The Chemawa American, April 14, 1926, Image 1

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»The Chemawa American
P r i n t e d a t C h e m a w a , O re g o n , a n d D e v o te d to t h e I n t e r e s t s o f I n d i a n E d u c a t io n
Vol. X X V H
W ednesday, A p ril 14, 1926
ST7PT. JAMES H. McGREGOR
On Saturday evening, April 3rd, Supt. and Mrs.
McGregor and two daughters arrived at Ghemawa
from Rosebud, S. D. A11 of Chemawa is delighted to
welcome them and undoubtedly Supt. McGregor will
have the loyal support of all—faculty and students.
Wherever they are known they are esteemed most’
highly and we deem it a privilege to publish some of
the nice things said of them in the papers of the
Rosebud section when it was learned that Supt. Mc­
Gregor had accepted the superintendency at Chemawa.
Under date of March 4, the Todd County Tribune
said, among other things:
‘ ‘Saturday evening over four hundred friends of Stipt.
and Mrs. James H. McGregor gathered at the Board­
ing School to pay their respects to the McGregors who
are soon to leave for their new home in Oregon.
Each of the guests was tagged with a card upon
which was written his or her name. W ith this card
acting as an introduction the guests mingled while
others were arriving and when all had come they en­
joyed a program given by the Indian School children,
and several musical numbers by others. At eight
o’clock the crowd moved to the dining hall and par­
took of a banquet, after which Toastmaster Manion
called upon several close friends of Mr. and Mrs. Mc­
Gregor for short t a l k s ................. A set of silverware
was then presented to the McGregors, with Mr.
Hallam making the presentation speech. Mr. Mc-
Gregpr thanked the gathering and stated th a t. were
it not for the school advantages offered at his new
location he would never wish to leave the Rosebud
country.
“ As we have previously stated, the McGregors are
leaving a host of friends in the Rosebud Country.
Mr. McGregor not only has an enviable record as &n
Indian Agent, but his good deeds in various Commun­
ity activities are remembered and he was given to
understand by the various speakers at Saturday even­
ing’s gathering that his acts have been a great help in
the development of this country and his kindly atti­
tude in all transactions will perpetuate his memory for
years to come. Mrs. McGregor came in for her share
of the praise, and the, large number in, attendancep
some driving over a hundred miles, shows the esteem
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in which our departing friends are held in Rosebud.”
J u addition to the above we learn from the same
paper that Supt. McGregor was commander of Eagle
Horn’ post of the American Legion and of the honor
paid our Superintendent when it was known that he
was to come to Oregon. At a banquet he was present-
edfby the Legion with a. fine gold watch , engraved with
the Legion emblem and the words “ Past Commander”
in appreciation of what he had done for the post.
Also mention is made of the fact that the Masons
and their wives of that section honored Snpt. and Mrs.
McGregor with a banquet in token of esteem.
In the same issue of the Tribune we find this very
fine editorial mention of Supt. McGregor and his work
at Rosebud:
f i t has been said that you never know how much a
man is thought of until after his death and admiring
friends heap tributes upon him. This is far from the
truth in the case of Supt. James H. McGregor, who
haij been showered with gifts and praises nearly every
day the past week. A quiet, unassuming man, who
has silently gbne about the performances of his duties,
now and then stepping far out of his way to perform
soine little deed of kindness, a persistent booster for
Rosebud and its various enterprises, is leaving this
section and the gratitude of all, the people of this
country, who have benefitted by his good deeds, goes
with him. Although he is not a spectacular worker,
his work has been so great that his accomplishments
have not gone unnoticed, and the people, and the
various organizations, are not permitting him to leave
without showing their appreciation of his services. A
modest, tireless worker. Would that the world held
more like him .”
We wish th at our space would permit us to reprint
all of the nice things that were published in th e South
Dakota papers regarding Supt. and .M S McGregor
when it was learned that they were to depart for Ore­
gon, but we cannot, much as we would like to do so.
However, we are, in closing, going to indulge our­
selves in one more reprint, this time from The Mel-,
lette County News, as follows:
“ Mr. McGregor has been in the government service
many years,, beginning during the Spanish-American
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