CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
7
SOCIETY NOTES.
The Nonpareil.
Tlie Nonpareil Hoclety met Thursday
March lilih In the Chapel; they were all
present except but a few. Then Hie prea
i.ientralled the meeting to order. The
Pribram waB as follows:
Opening address. President; Riddles,
Alice Williams; Comio readinir, M. Iu
pnis ; Piano solo. Eva Dnpuis.
Question, -Resolved: That women who
pay taxes should have the right to vote.
It wai a lively debate. Miss Tlllle Lam
bert one of the new members got up anil
illilml well. We nope ahe will continue
unit now let more of the ine-nliers do the
e. VVev.il soon have a good lively
eaeh one ier1'orm'd He part wseiome.
thing to be pr I of There wire two
absentees thlB time hut thi did not .fleet
the program. The visions were Miss
Reason, prin.; Ash. Supt Campbell, Supt.
Potter and lin-pecler Jenkiiin. 1
"Never you mind ihe crowd, lad,
Or fanny ..ur life won't tell;
' There's nlway.wolK f..rallial
To Mini that doelll It well-
"Fanny the world a hill, lad,
Look wlierelhe nil. lions siop ;
You'll 11. d the crowd at the base,
lad,
Thel
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t tlit
Cutting Indians' Hair.
The Reliance.
Kelli
A paragraph ot com inei.tii. Hahcihb Wkkk
ly of February 8, almui l he order of Indian
Commissioner J ones that Indians sliou.d cut
their hair shon and eschew iinl, learners,
and iriln-1 dunces, has brought from Okl.
homa the pillowing leiter Iroin a supporter
absent (roni the of th Commissioner's poliuy. We p. int.
Several nieuib
last Thursday evening, but those thft (eth.r la full
helped In keeping the ball rolling.
During "lie evening Inspector Jenkins,
Hnpi. P'.tter and Miss Reason were vts-
Tlle
I folio
Ouer.iiig address, Chas. Alexis; Ke,-u-
li Joe Alexander; Pen picture, John
Hiirris; Riddles, Chas. ('inter; Reohatlon
Yfupie Nelson; Amnio Readinir, Martin a,lorlmi
Wnllnn.
Questinn for debate. Resolved: That
lesMieBS isagtealfr hindrance to sn
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
United HtatesIn
Okt.ahoma,Feihi'ary20,1!II2.
Eiiitor Harpers Weekly:
In your paper ol me 8tli lust, appears a
"comment" on the Indian question criti
cising Commissioner Jones' late order le-
carding ong liatr. uaim, and otner I
Affirm
Willie Willim
Negative,
('has Alexis.
Eugene Gene.
John Harris.
Kimoit Ellis.
The older Indiana, of course, should he
left toei joy their memories and slipHsti
tions, but Ihe government Is spending
large niooutits, and many earnest men and
women are spending i heir time and talenis
(well paid for, we will admii), that the
Indian youth may oe lifted from the idie
and degrading life of the camp, only to see
heir best efforts frustrated by the ridicule
and contumely oaBt Usiti the school boy
or girl who returns home desiring to fol-
The Deweys.
Ti,u nurrWs nr not vet erected which low civilized t
.1..11 i ..nirinii talent "This lar and It is in give them strength
....,; 1Mb prejudice and I
Tt. twv. susin had well gotten un Ing the semblance of civilization that the.
liroitrBin and the enthusiast
1 1 hem in follow
with which order issued.