The Chemawa American, February 28, 1917, Page 2, Image 2

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T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
THE 3 7 th A N N IV E R S A R Y OF CH EM AW A
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qualities of the stu d e n ts w ith whom he cam e in co n tact.
H e urged th e stu d e n ts to avail them selves of th e p resen t
day advantages and w hile he appreciated th e m aterial
im provem ents in the p lan t w ith w hich to facilitate th e ir
progress, yet the im p o rtan t p art was th e ed u catio n they
received as well as form ation of good ch aracters w hile
here to fit them for w ork on th e outside after leaving.
M r. H e n d e rso n ’s address was well m ade and ap p reci­
ated.
M r. G ordon H o b u ck et, a g rad u ate and also a m em ber
of the faculty, gave a sh o rt and in terestin g historical
sketch. H e is alw ays listened to w ith close a tten tio n .
H e urged the g reatest endeavor possible on p a rt of all
the stu d en ts to get the best and let no o p p o rtu n ity pass
by w hich to add to th e ir advancem ent. H is ea rn e st­
ness and evident personal in terest in C hem aw a and its
stu d e n t body m ade his address very im pressive.
R eginald Downie, stu d e n t body p resid en t, aroused
m uch enthusiasm by his loyal an d helpful talk . H e
referred to th e g reat change m ade in th e discipline as
well as the personnel of th e stu d e n t body since he first
knew Chem aw a, dw elling on th e necessity of th e s tu ­
den ts m ak in g use of every m intue w hile a t school in
ord er to p repare them selves for a successful fu tu re,
and for each stu d e n t to have a high purpose w hile
here. H is address w as very forcibly p u t. and could
not help b u t stim u late th e pupils to g reater effort.
H en ry D arnell u rg ed the stu d e n ts to prepare th em ­
selves along some definite line of w ork and be th o r­
ough in such line in o rd er to com pete in a com m ercial
w ay w ith th e w hite race. H e told how th e lack of
being th o ro u g h was a handicap to him w hen he first
left school, th a t he th o u g h t all he w ould have to do
w ould be to an n o u n ce th a t he was in th e m ark et for a
position and w ith o u t an y effort on his p art he could
easily com m and $100 per m onth. H e found to his
su rp rise and sorrow th a t th ere were m any others m ore
capable of filling the better positions th an he, not u n til
th en did he realize how he had m ade a m istake in not
hav in g a definite purpose w hile here and n o t p erfect­
ing him self in some p artic u lar line of w ork, and said
th a t th a t was his reason for ta k in g a course in the
Salem Business College now; th a t he in ten d s y et to
tak e his place as will red o u n d to his cred it as well as
C hem aw a’s. H is speech was well received.
Russell A dam s gave a sh o rt, concise statem en t of
w hat, in his opinion, C hem aw a g rad u ates should rep ­
resen t. H e said th at w ith an exhibition of energy
coupled w ith honesty of purpose, th o ro u g h n ess and
p rep aratio n , success aw aits every stu d e n t, th at no
half-m easure will suffice.
A urelius T alb o t recited m any instances w hich o ccu rr­
ed at C hem aw a w hen he was a young stu d en t, m any of
w hich caused m uch la u g h ter, com paring each incid en t
w ith conditions of th e present tim e, show ing th e g reat
step forw ard Chem aw a has taken since those days in
discipline, character b u ild in g and hig h er ideals. H e
also told his im pressions of C hem aw a on his first a r ­
rival as a stu d en t. H is talk was very in terestin g and
to th e point.
Joseph B ettles w as called on for a few rem arks. H e
gave an in te re stin g account of farm ing operations as
carried on at C hem aw a w hen it was necessary to ren t
outside land. H e also told about th e o u tin g system
and how th e boys w orked on ranches and girls picked
hops and m ade enough m oney by w hich 80 acres of fine
land was purchased and added to th e school farm . Jo s­
eph has been a stu d e n t at Chem aw a since he w as a
little fellow and has been identified w ith th e in s titu ­
tion th ro u g h o u t several adm inistrations.
Leona Jo h n rem arked m ore p artic u larly upon her
lack of appreciation in th e earlier years of h er stu d e n t
life, but realizes now how necessary it is to tak e a d ­
vantage of the splendid o p p o rtu n ities offered a t C he­
m aw a. Leona is one of C hem aw a’s best stu d en ts.
H er father, Sam Jo h n , w as a stu d e n t at Chem aw a in
1888.
A nnie L oftus spoke on th e h appy feeling th a t people
usually had on th e anniversary of the b irth , especially
children, and th a t in celeb ratin g b irth d ay s of in s titu ­
tions the older they w ere th e m ore extensive th e cele­
bration, and in celebrating the 37th birthday of C he­
mawa the stu d e n t should feel particu larly h appy in
th a t the older an in stitu tio n th e b etter w ork it does.
Chem aw a by reason of its age is doing b etter w ork,
th a t g row th m eans advancem ent, th a t she is p roud of
her school, and th a t all should be loyal and tru e to its
h ig h est and best ideals. A n n ie L oftus is now a hig h
school stu d e n t in Salem , and is one of C hem aw a’s m ost
dependable products.
M arie Shaishnikoff instead cf m aking rem ark s p re ­
pared for the occasion, desisted by relatin g an anecdote
of a darkey who, w hen called upon to speak, said th a t
Lord O M assey, I ’ve ju st had lots of ideas floating
aro u n d , but I ’ve w aited so long th a t they have all
scattered and I c a n ’t catch any of them n o w .” M arie
has been at Chem aw a since a tiny little girl and loves
C hem aw a for w hat it has done for her. She is very
popular at C hem aw a and looked upon w ith pride by
all, as she is C hem aw a’s very ow n.
Dr. R. H . K ennedy gave a stro n g and fittin g a d ­
dress. O w ing to the lateness of th e h o u r his speech
was brief but full of sym pathy and encouragem ent.
H is talks are alw ays good, for he enters into th e
life of the stu d en t body and th eir in terests w hich are
near his heart. D r. K ennedy stan d s close to th e s tu ­
d en ts and his advice elevates and stre n g th e n s them in
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