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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1939)
2 T he CHEMAWA AMERICAN T e n ta tiv e C e le b r a tio n P r o g r a m QUipmaum y Amgrtran r Thursday, May 25 6:45—Breakfast. Published every third Friday during the school year by 9:00—Registration of all visitors at Registration the Salem Indian School Press. Address all communi booth at Main Entrance cations to the "Chemawa American," Salem Indian school, Chemawa, Oregon. 12:00—Dinner. 2:00—Band concert by West Einn Band. Published in Accordance w ith the Interior Appropriation A ct, 1999, Approved May 9, 1938. 2:30—Indian Tribal Dances on Pageant ground. (All different tribes.) SUBSCRIPTION, FIFTY-CENTS A YEAR 5:30—Supper. PAUL T. JACKSON S u p e r in te n d e n t 7:30—Band concert by West Linn High School ROB AIR THOMAS Printer and Manager Band. REPORTERS—Iris Hogged, Mrma Chamberlain, Adam Bearcub, Jay 8:00—Presentation of Indian Princess and her Hedderick, Elsie Contraro, James Gerard, Wilson Spencer. Attendants. 8:15—Welcome Address by Mr. Rex Putnam, Editorial * State Superintendent Public Instruction. 8:30—Pageant, “ Thunder Mountain,” Depict T T ’S here! TLe Chemawa Indian Celebration. ing Indian Life and Customs, presented T"he bewfc-ef the Tom Toms are ringing;the voices by Chemawa Students. of the different tribes!are singing.} We are over joyed with the different tribes represented to make Friday, May 26 it a joyful celebration. Many colorful Indian dances are preformed in 6:45—Breakfast. the rhythm of the Indian drums. Many Indian 9:00—Indians visit Governor Sprague. maidens are beautifully dressed to take the prizes Boys’ and Girls’ Vocational shops, Dor offered. Indian men display their most skillful ex mitories, open for inspection. hibition of preforming the difficult dances. The Indian exhibit rooms containing all Indi Indian Chiefs show theirjleadership by directing an made work and Indian relics open to their members of the tribe. In all ways this In the public. dian Celebration is a colorful show and is a gath Indian Tepee Village, with Indian fami ering of former students and making of new fri lies living in them, open to public. ends; the understanding of the school we have, Trophy and Picture room, containing and seeing the happiness it brings to the ones trophies the school has earned and pic being present. tures of Chemawa in the past and present, We gather to make friends with the outside open to visitors—Brewer Hall. folks whom we have never met. Former students ______________ | , F _ V’ ' gather to recall old days spent here and happy hoars errrd ** 'W’WWS’S OUCill“ F r e d C ardin, Former Students— awa Indian Celebration is here to bring togather Composer Pageant Music old and new friends. We, the students of Chemawa, must cooperate 'T 'H E music forjthe pageant, “ Thunder Moun- to make this Indian Celebration a success. We A tain,” which! is to be presented by the Che must work, think, and make the visiting Indians mawa students, was written by a young man who feel happy and at home because this is a ‘‘Happy was a student here at Chemawa at one time and Hom e,"for us, as well as the visiting Indians. studied violin under Mr. Ruthyn Turney. Mr. Fred Cardin is of the Quapa tribe of Oklahoma. "^^TE, the employees and the students of Che He is a graduate of Carlisle Indian School, Dana mawa, extend to you a cordial invitation to Musical Institute, and a student of other prom attend the great celebration honoring this institu inent musical schools. Mr. Cardin has followed a tion, Chemawa, our “ Happy Home.” varied career as a teacher, concert violinist, and When the Spring turns to Summer, Chemawa musical director of both instrumental and vocal will awaken to old traditions, exhibits, dances organizations. He was a member of the Univer and pageants of our forefathers. sity of Nebraska orchestra, and has been a member Once again the drums will beat and dancers of three different and well-known symphony or dressed in colorful array will come as of old. chestras. He is well-known as a composer and Come and join our happy reunion and talk over lecturer on American Indian[music and at present old times, see familiar faces of your former is instructor of instrumental music at Reading friends, classmates, stars and heroes. People Senior High School in Pennsylvania. from all points of the states will come so why can’t you be one of them? The people of Chemawa give you a warm wel To A l l Indian People Continued from page (1) come. Come and spend three happy, colorful days which we know you will never forget. for different danpes and different Indian groups We hope that you will find it in your power will compete one against the other in the pre to attend our, colorful celebration. Put on your sentation of their dances. This, year our buildings are full of students. Indian regalia, wrap up your wares, and meet us here May 25, 26, 27. We will be seeing you. We are putting up tents in our newly built camp ground to accommodate our visitors. AllTyou When we cry “ savage!” we’re forgetting the need to bring are your blankets. stone of sacrifice still standing on the hills of No special invitations will be issued’as in pre England on which white men and yellow-haired vious years, but this constitutes an invitation to all women were killed by white men for the sake of Indian people in your area who can come, to religion. do so. Remember! May 25 to 27. (Exhibit rooms will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) 12:00—Dinner. 2:00—Band concert by Salem High School Band. 2:30—Indian tribal dances on Pageant grounds. 5:30—Supper. 7:30—Band concert by Salem High School Band. 8:00—Presentation of Princess and her attend ants. 8:30—Second and last presentation of “ Thun der Mountian.” Saturday, May 27 6:45—Breakfast. 10:00—Graduation exercises in auditorium, Mr. George P. LaVatta, speaker. 12:00—Dinner. 2:00—Baby show. Prizes will be given to win ners in three divisions: .....— (a) Under 2 years. (b) On Cradle Board. (c) 2 to 4 years—in Indian costume. (Indian Princess and attendants to be pre sent.) 3:00—Indian Tribal Dances on pageant grounds.. 5:30—Supper. 7:30—W.P.A. Band concert. 8:00—Presentation of Princess and her atten dants. 8:15—Address by Hon. Charles A. Sprague,. Governor of Oregon. 8:30—Indian Tribal Dances on pageant grounds and prizes awarded at this time. 10:00—Dance in Gym. ■■ .. l je jia t f » fty "" ""1 " »' '»......... f 1111111 1111111 n itm "(JNDER the efficient guidance and direction of Mrs. Sanders a Baby Show will be sponsored on one of the days of the Celebration. One prize will be given for the Cradle Board Baby, another for a child under two years of age, and another for a child between the ages of two and four. The contestants will be judged as to health and In dian Costumes for those over two years of age. News of Interest Mr. Thatcher, the new instructor in Barbering, states that he enjoys working out here at Che mawa very much. Roy and Edith Track, both seniors left for home Wednesday evening. They are going to Wolf Point, Montana. Two of our students, Terry Cochran, and Le- Roy Wilder, left for Tacoma, Washington, where they have secured work painting. The printers are perhaps the busiest group on the campus. They are turning out the school Annual, and a very creditable job it is. Every one is looking forward with anticipation, to own ing one of these annuals. Mr. George P. LaVatta, who is working with the Indian Reorganization Act, was a visitor Mon day evening. He arrived just as the boys were having a special assembly, at which time ques tions concerning the school were asked, and four or five employees, as well as two students, pre sented their point of veiws. Mr. LaVatta gave the boys some sound advice about smoking, and in general, what is being done for the Indian youth in the way of securing work.
