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Eocal and General
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Mr. and Mrs. Woods visited Salem last
Monday.
Mrs. Woods is again acting assistant
nurse in the hospital, much to the delight
of the inmates.
Mr, Mann was elected vise-president of
the Independent Oder of Lions in Salem
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Cloutier, Mrs. Hilb, Miss Dohse
and Miss Bowman spent Saturday in Port
land, returning home Sunday evening.
Supervisor Charles writes from Tacoma
in a letter Baying that he met a voung
man yesterday who was one of the first
pupila in thw school, and now holds a
prominent position in a bank at North
Yakima.
There should be another large building
dedicated at Salem Indian School next year,
one to contain an assembly hall, in order
to relieve the crowded condition in the pre
sent school building, which at present con-
tains the assembly ball. Statesman.
While Mr. Herman was telling of the
capacity of the Indian and asserting that
education was a success, Antoine Caisse, a
Chippewa Indian, was taking down the
address in shorthand, and got every word,
too, for he is a splendid stenographer. Mr.
Caisse is assistant clerk at Chemawa School.
Statesman.
Mr. Davis met with a painful accident
last Sunday evening while riding a bicycle.
In making the short turn by the large boy's
home he lost control of the wheel and in
jumping to save himself from a fall he
strained the muscles of his right leg so bad
ly that he has been confined to his room
for several days past.
The sad news reached Chemawa the
other day of Donald Campbell being one
of the great number of Stanford students
who were stricken with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Campbell left for San Francisco and
i9 at his bedside. While the crisis has not
been passed, the latest report received
state that he is doing as well as could be
expected,
Jlmong tbe Pupils.
All kinds " of fancy lunch goods at
Henderson's.
The roses around the hospital are begin
ning to bloom.
Simon Charles has quit gardening and is
now splitting wood.
We will be glad to see Lottie Lane grad
uate in her music.
The carpenters are making hangings for
the blacksmiths' bellows;
The tailor boys arebusy making asuitfor
Ban Master Stoudenmeyer.
New stone steps leading into the hospital
cellar have recently been put in.
The girls and boys are glad to see Emily
Downie back to the school again.
Preparing work to send to Boston is the
order of school room work this week.
Joseph Alexander completed his first set
of base ball plates and siys that they can
not be beaten.
The carpenters have been busy this week
putting in window glass in the small b jy's
ami girl's home.
' Geo. Shakes, of the carpenter shop, has
ia baud a box for soiled linens for the lit
tle boys' quarters.
Bon Ton Baking Powder, prize with
every can, at Henderson's.
The other day Mr. Ca pbell sho'k
hands with Supervisor of Construction,
John Charles, who passed through Cnem i
wa on the train euroute to Tacoma. He
will, ho doubt, be back this way sooa t)
inspect our new building now in course of
construction. Mr. Charles will always re
ceive a hearty welcome from Chemawa.
I visited the Domestic Science room the
other evening just as the pupila were ready
to serve dinner. Their menu consisted of
nicely broild steak, potato chip, light
biscuits, doughnuts, layer cake and cocoa,
Mrs. cooper has ; fixed up the Domestic
, Science room very tastefully, showing tn
girls how they can make a room look nome
like at a very small expense. M.