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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harwood Hall at Chemawa.
Mr. Hall, who is superintendent of the Chemawa
Indian School, has spent more than forty years in the
government Indian service in all parts of the United
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
States and has collected baskets from all tribes and
Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent
on all reservations.
Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager
In the collection are included a number of baskets
which can never be replaced. He has a number of
SUBSCRIPTION
50 Cts PER ANNUM
snake baskets made by the San Jacinto Indians in
California, all of whom were killed in the California
ATHLETIC NOTES
earthquake about twenty years ago. Only a dozen or
After the first two weeks of basketball our squad
more of these Indians could make these baskets and
numbers less than two dozen out of about 40 candidates.
the secret was lost with them. A basket made by
Since the beginning everything has been on the
Ramona, one of the most colorful figures in California’s
“hurry-up” order to get a team in shape for the first
history, is also included in the exhibit. An Indian art
game of the season, which was played last night. Us
expert gave, as a low estimate, a valuation of $10,000
ually our try-outs and elimination contests cover a
to the collection.
much longer period, but due to the early start of our
Captain Stacy, instructor on the faculty of Chemawa,
schedule much preliminary work had to be done away
who has spent years in the study of Indian art, gave
with.
an illustrated talk before the Arts League last night.
Mr. Bent, our manager, has the schedule just about He showed different designs worked out by the various
completed and from all indications it is the heaviest a tribes and stressed the fact that each work of Indian
Chemawa team has ever played. The biggest part of art illustrates a story or a legend sacred to the tribe.
the games will be played on the home court and among To a casual observer each piece is perfect in design,
but Captain Stacy showed that each piece contains a
them are three games for the holiday season, Wash flaw of some kind. An Indian never attempts to make
ington and Franklin high schools of Portland and anything perfect as he believes that when one perfect
Lewis and Clark high school of Spokane. Tomorrow thing is accomplished he will die.
Indian songs written by American composers were
and Friday the team will play the Willamette U. Fresh
men in a home-and-home game. Thursday’s game sung during the evening by Miss Anna Peratrovich,
an Alaskan Indian who is a student at Chemawa. Ray
will be played here.
mond Haldane, a pupil of Mrs. Ruthyn Turney, as is
Dewey Matt, forward, Reginald DePoe, captain and Miss Peratrovich, also gave several vocal solos. Num
center, and Charles George are the regulars that are bers were given by the girls’ octette and the boys’ quar
out with the squad from last year’s team. Eldred tette. Louis Dupuis gave a reading.
Late in the evening the girls of the domestic science
George and Peter Rassmussen, both spares from last
department, with Mrs. Louise Brickell in charge,
year, look the most likely to fill the places left vacant served a lunch in the dining room to the 45 members
by William Brendible, forward, and Dandro George, of the Arts League in the guests’ group.
guard, who failed to return this fall. It is a little
SIGMA PHI DELTA EXPANDS
early in the season for the two new men to look as
Supt. and Mrs. Hall spent last Thursday and Friday
good as their predecessors, but by the time the season
is half over they will be the makings of a better team, in Portland. While there Mrs. Hall met with alumni
and ex-students and organized a branch chapter of
providing they work hard and force the fight. Along Sigma Phi Delta. This Portland chapter is the first
with these two are Coquille Thompson, Roy Peratro- organized outside of Chemawa. The officers of the
vich, Jack Abraham, Raymond Haldane, Percy Mor new chapter are:
President, Mrs. Margarite Chamberlain-Tweed,
rison, Paul Ketah, Jake Atkins and Frank Tillman,
all of whom are working with a definite goal in view class of ’20; vice-president, Miss Julia Gromoff, class
of T9; recording secretary, Miss Louise Silverthorne,
and are making every regular on the team earn his class of’20; treasurer, Miss Julia Fratis; correspond
position.
ing secretary, Miss Anna LaRance, class of ’23; chap
lain, Mrs. Anna Miller-Donan, class of ’20; guard,
ARTS LEAGUE AT CHEMAWA
Miss Frances Fitzpatrick, class of 22; song leader,
As a general thing we make few reprints, but the Mrs. Catherine Brooks-Taylor. General Welfare com
following article clipped from the Capital Journal is mittee, Mrs. Rose Goff-Nichols, class of ’20, Adeline
so fine in every way that we are pleased to publish it: Goff, Martha Fratis, Lydia Davis.
There are about twenty Sigma girls in Portland,
One of the most unusual collections of Indian baskets some working, and others married who have estab
in existence, with many pieces that could not be dupli lished homes there. The next chapter will be organ
cated anywhere, was viewed by members of the Salem ized in San Francisco, where there are about 20 or 25
Arts League last night when they were entertained at Sigma girls, married or working.