TH E CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published W eekly at th e Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon, HARW OOD H ALL, Superintendent
Address all com m unications to R uthyn Turney, Manager
Entered at th e Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second-
Class Mail M atter
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R EPO R TER ’S NOTES
B y Allan Shepard
“ Meditation Hall” boasts of new skylights.
Miss Hendrix and Miss Wooton were both on the
sick list for a brief period last week.
The school laboratory is being slowly fitted out.
Before long we hope to have all in “ ship-shape.”
The power house windows have all been repaired,
new glass, etc., being used in their rejuvenation.
Supt. Hall has had a fine cover built for the auto
truck. This proved a real necessity and is much ap
preciated.
Last week the boys of the fourth and seventh grades
assisted in ditch-cleaning during the periods of their
teachers’ sickness.
Mr. Welch and George Berry have to their credit
an unusually difficult piece of welding which they did
recently on the axle of a wagon.
Roy Sandsaver is a recent addition to the carpenter’s
force. By the way, Mr. Woods says that George Le
kanoff has saw filing down almost to perfection.
Bad weather has prevented the carpenters from
making progress on the implement shed of late, but
we are now hopeful that conditions may be such as
will allow them to hustle this work.
The girls of Winona and McBride Halls have had
a lot of frames made lately for pictures. From the size
of the orders we are certain that things are to be more
home-like than ever in the girls’ quarters.
During the recent illness of Mr. McLean with
rheumatism Isaac Other Medicine and Sam Pablo had
charge of their respective details and divisions in the
tailor shop. We are pleased to report that Mr. McLean
will soon be himself again.
Mr. William Lovelace, a former employe at Che
mawa, paid us a visit or two of late, as he was in Salem
on legislative business. He is now living in Reedport,
Oregon, were he is engaged in business and getting
along nicely. He is a pretty good rustler.
For about two months the shoe-repairing force in
the shoe and harness shop has been kept keyed up to
a high pitch in an endeavor to keep up with the work
that poured into their department. However, they
fulfilled every obligation and met all demands and
really deserve great credit.
Y . M. C. A.
The Y. M. C. A. held its regular weekly meeting
in the auditorium on Sunday evening. Very in
teresting talks were given by Wade Minthorne on
“ Why We Sing Hymns,” and by Logan Fann on
“ Why We Study the Bible.” The special music by
George Lekanoff and Jacob Mynuk was very good.
Several hymns were sung by the association during
the meeting.
LOCAL
Miss Ella Brewer, clerk at the Yakima Agency, is
visiting with her mother at Chemaw’a.
Mr. Bent, disciplinarian, and Mr. Ratzeburg, farmer,
and a crowd of boys, did a lot of good work last week,
taking advantage of the soft ground to clean out the
high grass from the roads around the farm.
Chemawa boys’ basketball team journeyed to Eugene
on Saturday and had a hard game with the University
of Oregon boys. While it was expected that we would
lose and did lose, it was a good game. The experi
ence will be of much benefit to our young men.
The Chemawa girls’ basketball team, together with
about twenty-five rooters, as well as Mrs. Risser, who
went along as chaperone, journeyed to Silverton last
evening where they played the Silverton High School.
The account of the game will appear in our next
issue.