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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
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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.
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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.