Weekly Chemawa American., April 17, 1908, Page 9, Image 9

THE CHBMAWA AMERICAN
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elsewhere:
Watermelon planting is now being
done at the ranch, and the pupils are,
greatly interested in the process.
Sherman Bulletin.
Statistics show, that measured by
earning capacity, every day of the high
school course is worth $10 to the pupil.
Chippeway Herald.
Recently the school was honored by a
visit from Lieut. Gen. 8. B. M. Young,
U. S. Army, retired. His visit recalled
one a few years ago by General
Mc Arthur, who is now at the head of
the army. Native American.
Cards have been issued by Superin
tendent and Mrs. Hall for a luncheon in
honor of Mr. A. K. Smiley and others
who assisted in the founding of Sher
man Institute, to be given on Thursday
of this week. Sherman Bulletin.
"Mr.. Briggs gave himself to Hampton.
All he had was ours all his strength
and all his time, winter and summer,
day and night. He never saved himself.
In later years it has frequently been
my duty to get him to lay down some of
his burdens. It was a very hard duty.
He was so . anxibus to serve." Dr.
Frissell.
Reports from Chilocco state that Sup
erintendent McCowan has resigned the
Superintendency there, and will quit the
Indian Service. Mr. McCowan is one of
the veterans of the Service having en
tered as day school Inspector at Rosebud
Agency in 1889, and has a host of friends
who will regret to see him retire from
the good work he was engaged in.
Weekly Review.-
The blacksmiths and carpenters have
been doing good work as farmers for sev
eral days past helping to set trees and
shrubbery and in trimming trees, for all
of which the farmers could not find the
time. There has been set some 2000
trees of various kinds, besides risers,
climbers, etc: Now if all will take an
interest in caring for these we hope some
one will derive much pleasure from them
in the future.--The New Indian.
The Rainy Mountain Kiowas have
been very faithful to their work in' the
cotton fields this fall, and they have
never had better health since this mission
work began. . If an Indian thinks it is
unhealthy to work he is making a great
mistake. . The money they have earned
has helped them over many hard places.
One of the great needs of the Indian is
to work. His body has this need, his
pocket-book, his farm, his family and the
state in which he lives. Indian Outlook.
The following Minute was passed by
the Faculty and recorded on the books of
the Institution: It is with sorrow that
we record the death of our friend and
associate, Mr. Francis C. Briggs, who
died here at Hampton on Monday,
February 24, 1908. He was for twenty
nine years connected with Hampton
Institute as its Business Agent, always
conscientious, untiring and able in the
discharge of the duties of the office.
His faithfulness in small things as well
as large things, his quick sympathy for
anyone in trouble, his peculiar love for
children and the younger students, en
deared him to all. He was the most
faithful, active, unselfish worker, with
the welfare of this school ever first in
his heart. In his death we have lost a
friend and most helpful co-worker
whose memory we shall ever hold
in loving esteem." Southern Workman.