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PAGE 2 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN The CHEMAWA AMERICAN P u b lish ed W eek ly a t th e Salem In d ia n T rain in g School, Chem awa, Oregon, H A R W O O D H A L L , S u p e rin te n d e n t A ddress all com m unications to R u th y n T urney, M anager E n tered a t th e Chem aw a, Oregon, Postoffice as Second- Class M ail M a tte r S U B S C R IP T IO N - - 25C ts P E R A N N U M T h e vocational d ressm akers are w orking on school uniform s for Com pany D. Chem aw a has been com pelled to refuse adm ission to a good m any pupils th is year. It is estim ated th a t th e school will realize about $1,500 from the sale of hogs th is year. E conom y is the chief order of the day at C hem aw a. T h e h igh cost of all supplies ren d ers it necessary. Mr. D. E . B rew er, clerk at th e Y akim a A gency, is v isitin g his m other and sisters at C hem aw a th is w eek. LOCAL Inspection of q u a rte rs on S unday m o rn in g last show ed well kept room s and dorm itories th ro u g h o u t. Now th at the rain s have softened the soil fall plow ing is under w ay. C hem aw a has a grow ing num ber of gran d ch ild ren a tte n d in g school, and th is year it seems m ore th a n ever. T h e fall rain s have begun and in h ab itan ts of this section are correspondingly happy. Mr. Carrow and his force of boys have th eir h an d s full hau lin g wood and coal for the power p lan t. M rs. Brew er and th e prevocational cooking class are hard at work these days p u ttin g up several th o u san d p o unds of sauer k ra u t. Rev. Mr. H ood is g e ttin g the P ro testan t religious work well in h an d . H e is ably assisted by his good wife. T h e official score did not show it, but C hem aw a certain ly w alloped th e stro n g M ultnom ah football team last S atu rd ay in fine style. Chem aw a stu d e n ts are g rad u ally adding to the qu o ta of enlistm ents in th e war to serve tl^e cause for h u m anity. T h e stu d e n ts look forw ard to the m oving p ic tu re n ig h t, every two w eeks. T h e “ Eash of P o w er” on last F rid ay n ig h t was th o ro u g h ly enjoyed. T h e p ain tin g detail is g iv in g th e in terio r of W inona H all a coat of paint, th u s fre sh e n in g it up and m aking it appear m uch more cheerful. T h e p u llets purchased som e m onths ago are now com m encing to lay. M rs. Brew er has charge of th e stu d en t body chickens and expects to secure m any eggs from them this w in ter for use of the school. T h e h arn ess d ep artm en t is w o rk in g faith fu lly to m anufactu re the tw enty-seven sets of double harness ordered by th e D ep artm en t. Mr. G eorge G ray of K lam ath b ro u g h t his d a u g h te r Betsy to school last w eek. Mr. G ray w as one of th e first stu d en ts at C hem aw a, en terin g in 1885. M r. S. A . C ouncilor d ropped in on us F rid ay evening. H e w ent over th e papers on S atu rd ay and pronounced th e new acco u n tin g system as well u n d er way at Chem aw a. T h e special car fu rn ish ed by the O regon E lectric to carry C hem aw a’s team and acco m p an y in g ro o ters to P o rtlan d last S atu rd ay , was decorated w ith C hem aw a colors and had a big sign w ith “ Chem aw a In d ia n s ” thereon. M rs. J. S. Ball, of K lam ath , visited C hem aw a on S aturday w ith a view of secu rin g en tran ce for four of her children. She atten d ed C hem aw a d u rin g the ’90’s and insists th a t her sons and d au g h ters attend h er old school. She w as know n as M aggie Johns. It is said C hem aw a has a larger enrollm ent of girls this year th a n ever before. W inona H all is a reg u lar beehive. It is a very expansive b uilding, alth o u g h at present it has about reached its lim it. T h ere are m ore girls yet to com e, and th e m atrons are m aking a rra n g e m ents to accom m odate them . T h e addition to th e em ployes’ d in in g room is com pleted. It is a beautiful, com m odious d ining hall and th e faculty is to be co n g ratu lated . T h e kitchen also h as had im provem ents m ade therein. W orkm en have com m enced to lower th e acqueduct u n d er th e railroad in order th a t th e low lands south of th e barn lots m ay be drained, th u s reclaim ing sev eral acres of very rich land for use of th e school. A rran g em en ts have been m ade for one thousand tons of b itu m inous coal to be shipped here from C arney, W yom ing, costing $2.95 per ton. Coal from M en dota, W ash in g to n , is also being received. T h e M cBride g irls are rejoicing over th e com ple tion of th e ir new la u n d ry , w hich adjoins th eir b u ild in g . It is com pletely equipped w ith six porcelain la u n d ry tray s and other ap p a ra tu s w hich will be a great convenience for the 100 y o u n g ladies of M cBride. P lans are being m ade to erect a la u n d ry tor W in o n a H all also. W ith art needlew ork classes, choir practice, band rehearsals, orchestra, m andolin and g u ita r club, g y m nasium and physical c u ltu re classes, athletics, etc., in addition to regular academ ic and industrial w ork, nearly every m inute of th e p u p ils’ tim e is taken u p from risin g in the m o rn in g u n til bed tim e at n ig h t. I t is said th a t you m ust keep stu d e n ts busy or they will keep you busy. S urely o u r stu d e n ts are busy enough.
