Weekly Chemawa American., August 07, 1903, Page 5, Image 5

THE CHE MAW A AMERICAN.
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Hews From Abroad
U. A Birch, formerly commercial teacher
at Haskell, has, been appointed clerk at
Chilocco.
The Phoenix baud has just corrpleted a
tour through northern Arizona and
California.
The Indian school at Springfield, S. D ,
will have received $20,000 worth of im
provements by fall.
C. W. Crouse has been appointed bonded
superintendent of the White Mountain
Apache reservation, Ariz.
The Native American, of Phoenix, has
suspended publication until August 22.
Tlieprintsrs being away on their vacation.
Marie Catahna, the last of the famous
Serrano Indian Basket weavers, receut.lv
(lied near Highland, Cal., at the age of
107 years.
Silkworm culture has been introduced
at the Ponca school, Oklahoma, and
the pupils are said to ba greatly interested .
Indian's Friend.
The St. Louis Exposition officials have
agreed to make an appropriation of $60,000
to supplement the $40,000 appropriated by
the Govt-rnment for an Indian exhibit.
R. W. Guffin, formerly agent of the Sac
and Fox Indians, has been appointed bonded
superintendent of that school, Vice Mr.
Johnson, who was made. assistant superin
tendent. Eufaula, I. T., boasts of the first daily
newspaper ever published by an Indian,
it making its first appearance in June.
Alex Tossy, a Creek Indian, is the editor
and has achieved some distinction as a
poet and humorist.
Mr. CO Covey, who has for the past
two years so acceptably rilled the position
of principal teacher in this school, has been
transferred and promoted to the position of
Superintendent, of the Training school at
Neah Bay, Washington. We are sorry to
lose Mr. Covey, but congratulate him on
his dpHHvrd advancement. Ogb'la Light.
Annual appropriations for the mainten
ance of Indian schools have increased
from $20,000 in 1877 to $3, 251, 254 in 1902.
Making a total of $38, 613, 147 during that
time. The total average attendance of
pupils increased from 3, 598 to 24, 920.
The following salaries were reduced July
1st. at Pierre school, S. D : Clerk from $840
to $720; engineer from $720 to $600; matron
from $600 to $540; assistant matron from
$500 to $480; shoemaker from $600 to $500;
laundress from $480 to $400. Indian
Herald.
Supt. C. H. Asbury, formerly of the
Western Shoshoni school was recently
transferred to the Jarson school, vice Supt.
J. K. Allen, who has been appointed super
intendent at Alberkirkee, N M. Superin
tendent Allen has had charge of tl e Cur
son school for over four years.
We are informed that the Carson Indian
School, Nev., is soon to have a new school
building, a water system, thiee new cot
tages and other improvements will be
made. An appropriation of $80,000 hav
ing been allowed for that purpose A bath
house containing six ring baths and a
dressing room has just been completed.
Chilocco had no graduating class for '03,
says the .Chilocco Farmer. This was
caused by the class which should have
graduated this year, with the superinten
dent's advice, coming to conclusion .owing
to necessary changes in studies the past
year, that they were not as fully prepared
as they should be and preferred to take
another year's schooling. Despite the
absence of t he graduates, our commence
ment exercises were held as usual on June
19th.
Several positions at Chilocco received in
creases of salary for the coming year. We
give the positions and amount of increase:
Superintendent, $50; one teacher, $60; one
teacher, $60; one teacher, $60; large boys'
matron, $40; small boys matron, $100; laun
dress, $60; assistant seamstress, $80; assist
ant farmer, $120; gardener, $60; printer,
$120; dairyman, $100 assistant farmer, $100.
Chilocco Farmer.