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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1903)
Ihe Ctiemawa American, Published Uleefily Vol. VI. MjiY ' i, 1903. No. 32 E Kteman's &!ork for Indians (An interview by the Everett Herald man, while attending the institute held at Everett March.) "By the way," said Dr. Buchanan, when over to the institute last week, "speaking of teacher, institutes and educational mat ters, the Indian school service undoubtedly has at its head one of the most remark able aud able women of this country. She is the national superintendent of Indian schools, with headquarters in the office of Indian affairs in Washington city. She occupies the highest public office held by a wnmnn in this country, and the best part of all is that she occupies it . because she should do so, for she deserves it and the fully fills the position in every respect. The position calls for large qualities of tmrt and mind, i.n abundant reserve of sympathy, tact, diplomacy, sagacity, know ledge, a highorderof executive ability, aud a rare degree of personal magnetism. I say that the position calls for these attri butes, I. mean by that that a successful administration of the position demands all of those qualities in a very high .degree. All of these are possessed by Miss Estelle R. el and no stronger proof of that is shown than that she poesses the admiration aud the loyalty of everyone of her subordi nates, and through that has fche been able to unify the work and effort in Indian education along one line by one endeavor with-one method to one aim. It is indeed remark able that one so young should be able to till hocn ditable, soresponsibleand irksome a position. She possesses all of the energy, determination, enthusiasm and enterptise of the west, for she is a true daughter of the west Wyoming is "her state. A.nd the west, of all other sections, should be particularly proud of her and her work. She has lived much if not all of her life in Wyoming, where her people have always been prominent men of affairs. She herself, however, has always dpri ded upon her own personal efforts, exer tions and merits and these have never fai d har. She has steadily and progressively gone from one position to another, xlways arcending higher with very step, from loc il superintendent of schools, to county super intendent, then state superintendent, and now, to the very highest of all, national superintendent. Perhaps nothing will give a more remarkable insight into the qualities of this remarkable woman than the statementrecently widespread through the Indian school press of the coun ry to the effect that she had been tendered th nomination of . the. governorship of her Slate (Wyoming) by the republican party. It is almost needless to say that he was hardly old enough to be able to accept the tender, , which was, in every sense, a re markable compliment and a deserved tribute to her many-sided attributes and adaptabilities. ''To the education of the Indian (and education and civilization are here entiiely synonymous) she has brought these large qualities of heart and mind, and has btjeu able to bring out, here and there, the best individual efforts to the common end. A ttiurough-gohig -and progressive tearht-r she has introduced modem aims, methods . and ideas into her work. Firat of all. sIih was determined that the educational workers in the Indian service snou Id keep in touch, shoulder to shoulder, witti work atid progress in educational work outside of the service. With that end in view she succeeded in having the national educa-