THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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In order to properly plan for the quarter-Centennial
Celebration to be held
at Haskell Institute in 1909, consider
able active work is already being done.
Some of the good things contemplated
are as follows: Hiawatha; Athletic Day;
Commencement; Banquet. A? our plans
nre perfected other announcements will
be made from time to time. Indian
Lender.
The White Earth Indians will cele
brate the fortieth anniversary of their
settlement on the reservation at White
Earth June 15 and 16. Indians from
all of the Minnesota reservations will be
in attendance and a big time is promised,
The Weekly Review.
"Boys, it is the hit that counts." said
President Roosevelt recently to some
n. idies at a target practice.
The hit counts everywhere. There is
such a thing as honorable failure, but
bi'ix rahle sucee is better. And, do you
know, my lads, that-success is very much
a matter of habit. The habit. is usually
fount d at school, and when once formed
it abides. It is true that some boys who
were fannies at school have succeeded
fairly' wed in after life, but they succeed
ed nut hecause of the failure, but in spite
of it, j i (I iailuie is always Laid to over
mine.' On the contrary, you watch the
!: (! 1 o m c( e (is in all his undertakings
at schoo , m the classroom, in examin
ations, .in classroom contests and field
eni.W'sis, ;md if you will follow-that lad
in bis after career you will he apt tfind
a successful man. It is the habit he
fpiinui of hitting and not missing. The
Nrv Era.
a small representation from this
school visited San Krancisc;) to "see the
rcal licet and ail .report a most inter
esting trip. Some admit that they were
considerably pressed by the crowd, but
seem to think it is better to have been
squeezed thus than never to be squeezed
at all. The New Indian.
Supt. Asbury recently made atrip to
visit the Day school at Fort McDermitt,
bringing back a party of six nice girls
who were anxious to avail themselves of
the greater advantage of the training
school and whose parents wrere fully as
anxious. The New Indian.
"The Nez Perces since Lewis and
Clark" is an illustrated volume of rem
iniscences and historical sketches by
Kate C. McBeth, recently published br
the F. H. Revell Company. It is a sim
ple narrative of the author's life for
more than twenty-seven years among
the tribe named, amplified by many
stories and traditions obtained from
Elder "Billy" Williams, one of the Nez
Perces who was considered the most re
liable historian of the tribe. The author
is a missionary and the book is writ
ten from the missionary's standpoint,
dealing largely with the progress of the
tribe in religion and education. Many
of the chapters have previously appear
ed in the religious magazines. Ex.
The school dairy is active these days.
About 60 cows are milked, and the pro
duct utilized in various ways. Mr. C.
W. Leib in charge, is doing conscientious
work to keep things nice and clean and
for the best interests of the school. His
butter tubs yield about 200 lbs. a week.
The cows give approximately 1150 lbs.
of milk a day, of which the employees
consume about 300 pounds. The dairy,
while not yet a model affair, will soon
earn a credit mark as being up to date,
and best of all, as clean and wholesome
as can be. Indian School Journal.