THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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THE RIGHT KIND OF SPIRIT
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others let go. Tenacity of purpose gives confidence.
If you stick to your purpose through thick and thin,
if you have the genius of persistence, you have the
very first qualification 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 suc
cess 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 which 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
disheartening 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.
LITERARY SOCIETIES
Reliance
The Reliance Literary Society met in the audi
torium on Friday, November 6th. President Atkins
presided. The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved. The names of the new Reliance
members were read and much applause was given
them. After a short business discussion the following
program was given in an excellent way:
Song, Society; instrumental music, Raymond Hal
dane, Wm. Markistrum and PaulKeta; recitation, Le
ander Wilson; sleight of hand, Jacob Atkins; proph
ecy. Alfred Bernard; vocal solo, Albert Orr; things
that never happen, Royal Holst and Dewey Matt;
jokes, Wm. Johnson; closing songs and yells, Members.
After hearing short talks by Mr. Carroll and Mr.
Fisher the society adjourned.
Excelsior
The Excelsior Literary Society held its regular meet
ingin room seven, school building, Nov. 6, 1925. The
election of officers was held with the following results:
President, Louis Dupuis; vice-president, John Dexter;
secretary, Jesse Morgan; treasurer, Archie Greycloud;
sergeant-at-arms, Arthur Bruce; yell leader, Henry
Bowker.
It was decided that the Reliance and Excelsior So
cieties would play a football game just after Thanks
giving, and that the members of the first team be al
lowed to play.
The names of new members were read and applaud
ed.
After a short program and the critic’s report the
society adjourned.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE NOTES
Read this if you think the Freshmen are not on the
job. We prepared and served a dinner for the visiting
football team on Saturday, a week ago, and the Sopho
mores helped the seventh grade girls serve the lunch
eon.
We have canned pumpkins, and also made some
pumpkin pies--just the kind that “grandmother” made.
Norma Douglas has the honor of being the first
Freshman to start the sixth grade girls on their lessons
in domestic science.
Hazel Boyd and Constance Caisse are now the high
school lunch girls.
DOMESTIC ART NOTES
Broadcasting from station D. A. D., the Sophomores
will now tell you of their new work as seamstresses:
We are now reviewing some of the work in making
patches, darning and renovating.
Each girl has been assigned a certain amount of fan
cy work which is to be on display during Christmas
week, and some is to be sold also.
Since we were last here, our instructor, Miss Vesper,
has developed a new way in which we are to ‘ ‘clean up. ’ ’
Each girl has an assigned duty to perform through the
week, so we never have time to waste now.
You’ll hear from us next week.
In every progressive community in all the world the
old gives place to the new. Old landmarks are oblit
erated and new ones established, and this holds true at
Chemawa. The truth of the above was exemplified
here last week when the porch along the north side of
Brewer Hall was torn down. The structure is a wooden
affair and the porch, in its dilapidated state, had be
come a liability in more ways than one and its removal
became necessary.