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P r i n t e d a t C h e m a w a , O r e g o n , a n d D e v o t e d to t h e i n t e r e s t s o f I n d i a n E d u c a t i o n
Voi. X IX
W ednesday, N ovem ber 1, 1916
DISCOURAGEM ENT
D iscouragem ent is death to success. T h o u g h we
can n o t avoid occasional periods when our u n d e rta k
ings look d ark and seem im possible, yet we can avoid
yielding to them . By g iv in g up we are su re to lose.
Some of our stu d en ts will know well enough th e feel
in g of d isco u rag em en t, and it is ju st now they need
to exert all th eir pow ers to resist th e feeling. It is
tru e m any of you have w orked under difficulties and
d isco u rag in g conditions, and you deserve and do re
ceive sym p ath y ; but to give up w ithout a fierce fight
w hen th e critical tim e approaches will forfeit all you
have g ain ed . H e is, indeed, a w eak, cow ardly so l
dier w ho in tim es of peace enjoys th e com fort and
ease of a q u iet b arrack s life deserts at the approach of
a b attle. H ow we despise such a ch aracter. Stay
w ith th e u n d erta k in g u n til y o u r last effort fails, and
if it m u st be a defeat tak e it bravely. T h en even the
loss will be gain in ch aracter.
T he battles th a t have m eant most in th e histo ry of
th e world have been those w hich were won u n d er the
hardest, m ost d isco u rag in g con d itio n s— battles w here
th e victorious arm y en tered know ing th a t they were
o utnum bered and outclassed and kn o w in g th a t the
only hope was in a h ig h e r pow er w hich w ould cause
th e rig h t to prevail, and th ey tru stin g th a t pow er,
fought w ith u n conquerable w ill. W ill and d eterm in
atio n , w ith faith th a t th in g s m ust come rig h t even
ag ain st th e g reatest odds, is now y o u r hope. You
have been sick, you have had to do double d u ty , y o u r
eyes have been w eak, you cam e in late, in some cases
your reg u la r classw ork has been seriously in te rru p te d ,
and m any o th er th in g s have come in th e way to p re
vent y o u r ad v an cem en t. Yes, it does look big. But
w hat a glorious b attle it w ould seem to an old fighter!
W hy, th e v ery elem ent of the im possible would be
ju st th e sp u r to him . Be th e fighter.
O ne point you probably do not realize. Y our feel
in g of hopeless d iscouragem ent r.ot only hinders you,
but is a d etrim en t to those who have th eir own fight
to m ake. O ne blue, despondent stu d e n t may h in d er
th e en tire class w hile he or she has th e pow er th ro u g h
b rig h t hopefulness to create th e w in n in g sp irit, th e re
by saving '.lie situ atio n in th e crisis. Now if you are
one of those stu d e n ts facing disco u rag em en t, force
No. 4
th a t d isco u raging th o u g h t out of the m ind and put in
its place th e hope, the expectation of w in n in g , and
grim ly fight to the last. In any event you will win
in th a t w hich co u n ts heavily— stro n g m anhood or
w om anhood.
L IT E R A R Y SOCIETIES
E X C E L S IO R
L ast W ednesday evening the m em bers of the E x
celsior L iterary Society met and held a brief, snappy
m eeting. Each m em ber responded w ith a q u o tatio n .
T h e m em bers on th e program show ed signs of p rep ara
tio n w hich indicated they take an interest.
O p ening A ddress
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John M urray
R ecitation
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j van A nderson
C u rren t E v ents
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i?a rj N uckolls
S ketch
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G abriel A nderson
S o n g ............................................................... Society
Q uestion Box
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Society
C losing R em arks
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R eginald Downie
W IN O N A
T h e program w hich was rendered by th e W inona
Society w as prepared by th e eight and nin th grades
and it was the best, by far. th a t has been given th is
year.
Because of illness, the previous president and vice-
p resid en t were forced to resign. L aura S quiqui was
elected president an d Rose Sim m ons vice-president.
T h e society expects to have a very successful w in te r’s
w ork u n d er such able leaders.
Program
O p en in g A ddress
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- M arion M cClusky
S o n g —S tars of th e Sum m er N ig h t
- T w elve G irls
R e c i t a t i o n .......................................... N ellie M etcalf
C u rre n t E vents
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V eltha F razier
Song
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Julia Mills, M arie Shaishnikoff,
E lizabeth R ainville, Rose Sim m on
R ead in g — Say No
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A m y W eston
M andolin and G u ita r D uet
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M arina N elson,
L aura S quiqui
R eading
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Ju lia G rom off
Jokes
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Sarah B lodgett
R em arks
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A dvisor