Weekly Chemawa American., June 19, 1908, Page 9, Image 9

THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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Mr. Kightlinger had the misfortune
to fall and break three of his ribs last
week. He is just around again. Sher
man Bulletin.
Gen, R. H. Pratt, ex-superintendent
of Carlisle school, with his wife, spent
a few days in Los Angeles this week.
They have just returned from the
Hawaiian Islands. Sherman Bulletin.
Congress this year has appropriated
$50,000 for the purpose of employing
special officers, whose business it is to
prevent whiskey selling to Indians on
or off the Reservation. -Oglala Light.
The Chilocco power house is a model
of cleanliness and a most interesting
place for a visitor. Masterful power
and silence prevail. The mighty en
ergies here housed give little voice of
their presence. Indian School Journal.
The movement of the students to and
from domitories and dining halls at
Chilocco are an interesting spectacle, as
they are done with precision under
charge of officers chosen from among the
students, who take pride in the appear
ance of their picturesque groups of
scholars. Indian School Journal.
Miss Angel DeCora, Art Instructor at
the famous Indian School at Carlisle, Pa.,
read a paper on "Indian Art, its Present
and Future Use," before the Anthropo
logical Society of Washington, D. C., on
May 12. The paper was supplemented
by the exhibition of many beautiful rugs
woven by students, together with stu
dent beadwork, leather work, etcIn
dian Friend.
The Progress Society is working on its
closing entertainment, "The Millionaire
Janitor," a comedy in two acts. The
entire program will be given by the
"cloudy sex." The band under the direc
tion of Mr. Walter, will assist in making
the evening an enjoyable one. This is
a boys' society so there will not be a
single one of the fair sex on the pro
gram. Indian News.
Mr. James Mills presented prizes con
sisting of five-dollar gold pieces to eigh
teen of our pupils the other evening for
best scholarship and all around deportment-three
prizes to each classroom, two
voted on by pupils and one selected by
teacher. He generously paid out $135
in gold for prizes. Mr. Mills is deeply
interested in our Indian pupils and their
advancement. Sherman Bulletin.
In the spring "Pocahontas" was
presented at the Klamath School Ore
gon. All the performers were Klamath
children, except King Powhatan, and a
boy from the Warm Springs reservation.
The chorus of young braves were bur
dened with Sioux names, but they pre
ferred the Klamath dance, and seemed
to be proficient enough in its execution.
The stage was a forest scene, with a
tepee in the background, and made a
pretty setting for the play, which was a
great success. Indian Friend.
't his issue of the Cbippeway Herald
will be the last for the year. The
school closing early and want of help
on the printing force necessitates our
not issuing a June number; Our print
ers, Paul Goen and Lawrence Vizenor,
ages 12 and 11 years respectively, "have'
done all the mechanical work on the
Herald for the past two months, in fact,
by the assistance of another boy, Leon
Boutwell, age 15 years, these boys did
the mechanical work for the past year.
These boys are to be commended
highly for the efficent work done.-
Chippewa Herald.