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, HARW OOD H A LL, Superintendent
Address all com m unications to R uthyn Turney, Manager
Entered at th e Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second-
Class Mail M atter
SU B SC R IPTIO N
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25C ts P E R A N N U M
P R E SID E N T W ILSO N ’S A D D R E SS TO TH E COUNTRY
T h e follow ing is a synopsis of P resid en t W ilso n ’s
latest address to th e co u n try co n cern in g th e need of each
m an and woman doing th eir p art in th e present crisis:
“ W e m ust su p p ly a b u n d a n t food for ourselves . . .
and for a large p art of the n atio n s w ith whom we have
now m ade com m on cause.
“ W e m u st supply ships by th e h u n d red s.
“ T h e in d u stria l forces of th e co u n try , m en and wo
men alike, will be a g reat service arm y engaged in the
service of th e nation and w orld, th e efficient friends
and saviors of free men everyw here.
“ T h e im portance of an adequate food su p p ly espe
cially for th e p resen t year is superlative.
“ U pon the fan n ers of co u n try in large m easure rests
th e fate of th e w ar and th e fate of the nations.
“ I call upon y o u n g m en an d old alike to tu rn in h o sts
to the farm s.
“ I appeal to farm ers of th e s o u th to p lan t ab u n d an t
foodstuffs as well as co tto n .
“ T o th e m iddlem an of every so rt: T h e eye of the
co u n try will be especially upon you. T h e co u n try e x
pects you as well as o th ers to forego u n u su al profits.
“ T h is is th e tim e for A m erica to correct h er u n p a r
donable fau lt of w astefulness and ex trav ag an ce.
“ T hese th in g s we m u st do and do well, besides
fig h tin g —th e th in g s w ith o u t w hich m ere fig h tin g
w ould be fru itle ss .’ ’
P U P IL S ’ ITEM S
E d ith S tarr an d C ath erin e Reed are d o in g fine in
ta k in g care of th e n o rth ward in th e h ospital.
T h e seventh g rad ers are engaged in the stu d y of
problem s in correlation w ith th e a g ric u ltu ral w ork.
Russell A dam s is busy p rep arin g th e fram es for th e
scenery w hich is to be pain ted especially for th e
A lum ni play.
T h e seventh grade m iss th e boys w ho w en t away to
w ar. G eorge P eters and Joe G ale have enlisted from
th e sev en th g rad e.
T h e carp en ter boys have com pleted a long table for
th e use of th e o rchestra. I t was placed in th e orches
tra room in th e basem ent of th e new au d ito riu m .
W e are all glad to know th a t our schoolm ate, R o
bert G ist, is im proving in health again. R obert has
been in bed for some tim e. H e will soon be out and
aro u n d .
T h e farm boys are plow ing th e 11-acre clover field
back of th e la u n d ry to p lan t beans and potatoes.
T h ey plowed th e so u th end of th e track and are plow
in g also by th e old gym and g e ttin g ready to do th in g s
in th e way of raisin g produce. W atch th e farm stuff
grow .
AR BO R D A Y CELEBRATION
T h e celebration of A rbor Day w ith ap p ro p riate cere
m onies was placed th is year in th e h an d s of th e prim ary
grades, 1, 2, and 3. O w ing to the ra in , th e afternoon
exercises w ere cu rtailed . A com m ittee of four from
each of th e three grades, assisted by M r. H am m ond and
M r. Daly, set out three fine specim ens of O regon Y ew ,
w hich w ere nam ed in honor of three great presidents,
W a sh in g to n , L incoln, and W ilson.
In th e evening th e en tire school assem bled in th e
auditorium for the literary program consisting of songs,
dialogues and recitations. T h e air of satisfied assu r
ance w ith w hich th e little ones rendered th eir program
added to th e am usem ent and the pleasure of th e a u d i
ence.
TH E A P R IL JO INT M EETING OF TH E L IT E R A R Y
SOCIETIES
L ast T h u rsd a y , instead of th e usual literary p ro
gram , an old-fashioned spelling bee was held in the
new au d ito riu m . E ach society was represented by five
ch am p ions selected after p relim inary contests d u rin g
th e past m onth. T h e occasion was m arked by e n th u s
iastic but g ood-natured riv alry am ong th e societies
and a sp irit of sportm anlike fairplay was in evidence
th ro u g h o u t th e evening. T h e contest lasted an h o u r
and a-lialf. T h e W inonas w ere th e first to sit dow n.
A fter a very creditable show ing, th e N onpareils fell,
leaving th e contest to one representative of th e R eliance
and one of th e E x celsio rs. T h e honors w ere finally
won by the E xcelsiors in the person of W illiam Lew is,
th e ir cham pion.
LOCAL
T h e seam stress rep o rts th at d u rin g th e th ree m onths
en d in g M arch 31st th e sew ing d epartm ents m ade
4525 new pieces and m ended 4986 pieces.
T h e C ushm an school closed dow n on th e 15th on
account of th e high cost of all com m odities, to gether
w ith a decision of th e C om ptroller of th e T re asu ry
ju st received in connection w ith th e per capita cost
per p u p il. O ther schools m ay be affected, as it is
now too late to m ake savings as m ost of th e m oney
appropriated has been spent or hypothecated.