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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1903)
4 THH CHEMAWA' AMERICAN; r Jtteatl), the Reaper, . Charlie Hicks is de-d tmv of tb nr lest and best boya who ever attetded the Chemawa Fchool. 'A sufferer from tu berculosis for a number of ysr yet am Htionft, Mrnest and eser for all that good life ran ivea young man. Charlie wen.it, tj work. last, summer, as did many other of our boys, aurt hia example fttid career, wB mch that reflected that great credit upon himself and Chemawa, the. sctiiw.i be loved so well. He was proul of his school when he left to go among the white people -and earn hia living by the sweat of bis brow, and still proud and filled with gratitude and love for the gov ern men U. the Superintenpent and teachers of bis beloved school when he returned in the full to resume bis studies. He com pared tba advantages ho and other Indian boys have here in comparison to those of many of the country boys with whom he came in contact, and expressed his delight and " gratitude iu the Strongest terms, Charlie had a fine career before him if he could have lived to use his fine mind and his wonderful gift of oratory. But the All tyise Father knew beet and called him to a nobler; better land where all pain and -sorrow" are unknown and where the re newal of a well spent, useful Christian life is unmeasura My greater than any that can be bestowed upon him iu this world. His school mates, the band, the choir, his teachers und officers of the school alt say fuewell fo this dear boy with aching hearts. As 'Charles said to the ministers who preached with him on Sunday, 14 Oh yes, I am ready to go at any ttme " May we be as ready to go to our last home and meet our Judge w)th as clean and innocent a conscience as Charlie Hicks, . The ioot ball team held a meeting last night and elected Mr. E. D. Godwin man ager and Mt-. Eddie Davis captain for the season of 1003. They decided on diabaud ingwith a banquet on Wednesday even ing, April 1st. Cocal and Personal. Lottie Woods lias joined the seventh gradeforce, . , , The school flower garden promises In be a thing of beauty. We are having a little sprinkle aain, aul how the grass will grow. The next monthly entertain meul will be held in the chapel, April 3. How uice it is to see "Old Glory" w i'ig in the breeze every day. Twenty new pupils were received into the school one day last wek. Mra. Campbell drills her voosl cha every eveniug from 4 to 6 o'clock. Ground has been al'otted andtbettarh era will begin their gardeningnext week. Mrs. Clouiiof hs been Buffering with t severe cold but is able to be up and doing. Li Han Sullivan, Charle Woods and Arthur Murrary are new pupils in Ihefith ' There were two choir- renersals tliii week oneon Monday iilglttandoneon Tues day night. Cnon lieyea says that the beautiful f weather we have bad this apriii reminds I mm or tue l'hillpniea. Directors Oats, Hays and Sock ill I it Dou't fall to see them. Miss Mattie Pollard, of Salem, spent last Saturday at Chemawa visittii? her sister, Mrs. . D. Godwiu. Mies Hutchinson MiisO'Hfreaixl Min Miller went to Halem to see Kate Cl.xoo in the play, '-The Fwo Orphans." John Harris gave Mr. Campbell a wrr handsome cane for a birthday present. It was made by himself of wild eraiie wood and is a very artistic cane, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell and Miss Trent attended the wedding of Miss Lou Hindi and Mr, Lonmis in Salem on TlmndiT. j Mis'a Hirsch is the daughter of ftrimiritr f Hirsch of Salem. The younj pw.jJ have the best wishes of their frieodiu f Chemawa.