T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
PAG E 2
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published W eekly at the Salem Indian Training School,
Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD H ALL, Superintendent
Address all com m unications to R uthyn Turney, Manager
Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second-
Class Mail M atter
G eorge H illm an is doing u n usually well in b lack -
sm ith in g , w hile R obert O ’Brien is show ing great p r o g
ress in w agon-m aking.
T h e carp en ter shop is a busy place. It is a pleas
ure to go th ro u g h and see th e new fu rn itu re th a t is
being m ade. A good m any m ission chairs and settees
have been com pleted and are ready to be stained,
w hile a large num ber are under way.
C H A PER O N ES FOR COMING W EEK
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H O PIN G TO H E A R FROM YOU
\Ve have reason to believe th at faculty, stu d e n ts
and friends of C hem aw a do not u nderstand the policy
of the “ A m erican ” w ith reference to the publication
of item s of in terest concerning stu d e n ts, ex stu d en ts,
alum ni and faculty. T h e p aper is of in terest p rin c i
pally to the above m entioned persons, and it is th e
priviledge of all these friends to send in item s for
publication. Since yo u r atten tio n has been called to
th is fact, we hope to receive a num ber of co m m u n i
cations g iv in g item s of general in terest to read ers of
the “ A m erican ” w hich cannot be learned in any o th
er w ay. L et us hear from you.
P U P IL S ’ N E W S ITEM S
T h e seventh grade is now w orking problem s in in
terest.
Dr. C ashatt speaks well of C ath erin e Reed, a voca
tional nurse.
L ottie W ilson, a vocational dom estic science g irl, is
doing excellent w ork in the sew ing room .
Some of o u r horses need the side calks on th e ir hind
shoes, so we are tu rn in g out some side calks.
T h e gardeners are ta k in g their lessons from the teacher
of ag ric u ltu re now. T h e boys like him very well.
H arriet Y ernev and E d ith S ta rr are g e ttin g along
nicely at th e hospital in tra in in g as vocational nurses.
Ivan A nderson is p u ttin g glass sides in the bushel
boxes w hich were designed by the seventh grade. T he
class will use th e boxes for ex p erim en ts in ag ric u ltu re.
T h e farm ers have seeded ten acres m ore in vetch and
oats for hay. T h e 25 acres on the south side of the
ranch and th e new place near the Pacific H ighw av are
to be ploughed and seeded n ex t.
C haperone girls to tow n, S atu rd ay , th e 20th, Mrs.
C ulbertson.
C haperone girls w alking, S un d ay , the 21st, Miss
S cholder and Mrs. C ulbertson.
V isiting com m ittees for societies, Ja n u ary 24th:
W inona, Miss S k ip to n , Mr. Sm ith; N onpariel, Miss
T ay lo r, M r. Brown; R eliance, Miss Peters, Miss
Brew er; E xcelsior, M rs. E stabrook, M r. W oods.
H E L P F U L LECTURES
Dr. A rth u r P. W edge, of Boston, M ass., in com
pany w ith his wife and d au g h ter, Miss R u th , arrived
on T h u rsd ay last for a visit to Chem aw a. T h e D octor
is the special representative of th e Society tor P ro p a
g a tin g th e G ospel A m ong the In d ian s of N o rth A m er
ica, and has m ade several to u rs th ro u g h o u t the In d ian
Service, visitin g Indian schools, and is no stran g er
here.
He addressed th e stu d e n t body and faculty in th e
school auditorium S unday n ig h t and also com m enced
his series of lectures on C itizenship, involving th e
subjects of “ U n ity ,” “ D ependence,” and “ S erv ice ,”
on M onday and T uesday evenings. T hese helpful
talks tc ou r stu d e n ts are being received w ith great
in terest and appreciation. It is a joy to w itness th e
beam ing faces as they eagerly listen to the in terestin g
and profitable w ords.
LOCALS
Mr. Brace has been called to P ortland several tim es
lately on official business,
T h e illu strated lecture last evening on “ S erv ice,”
by Dr. W edge, was a g reat treat for th e puplis. T he
Doctor talks to the stu d e n ts so directly and u n d erstan d -
ingly th a t he holds th e ir undivided atten tio n .
IN D U S T R IA L NOTES
A visit to the various industrial d ep artm en ts each
m o rn in g finds th e vocational and prevocational classes
assem bled in the space set aside for lecture w ork, deep
in th e study of th e various subjects. O ur pupils
tak e considerable in terest in th is instru ctio n and are
g ain in g inform ation of m uch value.
Miss S kipton speaks highly of the w ork done by
Delia C ourchane in th e (lining room.
Mr. Ball is very m uch pleased w ith the way his p re
vocational class in b lacksm ithing have taken hold of
th eir w ork.
A five-course luncheon was served by th e Dom estic
Science vocational class on T uesday In honor of Dr.
and M rs. W edge and Miss W edge. O th er guests were
S upt. and Mrs. Hall and M rs. E stabrook. Rose S im
m ons received the g u ests and Leona Jo h n served the
lu n ch eon, w hich was well prepared and d ain tily served.