TH E CHEM AW A
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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
P u b lish ed M o n th ly a t th e U nited S ta te s In d ia n T rain in g School
Chem aw a, Oregon
H. E. WADSWORTH, Superintendent
E n tered a t th 9 C hem aw a, Oregron, P o s to ffic e as S eco n d -C la ss M ail M atter . ..
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25 C ents P e r School Y ear
A d v ertisin g R a te s on A pplication
TH E GRADUATES
T im e is never-ending, blit m arches on and on, b rin g in g w ith it m any
changes— some good and some bad. T he old give way to the y o u n g —
each generation in its tim e. It seems that the greatest w ork of the
w orld is the education of yo u th , the task of preparing the young people
th a t they may be fit when the tim e comes th a t they shall be com pelled
to take the burdens from shoulders th a t are w eary, old, and worn-
out. Call this law of hum an entail w hat you m ay, it is destiny— it is
fate; an im m utable decree from a power beyond and g reater than m an.
People of m ature years are ever solicitous for the welfare of young
people whom they have seen grow up in th eir m idst, whom they have
helped to raise and tried to educate. O lder heads know the snares and
pitfalls th at lie along the path of youth, and fear for the fledgeling is
in many ways m anifested w here th at fledgeling bids fair to prove w orthy.
T h is feeling on the part of older people is natural and the w orld, both
old and y o ung people, are the gainer for it.
But youth is full of life and hope; for years protection has enfolded
it and n o th in g has h u rt it; the harder th in g s of life have been warded
off by elder people, and never having been harm ed it knows no fear.
W ould th a t youth could be ever youthful, bold, free, and fearless— but
such is not the way of the world. T he world is a m aterial one and
youth m ust stand the acid test. Some cannot stand the test and falter,
stum ble, and finally fall. Some who stum ble and fall set th eir teeth
to g e th er th e harder for the fall, stiffen th eir backs, and rise again,
usually to have so learned th e lesson th a t ever afterw ard they are ca re
ful w here they tread. T henceforth they seek only the w ell-lighted
way and sh u n shady places w ith d ark path s. Few in the confidence