Weekly Chemawa American., June 01, 1906, Page 5, Image 5

THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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i ASIIIXGTON, D. C. MAY 22, 1900.
.knts and Superintendents:
i.Tiiiipments were practically com
I fur holding an institute at San
i-io, Cal., in July, in connection
.', the annual convention of the
Educational Association, but
i t mnt of the terrible catastrophe
y it will not be practicable to carry
: :ln-ir plan. It lias been decided,
I' Vcr, to hold local institute during
;i-":il year 1907 at Standing Rock,
Iuk, Pine Ridge and Rosebud, S.
,., Iiivi'rside, Cal., and Chilocco, Okla.
dates of these meetings will be an
:irt later.
The usual Pacific Coast Institute will
h-1,1 at Tacoma, Wash., August 20
A general session will he held each
'rninj!, at which subjects of interest to
w ill he discussed. On the afternoon
.;eh day the following round-table
iiYrcnees will beheld: Officials and
.;riiitendents' section, physicians and
ir-cs' section, teachers' section, matrons'
.linn, and industrial section. At these
. tin;p subjects of special interest to
resH-cuveections will be discussed.
M -II I classes, with Indian pupils, will
i. conducted at the teachers' sectional
iii.etin..'s. 1 he evening sessions will be
voted to addresses by prominent edu-
.itnrs.
Certificates of attendance will be fur-
i,i.-lnd to all Indian school employees,
riulirnj; them to claim pay on the dates
iln'V attend the meetings. These certifi
.;iiis will he issued at the close of the
iim tin:, and immediately upon return
ni employees to their respective schools
must he turned over to the agent or ,su
Hiiiileii(lent for transmission to the ln
iii:in (Mice, or pay for the time con
Minied will not he allowed. Employees
nillalso he allowed pay for the time
inressarily consumed in going to and
returning from the meeting.
The Office desires to emphasize the
great benefit to be derived by teachers
and other employees as a result of
attending these institutes, where, through
interchange of thoughts and experiences,
and listening to instructive papers and
addresses by leading educators, they are
stimulated by new ideas and enabled
to keep abreast of the times ineducation
al methods.
You are requested to bring this matter
to the attention of each employee under
your supervision, and it is hoped that
as many as can do so will take advantage
of the opportunity to attend these meet
ings. Very respectfully,
C. F. Larbabee,
Acting Commissioner.
LaMesa. Cal., Mav 10, 1900.
To the Fifth Grade,
Chemawa, Oregon.
My dear young friends
In reading your school paper the
Weekly American I have learned that
on the planting of your last arbor-day
tree you kindly honored me by giving it
my name. Be assured my dear children
that the honor is heartily appreciated
and that I am ardently hoping that th'1
tree will live and grow while under your
care, constantly tending to keep fresh
remembrance of the happiness that
prevailed during the winter I was guest
of the scho 1; and I want you to believe
that I consider this tribute of esteem as
richly copping the monumental recollec
tion of gentle kindness received and es
tablished in any heart through gracious
efforts of the entire school, faculty and
pupils, during that time, to be affection
ately, cherished throughout the' remain
der of my pilgrimage among mn.
May God's blessings favor the tree,
may God bless the 5th tirade, and all
Chemawa and help me to live worth v
of their continued esteem i-i the prayer
of your old man friend.
James F. Randlett, "The Old Col."