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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1926)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE. 4 ADDRESS OF HON. HUBERT WORK (Continued from page 1) the educational campaign among Indians was against ill health and disease but now that the Indians them selves have realised the wisdom of providing for phy sical education, it is safe to prophesy still greater prog ress. Another significant fact closely related to this occa sion is that this stadium is a result of the first united effort of the Indian race to advance the modern sports. Thus it may be recognized that education is sweeping away suspicion, hatred, and selfishness, not by any means confined to the Red Man, and creating friend ship and good will. It has given Indians a new vision of life, it has taught the lesson of self-sacrifice, and that to live and live abundantly, we must learn to serve as well as to be served, to give as well as to receive. Now that you have gained one great social victory in the building of this beautiful structure, others will follow, I am sure. The Indians have always been fond of games and exhibited great endurance and skill in playing Indian football, lacrosse, hockey, and running long-distance foot races, all of which have been adopted in some form by other races. That Indians are maintaining their records as athletes was recently demonstrated by your Philip Osif, eighteen year old Pima boy, when he finished first in both the Junior and Senior Divi sion of the six-mile run at Philadelphia and thus won the A. A. U. Championship. On October 10, in a marathon race of five miles up the Broadmoor- Cheyenne mountain road in Colorado, seven Indians easily ran away from six white men. The winner, a Hopi, making the distance in 35.49 3-4 minutes. And now, to the students of this great school. This arena will be the scene of many contests. Although many of your friends who are here today will not be present to witness future athletic contests, they will be “listening in” and in spirit will join the hundreds of your classmates in their shouts of encouragement. Whether on the gridiron, in the classroom, the shop, or in the later contests of life, in the home, on the farm, in your office, in your business or profession, whatever that may be, we wish you your rightful share of victories won by playing hard and playing on the square. WHY THE BEAR HAS A SHORT TAIL The following story was written by James Oliver as a study in English: There lived a wise fisher beside a big pool of water who was always playing tricks on the other animals. On one of the coldest days of winter the fisher was coming home from fishing and had caught a nice mess of fish. On the way home he met an old bear. The bear wanted the fisher to give him some of his fish because he was very hungry. The fisher said, “Go catch your own fish,” to which the bear replied, “I don’t know how to catch fish, but if you will tell me how I’ll be willing to try and catch some for breakfast.” Well, then,” said the fisher, “I’ll tell you, but you must do as I tell you or you won’t catch a single fish.” “Mr. Bear go down to the ice and cut a small hole in it. Put your tail as far into the water as possible and leave it there until it gets full of fish. Keep very still so you will not scare the fish away.” The next evening the bear cut a hole in the ice and put his tail into the water as the fisher had directed him. He decided to fish all night and carry his catch home with him for breakfast. In the morning the water had frozen around the bear’s tail. He thought it was about time to start home. He moved a little and it seemed to him that it was very heavy at the end of his tail. “I have lots of fish,” he said. He braced himself so he could give a quick pull and not lose any of the fish. When he got braced he gave a quick, hard jerk and his tail snapped off, leaving it very short. To this day he has a short tail, and when winter conies he will hide away all winter and sleep, remembering what happened to him one cold winter day when he went fishing. BEAUTY AND CHARACTER Beauty is something that satisfies the eye, ear, understanding, or appreciation, or moral sense, as a beautiful person or thing. Character is the individ ual disposition. It is largely determined by habits. The divine purpose revealed to the intellect is truth, the divine purpose revealed in human life is virtue, and when revealed to the heart is beauty. To have a beautiful character we must possess these things, beauty has about it the dignity of justice and purity and the moral judgment enters largely into the per ception of its beauty. What every one knows, or can know, about his own or his neighbor’s character is the general way in which he or his neighbor conduct themselves. Ferol Porter A person need not be beautiful in face or form, but if she has a good character there are certain things that shine out in her life that makes her beautiful. A person who has a good character is an inspira tion to others who are striving to better their lives by good, clean living. Gertrude Caisse Beauty, which many people like and desire, is only a physical attraction. It does not last long. Character is a stronger quality, more to be desired than beauty. Character is intelligent, orderly, harmonious actions, and means the total of the qualities that make a real man or woman. A beautiful character becomes strong er with age, and is more admirable than an attractive appearance. Flora Dexter Beauty and a good character combined is a wonder ful thing to possess, if one should be so fortunate. Too often a girl who is beautiful gets self-centered and forgets she has a name and character to protect. Business men often doubt a girl’s or young lady's word on how well she can work and how much she knows if she is overly pretty. They don’t seem to think beauty and brainscan go together. A character is a thing not to be fooled with. It would be folly. It is defined as moral excellence and is indeed a thing to build, and to build the correct way. Nellie Rinehart
