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THE CHKMAWA AMERICAN
Ghemawa Not ss.
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fruit has been canned by the thousands
of cans. That means good living.
Wood is also piled up by the hundreds
of cords to take off the chill during the
rainy season.
All are enjoying the bright fall weath
er when according to the calender it
should be raining. And some people
say they like the wet weather. Happy
those who know that whatever is is best,
and whose choice of weather is the kind
given that day. Of such are chosen the
followers of the Peary artic expeditions.
Coal has been discovered a short dis
tance north of the school, and the hab
itual plungers and purchasers of gold
mines and gold bricks are in on the
ground floor. Average mining stocks
are said to be a little more uncertain
than Louisiana State lottery, but the
prizes are alluring..
In the past year or two many valu
able improvements have been made at
Chemawa. All are justly proud of the
new gymnasium. The old barn was util
ized for this purpose and moved to a suit
able location. The room is one hundred
feet long, ' well floored, with a gal
lery around it. It is brilliantly illumin
ated and will be an ideal place for basket
ball during the rainy season. It will be
heated by steam and in the basement
will be placed the lockers and baths.
As this is the largest hall at Chemawa.
commencement exercises were held here
and then there was not room for all
desiring to attend.
The new two story brick hospital is
roomy and modern, and in the rear is an
up to date open air sanitarium, composed
Of a dozen "tent houses' well floored
and roofed, with skylights in the roof.
One will contain lavatories, etc., and an
other be a sitting room, these to be heat
ed from the main building. The same
system seems very successful at Port
land Sor various diseases besides tuber
culosis.. A new brick bakery is a valu
able improvement.
Mr. C. A. Bartholow, who represented
W. W. Lovell at Phoenix last spring in
the installation of tower and tank and
other additions to the water system, is
at Chemawa erecting a new boiler and
making various improvements and ad
ditions to the power house.
The electric line from Salem to' Port
land runs on the west line of the school
grounds, and is a great convenience to thn
school people, as trains are more numer
ous than on the old road, although the
S. P. runs through the grounds directly
in front of the buildings.
The school is a beautiful plaoe, is con
stantly improving and is a great credit
to the efficient superintendent and his
faithful co-workers.- Native American,
SEWING ROOM.
The girls who recently entered the
sewing room are busy making their own
working clothes.
The large girls are working steadily
on their new uniforms. The uniforms
this year are much better than last year.
The material used is blue serge trim
med with white braid and black but
tons. The little girls do all the darning and
mending of the stockings and socks for
the Small Boys' home and Brewer Hall
and the Small Girls' home.
The sewing room girls made some fine
window curtains for Mitchell Hall.