THE GPlEMAWA AMERICAN
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ELSEWHERE
There are sixty-six State Universities
in the United States., The only distinct
ly Eastern state that has such an insti
tution is Maine. The University of
of Pennsylvania is a misnomer; Pacific
Wave. '
As a protection to the auditory organs
of faculty and students several conserv
atory students have been removed to the
balcony where they can't be heard, dur
ing the singing service at Chapel. The
Review; , '
Sarah Maddux, one of our last year
giaduates, is going , to finish central
school course this week. She passed her
examination yesterday and now she is
reviewing until Friday, She is going to
enter high school next week. We all
hope that she will be successful. Native
American.
The practical and suggestive subject,
"Wayside Ministries," was very ably
handled by Margaret Paddock at the
Thursday meeting. The ways in which
a college girl can perform little minis
tries and the advantage that she herself
derives in their performance were especi
ally considered. Whitman College
Pioneer. . x ;
Those people who saw the last game
between our team and the Y. M. C. A.,
will be delighted to know that Coaches
Milne and Brown have arranged for two
more games to be played on neutral
ground. Our last game with the Chris
tians was acknowledged by those -..who
know, as being the fastest, cleanest and
most brilliant game ever played in the
state. The Gold and Blue,
Mr. Albert Flor, for two years clerk at
this school, has resigned to accept a po
sition in the Philippines at $1400 per
annum. He left for a short visit to his
horn' in Oklahoma before sailing from
Seattle on the 11th of February. Mr.
Flor has been faithful in the lower posi
tion and will undoubtedly succeed in the
more .responsible one. He leaves a large
circle of friends who wish him well.
Native American. .
Objection to the proposed opening of.
part of the Cheyenne River Agency res
ervation has sprung up from a new
quarter, this time from the towns and
settlers on the east side of the Missouri
river. It appears that the bill recently
introduced in Congress provides for open
ing the surplus lands in the western part
of the reservation only, while it is desir
ed by the towns and counties interested,
that ail surplus land on the reservation
be opened. Weekly Review.
A. B. Douglas, Jennie L. Douglas and
Chas. La Croix, residents of the Crow
Creek Agency, and until recently em
ployes of the Indian service, have been
made defendants in a suit commenced
in the United States Court at Sioux Falls,
wherein the government asks to be
. awarded a judgment of $5,000 against
each defendant. It appears that while
being in the employ of the government
as additional farmers and industrial
teachers the parties carried on continuous
trade with the Indians of the reserva
tion, And secured numerous cattle, horses
and other property; contrary to the law
prohibiting employes from trafficing
with Indians. The Weekly Review.
The eighth grade pupils w 11 gladly
welcome Sara Brewer back to school
next Monday. - .
Michel Wilson is making a school
coat for himself. This i his first " step
in coat making, but he is doing good
WOrk."' ' ..::: '