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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
P u b lish e d W eek ly a t th e Salem In d ia n T rain in g School,
C hem aw a, Oregon, H A R W O O D H A L L , S u p e rin te n d e n t
A d d ress all com m unications to R u th y n T urney, M anager
E n te re d a t th e C hem aw a, Oregon, Postoffice a s Second-
C lass M ail M a tte r
S U B S C R IP T IO N
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2 5 C ts P E R A N N U M
LOCAL
F a th e r Gall is very p roud of his C hem aw a stu d en t
m em bers; they are so loyal to th e ir ch u rch ,
M r. C. H . A sbury, U. S. Special A gent, is now in
charge of the K lam ath A gency, M r. W . B. F reer h av
in g resigned.
T ru e friendly feeling am ong the stu d e n ts m anifests
itself at all tim es. W ith o u t it, school life w ould lack
m uch of its pleasure.
Miss R oberts en tertain ed M am ie F risk , M yra R auzi,
Leona Jo h n , M arie Shaislinikoff and K ath erin e Reed,
m em bers of her class, at d in n er on S u n d ay .
T h e grass on th e school cam pus is grow ing so
rap id ly th a t it is necessary to use th e lawn m owers.
C hem aw a’s law ns are green and beautiful th ro u g h o u t
th e year.
T h e finishing touches are being m ade to the a u d i
torium th is week and it is expected to move th e opera
seats and place them so th a t services may be held
therein on S unday n ex t.
T h e school band, u n d er th e able leadership of M r.
Loos, has m ade a decided im provem ent. M r. Loos
speaks well of th e w ork of th e m em bers of th e band,
as well as th e advancem ent of th e ‘ little b a n d ,” w hich
also does well.
T h e flag cerem ony at C hem aw a never grow s o ld .
W ith th e en tire stu d e n t body in line, all uncovered,
and the school band p lay in g th e S tar Spangled B an
ner, O ld G lory is low ered from th e top of a 90-foot
flag pole each evening.
W e are pleased to report th a t th e last Sunday m o rn
in g inspection of q u arters was quite satisfactory. T h e
pup ils are rem inded how ever, not to forget to have the
bureau draw ers pulled out so th at th e S u p erin ten d e n t
m ay see at a glance th e condition of th e contents.
T h e Salem Indian School fared very well at th e
h an d s of C ongress this year. T h e In d ian A p p ro p ri
ation Bill provides $102,200 for su p p o rt of the school
and $50,000 for repairs, im provem ents and new b u ild
ings, w hich becomes available on Ju ly 1st n ex t.
A m ost faithful and devoted friend of th e little gifls
in W inona H all is H elen E stabrook. She takes great
interest in giving the 36 small ones atten tio n d u rin g
her recreation hours. On S u n d ay m o rn in g inspec
tions th e dorm itory w ith the 36 little girls sta n d in g
alongside snotless and w hite beds, all at a tten tio n , is
ti e work of H e’en, who has trained th e g irls to do
th e ir w ork “ ju st r ig h t.”
CHEM AW A HONORED
P rincess T sian in a, a full blood In d ia n prim a do n n a,
and C harles W akefield C adm an, one of A m erica’s
m ost d istin ctiv e com posers and pianists, visited C h e
m aw a on T h u rsd a y of last week and very graciously
e n tertain e d th e em ployes and stu d e n t body in th e
school gy m n asiu m . T sia n in a sang “ A t D a w n in g ,”
“ In v ocation to T h e Sun G o d ,” “ T h e N aked B e a r,”
all in th e C reek language and a “ C anoe S o n g ” w ith
ch aracteristic ro w in g gestures, th e com poser play in g
th e accom panim ent. M uch appreciation was show n
by th e stu d e n ts and th e applause did not cease u n til
th is lovely and charm ing In d ian m aiden responded in
a ren d itio n of a song of her own com position and a c
com panim ent, w hich w as th e “ Crow E g g .” It was a
little encore b u t given so ch arm in g ly and w ith such
m erry sp irit th a t the audience lau g h ed u n til they cried.
T sian in a is an a rtist and in add itio n is a g irl of such
u tte r unaffection, and so earn est, and of such u n u su al
w in n in g p ersonality, w hich, added to h er loyalty to
her race, captivated th e e n tire school. C hem aw a’s
stu d e n t body gave a ro u sin g cheer in appreciation of
the com plim ent paid th e school.
M r. C adm an and T sia n in a accom panied by M rs.
E stab rook, M r. and M rs. S m ith and Miss M agers took
su p p er w ith th e stu d e n ts in th e m ain d in in g room .
A fter su p p er T sian in a joined in w ith th e older g irls
and visited w ith them in th e ir room s and elsew here.
She rem arked th a t C hem aw a was so different from th e
In d ian school she attended th a t she w ould love to go to
school hete. M r. C adm an and T sia n in a passed m any
com plim ents on Chem aw a; he said th a t he had never
visited a school th a t pleased him so m uch. H e was
especially surprised in reg ard to the high quality of
m usic rendered by C hem aw a’s s trin g q u a rte t, as well
as th e “ P e p ” and general atm osphere of th e en tire
school.
P revious to the delig h tfu l concert given by T sian in a,
M r. S m ith gave a gym nastic ex h ib itio n co n sistin g of
folk d an cin g , In d ian Clubs, Rifle D rill, C lap D ance,
etc., on p art of probably 200 stu d e n ts w ho w ere in th e ir
w hite gym su its. T h is was follow ed by several selec
tio n s by th e strin g q u arte t u n d er d irection of M r.
R u th y n T u rn e y , a com poser of no little rep u te. A fter
T sian in ia had com pleted her concert, an d upon M r.
C ad m an ’s req u est, th e q u a rte t rend ered th a t rem a rk
able com position, “ Second In d ia n S u ite ,” in four
m ovem ents, bv Mr. T u rn e y . A t th e conclusion of
th is n u m ber M r. Cadm an rem arked th a t th e co m p o si
tion was unusual and rendered w ith g reat effect, as it
was a difficult piece to play. M r. H am m ond, in the
absence of the S u p erin ten d en t, directed th e cerem onies.
T sian in a held a reception in th e gym as th e stu d e n ts
w ere dism issed. A fterw ards M rs. H all gave a recep
tion in her hom e to th e faculty, m usicians, an d some
visitors from Salem , in honor of the artists. D ainty
refresh m ents w ere served.