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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1902)
CHEMAWA AMERICAN. S he whs to be 0 wallowed up In the enervat fnit environments winch there existed at Osage, but fortunately for liim be had the pluck and energy tn fight hiaftay out Jnd returned to school in spile of opposition. After graduating from Carlisle, he took a course at Eastman's Business College at PmtghkeepHie, New York, paying his way through, We need more Koli pay's, hut we also need compulsory education to help the weak, especially ll.e yountrlndlan girls. PENITENTIARY CHAPLAIN. Employment of One la Strongly Urged by K. t. R. Wlnan. Reform and Imlfau Schools Included. At the Presbyterian Church, Sunday ni'-riiinir ,ftev. W. R. Winans, Oregon rep-p-tentative of the American Snndav School Union, outlined In a convincing matiner the need of a chaplain or mis moiury in the Oregon penitentiarv and reform school at (ialero and tne I ndian aclxtol At Ohemawa. He cald that the salvation and destiny of 1000 iil depend upon the reliuioue w.k that eati be aitenmpliahed in these Institu tion. At the Htate penitentiary them nre lieiwwr. ,100 and 400 prisoners, Hnd of this nnmber from t50 to 200 go out and come In to the institution Hhotu every two ve rs. The reform c,hool has 140 boys, between the age r 10 and 31. while the Indian school has 660, making a total ot 1000 In the three institutions. "In these institutions," said Mr. Wi- bv reason of thir tt-rly horn- training are approachable; tliey are by no mean- all Incorrigible nid are therefor- snsoep'ible to moral training and relli'toii-t teaching. I' is a surprising fact thai there Im no chapel in tlit nt-nhVntiary, while none of the three in'titntion has a chaplain or vUitorto hold regular religion services. The state provide nothing whatever tor the carrying on of religiou work in any of these liiHlltu'ton. The plan i to pro vide a regular missionary or pastor for these three planes. He must be no sec tarian, therefore the Sunday School Union, which is undenominational, ia bast fitted to support the plan." The speaker stated that it would require only about 11000 annually to carry o(i the work, and big appeal for fund brought many willing contribution. The Portland mfnlRters have indulged the work, and the Com luissf oner of In dian Affairs at Washington ha consented to the plan, provided the Government is put to no expense. Many Cnntfresa-nen and state official ere also in svrapathy wiih the movement. The Band Anniversary The eixib Ai-nual Band Social wo given on Monday evening the 17th. As niiwl this was one of the most enjoyable and well managed entertainments of the year. The Band played "most exquisitely " a some one remarked, and after the whole eel on had enjoyed an linnroraoin the Kmnaal. nni thev were diwmisgeiJ and only the In vited guest remained, A fine banquet had been prepared for the occasion and when we say that Mr. Teabo aid Willie Bangham were the cooks and that Mm Becker and Mls Bowman prepared and managed i he rahleg all will know that the menu was about perfect and th.it tbe ap pearance of I he room and table was imiut Mr. Potter was roar m t,er and flPed this difficult position in hi usual genial The following toaet wre given: Mtliic, Prof. Stoudenmeyer; The Band Stand, Mr. Larwn; The Ladies. Mr. Calsse; Care of Inarrumenta, M.r. T-abo. Mr. Campbell responded to Mr. Larson' re mark concerning toe Bund Stand. Mr. Stniidenmeyer's eff irtato mkethts a rd letter evening were most successful and wa all went home proud of the mu wa Indian School Bar.d and hoed that we miuht be spared to attend many more of theae enjoyahle Anniversaries,