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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1917)
PAGE 2 T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N The CHEMAWA AMERICAN P u b lish ed W eekly a t th e Salem In d ia n T rain in g School, Chem aw a, Oregon, H A R W O O D H A L L , S u p e rin te n d en t A d dress all com m unications to R u th y n T urney, M anager E n te red a t th e Chem aw a, Oregon, Postoffice a s Second- Class M ail M a tte r S U B S C R IP T IO N - - ful em ergency and I am extrem ely an x io u s th a t the In d ia n s shall fully dem onstrate th e ir devotion to ou r co u n try and th e ir capacity for in d u strial accom plish m ent, as well as otherw ise should circum stances re quire. T h e success of our efforts in th is respect will depend very largely upon th e capacity, aggressiveness, and diligence of th e su p e rin ten d en ts h av in g im m ediate supervision. R eport progress from tim e to tim e by letter and do not perm it any let-u p in th is cam paign. 25C ts P E R A N N U M NOTES FROM A F A R PR O D U C TIO N OF FO O D STU FFS B Y T H E IN D IA N S H o n . Cato Sells, C om m issioner of In d ian A ffairs, u n d er date of A pril 12th, has issued th e follow ing c ir cular letter to all su p erin ten d en ts th ro u g h o u t the I n dian service: I am m uch gratified at th e p ro m p t and en th u siastic responses to m y telegram of A pril 9, u rg in g increased production of foodstuffs by th e In d ian s. P lans are a l ready under w ay on practically every reservation. T his cam paign m ust be aggressively followed u p by every means w ithin o u r reach. T h e exact m ethods to be followed will depend upon th e con d itio n s on each reservation and upon th e su p e rin te n d e n t’s in g en u ity in devising w ays and m eans. As stated in my telegram th e w ar situation m akes it im perative th a t every tillable acre of land be in te n sively cultivated. W ith the e n try of the U nited S tates into the w orld w ar the im portance of an increased food supply can not be over-estim ated. W e m ust sacrifice e,Tery non-essential along other lines for th is suprem e object. T h e Service farm ers should get into th e field early and stay late, en couraging and assisting the I n dians in every way possible. E n list th e cooperation o f th e lessees of In d ian land and of th e w hite farm ers in the vicinity. T h is appeal is based on both econom ic and patriotic g ro u n d s. See th a t it is b ro u g h t hom e to every em ployee and In d ian on the réserv aiio iÇ tftro u g h the farm er an d o th er industrial em ployees. P ublish it in the school and agency papers and circu late it bv every other m eans w hich m ay occur to you. A ppeal to the patriotism of the In d ian s. Show how th ey can serve th eir cou n try effectively in th e present em ergency by ex ertin g them selves to the u tterm o st in th e p ro duction of foodstuffs. W hile my telegram m entioned foodstuffs, “ p articu larly w heat, beans, potatoes, corn and m eat” , th ere should be no d im in u tio n in the p ro duction of forage for yo u r ow n use. W ith “ a long p u ll, a stro n g p u ll, and a pull all to geth er ” , I feel th a t the In d ian s will play a large and im p o rta n t p art in the econom ic history of the nation d u rin g th is period of w ar stress. Bread and m eat are an essential factor in th is d read A few days ago we received a “ n ew sy ” letter from M r. M. W . Cooper of B usby, M ontana. F o r m any years M r. and M rs. Cooper w ere em ployes at C h e m aw a, but resigned here in order th a t M r. Cooper could accept th e position of principal at th e T o n g u e R iver school a couple of years ago. M r. Cooper m en tioned m any form er C hem aw aites, w here they are, w hat doing, w h at th eir in ten tio n s are, and we are pleased to quote some of his observations, as follows: W alter H a ig h t, form er noted ru n n e r in relay races held an n u ally in th e past betw een team s from C h e m aw a an d the P o rtlan d Y . M. C. A ., over th e course from Salem to P o rtlan d , took sick F eb ru ary 1st and entered th e L apw ai S an ato riu m . H e had been em ployed for som e tim e as disciplinarian at th e T o n g u e R iver T ra in in g School. H e rep o rts rapid im prove m ent. H is wife, nee Jen n ie L uke, form erly laundress at th is school, resigned recently to join her h usband. M r. and M rs. E d w ard M ason (la tte r nee K atie B rew er, Chem aw a, class ’08) expect to resign th eir positions soon and go to ran ch in g in M ontana, near R osebud. Miss Belle D illstrom of class ’08, C hem aw a, has ac cepted the position of lau n d ress at T o n g u e R iver, h av in g entered for d u ty on A pril 10th. M r. E lm er D illstrom , also from Chem aw a, undertook the d u tie s of discip lin arian at T o n g u e R iver on A pril 1st. AG RICULTURAL ACTIVITIES Since clear and su n sh in y w eather is again w ith us, every activity a t C hem aw a has taken on a new lease of life. T h e farm er is try in g to be in a h alf dozen places at th e sam e tim e, p lo u g h in g , seeding, b lastin g out stu m ps, p rep arin g gard en s for the girls, and other farm w ork, w hile th e dairym an is fencing th e lake, reb u ild in g a fence near the O regon E lectric R ailw ay, leveling g ro u n d and p rep arin g to p lan t corn for e n silage. T h e g ardener is as busy as a m an can be p la n tin g garden tru ck on his 57-acre trac t. T h e school landscape g ard en er is also b eau tify in g the g ro u n d s, cu ltiv atin g th e sh ru b b ery , flowers and plants, sow ing grass seed an d otherw ise carin g for th e g ro u n d s. In fact, th ro u g h o u t th e p lan t th ere is a general air of activity and a desire to secure quick results.
