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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1918)
T H E CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE 2 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 - - 250ts PER ANNUM REPORTER’S NOTES By Robert Dow nie The lawn mowers are kept busy at all times keep ing the lawns trimmed up, which you can easily no tice all about the campus. Last week Agnes Swanson and Elizabeth Rejnyille returned to Chemawa. These girls are very well liked and were gladly welcomed. We have at this time four teams plowing up the fields and two more will be added just as soon as a Set of harness can- be fitted out for them. The farmers are kept hustling at the present putting in crops aS'fast as they are permitted to do so. We can sCe large crops already fo rth e future. Joseph Bettles, who has charge of the dairy, has proved himself to be the man for the position. Joe is a live wire and will talk “ dairy” to you whenever you desire. For the past week or two Mr. McLean was busy in the tailor shop fitting out the boys with uniforms and corduroy suits. At this tithe lie has the boys almost fitted out. At this school it seems as though we have had a pretty good year for vegetables of all forms and shapes and Mr. Turher is storing them away as, fast as . he cap ¡possibly do so. The blacksmith shop is now in full swing, repairing such farm implements that need to b e and al§o mak ing y^hat, is^in their power to make. Their productive work is very satisfactory. irvjng {Shepard, Jacob My truck and; George Lekan- off .are expected here on the first ; of the month. These, are goocl live, boys and will be sure of a hearty welcome on their return to school. The gardeners are still picking apples for our use during the winter, and a crop of 500 bushels will be had. Each day we have apples in some form or another, which rib doubt every one enjoys. On Monday last the dairy detail put in their time in butchering veal which was shipped to Portland. There are 'several at the dairy who understand how to butcher and they do the work up in fine shape. On Monday a team -of horses were hard at work hauling flour from the cars to the bakery. This, flour will ho doubt be put to the best advantage later by Mrs. Teabo, who is baking every day in large quantities. A large crop of potatoes is promised this year and it is probable that large forces will' added to the garden detail to help sack them up later. All spare help will be needed.during that period. Do not crawl out of it. Owing to the fact the leaves are falling, and falling rapidly, Mr. Ross and his detail, will be kept busy raking them up as last as they fall. This is ano ther one of the arihuai duties, but is a Side issue at this time on account of the shortage of help. Be pa tient and all will turn out better than you may ex pect. Through the entire year the bakery is kept on the juriipin order, to put out Such bakery goods as are needed bv the school. Under the instruction of Mrs. Teabo the bakers put out the following during the week’: About.500 loaves of bread p er day, cake once a week, rolls three ¡times a week, and pie three times a week, aside from several other items. We are hefe and ought to thankful to help in stowing it away. SPANISH INFLUENZA Ail over Christendom there has raged fort several' months a disease commonly known as Spanish I n fluenza.- Wherever it:/lias appeared fatalities have been left in its wake. In it’s early -stages it seems more like la grippe or a bad cold than anything else. Almost invariably it develops into pneujnonia—thisis the cause of so many deaths in various sections of the country. People of weak lungs or with tuberculosis have fared worse than others at the hands of this scourge, therefore it would seem wise for those of. pulmonary weaknesses to exercise extraordinary care in>com- batting the disease. But in spite of every , care known to medical science nearly every community has suffered from the- influenza. . We here at Chemawa have had our losses:—death, sadness and sorrow. In other schools it has been the same, and in the homes of the land as well. Wè aie as safe here as anywhere, and safer than in.many places, because we have more done for us in the way, of preventive measures and better care afforded those stricken. T hat we have suffered the appearance óf thè Grim Reaper within our fold is no occasion for alarm or any feeling of cen sure against the place or those in authority. At this writing the worst is oyer, to judge from present con ditions, and we hope it maybe so. , One ofour former students, writing from an_eastern naval station, informs us that in his camp 1,200 men died of the influenza and the complications-that ?fòllow in its wake. When we consider fatalities on such |g scale as that we must feel ourselves most fortunate, to have escaped as we have. Let us all hope that the dread malady has spent its fury and is now about done for. Let us remain calm, cast out all fear, and await the future with an inward assurance that all will be well. Be not afraid, >
