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THE ' CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Cbe Cbemawa American
Published Weekly at tHe United
States Indian Training School.
.Subscription Price, 25 Cents a Year. Ounis of
Five or Over 20 Cents
kntereri a the Chemawa, Orceron, Postoffiop as see-ond-Hass
mail matter.
PRINTING STAFF
Joseph Dillstbom, Benjamin Wilcox
Henry Darnell, John Service, James Evans
Calvin Darnell, Loms Hudson Frazier
Meoum, Robert Service, Carl Stone.
ECHOES FROM .THE PAST.
In the years long gone there was pub
lished at Chemawa a school paper en
titled "The Indian Citizen. " The fol
lowing notes are from this journal of
the date of March, 1887, more than 22
years ago:
The Indian Helper has some Enigmas
that some of our boys are studying out.
The last one made of 8 letters is "No
Indian."
Walter Burwell and Frank Carson,
members of the class of 1886, are taking
lessons in higher studies. 'I hey recite
each day before school.
On Saturday evening, Jan. 22nd, the
shoe-maker and carpenter boys had a
debate on the following question : Re
solved, that the shoe-maker's trade is
more useful io man than that of the
carpenter's.
On Saturday evening, February 19th,
the boys had a very interesting debate in
their sitting loom on the following:
"Resolved that the Bachelor's life is a
more happy one than that of the married
man." The bachelors got badly left, as
I think they should. Iam glad to see.
our boys taking, so much interest in
these debates.
We are to have a Post Office at Che.
mawa.' Mr. Henry Lee will be the Post
master assisted by Miss Leona Willis
and Mr. D. E. Brewer. We are very
glad to have an office established here, as
we will get our mail in a few minutes
after the train passes each day. As it is
now we have to go to Salem every day
or do without our letters.
Hurrah for Chemawa the boom is on.
New brick buildings, New Offices, New
Bath Houses, New Laundry, New Barn,
New Carpenter and Cabinet Shop, New
Boot, and' Shoe shop, New Tailor Shop,
New Blacksmith and Wagon Shop, New
Fences, New Range, New Cook, New
Hose, New Water Works, New Boom,
new Chemawa, new scholars, new school.
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j, LOCALS
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Mr. Ben Harris arrived on Tuesday
morning with a party of ten children
from Humboldt County, California In
the party were Gladys Lucas, Truman
Lucas, Iva Phillips, Florence Phillips,
Iris McGill, Mary McGill, Irva McGill,
Clive McGill, Olive Belle Harris, George
Dewey Harris.
A very pleasant party was given by
Miss Irene Campbell on Tuesday evening.
The tennis enthusiasts were all present
and the healih of Miss Irene was drunk
by all from the handsome - lov
ing cup which she won at the last
tournament.1 Some very clever toasts
Were given Those invited were Mr.
and Mrs. Chalcraft, Pickering and Hallie
Chalcraft, Dr. Lieurance, Mr. Westley,
Miss Woods, Miss Grear and Miss Ear
lougher, and Geo. Doherty and Miss
Noble.