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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
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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.