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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1902)
CHEMAWA AMERICAN. 3 Our Twenty-second Birthday. Tuesday fehriiary Sfith, was the twenty mmti anniversary of the Salem Indian School, Cbniawa, Oregon. Tweuty-twn years ago M). M. C. Wil kinson secured an appropriation from Con gress for the ereclhmof it small building 30 z 60 feet, in which were housed 25 young Indians, all eHgerly seeking an ed ucation. This building was erected at Forest Grove, Oregon. Some five years after, the school Was transferred to its pi-exeat site aud, as was slated by Mr. BreerroO of the 25 who were In quebt of an education, and who is our present disciplinarian It was ured for aud pruned just like a young Bhrub un til it became the large and mBgniUcent. tree that is today, the largest school n tbe Pacific Coaat. The day was observed by a bnlf holiday in te afternoon uutt by approbate exer ts :n ibe evening. .The bnd piayd ft uuui excellent selection, ami Mr. Potter, alter mukiug some pTf-huiitit.ry temarki awl telling tbe -pnpils what, the N:hml re ceivl for a birthday present, uhk-h will Rpneariii nnotbcr cnluiDH, Impntuiwd Mr. Brewer, nnr old "aland by." A hiief his tory nl the growth of the ach.M.I wiim v-u, which wiim I'romaeinull hinJdiiig ;trc .ium . dmiiitf 36 in Its now many large. tnt male Init mom f(ir un) aut morn pupil. Mr. Caniptiell remarket thnl the Arm Cheiiniwtt I'lsnl (Mm Id Im iiu In nti- (truer t.f the A swnbly Hall. Miss Itamin m her re marks short nn m-cinnit of (lie fact that After the exercises wertiMYer Mr. r,.ner whs induced by Mr. 4'amphell t i:j over to the kitchen to "take a I'M.k at the cook ing utensils." He was iiidfned to refuse l lie kind iuvitatioD extended, but, persist ency on the part of Mr.. Campbell, ftnally Kl his consent to go. Imagine hie surprise when he entered the auditorium to see there a crowd of em ployes and pupils all waiting for the guest of honor. At first Mr, Putter thought antne boys were tryiufT to steal a marrh him and have a pnrtv without Ws knowledge, but it soon dftwiiPfl upon him that- it whj a well planned nffVdr and that he, was tbe victim of a surprise party. The evening was very pleniwintly spent. KefreMbiupnta were served. ud slimtly aft "r the participant1) retired for the night. All repotted a very happy time, and Mr. Hotter thanked all for hi pleasant surprise. It whh an evidence that all were wit h htm In bis efforts to build up Che maw a aud push it to the front. Thus ended the twenty Becond anniver ary ofChinawa. The school is an "old you nit man." and during lh short time f six years, when Mr renter flrnt assumed charge, tbe school has doubled its capacity and is now on its wewd round. May It succeed in the future as It has in tbe p. Senator Mitchell tg lay offered an amend ment to tbe Indian bill furtbe-i increasing tbe-number ot pupil to be aeconinioUt1 at tbe Cheraawa School from C30 to Cot), and increase the appropriation for thi-t school from $91,830 to $100,000. Me also proposed that tbe appropriation for sewer age ant drainage shall be immediately available. Another amendment appro nriiriea 430,000 for the erection of a new hrik dormitory at Salnm to ecommodafi $30 boys. OregonlnD. IVotram of Band Concert, Tuesday Feburary 25. 1. M:irch,-'The Victor's Return.' Sclianandore. :!. ('bucscterialique Polka. "Kan Tan.1' Anthony. H. Spanish Waltzes, " Mer-edes.'' Gustln. 4. Marcb, "Hail to theHptrK. of Lihertv" Sou HA. 5. Arabian Intermezzo, Kunant. I.orsiue. 0. Hy RetUt, Rl Pw Waltz, Anthony. 7. Coon Oddity, Ragtime. Hoor-h. 8. March, Imperial, Antbunv.
