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THE CHEMAWA A MERC AN
Covention of Indian Educators.
: The Department of Indian Education
will be held this year at Cleveland, Ohio,
June 29 to July 3, in connection with
the annual convention of the National
Educational Association. In addition
to the general sessions,, which, will be
devoted to lectures and addresses by
eminent educators, demonstration les
sons with classes of Indian children will
be presented by teachers in the service.
These lessons will emphasize methods
of instructiori especially in correlating
class-room and industrial work used in
the leading schools thoughout the conn
try, and which the office desires adapted
to the requirements of Indian :pupils
and used in the schools. Round table
conferences will be arranged for, and at
these meetings subjects of special inter
est to the several departments of the
schools will be considered. .
The National Educational Association
will present a varied and attractive pro
gramme, embracing lectures and; ad
dresses on all lines of work. Each of the
eighteen departments of the Association
will hold two, or more sessions, and the
programme of the Indian Department
will be so arranged as not to conflict.
This arrangement will enable'the Indian
workers to attend the sessions bearing
on their special lines of work, and will
offer them unusual opportunities for im
provement. Those attending the convention will
also be enabled to pursue special courses
at the normal and summer schools of
Cleveland, and nearby cities, and to
visit Niagara Palls, New York, and
other points of interest, with but little
additional expense. -
It is expected that, as in former years,
all trunk lines will offer special railroad
rates, consisting of one fare ' for the
round, trip, with stop-over -privileges
both going and returning.
It will be remembered that this con.
vention was held at Los Angeles, CaL,
last year, and proved of vast interest to
the Indian workers. The Commission
er, Hon. Francis E. Leupp, was present
and took a leading part in the various
sessions; and his wholesome words of
advice and encouragement were grate
fully received by those who were so fortu
nate to hear his talks and to meet him
personally.
Announcements that will be of inter
est to Indian school employees relative
to the Cleveland meeting will .be .made
in this paper from time to time.
t bl etics
The long distance runners are now
training.
Some of the boys are . out practicing
baseball already.
Chemawa's first basketball team was
defeated at Dallas by. the score of 20 to
16. " ; ' ;.: V ... ;-;.:v
Wm. Watkins and Ed. Amsworth ran
five miles last Saturday afternoon; they
made very good time. -
Martin Sampson, from Washington,
and Peter La Moose, from Montana, ran
a fifty yard race. Martin won.
A very interesting game of basketball
was played Saturday evening , between
the first and second teams of girls. The
score was 6 to 28 in favor of the first
team. .
The Chemawa Y. M. C. A. second
team was defeated by Mt. Angel in a
hotly contested game of basketball last
Saturday afternoon., The score was 12
to i4. - ; -