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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Monthly at the United States Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon
H. L WADSWORTH, Superintendent
E n te r e d at th e C hem aw a. O regon. P o s to ffic e as S eco n d -C la ss M ail M a t t e r ..........
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P A T IE N C E AND P E R S E V E R A N C E
Once again our commencement, and the various features attending
it, have become history—a memory. Everything connected with com
mencement passed off nicely and to the credit of those who had charge
of the work and the pupils who played their parts. All is well.
Chemawa sends a large class out into the world this year; nineteen,
all told, seven of whom are girls. Many have been here for years and
have endeared themselves to Chemawa friends. School work here is
now over, but they are yet to be schooled—some, possibly, at other in
stitutions of learning, while others will begin to operate for themselves
in the great wide world and learn at the school of experience.
The motto chosen by the class is “ Patience and Perseverance.”
This is a good motto. Fundamentally it is almost a compass by which
one could steer throughout the entire voyage of life. The fact that
one can be patient enables him to look at matters calmly and dispassion
ately and makes for better judgment in all things. Patience is a bless
ing and a virtue. Perseverance! Nothing can be accomplished with
out it. The more perseverance one possesses the greater are his
chances for success. Perseverance enables one to surmount obstacles,
to climb to great heights, to turn failure into success—it is a never-
give-up quality which wins out in the long run in any legiti
mate undertaking. It is a quality worthy of cultivation early and late.
It has been said that “ everything yields to unwearied pursuit,” and
unwearied pursuit means perseverance. In summing up our conclu
sion is that the graduating class of 1913 have made a wise choice in