erin ten d en t H arw ood H all, to Mrs.
H all, and to the corps of C hem aw a em ployees, we e x ­
press o u r g ra titu d e for a hospitality w hich has
b ro u g h t to us both physical com fort and m ental con­
te n tm e n t in no small d e g re e .”
(S ig n e d )
O t is B. G o o d a ll , S upervisor of Indian
Schools.
J am es B. R o y c e , S u p erin ten d en t Car-
son T ra in in g School.
W illia m B. F r e e r , S u p erin ten d en t,
K lam ath Indian School.
At a m eeting held later in th e day, the following-
resolution in respect to the m em ory of F ran k F. A very,
Day School Inspector of th e Colville and Spokane
R eservations, who died Ju ly 3rd, 1 9 1 6 , was u n a n i­
m ously adopted:
W H E R E A S , O ur esteem ed fellow w orker, F ra n k
F . A very, Day School Inspector of th e Colville and
S pokane R eservations, a m em ber of the com m ittee
w hich d rafted T he T en tativ e Course of S tu d y , and
sub seq u en tly , one of the su p erv isin g su p erin ten d en ts
who p u t it in to effect, died on Ju ly 3rd, last; and,
W H E R E A S , M r. Avery had given tw en ty -six years
of h is life to th e education of In d ian y o u th , and to
the advancem ent of the Indian race, and we recogniz­
ed him as a man of stro n g character, high moral ideals,
and one whose influence has been of lastin g good to
the In d ian ; therefore be it
R E S O L V E D , By th e Chem aw a In stitu te of Indian
Service E m ployees in A nnual C onference assem bled,
th at we hereby extend our sym pathies to the bereaved
widow and sons, and express our appreciation of his
long, faithful and loyal service in behalf of th e Indian
race.
By the com m ittee:
(S ig n e d ) O t is B. G o o d a ll , S upervisor of In d ian
Schools.
J a m es B. R o y c e , S upt. Carson T ra in in g School
\ \ m . B. F r e e r , S upt. K lam ath In d ian School.
P U P IL S ’ ITEMS
H arriet V erney is tak in g vocational n u rsin g at th e
hospital.
Each girl on th e sew ing detail cu ts and m akes her
own uniform dress sk irt.
Dewey T albot enters th e b lack sm ith in g d ep artm en t
as a second year vocational.
G eorge Eekanoff m anufactured a very good s p in ­
n in g wheel for the T h an k sg iv in g play.
T h e 8th grade class m ade an inventory of th e books
in M r. H am m o n d ’s office last w eek. No small job.
T he football team will play th e ir last gam e of the
season on T h an k sg iv in g day at V ancouver, W a sh ­
ington.
T h e second year vocational D om estic Science girls
are ta k in g up th e study of m ilk —a very in terestin g
subject.
M r. H am m ond has approved th e selection of “ B et­
t y ’s D ilem m a” for the E ig h th grade C hristm as e n te r­
tain m ent .
T h e Chem aw a A m erican is a m ost welcome visitor
in our classroom s. T h e pupils are delighted with it
and are alw ays an x io u s to read it.
W hile M r. W estley is on his vacation, Mr. H a m ­
m ond is teaching th e gardeners th eir lessons on H o rti­
cu ltu re, w hich they enjoy very m uch.
T h e carpenters have built a platform six inches
high in th e dairy. T h is will im prove the san itary
conditions and the efficiency of the herd.
A m elia N orbert, a new stu d en t, has ju st been e n ­
rolled in th is school and is detailed in the Domestic
Science D epartm ent w ith the eighth grade class.
Mr. W estley, school gardener, w ho is now tak in g
his annual leave, dropped in the o th er day, and was
pleased to find the boys on his detaii quite busy p er­
form ing th e various jobs directed by him w ithout su ­
pervision and alm ost as well as if he w ere here.