THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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THE SOPHOMORE BOYS
(Continued from page 1)
Fred “Tex” Rickard, of the Colville tribe from
Daisy, Washington, is our class orator and a valuable
member of the Reliance Society. He is on the engin
eer’s detail and makes good at whatever he goes at.
William McCorkle belongs to the Warm Springs
tribe and comes from Warm Springs, Oregon. Heis
a plumber by trade, pitches a good game of ball, is in
the Reliance Society, is a type that “saws wood and
says little.” He is certainly a credit to his class.
Lawrence Crofoot, business manager of the class, is
of the Colville tribe from Okanogan, Washington.
He is the only farmer in the class and belongs to the
Reliance Society.
John Davis, Cayuse tribe, hails from Pendleton,
Oregon. John specializes in ' ‘sport” clothes, but talks
little. He plays baseball and football for his class and
is a member of the Reliance Society.
Tonashet, Washington, is the home of George
Nicholson. George is one of the fastest on the track
team, a Reliance member, sews in the tailor shop, and
is reputed to be “girl proof.”
Our class midget is Daniel Constantino, a Umatilla
from Dallas, Oregon. Dan is a good machinist, a
Reliance member, and good all-around boy.
William Lockwood Wall, a Crow Indian of Hardin,
Montana, is a varsity member of the track team, being
one of the best sprinters in school.
He is on the
printers’ detail, plays in the band, is the class “shiek,”
and a Reliance member.
South Bend, Washington, sends us James Curwood
Oliver. James is an auto mechanic and machinist,
knows plenty of Indian legends, and writes them for
the Chemawa American, and tells them for the Reliance
Society. James says the Quinault tribe will be proud
of him some day.
Leander “Bagwell” Wilson belongs to the William
son River tribe of Klamath, Oregon. Lee has been
on the varsity baseball team for three years, belongs
to the choir and band, turns out some splendid pieces
of carpentry work, and belongs to the Reliance Society.
Fred Munson comes from Nome, Alaska, and has
an intense interest in electricity. He belongs to the
Reliance Society, works on the engineer’s detail and
is an all-around useful Sophomore.
MORE ABOUT FISH
Joseph Kahklen, who contributed an article in our
last issue on fishing in Alaska, begins in this issue
where he left off in the last issue and contributes more
along the line of his interesting fishing experiences
of last summer. His article follows:
About last July 10th, eager to go but, we started
out for the best place we knew of for fish. At this
time I was working in the galley. We struck it just
right so far as the fish were concerned, but everything
seemed to be against us. Our power boat was in the
bay and could not be used because the water was too
shallow. Our boat was anchored with a small anchor,
then we took our sein skiff and went to catch the
fish which we saw near a creek. Just as a haul was
made a strong wind came up. No one was in the
boat. We worked hard and fast, but lost most of our
fish. Just then our boat started drifting toward the
beach. What was to be done? I rowed and rowed,
but had to give up. The boat was new and cost
about $9,000.00. We could do nothing! But good
luck was with us again.
A man from one of the other boats came over to our
boat to get some fresh meat, as he knew we had a sup
ply. When the wind came up he had to stay on the
boat. He did not know how to start the engine, but
signaled to one of the other boats to help him and the
boat was saved. We remained on the beach all this
time until the wind calmed down and then our boat
was returned to us. We were most grateful to the
ones who saved it, for if it had been lost wTe could not
have fished for the remainder of the season.
The biggest catch made was about 8,000 fish at one
haul.
Many fish are caught in the traps, which makes it
hard for the seiners. It seems that all the laws are in
favor of the trapper and against the poor seiner. The
traps are owned by the big canneries. If there were
fewer traps there would be more fishermen who in
time would live in Alaska. Increase in population
of good people is what Alaska wants, and these people
will, as a whole, have to depend upon fish for a
living.
THE “SUN” CURE
“That all life has been and is dependent on the sun
as it goes on through the ages emitting radiant energy
has been known for a long time, but one of the most
remarkable discoveries of the twentieth century is the
fact that this light is very important in promoting
physical development and more perfect nutrition in
growing children, and in restoring health to diseased
children and adults. This discovery wras made chiefly
through the study of rickets, a nutritional disease of
children whose diet is not properly balanced.
In
this disease the bones grow, but do not become hard
ened and the results are weakness in muscles, discom
fort, and a tendency for the bones to become bent,
resulting in bow-legs, knock-knees, sunken chests, etc.
This condition, extremely common in North America
and middle Europe, is due largely to the lack of ex
posure to outdoor sunlight, thus depriving the body
of the benefit of certain short rays called ultra-violet
rays.
“The importance of the rays is seen from certain
experiments.
Chickens kept from hatching-time
indoors in an airy room, but without direct illumina
tion, remained stunted and infantile in appearance,
while a group of similar age kept under the same
conditions and on the same food, but allowed out of
doors in the sunlight each day, developed into per
fectly normal birds.
“Sunshine and outside air have proved their worth
as important aids in the prevention and treatment of
many forms of tuberculosis. Pure sunshine has given
the best results; but in cloudy weather and in fall and
winter when the number of hours of sunshine are
fewer, sunlight lamps have become excellent substi
tutes.”