Weekly Chemawa American., June 06, 1902, Page 7, Image 7

CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
Tulalip Note.
El win L. Chiloraft, I-dian School Sup
ervisor mad- the school a short visit on the
6.1) and 7th iiiHt. fie returned itgain on
tic 11 1 h ' o nVfiimt ly l.-cate the site for
tit new school. K ep your eje on Tult
alip. A mffa of new potatoes frrnii the school
gurdfii this week.
Eilwi-r.l Miles former agent at this Agency
spent h few data tli i week with the family
of Dr. Iiuchntrin.
Every Indian (m lie) between the age of
21 hi id 45 is r qui red to work three days
omher a-t, everv "tie seems to work
cheerfully, some who wvr under tige nd
tuuim who w.re overturn d .hp and gave a
ha-iri Thnr.ml w. rk is alwajs d ue the
1st w.ek in June.
Air" "7 Oh rk Cum nlng h is puiehatd ft
span of hi.rxes and covered spring wnyon.
It, D S1 llti imimv keeping ' Batch" he
erenUac-irdialinv vlo-i to any of hla
friends ti edl, A w.-n rilled lunch buc
ket 1 Invited with the ,-u8t.
A B.Arnold our new carpenter U hoard
ing will) Mr. Cum. nine's family.
MisaHeeUnd Mr. McCownn are vMtirig
Indian schools In 01 ihorna. They will be
absent about two eek.
Honorable RBlelle Heel, Superintendent,
oflndan eeli'inN, 1w no vis tinthe schools
c,f Oklal oma At the name lime she i eX
peiieicin daiy ihe mueli talk about
Philippine water cure.
The n.-w Sup- rvfcor Is Mr. J. B. Alex
ander, at present -Asst. Superintendent of
Pit enix Indian sell ol. The .-nine Is to be
caign.lul.ited on lis selection. Mr. Alex
ander has nerve t th government faithfully
asc'eikand Asst. HilDtthilteridenl for al-nio-t
'en years, and bring to his new
duties, xpurifinee I k;wwle Ige that will
prove eft-dive and valuable. Chllocco
Beacon.
Indian Summer School..
B. iMt'h ritv -f 'ti S erettrj of "lie In
terior, a number af institutions will he
held this summit' tor the. benefit of the
teacher "fine Indian, Those at present
st-heduled are as foinw:
fine Ktdge Airem y, 8. D., June 25-27.
Flandreau Indian School, S D., July 1-5.
Hampton Summer School, Va., during
July.
Department n Indian Education of the
N. E. A., Mineneap -lis, July 7-11.
Pacific Coast Institute, Newport, Ore
Koo, Aug. 18-23.
At ea h Of thee I ngtlfutions topics of gen
eral interest pertaining to tle welfare of
the Indian will he discusi-ed.
rhe first Indian summer nd.oiil of lec
oid, consisting of representatives from
four hoarding Hnd two day t-chools, con
vrned at puyaHup, Wnshingioti, in 184.
Similar meetings have been held emh year
since with greatly Increased attendance.
At ihe L' Aituehs meedntr in 1801), upon
the application of Miss Esielle Heel, gen
eral duperintendeiit of Indian School,
the teachers In the In lian Service were ad
mitted hs a department of the National E 1-ucati-mal
Association, being now known
hh the. "Department of Indian Education."
While all of these various Institutes will
hold interesting and instructive sessions,
those of the Department ol Indian Educa
tion will attract the widest attention. The
local Institutes will be Conducted for Ihe
convenience and help of (hose teachers in
the western schools who will rind it I rn pon
sible to attend the Minneapolis meeting.
The Department of li.din Education will
be attended hy teachers from all over the
country and Its program contain papers,
addresses, and lectures by the most eminent
educators of the United States. Though
the youngest Department of the National
Elucali'Wial Association, it U one of the
law st , having a membership of over 8,000,
composed of i he various employes of the.
Indian Service, who are scattered through
out the length mil breadth of this country,
engaged in the praiseworthy work of pre
paring the youthful aborigine for Ihe duties
of citizenship.
An interesting feature of the meeting nf
this Department will be an exhibit of in-.