Weekly Chemawa American., August 07, 1903, Page 7, Image 7

THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
COnnENCEHENT AT SILETZ.
Siletz. Ore., June 30, 1903.
On June 25tb and 26th Siletz Indian
Training School closed a profitable and
enjoyable year's work.
At 2 P. M. Thursday, friends and visitors
filled the campus in front of the school
buildings where the following program
was given:
100 yard dash, won by Edward Curl,
prize, cravat.
100 yard dash, won by Eddie Charlie,
prize, Handkerchief.
VV heel barrow race, won by Edward Curl,
prize, pen-knife and chain.
Potato race, won by Ie Evans,- prize,
pen-knife.
Sack race, won by Edward Cur!, prize,
comb and mirror.
Standing high jump, won by Lee Evans,
prize, Silk handkerchief.
Running broad jump, won by Lee Evans,
prize, sack of candy.
Runuing high jump, won by Edward
Curl, prize, firecrackers.
Hop, 9tep and jump, won by Edward
Curl, prize, purse. ,
Pie rac, won by Edward Curi, prize,
suck of caudy .
Pie race, won by Paul Washington,
prize, pie.
The class room exercises were held Fri
day at S.P.Mas follows:
March, "Rbapsodie" C.L. Gates.
Song, "America" School.
Address of Welcome Susie. LaFayette.
Class greeting Edward Curl.
Song, "Red, White and Blue" School.
Flag Salute Cecil Clay, Melinda Col
liny, Lt-e Evans, Guy Chapman.
Superintendent McKoiu then made an
eloquent and pleasing address. He was
followed by Rev. E. H. Bryant and Mr. O.
15. DeLaurier in a few but well chosen
remarks.
Special mention should be given the
Rose Drill and Daisy March. The girls
who participated were tastefully dressed in
white with flower in their hair and carried
baskets filled with roses, daisies and ferns,
'i'heir graceful gestures and sweet voices
elicited great applause. The Farmer Drill
was'exceptionally good. All these numbers
were enthusiastically encored.
The boys who participated in the field
sports have had no training along that line
before this spring. They surpassed all ex
pectation. Several returned students from
other schools were put to their mettle and
could not compete. These sports showed
skillful and patient training given by
Messrs. Gates and Hamer. The whole pro
gram f ho wed most excellent drill aDd
earnest and careful effort on the part of the
pupils,
Mr. Gates deserves great credit for his
untiring energy and devotion throughout
the entire school term. All the larger pupils,
upon whom the burden of former exercises
devolved, have been transferred to other
schools. Those remaining are making a de
termined effort to live up to the school
motto, We're Climbing Higher;" all were
promoted a grade and look forward to an
other term of profitable work. The visitors
expressed themselves well pleased and left
with good opinions of the pupils of Siletz.
The entire school force co-operated cordially
in earnest effort to make the exercises a
success. '
Although Superintendent McKoin has
been in charge of the school only a short
time, he has won the confidence and esteem
of his co-workers at the school and the en
tire communitv.
The alove communication was received
at the printing office too late to appear in
our last issue.
Dennison Wheelock, who first became
famous through his connection with the
Carlisle Indian School Band, of which he
was organizer and bandmaster, is now di
rector of theHaskell Indian Band of Law
rence, Kan. This organization bids fair to
rival its Pennsylvania contemporary for
Mr. Wheelock has entered into the busi
ness with a vim and a verve that insures
success. He has contracted to supply
music in Colorado for the months of June
and July. The band consists of 30 members,
each one the best in his part of all the
Indians in America.