Weekly Chemawa American., April 17, 1903, 2, Page 6, Image 6

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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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'end industrially trained. Can you say
that this, work is in vaiu? Yet then if
you claim that it is, cease the work of ed
ucation everywhere. Cease inspiring the
youthful mind of aspirations of support;
then cease teaching everywhere, for the
child with an Indian mind is just as sus
ceptible, with proper teaching, as any other
child. .
But I did not come here to make an ad
dress to you. The addrtss of today wi l
be made by the man who is well known to
the State of Oregon in the National Legis
lature. For four years more after the State
was divided into congressional districts, ho
rtpresei t d h First Congressional District
in the sam capaciiy, making twelve years
service in the lower, house of Congress.
During a portion of this time this school
passed through the embryotic stage, and
i . had strength and much support from the
gentleman I shall now introduce, the
Honorable Binger Hermann.
For sis or seven years after he retired
from Congress, he was in the Commis
sioner's office, Land Office of the Interior
Department, and during all these years at
the national capital hi influence and per
sonal labor and s rengih have been given
to the people of the State of Oregon. To
the advauCemeut and support of all such in
stitutions as this, his record is to the people
of Western Oregon as an open book. The
most indefatigable workers would wonder
that the man to-day at his age, after all the
work night and day in Congress and in the
departments, should stand to-day as fresh
and hearty, to be able to address you as
Hon. Binger Hermann.
Speech of Bom Binger
Hermann
Mr. Mayor, Mr. Superintendent, Ladies
and Gentlemen and pupils of theChemawa
Indian Training School :
I should count ourselvoa poor citizens,
indeed, if we did not feel a deep sense
of gratification aDd pride' in being present
today to participate in the dedication of
this one superb series of magnificant struc
ture, which has been placed here by a gen
erous government for the up-building and
education of these wards, the children of
the aboriginal people of this country.
We dedicate this building today in the
name of Mitchell hall. It is moat fitting
that such a name as the present Senator
of the state of Oregon should be applied to
this building, in order that in future years
it may be designated by his honorable
name. It ia indeed a grateful acknowledg
ment, for it was his valuable assitanci",
perhaps inoreso than anyone else that tie
magnificant appropriation of $25,000 vm
secured, which shall be the c at of this
structure after it shall be erected. No
other building will cost as much as this
will cost when it has been completed. It
is a great acknowledgment to this distin
guished Senator that we pay him today
for this deep debt that we owe him, and I
am glad that his name is so kindly re
membered as to name this building after
his name. '
In a large sense, however, could the
name become this distinguished Senator,
becaue in 20 long years of service as .Sen
ator of Oregon his labor is not alone being
confined to the education of Indians in the
State of Oregon, but elsewhere through the
United States and served thatrace equally
with assistance for federal aid. John H,
Mitchell, of this State, our hohored Sen
ator, was among the foremost and first to
lend a helping hand, so wherever the In- '
dian may be he may feel a deep debt of
gratitude to the services of ilon, Senator
Mitchell. Senator Mitchell could well fur
see the great beueflts of uch an appro
priation. He could see wha a benefit to
future generations, to the government it
self, as well as society, by encourajjiu'
such educational structnres as erected
here. And if he were present here tndat,
I take it, that no one wonld feel a greater
degree of rejoicing than he toseesikli
surroundings and marked appropiiah n.
All as marked instances of his valued la
bor. This series of buildings is typifying lo