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3 MAY 8 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 Vol. X IX W ednesday, J a n u a r y 17, 1917 A VITAL PO IN T IN EDUCATION O ne of our g reat men has very ap tly distinguished betw een th e educated and th e uneducated m an, in w ords to th e effect, th a t the educated man sets his ow n task and keeps him self at it, w hile the u n ed u cat ed m ust serve th e task m aster. T h in k upon this, C hem aw a S tudents! In our schools a large p ro p o r tion of th e stu d en ts are leaving out the vital point of educatio n . T ru e, th ey are acq u irin g know ledge, but th e y are not tra in in g them selves to be m asters of self or the situ atio n s of daily life. T h e g en u in ely educated man places a high value on his life and determ ines th e use he will m ake of it. H e th en , of his own will, sets out to accom plish this. W ith o u t d o u b t he could exist by aim lessly passing from day to day, b u t he w ould be m erely a slave to him self, and all the w orld. Such a life would hold n eith er success nor h ap p i ness. So, y o u n g women and y o u n g m en, g irls and boys, ta k e the advan tag es you have in the school room and in d u stria l activ ities to m ake m asterful women and m en. Go in to yo u r lessons and y o u r w ork as if you w ere choosing them rath er th a n h av in g them placed upon you; do your tasks in a sp irit of w illingness ra th e r th a n being forced; in all you do, strive to gain in d ep en d en t th o u g h t and action, ra th e r th an being pushed or led, so th a t when you come to take your p art in th e w o rld ’s w ork you will be able to use your lives in a purposeful, helpful w ay. YO UR F U T U R E SELF C ontact w ith our fellow stu d en ts im pels us to a sort of forecast of the likely careers w hich will follow in th e persons of our associates. T h e only basis for such forecast consists of th e ideals and habits w hich are now show n. T h e practices of the pupil in th e school are th e foretokens of th e habits of th e man after g ra d u atin g . Indolence, slovenliness, v u lgarity and ru d e ness d u rin g school days will never produce an active, alert, cu ltu re d g en tlem an . T o expect such a th in g w ere to ex p ect a m iracle. M any y o u n g men are self deceived. T hev wish to become noble m en, and cherish the hope th at some day th e ir wish will drop down upon them , or “ tu rn No. 14 up . You m ay read your fu tu re in your present actions. A nsw er to your self the question: Does my wish w ith respect to m y fu tu re harm onize w ith my present actions? E N T E R T A IN M E N T BY JO INT SOCIETIES T he program rendered at th e jo in t m eeting of the literary societies last W ednesday evening was very well given and greatly enjoyed. E very num ber was good. It is needless to say th at the ’cello solo by W illie Reddie was excellent, for he alw ays does well. John M urray read th e old favorite, “ T h e Blue and the G ray, in a loud clear voice. T h e recitation, “ A nd th e G reatest of T hese is W a r ,” w as well done. Both th e E xcelsior and Reliance Q u artettes did well and received generous applause. M yra R auzi read an original paper on basketry, w hich was well w ritten and well read. T h e F a m in e ” from H iaw ath a was given by M argaret H arney who was dressed in Indian costum e. M argaret put m uch feeling and pathos into th e selection. H en ry Davis sang, “ On the Beach at W a ik ik i,” in a very pleasing m anner. T h e “ Dance of S p rin g ,’ given by Mrs. E dw ard Jaq u in s, was an unexpected trea t. Mrs. Jaq u in s, attired as a wood n ym ph, was a d elig h tfu l breath of S pring, as she gracefully skipped and pirouetted to “ M endelssohn’s S p rin g Song. ” She responded to an encore bv giv in g “ T he Dance of th e W ater S p rite s,” w hich was e n joyed equally as m uch as her first num ber. T he readings by T helm a Orsen and Jam es T odd show ed good p rep aration, w hile “ I f , ” delivered by Fred K a r luk, was u n usually good. E aura T h e rria u lt recited A nd th e Man W a ite d ” in a brig h t and pleasing m anner. W illiam C huck and his accordion are a l w ays p opular and W ednesday night was no exception. T h e follow ing is the program in full: ’Cello Solo . . . . . W illie R eddie R eading, “ T h e Blue an d th e G ra y ” - - Jo h n M urray R ecitation “ And th e G reatest of T hese is W a r” F ran c is Boyce S ° ng . . . . E x celsio r Q u a rte tte R eading—An O riginal Paper on Basketv - M vra Rauzi R ecitation— “ T he F a m in e ” - M arg aret H arn ey A D ance of S p rin g - - - M rs. E d w ard Jaq u in s Vocal solo— “ On th e Beach at W aik ik i” - H e n ry Davis R ead in g — “ T im e ” . . . . Jan ies Todd R ecitatio n — “ I f ” . . . . F re d K arlu k Song— “ W hen th e Dew is on th e R o se” R eliance Q u a rte tte R ecitatio n — “ And th e Man W aited ” - L au ra T h e rria u lt R ead in g — “ T h e Pied Piper of H a m lin ” - T h e lm a O rsen A ccordion Solo . . . . W illiam Chuck
