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The Chemawa American
P r i n t e d a t C h e m a w a , O r e g o n , a n d D e v o t e d to t h e I n t e r e s t s o f I n d i a n E d u c a t i o n
Vol. X IX
W ednesday, F e b ru a ry 28, 1917
THE 37th ANNIVERSARY OF CHEMAWA
Enthusiastic Addresses by Members of the Alumni
Association and Others
On last S u n d ay e v e n in g —F eb ru ary 25th— a p a tri­
otic, or lo y alty , m eeting was held in th e school chapel
to celebrate th e 37th an n iv ersary of th e life of th e
C hem aw a In d ian School. T h ere w ere ab o u t 30 m em ­
bers of th e alum ni present, to g eth er w ith th e stu d en t
body, em ployees and others. R em arks w ere m ade by
a large n u m b er of th e “ old tim e rs” an d a deep feeling
of love an d loyalty for th e old school was expressed,
w hich aroused m uch en th u siasm . T h e sen tim en t e x ­
pressed by th e m any speakers indicated a keen ap p re­
ciation of the benefits received as well as th e g reat
good accom plished for th e 5000 or m ore In d ia n s tu ­
dents w ho have been enrolled at C hem aw a d u rin g th e
p ast 37 years.
S u p ’t H all acted as chairm an of th e ev ening and
gave a sh o rt o p en in g ta lk . H e said th a t it is an h o n ­
or to be know n as a pro d u ct of C hem aw a an d th e fine
body of m em bers of the A lum ni present as well as the
stu d en t body testify to its w orth, and th a t an in stitu tio n
is not m ade by one m an, b u t it is a m atter of grow th;
th a t th e 19 su p erin ten d en ts, h u n d red s of em ployees,
and th o u san d s of p u p ils, all had th eir p a rt in b u ild in g
u p a g reat C hem aw a as it stan d s today; and it is fittin g
th a t th e p resen t day p u p ils and faculty sh o u ld not
forget th e good w ork of th e past an d th e h ard sh ip s
and privations m ade by th e pioneers in blazing the
w av for o th ers to follow and enjoy.
M rs. K atie B rew er, who has been a p art of C hem a­
wa since its establishm ent at F orest G rove in the early
’80’s and w ith h er departed and revered h u sb an d gave
th e g reater p a rt of th eir lives to th is school w ork here,
and has done m ore tow ard its success th a n an y other
one person, gave a historical sketch of th e school since
its found in g in 1880. She gave th e nam es of th e first
pupils, 12 boys and 4 girls, and a sh o rt resum e of
th eir careers after th ey left school. H er rem ark s
w ere listened to w ith the g reatest in terest and w ith
every ind icatio n of appreciation on th e p a rt of the
stu d e n t body.
Mr. C has. H . W oods, w ho has been connected
w ith th e school for m any years, reco u n ted th e im ­
provem ents m ade since his arrival an d closed his re ­
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m arks by u rg in g the present day pupils to tak e a d ­
v antage of the g reat o p p o rtu n ities offered.
M rs. Dollie T eabo, su p e rin ten d en t of th e school
bakery, a g rad u ate of C hem aw a and who enrolled in
1889 w hen a tin y little g irl, told of the m any in c i­
d en ts of th e child life here and com pared con d itio n s
of the early days to those of th e present. She told
how h ard she had endeavored th ro u g h o u t her school
life to be w orthy of confidence and prom otion and
little did she an ticip ate th at one day she w ould be
considered capable of being an em ployee in her
old school. She urged the stu d en ts to p u t th e ir
very best effort into th eir w ork each day w ith
th e th o u g h t of im p ro v in g and ren d erin g them selves
w orthy of confidence.
M rs. L ucy N . S m ith , clerk, gave a stro n g ta lk in
w hich she urged the pupils to take advantage of every
good th in g they saw , not only at th e school b u t else­
w here. T h a t education is a m atter of grow th; th a t it
is n ’t secured in a day, but m eans co ntinuous efforts
an d hard w ork. She stood for fair play on p art of
stu d e n ts in th e ir relation to the em ployes as well as
ju stice and good will for the stu d en ts by em ployes.
She spoke of her g reat love for her alm a m ater an d
in lo o k in g back th e only th in g s w hich stood o u t at
the old schools at H am pton and H askell w ere th e u p ­
liftin g and good; th a t her love for her school was
greater today th a n ever, and she urged th e stu d e n ts
at C hem aw a to get into th e good th in g s here and r e ­
ceive th e benefits of all th a t Chem aw a affords by be­
in g interested and stu d y in g and w orking h ard.
M r. H am m ond pointed out to th e stu d e n t body th e
advantages offered them , especially this year in co n ­
nection w ith the new course of stu d y now in effect
th ro u g h o u t the In d ian Service. H e said th a t th ere
was no b etter vocational tra in in g offered in any school
in th e U nited States th a n is available rig h t now at C h e ­
m awa. H is hig h com plim ents of the alum ni who w ere
present show ed his appreciation of th e good w ork of
the past. H is rem arks w ere very fitting and m ade a
stro n g im pression.
M r. R. G. H enderson, p roprietor of the tra d in g store,
an “ old tim e r,” dw elt upon th e different im provem ents
made since he cam e m any years ago as well as th e good
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