THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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THE RIGHT KIND OF SPIRIT
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en. Those who are bound to win never think of be
ing defeated. We all believe in the boy or girl who
persists, sticks, hangs on when others let go. Tena
city of purpose gives confidence. If you stick to your
purpose through thick and thin, if you have the gen
ius of persistence, you have the very first qualifica
tions of an achiever.
Thousands of people all over our country are in
poverty and suffering who found out after they had
given up that they had been almost in sight of success
when they surrendered; who saw those who took up
the work where they had dropped it win out very
quickly. There may come a time in your life when
you will have no idea what to do next: when you may
not be able to make an intelligent move, when you
can see no light ahead. Then is the time simply to
hang on and refuse to give up. We hammer in this
lesson to you students time and again because it is the
very first lesson you should learn. You should "keep
on,” "keep on,” always "keep on.” Without this
tenacity of purpose, education—brilliancy, even geni
us—will not amount to much. With it any one of
you here will succeed. It was holding on three more
days that enabled Columbus to discover the new
world. It was holding on that took Peary to the
north pole. The same is true of many wonderful
things. The world owes more to the persistency
that never gives up than to almost anything else.
This is a proof of your greatness: Students, when
you can stick to your aim, can accomplish your pur
pose in spite of all embarrassments, irritations and dis
heartening conditions.
Many of our grandest men and women started out
poor, without friends, had no backing, had no capital
but pure grit and invincible purpose, and we urge
each of our readers to be dominated by some mighty
aim while at Chemawa, to have a fixed purpose to get
everything here, something definite, a plan, and you
may be sure every employee and student here will be
glad to stand by you.
Clifford McLeod is now engaging himself on the
track. He trains eveiy night with Gideon B. Grub
and says that the seniors will be sure of one point any
way.
We have recently heard that this year’s class will
not graduate, but will get promotion certificates. We
are glad that two more grades will be added to our
course, so we may get the best out of this school. As
Mr. Coon says, "we are the class of ’27.”
The class of ’25 had the most fun of their lives when
they had their picnic in the woods. Games were
played, and after breakfast was served a program was
rendered. The most humorous number was a solo
given by Charley Moon. He won a reputation for
himself as a soloist. Another attractive number was
a fairy dance.
JUNIOR NOTES
Exams are coming nearer all the time, so we sleep
with our books under our pillows.
When you see a Junior talking to himself you will
know that he or she is doing memory work.
Evelyn Whitebear asked three questions in assembly
last Wednesday. They were all answered by Juniors.
Lena Cordova, Emily Ivanoff and Vera Korter have
been taking turns taking charge at the laundry. They
all manage to keep up their work at the domestic sci
ence, too.
We have just finished "Julius Caesar” and have
started reading "The Lady of the Lake.” We can’t
help but enjoy them with Mrs. Leavensworth to ex
plain everything.
Though for all our studying we may still be Juniors
next year and maybe Sophies, but at any event we
are glad that we will be able to graduate from the
twelfth grade when we do graduate and not have to
stop half way.
The Juniors have adopted a new member; Violet
Johnson was voted by the class to be our little Junior
sister. She arrived last Saturday and spent four days
with her sister and brother, Odessa and William
Johnson, both jolly Juniors.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE NOTES
SENIOR NOTES
Last Wednesday Dr. Wedge related to us a story
about John King as a servant to Dr. Russell Conwell.
Kendall Northrop had the pleasure of asking ques
tions in Current Events for the first Division last week.
We heard that school will close the first part of June,
so every one of us is working hard to prepare for the
coming examinations.
Henry Bowker is having a little bad luck at present.
He is at the hospital undergoing a minor operation.
We all hope he will be around soon.
This is our third week here, but we have never be
fore had the pleasure of reporting.
We enjoy every bit of the work, but more especially
the meal planning and "consuming.”
The Freshmen feel proud that two of their class
mates, Tillie Walkingbear and Mary Trail, have been
acting as night nurses at the hospital during the last
few weeks. We miss these girls from the cooking
class, but we are glad they can fill such a place.
One of our girls had the misfortune to use a cleans
er instead of baking powder. Needless to say, that
family went without biscuits.
T he M erry F reshies .