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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1917)
é I PAGE 8 T H E CHEMA WA AM ERICAN THE IN D IA N ST R IN G QUARTET STORY OF MY W ORK One of the most delightful entertainm ents ever given at Haskell was that of the Indian String Q uar tet from the Chemawa Indian School, in the auditor ium on Tuesday, May 22. These young men are an inspiration, not only as musicians, but as worthy rep resentatives of their country, their race, their school, and their instructor. They demonstrate the capabil ity of Indian students to acquire admirable skill and to achieve success in this field. The program rendered consisted of three parts, as follows: B y N e llie Younar, T h ird G rade Second In d ia n S u ite - - - - - - a. M orning S ong b. B utterfly D ance c. P ray e r to th e R ain G od <1. S p irit D ance By th e In d ia n S trin g Q u a rte t T u rn e y In d ia n L eg en d s T h e C herokee R abbit an d T u rtle S to ry A laskan L egend of th e Boy W ho M et S tre n g th T h e In d ia n R ip V an W in k le By R ich ard K e n n ed y S elections from M ozart’s Q u a rte t, N o. 19 S c h u b e rt M inuet By th e In d ia n S trin g Q u a rte t The quartet appeared for the first part in Indian costume. In their final appearance they were in con ventional evening dress, cultured, civilized, and show ing in a most striking way the transformation of the race. Mr. Kennedy’s stories were given with a distinct ness and charm that held the attention of every boy and girl and every grown-up. During their stay every member of the organization became one of us, taking part in the various school activities and adding to the enjoyment of the occa sions. On Wednesday evening the quartet gave a short musical program for the entire student body, following which Mr. Kennedy showed an attractive series of stereopticon pictures of Yellow’Stone Park and the Columbia Highway. A few words regarding the personnel of the quartet w'ill be of interest to our readers: Fred Cardin, first violin, comes from the Quapaw tribe in Oklahoma; Alex Melovidov, second violin, from the Pribilof Is lands, in the Bering Sea, and is a member of the Aleut tribe; William Palin, viola, from the Flathead tribe in Montana; and Willie Reddie, cello, is a mem- l>er of the Hydah tribe of W rangell, Alaska. Haskell students and employes will long remember with pleasure the visit of these friends from a sister school. Arrangements have been made whereby the quartet will be at Haskell during commencement and the members will take part in the programs at that time. —The Indian Leader (Haskell Institute). I w’orked at the laundry during the last five weeks. The first thing in the morning we had our lesson. The lesson lasted half an hour and then after the les son was through the girls took their places where they worked. I was a mangier at that time. We mangled McBride Hall pillow slips and sheets and towels, and also Mitchell H all’s and the Small Boys’ and W inona H all’s, besides the dining-room table linen and aprons. We ironed kitchen aprons and bakery aprons,too, and w’e mangled hospital table linen and sheets, pil low’ cases, and bed spreads, and when this was done I helped to deliver them. When we w’ere through delivering them I helped to iron. This is w’hat I did and when it was time to quit we cleaned up all around the mangle and dusted it. Mrs. Woods w’as the teacher of the departm ent and w’hen the whistle blew wre were excused. LOCAL This is the last issue of the Chemawa American u n til Suptember next. Miss Roberts very kindly supervised the culinary department in the teachers’ club several days last w’eek. During the absence of the regular cook at the teach ers’ club last week, Julia Mills and H attie Cleveland, vocational domestic science girls, filled the position very satisfactorily. Mrs. Chalcraft and daughter, Miss Alice, and Mr. and Mrs. Hall, of the Siletz Agency, were guests of Supt. and Mrs. Hall last Tuesday night. They stop ped over on their way w'hile motoring to Portland. Crops at Chemawa look especially fine and a big yield of hay and grain is assured. The garden promises abundance. Fifty girls are engaged half of each day picking strawberries, as hundreds of bushels are to be gatheied and cared for. Next w'ill be loganberries and blackberries, cherries and other fruits. The Chemaw’a officers proved themselves gallant and gracious hosts and hostesses on Friday evening, June 8th, w’hen they entertained their friends in the gymnasium. The hall was most fittingly decorated with flags and shining swords, and with boys and girls in full-dress uniform, the m ilitary effect predom inated. Music was furnished by Mr. T u rn ey ’s or chestra. Most delicious refreshments of salad, sand wiches, oranges, Lovers’ Delight cake, and coffee were served, and much credit and thanks are due Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Brewer and Mrs. Teabo for this repast. Altogether, the evening w’as a great success and the l I 1
