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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1925)
PAGE 4 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN WHY NOT “STICK” (Continued from page 1 ) Watch “Old Nick” wobble around with his sore leg; but once he gets started going on the track, he surely can go. the Government receiver’s hands. There was a gener Gideon B. Grub is out of the hospital, but is not al belief that it was hopelessly in debt. Its equipment was wretched. It was losing great sums of money able to run yet, although he expects to do his best closing week. rapidly. Many railroads had gone to the wall. Great Our specimens are just about all up. We hope to financial syndicates had attempted to remedy the situa tion. Even the Congress of the United States had finish them by the end of this week. This is an ex failed to remedy the matter. Then Harriman stepped ceptional record. Raymond Haldane, a senior, was one of the fortun into the breach. All this time his penetrating mind had been studying the intricate problem, and all at ate prize winners in the name contest given by Miss Gunnell of Salem. once, when the outlook was most discouraging, an astounding proposition reached the government—an W. J. Williams received honorable mention on all offer to pay fifty-eight million dollars in cash for the four titles sent in for the pictures. He deserves wretched road, and an additional twenty seven millions much credit for his efforts. to the holders of the first mortgage bonds. This was Examination has started already and everybody is in February, 1898, and the man who made the authori raving about his problems. But wait and see; more ties of the United States wonder, and the great finan will pull through than expect to. cial syndicates of New York open their eyes, swung When all is over with exams and work, we’ll be into the world’s vision as a coming railroad giant. The traveling for home for a good rest. Then next fall result was that within three or four years from the we’ll begin anew as the first Junior high students of ending of the Government receivership, the once de C. I. S. spised '‘streak of rust” reaching from Omaha to Ogden Look for the miniature homestead to be exhibited by was paying good dividends. Pure grit is the master key which unlocks all diffi the masonry detail. It will be built by them, with their own ideas. Willie J. Williams is the foreman culties. What has it not accomplished? The great life questions are: “Do you keep at it?” of the crew. Lloyd Jensen, better known as the seniors’ weather “Can you stick by your proposition?'’ “Can you persevere after failure?” “Have you grit enough to prophet, went home on Friday, May 15. We surely miss him because we can’t tell anything about the hold on, stick and hang, in spite of the most discourag coming weather since he left. ing obstacles?” We have all observed Indian boys and girls who INDUSTRIAL ITEMS have turned away from continuing their school—stu The tailors have finished the costumes for the oper dents who had pluck enough to begin things with en thusiasm, but did not have grit enough to carry them etta. to a finish. The new stage setting has kept the carpenters and The point at which you are tempted to quit, the painters busy for the past few days. point where your grit leaves you, will measure your A fine piece of wrought iron worked by John Kalar- achieving power. Many of the grandest men and women in the world ak will be exhibited during demonstration week. The farm and garden details are much pleased with today started as poor boys and girls, with not one-half the opportunities of Chemawa students—no capital but the rain of the past few days. They say it is fine to have the crops grow, but the weeds grow7 also, and pure grit and invincible purpose. that makes work. SENIOR NOTES Much attention has been attracted by the walnut Henry Kitka, an old-timer in geometry, is still do table made by Wm. Markishtum and finished in oil ing fine with the funny looking figures. by the painters. It is a very creditable piece of work Quite a bunch of Seniors went to the special ‘ ‘ Pow and William has reason to be proud of it. wow” dinner out in the open by the Wigwam. The wiring in the shops’ addition has almost reach The Senior quartette were asked to sing at the Odd Fellows’ Lodge this coming Friday, May 29th. We had our geometry examinations last Friday morning, it was rather stiff, but we’re glad to have it over. ed completion. The engineers have gained some experience in that job which will be of value to them. The masons have finished the concrete approach to the paint shop and have rebuilt several manholes in the field east of McNary Hall.
