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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1902)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN. and told her if she needed any thing elie to lettbem know. Now if they can only tell her how to furnish Mrs. Rober'g meals on nothing the will be happy. Mr, Hilb with the assistance of Mr. God win and a force of wagorimakers and car penters have about completed our fine new Root bouse, which is 100 x 80. The onion part of the house is full to overflowing, and potatoes are being delivered by the gardener and his forces. On Friday evening the employes enjoyed a regular old fashioned hallo we'en party. The Auditorium wag beautifully arranged, the decoration of autumn leaves being un iifually effective. After enjoying lois of fun and partaking of the regular hallowe'en refreshments, all left at peace with them selves and the world. Weare glad to know that William Blodsr ett is getting along bo well. He is employ ed in on of the best tailor shops In Port laud, and is receiving a 'salary of $15.00 per week. Chemawa has many instances nfihls, which BpeakB for itself as to the opportunities to be attained in her indus trial departments. The Chemawa second football team de feated The Salem second team last Saturday by tht score of 6 tbO, on thelatter'sgrouuds; while ir Hrst team got defeated by the score of 17 tr.0, at Portland The Hrst team were much lighter in weight than thair opponents and did not get beaten so had I y as was antic ipated. Quite a number of the employes went down and saw the game. The Reliance Literary Society met in school room No. 9, Thursday evening Nov. 6, 1902, and reorganized for the ensuing schiiolyear. The memberssay this society willouirauk all others this year, and if all respond to their parts On the programme, which tney no doubt will, there is no reas on for it not being the leader. The follow iud officers were elected : Eugene Geffe, Pres.; Cenon Reyes. Vice Pres.;John Stacy, Secretary; Moral Poland Corresponding Secretary; Alex Young, TreBurer; Win, ArqLiette,Sergeaut-at-arms; and Walter Dyke, Asst. Bergeant-at arms. We were favored on Monday morning with an excellent chapel talk by the Hon orable R. J. Hendricks, Editor of the Salem Statesman. Mr Hendricks urgedustobeo bedient, to work, and to be thankful. On ap propriate and eloquent terms, he explained the beauty and peace we obtain from the observance of their laws. He urged u to -be thankful for all the blessings we enjoy at our beautiful school and for all that the government has given to us to make us good greatest country on earth,- ' We hope to-' hear more of Mr. Hendricks' good -earnest words during tne winter. The American feels proud in pointing to oneof Chemawa'a successful young men, Willie Ingram, who learned bis trade at this school. Willie secured a position tn oue of the bakeries of Salem and by dil igent and close attention to work he worked bis way up to the position of chief , baker. When last interviewed Willie was reoeiv-v ing $15.00 per week, and probably by. this time he is receiving $20 00. This young man learned his trade at Cbemawa and stuck right to it until he mastered it, and now he is receiving his reward for his per sistent earnestness in all that be under-- tn,.k. Utav i!h W .Willis . ',:.. The Tongue. ' " "The boneless tongue, bo small and weak, Can crushand kill." declared the Greek. "The tongue destroys greater horde," The Turk asserts, "thim does the sword." The Persian proverb wisely saith, (.;( , , "A lengthy tongue an early death." . Or sometimes takes this form Instead : "The Lays the Chinese, "outstrips the steed1 While Arab sage doth this Impart: "The tongue's great storehouse 1b the heart." 1 Prom Hebrew wit the maxim sprung,' "Though feet should slip, ne'er let the tongue." The Hatred writer crowns the whole, "Who Rev. Philip Burrows Strong; Note. Good advice for Indian Service era ployes as well as others. Cut it out and paste it In your hat.
