^ C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
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W ell, St. Patrick has had his day!
W ell, we are Safely past the Ides of March. That
is more than Julius Caesar could of boasted, after all
the warning he had from the old soothsayer.
Our orchestra played at the hall of the Odd Fellows
in Salem last Monday evening. It was the 34th anni
versary of the founding of thfe order of Rebekas.
It is truly inspiring t© note the various industrial
activities now in progress throughout the country.
New life and energy are apparent wherever one looks.
It is a hustling old world after all, and he who doesn’t
hustle is lost.
Honoring the memory of St. Patrick, Mr. Kobdelt
sketched a likeness of th e “ M ick who threw the brfdk’ I
and placed if in the lobby at the Employes’ Club last
Sunday. The work was clever and would have re-
joined the heart of any man from the “ Ould S o d .”
Mrs, Bricfeell, Mr. Mason and Mr. Sanders, as
heads of their departments, have all rendered much-
appreciated assistance in making the music studio
attractive. They have given freely of their time and
talents and their efforts have not been in vain . Thanks
to them.
East Monday evening the string quartet members
played a program for the seventh grade class. N ext
Monday evening a program will be given for the senior
class. This will be an entirely different program lor
that rendered during the series of concerts just-played.
A ll who ate really interested will be cordially welcomed,
but attendance is not compulsory.
East Friday evening our orchestra and a septet of
girl vocalists put on a program fit Auburn, a suburb
of Salem. There was agood-sized audience and the
reception granted our people was all that heart could
wish for, as appreciation and enthusiasm seemed con
tagious, The work of ©Ur organizations this year has
been uniformly well received and has, undoubtedly,
been a good advertisement for Chemawa.
East Thursday noon Miss Martha Packineau, who
has charge of the eighth grade class in domestic sci
ence, and the class under her direction) entertained a
party of about twenty employes and students at.adin-
ner prepared by the class. It was in every way a
most pleasing event and creditable to all concerned.
The guests were delighted to be privileged to partake
of such a perfectly prepared meal and to note the poise
of those who served, It was an event memorable for
all.
M r. Sargent K . Brown of the Klamath country,
who has been at Chemawa for sonje time, has just
recently received a telegram from Sen. Chas. E- M c
Nary, now in Washington, D. C . relitive of tribe affairs
of the Klamath Indians, in answer to a Communication
of Mr. Brown. The telegram read: “ Wire received
find conferred with Commissioner of Indian Affairs
and he said allotment for sale of timber land will be
forwarded in a day or so. ”
This will prove good
news for the Klamath tribe. In the past every member
of the tribehas received an annual payment of $300.00,
but it is thought something of an increase inpayment
is possible.
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Mr. G . Wilder Fort arrived back at Chemawa last
week after having made a hurried trip to Wsahington,
D . C . , on private business. M r. Fort was for a ti me
iu charge of due poultry business and Itwas his inten-
tion to depart yesterday for Riverside, California,
where he will be employed at Sherman Institute,
many well-wishers will wish him only good fortune in
hisnew field-of endeavor.
Information has just reached us to the effect that
Alice Mae Clark, one or our sweet singers of a year of
two ago, was united in marriage on March 2nd to
Albert S . N ix . The wedding occurred at Eureka,
California) and the young people are to be located at
Weitchpec, California, as we understand, .jt.
The
American and a large circle of friends will wish the
young couple only success and happiness thfOQghtdUt
the years to come.
It is pleasing to note that Sen. Chas. E- Mcnary is
keenly interested in our school and Its various activities,
ju st last week, during the course of the State Basket
ball Tournament held in Salem, in which Chemawa’s
team represented this district, Mr. Breyman Boise, of
Salem, received the following self-explanatory telegram
from Senator McNary: “ Please express to the Che
mawa basketball team my congratulations and pleasure
at their right to represent our district in the State
Basketball Tournament. As a neighbor of these boys,
and a sincere friend of the Indian school, I wish them
the. good fortune that attends proper preparation and
Wholesome tportstn auship.,,
Supt. Eipps made an appeal to our students last
Sunday evening during chapel hour which was truly
most impressive in every way. He pointed ©nt the
possibilities of our young people; he backed up his
statements by citations from history; he endeavored to
appeal to pride of race, and of the individual in him
self; he cited the necessity for serious preparation iu
order to be able to compete successfully in the strenu
ous competition which will confront all young people
in the not far distant futute^-if he failed iu any way
to make matters clear we are unaware of it. It was a
splendid talk. W ill our students heed? Some will,
others, perhaps, will not. Those Who are willing to
listen and be guided by people of more experience,
and who are prompted by a sincere regard for the wel
fare of our young people, will profit largely and will
be able some day to place themselves in positions of
trust and respectability. Others, those deaf to en
treaty, to well-meant words of admonition, will event
ually fail and in time become the slaves of circum
stances—ditch diggers and charwomen. They will
help carry on the world’s dirtiest and most poorly re
warded tasks. This is a plain statement, but it is true,
Eet our students ponder the talk of Supt. Kipps last
Sunday evening—in every sense an earnest and kindly
appeal. In addition to the address, it being St Pat
rick’s day, Mr. Bent played as a comet solo “ Killar-
ney,” with orchestral accompaniment, the orches
tration being made by Mr. K u nkel; Eouis Orr gave a
recitation, Victor Smith sang a number, the orchestra
played an overture, and the choir contributed its usual
number. Nearly all numbers paid honor to the Irish.