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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1908)
4 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN exception, will be worthily represented. The committee has decided to award tes timonials to special meritorious exhibits. These testimonials will take the form of medals, diplomas or money prizes. Sev eral $1000 awards are offered. - "The publications will be printed in German, French, Spanish and English. . Preparations were set in motion in Ore gon by the action of Governor Chamber lain by appointing 17 delegates to the congress. Governor Hughes of New York, requested the Governmental departments to co-operate in the preparation of a suit able exhibit. Most of the states are put ting forth an effort to secure exhibits, and enlisting as large a membership as possible. uThe congress has appointed a com mittee of awards, numbering 85, of which the Countess of Aberdeen, of Dublin, Ireland, is a member This great con vocation will prove of the greatest edu cational value. The fact is fully recog nized, that education of the masses alone can solve the problem for the control of this dreaded disease. . " The physicians who can pcHsibl v do so should visit Wabhmgton during the .meeting.' , Those that cannot do so should secure the publications, which will com prise about 2000 pages, composing four substantial volumes. These volumes will be free to all who are members. The list is open to laymen as well as Jhe medical profession. Active members are entitled to all of the privileges by pay ing a fee of $5. The associate members pay a fee of $2. "I trust that Oregon will be well rep resented, and that a large number of volumes of these transactions will be distributed among the people as an edu cational factor." Chemawa Goes Ahead. (Continued from page 1) nificent and there is a roomy gallery circling the entire building. Another building is a two-story imple ment house. Here will be stored all the farm tools and implements when not in use. Here wagons, rakes, plows, har rows, etc,, will be sheltered from the rain of winter or the summer sunshine when not doing service in their particular ca pacity. This was a much-needed build ing and in time will more than pay for itself in many ways. Another building that is being remod eled is what atone time was the old printing office. A portion of this struc ture will be used for families while the remainder will be utilized as a bachelors' quarters. This; too, had become a nec essity.1 Perhaps one of the greatest, if not the greatest, undertakings of the year is the construction and erection of an open-air sanitarium. This will consist of 16 wards, eight for girls and a like number for boys. This is particularly intended for the accupancy of those who are in need of the fresh air'treatment, as science has proved that many are benefitted by lib eral potions of light and fresh air. This enterprise is progressing nicely and all who take an interest in conditions here must feel pleasure in the knowledge, that such. a great work is nearing com pletion at Chemawa. There are many improvements other than those above-mentioned in progress in Chemawa, but they will serve as the basis for a future article. Subscribe for the Chemawa American. Twenty five cents per year.
