Big Jim, Shawnee, Says Education is "Bunk"

1920

Indian Chief Declares Against School for Papooses

NORMAN, Okla. -- Education is the bunk -- or the Indian word to that effect -- in the opinion of Big Jim, chief of the Shawnee tribe. Indian agents here plan to force Big Jim to permit the 300 children of his tribe to attend the agency school. Big Jim holds that the white man had nothing of value to teach papooses.


So Shines A Good Deed

DAYTON, Ohio -- A little matter of $15,000, left him by a man he had befriended years ago, did not disturb Harry Levy, tailor. He is still at his bench and will stay there. He says: "Fifteen thousand dollars is not as much as it was in the days when I knew my friend, but I have forgotten the good turn I did him which brought forth the money."

--The Saturday Blade, Chicago, March 27, 1920, page 10.