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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1917)
T H E CHEMA VV A AM ERICAN The CHEMAWA AMERICAN Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School, Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second- Class Mail Matter SUBSCRIPTION - - 25Cts PER ANNUM LOCAL The registration of Indians residing on Indian res ervations will be under the direction of the Commis sioner of Indian Affairs. Every Indian between 21 and 30 whether citizen, or ward, alien or alien enemy, must register. Mr. Hammond, Assistant Superintendent and Principal, is a busy man these days keeping up with the various demonstration exhibits and grading the students from the showing made. Thus far he reports fine work and no failures. Mr. Frank R. Pendergrass, the popular and genial Southern Pacific agent at Chemawa, has concluded to give up railroad work and engage in farming in Mon tana. We regret to lose Mr. Pendergrass, as he is an accommodating official and a clever gentleman. There is no let up on the farm and garden details. Practically the entire farm is planted—about 50 acres more than ever before. Not only are the fields being thoroughly cultivated and kept free of weeds, but the fence rows and corners everywhere are hoed and look well. About twenty of the older boys and girls, together with Mrs. McCrosson and Mrs. Rosenberger, gathered in the parlors of the residence of Superintendent and Mrs. Hall on Sunday evening after chapel to practice the new school songs. They were served ice cream and cakes. The weekly meeting of the Crochet Club took place on Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Brewer. There were several invited guests. An evening of work and social chatter was enjoyed. Delicious re freshments were served by the hostess and her two daughters, Misses Gertrude and Sarah. W ith weekly moving pictures in the school auditor ium, regular Saturday evening parties, picnics, and other diversions during vacation, our pupils will find the period will pass all too quickly. It is the inten tion to give all the boys of proper size an opportunity to go out to work in regular rotation, retaining a suf ficient number at school to keep up the work only. REPORTER’S NOTES Robert Downie Louis Towner was a visitor at Chemawa last week. W hite curtains are being made in the sewing room for McBride Hall. Russell Adams is at present a real farm er. He is located at Siletz, Oregon. Edwin Gilbeau is working on a suit which he ex pects to place on exhibition. W ord was received from Charles Eder, naval m u sician, stating that he will be sent to France. James Crane is kept very busy at the barber shop. He keeps the boys in good “ trim ” at all times. The late kodak views of Southern California sent by Mrs. Jaquins have been greatly enjoyed by the pupils. Sandy Webster, who is in charge of the blacksmith shop devoted part of his time last week to shoeing the school horses. On Thursday last the Sigma Phi Delta Society met and initiated several new members. Dainty refresh ments were served. One hundred white table cloths were sent to the stu dents’ dining room. These were made by the inter mediate sewing room. The walls of the eighth grade class room are being decorated with cards sent by the members of the grade who enlisted in the army and navy. Mr. Pendergrass, our Southern Pacific agent, re turned on Sunday from a six weeks’ vacation. The temporary agent, Mr. Allen, is still here. Sad news comes through the Oregonian of the death of Clayton Burns, an ex-student of Chemawa. Clay ton was a member of the tailoring department. An order was placed in the tailoring department for fifty white sport shirts for the small boys. They are well under way and will be worn by the boys some time in the near future. Blue percale dresses were made at the large girls’ sewing room for every girl in McBride Hall. Middies and skirts are now being made for the pupils who ar rived late in the fall. On Thursday last a student body meeting was held in the auditorium under the direction of President Reg inald Downie. New school songs were sung and a jolly good meeting was held. The prevocational girls of the cookery class, under the direction of Mrs. Brewer, put on an exhibit at the dining room on Friday. The exhibit was areal credit to the girls and to the instructor. Paul Kinninook, ex-student, who has teen visiting with friends at Chemawa for some days, left for Port land on Saturday to join his w’ife (also an ex -stu d en t), who arrived by boat from her home in California. This couple is located at Sheridan, Oregon, and engaged at work in a logging camp.
