TH E CHEMAWA AMERICAN
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chexnawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent
Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager
Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Postoffice as Second-
Class Mail Matter
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REPORTER’S NOTES
By Allan Shepard
other to Thoreau, N. M. This is a mighty good
showing for this department it seems to us.
'O h accotint"" of inclement weather farm work was
almost at a standstill at Chemawa last week. When
the sun shines there is always a grand “ scrabble”
here in order to make good all deficiencies in every
department which may have occurred as the result of
bad weather.
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GOOD MEETING
, T he,Y,. M -;0..A/ „Mldrits-.regular meeting.in the
auditorium Sunday evening and rendered*the follow
ing program:
Topic, “ The Necessity for Daily W ork.”
Opening’ hymn
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Prayer
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- Logan Fann
“ Working With Special Motives” - , Charles Kipp
Instrumental duet
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Lekanoff and Mynuk
Reading
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- George Lekanoff
“ Does it Pay to do More Work than we are Com
pelled To do”
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Arthur Johnson
“ Does Necessity of Work have any Effect on the
Development of Character - Irving Shepard
Scripture reading
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Nicholas Stepten
Scripture reading
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Chester Bravo
Scripture reading
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Joseph Bonner
Recitation
Qcorge Lekatioff
Closing hymn
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Watchword
The various work detail^ for boys* and girls changed;
last Week.
Frank Campbell, a former student from Wyoming,
visited us1 recently v ' ’
The blacksmiths have*just completed repairs on an
18-tnch.plow for the farmeirsiifb :
; During spare time the plumbers are busy preparing
an exhibit|for commencement.
M rs.. Woods is .quoted to the effect, that »she. again
has a fine detail of girls at-the laundry., .
Of late the painters, have devoted their time and
SENIOR NOTES
energy to work at the “ Employes’ .Club- building. ‘
The Teachers’ Training Class have .selected blue as
The bakery is being prepared for “ fly time” —the their class color.
carpenters are making new screens ffor the windows
The first rose of spring was a beautiful red rose that
of this life-saving station.
bloomed on a climbing rosebush in front of Winona
Stands have been made during, the past week at the Hall.,
The Seniors are deep in study for coming exams.
carpenter shop for'"the snare "drum and for music.
They don’t intend to flunk because—well, it isn’t
George Lekanoff was the artisan.
.Every day the weather will permit is devoted by proper anyway!
Monday morning M r’ Devol told the students in
the gardenprs to the task of cultivating. We are just,
entering upon the annual era of industry in the truck chapel thC different ways that “ John Barleycorn”
sneaked in from Toledo to Detroit.
patch.
John S.,>Pablo sent just a line to the girls over here:
Thè' farmers hâve been hauling “ clinkers’” into
We are nice to the daughters of England,
their bwn barn-lots in order to fill up some mud holes
And polite to the belles of France,
And good to the orphans of Belgium,
that seem, like the little babbling brook, to?* 'go, on for
And give the Frauleins a glance;
ever. ’ ’
But remember we’re out on business,
The band. xyent to; Salem last Thursday tq play
And wherever our sympathies stray,
Our hearts are tied up in our kit hags,
during the exhibition of the , “ tank’’» in,The capital
For the girls of the U. S. A. 1
city. Many people inspected this late War machine,
which proved to be the real thing.
FOCAL
On Thursday evening last there wefe a number of
The students arid others are grateful to Mrs. Brewer
changes made in the list of battalion officers. . There and her assistants for beautiful Easter eggs at break-;
were changes in nearly all ranks, except the. priva tes, fast and a fine dinner. .Mrs. Brewer is always mind
and we belieye it is for the best in the end.
ful of the welfare and happiness of others and does
The girls under Mrs. Kirk made a large number óf, not spare herself in ministering to them. On Easter
trench caps for the band boys recently. - A fe w w ere there was everywhere, evidence of her Usual interest
turned into the tailor shop and were completed by Lo and solicitude.
gan F ann. They are a beautiful blue in color.
On Saturday afternoon three of the Fathers came
Miss Skipton has had hew flower boxes made with over from the monastery at Mt. Angel and heard con
Which to beautify both entrances to the large students’ fessions of their charge? at Chemawa. They came
dining-hall. It is nice to see beauty on every hand and went by auto. On the afternoon train Father
and it is especially appreciated,around thé place or. (¡Jail came and he was accompanied by a young lady
who remained over Sunday to Assist him with his
room where ònè dines.
A few days ago the seventh shipment of harness various Easter services. These goodly people always
was made from the school shop this season. One show great interest in our students and we appreciate
large box was sent to Flagstaff, Arizona, and the it fully.