Weekly Chemawa American., January 24, 1908, Page 5, Image 5

THE CHEMAWA, AMERICAN
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and is the mother of seven children,
two boys and five girls, Gertrude, the
oldest daughter, being a graduate of the
school and a highly accomplished young
lady. Two of the children, Ernest and
Ella, are. at present students of Willam
ette University in this citj and the other
four are students at Chemawa.
Captain Brewer, as the students were
wont to refer to him, was one -of the
most highly educated Indians in the
government employ and had at his com
mand nearly all the native Indians'
dialects. He believed that in dealing
out punishment for wrong-doing, the
punishment should fit the crime and his
penalties ranged from a mild reproval
to imprisonment in the guard house,
however, it was a credit to the youth of
Chemawa that it could be said that the
guard house wfcs very seldom called into
use. He was an enthusiastic promoter
of sports and games of the school and
at practice was always an interested
spectator; He was custodian of t h e
trophies won by the teams in the field
and pointed with pride to those which
are on display in his office.
There were from 300 to 400 boys
ranging from 10 to 1-8 years of age con
stantly under his supervision, and as
boys of whatever color or race are likely
to have boys' natures, one might have
thought that Mr. . Brewer would have
been at his wit's end at times, in hold
ing them straight. But this mild-mannered
man, seemed to have no difficul
ty in managing hi department satisfac
torily and it was plain to see that he ruled
with love and kindness . rather than by
cruelty and harshness.
He took special pride in speaking at
the exercises of the annual anniversary
celebrations, which are held on Feb. 25th
of each year, and his speeches were al
ways looked forward to by the students
as one of the best parts of the program,
his words being full of tenderness, love
and kindness towards the students.
Salem Statesman.
Impressive services were held at the
funeral of David Brewer in the Presby
terian church on the Puyallup reserva
tion Friday. There was a large attend
ance and many floral offerings, conspic
uous among which was a large floral
design representing a vacant chair, It
was made of pink roses, violets and
white carnations and was a tribute from
the employes and pupils in the Indian
training school, Chemawa, Ore., Mr.
Brewer having been engaged in the
work himself for twenty-five years.--Tacoma
Daily Ledger.
. "O'ur Snow Peaks"
A Stereopticon Lecture
by
. . Professor Tillman . . .
OF
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY
To be Given in the
Chemawa Chapel
MONDAY EVENING
JANUARY 27, 7:30 P. M.
Admission 10c. Tickets can be secured
at the School Office