THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
13
ELSEWHERE
Captain Charles Brown returned from
Seldovia on the Bertha just in time to
oat dinner with his daughter, Ofdotia,
lefore she left for Oregon. Orphanage
News Letter.
Mrs. Brabant, a newspaper writer of
several years' experience, visited Haskell
the latter part of December and early
part of this month. She was greatly
interested, as it was her first visit to a
large Indian Training School. ; Sheleft
for the south on January 9. The Indian
Leader.
' Wm. Anywash hasbe-en appointed
assistant to the disciplinarian end took
hold of the work Monday mornin
William has been a pupil here for
nearly six years and during the last four
years has been major of the batallion, so
be is familiar with the duties of his new
position. The Weekly Review.
Our old -assistant superintendent, W.
M. Peterson, is busy allotting land to the
Indians of Neah Bay, Washington. He
will soon be through with his work there.
Will wager a bet that these allotments
Vill never be the subject of future
vriticism by any one. Mr. Peterson
never fails to make gooqV- Indian
School Journal.
Maj. W. A. Mercer lias resigned the
superin tendency of Carlisle and will re
turn to bis regiment as soon as he is re
lieved. He has had a long -and honor
able service at Indian Agetrcles and
scboolvi, his first detail eing -a-s agent o?
LaPointe agency, -at Ashland., Wiscon
sin, in 1892, while he was yet Lieuten
ant Mercer. Major Mercer took charge
at Carlisle upon the resignation of Gen
vial Pratt, who left July 1, 1905. Na
4H'f America n.
The basketball squad is practicing'
every afternoon now and there is some
quite promising material. There will
be a practice game Saturday. Games
have been arranged with the Phoenix
high school for February 15 and March
7. 'Games are also being arranged with
the University of Arizona at Tucson,
some to be played here and some at
Tucson. The first game with Tmpe
Normal take place at ITempe, January
25. Native American.
With pleasure" we have read of the
conversions, baptisms and organization
of churches among the Hopi Indians fin
Arizona. Eleven baptisms have been
reported and one church established at
th.fi. Second Mesa where Mr. Coe labored
and one at first Mesa, whee Mrs. Coe
worked before they were called to th
Orphanage. May God give courage and
strengh to his children to enable them
to endure tb-e persecuions of the unbe
lievers. Orphanage News Letter.
A fault that begins early in life and
prevails among both men and women, is
. the constitution aldklike for shouldering:
the blame for a mistake. Hardly a' day
passes but eom.e error occiirrs that we
are undoubted Jy to blame for, yei how
quickly we exclaim: ""It wasn't our fault,"
and some innocent party has to take the'
punishment. It's a serious mistake and
has prevented many an otherwise good
man frot :gtting on i$i the world.
When you know you are in the wrong
acknowledge the fact in a .manly way,
and then see that it .does nol .occur
again -Ex.
The II uniors an 1 1 Seniors are plan ning
fnr llveir party which will be given the
' 14th of Feburaiiy. We are all looking
fo ward to it.