THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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one hundred exercises or copies and that it will take all year to complete
the course. No more finger writing in the room, unless you are willing
to be scolded and laughed at, too, by our teacher. On the first of each
month specimens of our writing is taken and kept. In spite of the fact
that we have written no small letters, marked improvement is noticed
between the first and last specimens.
The eighth grade class learned with regret that Alexandria McL,eod
is soon to leave Riverside for Phoenix in order to improve her health.
Alexandria would have been a member of onr class had she remained.
We wish to extend our sympathies and to assure her that she has our
sincere wishes for her recovery. We should like to have her graduate
with us next year.
We are always glad tc have the members of the class of '14 visit us
and from the number of times they have come we rather think they like
to come. Eight of them are back to Chemawa, attending school in Salem,
while one, Willie Reddie is studying music with Mr. Turney. Charles
Eder and Ruth L,iphart are taking business courses at Capitol City Bus
iness College, while Reginald Downie, William Service, Michael Mc
L,eod, Jerry Rees, Cora Zeigler and Lavina Wilbur are attending High
School. We always give them books and are very particular to show
them the place for we want them to know how much farther along we
are now than they were last year at this time. . , .
Our English teacher tells us that the new course of study ; prepared
recently requires us to read four books and give two public recitations
each year, and that the books are designated in the course of study.
We will wager we can guess the first time who wrote that course of
study. We like the old course better.
William Clark is doing all of the senior work and part of the eighth
grade work.
THE TWO PACKS
Every boy and girl carries two packs, one in front, the other behind,
and each is full of faults. But the one in front holds other boys and
girls' faults, and the one behind his own. And so it is that boys and
girls do not see their own at all, but see very clearly the fauits of
others.
Adapted