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THE CHE MAW A AMERICAN
from the Montana school. Lining up on
Christmas morning they march solemn
ly into a big room with walls covered
with palms, pepper tree branches and
the crucifixion thorn, a prototype of the
plant in Palestine. In the center stands
a mesquite or perhaps a paloverde tree
whose natural beauty of green leaves and
red berries is enhanced with ribbons,
pop corn, candy canes and presents. At
dinner the children are devided into ta
ble of en, eight little ones and two big
ones, to restrain the youngsters to as few
squeals of ecstasy as is possible even
for little Indians at Christmas dinner.
After the dinner comes foot races with
prizes and ring game for the wee ones.
Then the big event of the day, the
rabbit Lnnt AU the boys spread out
over th desert in n circle. Stealthily
they close in until one spies a rabbit.
Then it is pePmell, dash and scamper
for the rabbit must be caught in the
hands If Bre'r Bur;ny is run down;
he forms the piece of resistance of the
evening, supper. Ex.
C HEM AW A v. SILVERTON
The Chemawa basketball team went to
Silverton last Friday and played the Si),
verton High School, losing by a score
of 28 to 20. Our boys were somewhat
handicapped in having to play in a very
small hall in which good team work was
impossible. The first half ended with a
score of 10 to 10. The second half opened
with both teams playing fan . and furi
ous. It wa anybody's game . until the
last to minutes, and at times when Che.
mawa or Silverton took the lead the fans
would make things lively by urging on
their favorites.. The game ended by a
score of 28 to 20 in favor of Silverton.
Twenty-minute halves were played
CARD OF THANKS
In appreciation of the good will and
wishes of the many kind friends who so
unselfishly assisted me during the recent
Capital Journal contest I wish to ex
press my sincere thanks to all my
supporters.
Nob a Mann.
APPRECIATION
A few days ago Mr. Enright, Che
mawa's efficient tailor, received a letter
from Alex Cajete, who graduated from
the school this year, Alex while here
worked at the tailoring trade and on
leaving the school secured a situation in
a tailoring establishment at North Yaki
ma, Wash. The following exoerpt from
the letter will be very interesting and o
value to those who will profit by the
le?son it teaches;
"Your letter found me enjoying good
health and still working for Mr. D. M.
McPhail, the tailor. Dunng the com
paratively short time I have been here I
have discovered that tailoring on the out
side isn't much different from the work
at Chemawa. A boy can get the real idea
of it there. The only difference I found
was in the making up of the garments;
in other words, the men are much more
skillful in handling the work and of
course the material used such as the
goods and trimming-, are all first-class.
"I will say to my fellow-students who
are ambitious to learn the trade that
they will not be required to do much
more on the outsine than they will learn
at Chemawa under your instruction,
For two years T worked under your in
structions and' I am now doing well so
far as I know Yon have, I know, with
much sacrifice, given yonr time fcr the
benefit of your pupils, and I can nyver
thank you enough for your kindly aid.
I also thank Supt. Chaleraft and the
school for giving me the opportunity to
get started."