THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
9
ELSEWHERE
While the school was at mass Tuesday
morning the large dormitory at the Catho
lic Mission schoolon Cour de Alene reser
vation, Idaho,was entirely destroyed,with
its contents, by fire. The loss is placed at
$85,000
Dina McLane continues to advance in
her training -as hospital cook, judging
from the dainty Park House rolls she
has recently sent as a sample to Superin
tendent Hall. Sherman Bulletin.
Mr. MacArthur in speaking of matters
in his department says: "Our new dairy
barn is only two-thirds full of cows, but
those now occupying the comfortable
quarters are producing some milk. For
the month of January they made an
average of eighty gallons a day, besides
several calves being vealed and the
amount of milk consumed by them not
recorded." Indian Leader.
A. A. Breuninger thinks it would be a
fine thing to have a reunion of all the
old band-boys at Haskell at Commence
ment time next year. It would be de
lightful, but why not wait one more
year and celebrate our twenty-fifth
anniversary with a general reunion of as
many old pupils as can come? Indian
Leader.
The oldest Indian reservation is at
White Earth, Minn., which was in
charge of Bishop Whipple for many
years. It contains 1,200 Ojibways.
Indian Leader.
Father O'Brien addressed the student
body and faculty on Sunday upon the
subject of "Obedience and good Ex
ample." Seldom have our pupils ex-
hibited more interest and given better
I attention. Father has the faculty of
getting at the root of things and always
impresses his audience strongly. Such
talks are good for the Sherman students.
Sherman Bulletin.
The Phoenix editor says there was a
great deal of ingenuity display ed in Phoe
nix on Saturday night in fitting keys in
to rusty locks of saloon doors which had
never been closed before. Sunday clos
ing of saloons in Phoenix ia welcomed at
last. Native American.
The composition on the "Home of Lin
coln," in another column, was written
by a little Navajo girl eleven years of
age, who came here when seven years
old with no knowledge whatever of Eng
lish. The penmanship is also excellent.
-Native American.
In an editorial of the last number we
advised you to adjust your football suit,
to get in line, tackle low, and to use the
3, 16, 18 play for the goal. On that
team you must play either center, tackle,
' or guard. You cannot be a quarterback
in mathematics, halfback in Science,full
back in Latin, and end in English to
score your credits. The Columbiad.
An advertisement is running for con
structing a hospital and making addi
tions to other buildings at Leupp school,
Joseph E. Maxwell in charge , Leupp,
Arizona. Bids are to be opened in
Washington, March 17. NativeAmerica.
Our girls receive a good many advan
tages at Sherman, but none of which
seems so important as cooking and serv
ing a well-prepared meal. Not only do
they secure such training in the domes
tic science department,, but at the hos
pital, the ranch, the teachers' club, and
in the homes of twelve families who
have cottages on the grounds. Sherman
Bulletin.