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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1929)
Page é j? < ! . The ÇHEMAWA AMERICAN SUPT. DAVIS EXONERATED . (Continued from page 1) $uesfc ;by Superintendent Davis of the school. The ■report was made following an inspection of the school |>y the three men. It says: i “ After a thorough inspection of the institution in *11 its appointments and activities we are pleased to report to you our commendation of the management pf the school and of the work being accomplished. ¿. “ There is no evidence of neglect or improper treat’ tnent.of the Indian boys and girls. On the contrary, they show every evidence of being well fed, well clothed and are happy and contented. At present there, are 538 inmates, only seven cases of sickness, and they-have the best of care and attention. Cafeful in spection of kitchen, dining room, sleeping rooms, School rqoms, toilets, hospital, etc,, revealedcleanli- pess.and sanitation in every detail. W,e talked privately with the children, with the teachers, with heads of the departments. We visited and talked with the people of the town, ministers, business men, and private citizens, without bearing one word of criticism or complaint. K “ We do not hesitate to declare the charges of mis treatment and neglect of inmates as false and Un founded in every respect, according to the best of out knowledge and belief. “ We believe Superintendent Davis to be a man of superior qualification for the position and that the work of Mr. Davis and his staff of assistants entitle them fo special cotpmendation on, the part of the in terior department of the federal government.” The request should state the number of persons for whom the vaccine is desired and will be filled in the order of receipt. Each lot of vaccine sent out will be accompanied by full directions for administration arid By cards to be filled out witp thé necessary data for each person vaccinated. The cards should be returned to thé station furnishing the vaccine. The vaccine should bè kept in a cool place, but not allowed to freeze. It is given hypodermically. The vaccine is of no value in treatment and should be given ten days before exposure. It will protect for ope season, and pyrsops livipg ip infected districts should be revaccinated annually. Each year’s vacci nation increases the immunity. Since this vaccine is provided free, it is expected that no charge shall be made fpr maUrial. The vyyyiny is distributed by the United States Public Health Service to physicians only. MY VIEW OF A N EDUCATION By Freda Strom, Chemawa Student Education is the greatest and best thing one can have. If brings health, wealth and happipyss. No one should mifia getting it. It gives a person success ip both a business and a social career. An educated person who can ge| all the Joys of life through an education is happier than a fi nancially successful, ignorant person. It also gives independence, the thing which everyone wants. It furnislies opportunities and çhançes for desirable work and higher salaries, to say nothing of being better situated socially. Independence and respectably social standing are two things we all want. An Indian child especially should try to by educated .. PROTECTION AGAINST TICK FEVER because it helps his own people. Mapy white people - persons residing in the Northwest often ask if the class an Indian as not being càpable, but with an tick found in their locality is the same as the spotted education and hard work an Iridian can show the white fever tick, and, if so, why they do not have spotted man that he is really some one. fever The dermecentor venustus is probably found Our parents wish to see us go through school byeyuse throughout the state of Oregon. The infected tick, many of them did not have the opportunities that we however, is limited to certain valleys in Eastern Ore have. Thé government has made it possible and we gon. In order to cause Rocky Mountain fever it must can be educated just like other students, tarry the germs of this disease.. The tick takes two Educated people are looked up to; consequently, an years to complete its life cycle. The adult ticks, male Indian can demand respect and be sought after by and female, are found from March until early July. Ticks are normally parasites of wild animals. They people, who realize his valué. have become parasites of domestic animals and of man because man has gone into localities where they are Do you know that— It takes twenty-seven days and 7 hours for the moon present. Ten years ago there was practically no way of pro to circle the earth. tecting man from the bite of the infected tick. The The sacred river of India, is the Ganges. It is ven United States Public Health service at its Laboratory in erated by the Hindus. It flows from the Himalaya Hamilton, Montana, has developed a vaccine which gives protection from Rocky Mountain Spotted, Fever. Mountains to the Báy of Bengal. * This vaccine is now available to every physician in The river that resembles a gigantic reservoir is the the state of Oregon. The request should be made to Amazon River, in South America. In the wet season The officer in charge, U. S. Public Health Service, it varies from four to five hundred miles in width. Hamilton, Montana.”
