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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
The Chemawa American.
Hinrt L. Lovelace, Manager.
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We see by the Daily Press that James
Wheeloek, Director of Carlisle's Indian
Band, has composed a new march, called
"The Class of 1903 March."
Mr, Wheeloek, who is a full blood Onei
da Indian, is making quite a reputation
for himself and is keeping up the Carlisle
Band to the high standard attained by his
brother, Dennison.
In the January Success is published a
picture of Mr. Wheeloek, stating that he
excels in playing the clariouet.
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It has sometimes been said that Indian
School Institutes do not aecomplinb much
good. That we get together, pass resolu
tions, go home and affairs remain just as
they were before. At the last meeting of
the Pacilic Coast Indian Institute, at New
port, Supervisor Chalcraft brought before
the Institute the subject of Compulsory Ed
ucation, and referred to a law passed by
the state of Idaho,- which accomplished the
purpose for that state.
As a result of the interchange of ideas at
Newport, the Idaho law with some altera
tions and improvements, bids fair to cover
the entire Northwest, and is now pending
in the State Legislatures of Nevada, Ore
gon and Washington. In another column
we give a copy of the law as submitted to
the Oregon Legislature.
Compu'sory Education is a good thing
and is a necessity for the Indians aswellas
the whites. Among others the great state
oiPennsylvania has compulsory education,
and we note in the Daily Press that Dr.
Schaeffer, State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, for Pennsylvania, has given
notice to the school directors of certain
townships and boroughs of that state, that
the children of their respective districts be
tween the agesof 6 and 16 years ofagetoat
tend school, or he will impose thefu'l pen
alty of the law. Good. Let compulsory edu
cation spread until every child within the,
borders of the United States, whether red,
white or b'ack is compelled to receive the
benefits of thia twentieth century civiliza
tion. Jay Cooke, the venerable financier,
always wesrs a felt hat of a pale fawn color.
Three or four of these hats are given each
year to Mr. Cooke by his friend and neigh
bor, John B. Stetson. They are made of
the fur of a South American squirrel thatis
only to be' captured among the heights of
the Ands. They have to be so caMu'ly
and slowly made and their material is so
costly that to buy and sell them would
not pay. Ex.
The Chemawa American shows what the
Indians can do when given an education.
The Murdock.
Complimentary to Indians.
The Harrisburg Telegraph says: "One oi
the most interesting features of the parade
whs the battalion from the Carlisle Indian
School and had it been possible for Colonel
Pratt to have heard the numerous favorable
cominentsthrougl'.out thecity he would have
been exceedingly gratified. The battalion
reached here over the umherlaud Valley
Railroad at 11 o'clock. ' There were three
companies of 72 members each and the fa
mous Carlisle Indian School band of 52
pieces, under the direction of Professor
Wheeloek. The Indians marched and
looked well and were applauded all along
the route."