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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1925)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE 4 CHARACTER AND REPUTATION (Continued from page 1 ) sarcastic songs at each other. The one who creates the most laughter is regarded as the victor. The Dan ish writers call these controversial songs “nith” songs. Other songs that take the nature of prayers, tell their joys and sorrows, and are expressive of the temper ament, are sung with great devotion and feeling. What a wonderful world it would be if we knew that all future “wars” were to be settled by hurling songs at one another instead of deadly bombs. The test is in a student’s ability to persist in what ever he undertakes. The ability to hold on is a won derful virtue. Have you grit—grit to hold on, to stick and hang? Any-one can wish for a thing, can desire it, but only those who have the staying powers, who are strong and vigorous in purpose, clear away the obstacles and with unflinching determination secure FROM TENNYSON what they want. There is wonderful powers in a resolution which has Following are some favorite Tennyson quotations no reservation back of it, which arrives at its goal no which have an especial appeal for the junior class—to matter what the sacrifice or cost. When you come the great credit of the juniors: across a boy or girl who resolves that, come what will, “Live pure, speak true, right wrong, follow the they are going to do the thing they set their hearts on, king.” who have no “ifs” or “buts” or “ands” about it, you “Else, wherefore born?” may be sure they are made of winning stuff. “Hope not to make thyself by vows.” It is lesson after lesson, blow after blow, concentra “A doubtful throne is ice on summer seas.” tion of energy, to keep at your task of securing an “Man am I grown, a man’s work must I do.” education in all which that word implies which will “More things are wrought by prayer than this enable each one of you to secure 100 percent of all that world dreams of. ’ ’ is offered you at this great school. “The thrall in person may be free in soul.” “I leap from Satan’s feet to Peter’s knee.” DOMESTIC SCIENCE NOTES “God make thee good as thou art beautiful.” The ninth grade girls made butterscotch and lemon “I pass, out not to die.” pies on Wednesday afternoon. All of them turned out “Who should be King except him who makes us well, and were appreciated by those who ate them. free?” In the morning the seventh grade girls tantalized “The ghost is as the man.” every one else by making red pepper relish. It must “The whole round earth is every way bound by gold be good, for several stopped to see what was being made. chains to the feet of God.” Hazel Boyd is ill, so Norma Douglas is still teaching “The King who fights his people fights himself.” the sixth grade girls. “Lay him low, but slay him not.” We are having new tables and benches made for our DOMESTIC ART NOTES department. When the woodwork is painted we will Hinky, Dinky, Parlez-vous! Freshies! The girls feel quite dressed up. Next week we are going to make fruit cakes. This of the freshmen class are busy taking up the problem will be a new venture for most of us, but we are sure of making gym middies. Grace Johnson is practice teacher for the girls of the it will be successful. third and fourth grades. They are now making very INDIAN MUSIC attractive sewing aprons for themselves. Williamette Blakeslee and Ferol Porter of the elev On the Northern Pacific coast, and among other tribes as well, musical contests were held in by-gone enth grade have decided to be seamstresses for the rest of days when singers from one tribe or band would con their days. They are now on their first lesson, making tend with those from another tribe or band, as to which charts of the various stitches. Freshies, ring off—line’s busy! could remember the greatest number, or accurately repeat, a new song after hearing it given for the first time. Among all the tribes accurate singing was con sidered an accomplishment. The Coast Indians like all other Indians, loved to sing. It was a natural tool of expression. These contests have kept alive many or all of the present-day songs. They encourage the young people to learn all of the tribal songs. Among the Baffinland Eskimo grudges are settled by the opponents meeting by appointment and singing Seven members of the Chemawa Senior “Y” at tended the Y. M. C. A. meeting at Woodburn, Oregon, last Sunday afternoon, a week ago. Delegates were at this meeting from Salem, Aumsville, Woodburn and Chemawa. The Chemawa quartet, Raymond Hal dane, Wm. Markistrum, Walter Metrokin and Reno Booth, sang. They had to respond to two encores. They were adopted as the “Hi Y” quartet of Marion County. Other boys who attended were Charlie Moon, Archie Greycloud, Solomon Fleury and Fred Nystrum.
