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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Educating Alaskans
(Continued from page 1.)
industrious in the kitchen. Some of
them have been diligent pupils at the
organ. Could you see some of their
work in darning, patching and other
sewing, you would certainly agree that
they learn to sew skillfully. Two girls
are now happily engaged in making
their wedding dresses.
Among the hoys the class in carpen
try have by far the best training this
year. They have built a seven-room
cottage to be occupied by the superin
tendent and his family.
A class of three have kept up work in
steam engineering. As we have no engi
neering teacher one of the other teachers
has looked after that work.
The rest of the boys have spent most
of their time, when outside the school
room, sawing and splitting wood a
discouraging task when continuous.
This year we want to add to our equip
ment a portable sawmill and some ma
chinery for our shops.
Last summer we asked the pupils to
pay annual tuition of twenty-five dollars.
Among those who responded willingly
and promptly, ten are our big boys or
young men.
The Bible Class has done good work
all winter. Eight pupils have been
constant in their attendance. A number
of pupils have been faithful in the
Christirn Endeavor work and in Bible
study and their prayer life. In addition
to this, the active Christian pupils have
shown more interest in the salvation of
others than at any time in the past three
years this is probably the most encour
aging feature of the year. Home Mis
sion Monthly,
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Joe Charles is now a janitor in the
school building.
Some masons are now completing the
foundation for the new gymnasium.
Lizzie Frazier, of '07, taught the 5th
and 6th grades during Mr. Fickle's ab
sence in Tacoma last week.
There was considerable mowing , done
last week. The grounds about the gym
and the small girls' home are looking
nice.
Mr. Bowen and his boys busied them
selves during the first of the week cut
ting the dead roses from the bushes along
Rose Avenue.
Mr. Swartz and his force of boys cut
the grass down by the prune drier and
are hauling it into the barn to use for
horse feed.
United States Indian School
Chemawa, Oregon,
June 16, 1908.
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES. Sealed
proposals, plainly marked on the outside of
the envelope "Proposals for Supplies," and
addressed to the undersigned at Cheaiawa,
Oregon, will be received at the Indian school
until 2 o'clock p. m., Wednesday, July 8, 1908,
for furnishing and delivering, as rf quired
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909,
2000 cords of wood and 18000 lbs. of fish as
per specifications obtainable at school. The
supplies furnished under contract will be
subject to rigid inspection. The right is re
served to reject any or all bids, or any part
of a bid, if deemed for the best interests of
the Service Each bid must be accompanied
by a certified check or draft on some United
States depository or solvent national bank,
made payable to the order of the" Commis
sioner of Indian Affairs, for at least 5 percent
of the bid, which check or draft shall be for
feited to the United States in case a bidder
receiving an award shall fail to execute
promptly a satisfactory contract in accord
ance with his bid, otherwise to be returned
to. the bidder. 'Bids accompanied by cash in
lieu of certified check will not be considered.
For further information apply to
Edwin L. Ciialcraft,
Superintendent.