Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-11-11
MORE INDIAN SCHOOL.
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| Wltn0ut rubber5 IN shoes full of holes
have seen them with stockings soak.
lug wet and their skirts wet for nearly
foot from the hem, aud they always
have cod"
| Tnis woman also made other state
I ments about affairs at the school which
do not apply directly to the question of
whether 0r not the children are fed q
sufficient amount, but which serve to
show that much dissatisfaction with
the present management exists among
The children, aud employees as well.
Instances of the violation of rules by
officials Of the institution were given,
which, 1t was stated, could be proven.
MORE oHILDREN INTERVIEWED.
The reporter interviewed seven diff
ferent children met on the streets of
Salem Saturday. Each and every one
told the same story. They said; ave
don't have enough bread at any meal
and what we do have is heavy, black
aud sour. We have cabbage once In
while, and tuTnips sometimes. We
have beans quite often. We don't
have much fresh fruit--just q few
apples, thsre weren't many this year.
We haven't had any dried fruit since
last spring and that was wormy." In
reply to the question, "How long is II
since you had potatoes?", they an
swered, 80, not since early in the
summer, until a few days ago, but
we've had them for dinner several
times lately.
"What do you usually have for dir
ner ?"
"Bread, meat, sometimes one kind Of
vegetables and sometimes none at all,
and water to drink"
"Do you have enough meat as a
usual thing?"
"Yes, about, but 1t don't take the
place Of other things"
"How is it, are you often hungry, or
not?n
"Yes often We:don't have enough
oftener than we do"
"What do you think is the reason
you don't get enough ?"
"They cay they don't hays it,"
"Why don't they?
1--WE don't know"
Some glrls who were interviewed
repeated In substance what the boys
told as regards the food and variety
afforded, aud sald: I'VE are often
hungry. We hardly have enough to
eat.n
"Did the matron say anything toytu
about JOURNAL reporter being down
to the school?"
"Yes, she said one came down to zee
II we had enough 10 eat. She told us
thev gaye us all they could"
"Why can't they give you enough ?"
uWe don't know.n
"Do you ever say anything about 1t
TO any of the employ ?"
"The girl to whom the question was
addressed replied: 81 don't know
whether any OF us ever did or not.
But we've talked about 1t among our.
selves and wondered why they did not
give us more"
"Would they punish you If they
knew you told me these things?"
"We don't know"
"Are you afraid OF Mr.. Rakestraw?"
Yes"
I'D you Ike Mr., Brewer
"Yesl We all like him"
ELIJAH BROWN TALKS
Elijah Brown, student at the
school, while in Salem Saturday
entered the JOURNAL office and said he
noticed the bulletin board and came 10
to see what there was ahout starving
the children.
When questioned he replied as fol-
lows; 81 am student at the school.
Have been there three and half years.
| came there from Cascade Locks.
Am 22 years old. Have been studying
medicine since last June; study under
the physicians, and assist in the drug
department. Al least, 1 did study
under DR.. Rice, but he has been trans
ferfed IN Kanaas. There Ia no phV-