THE CHEM AW A AMERICAN
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HOW TO ENJOY COLD WEATHER
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months to maintain a high degree of resistance?
The fact that the weather is cold is no excuse for
not keeping fit. A wide variety of both indoor and
outdoor forms of exercise are always available.
In connection with indoor and outdoor exercise,
there are a few “Do” and “Don’ts” which are worth
remembering:
1. Be sure to dress for the weather, but in such a
way as to maintain as nearly as possible an even,
medium temperature.
2. Remove the outdoor garments when exercising
and replace them when through.
3. If you get wet be sure to change your clothing
as soon as possible. If you become wet and cannot
change clothing, exercise.
4. Don’t take a hot bath and then go out into the
cold. When taking a shower after exercise, start
with warm but finish up with cold water.
5. Don’t keep your heavy clothing on after going
into a warm place.
Keep fit and maintain your resistance particularly
during the winter months. Sitting indoors near the
fire in winter won’t do it. Fresh air, sunlight and
exercise will.
THE MAKING OF A NAME FOR HIMSELF
Truly, it is a matter of delight for us to learn of
men and women of Indian blood who are making
reputations for themselves along worth-while lines of
endeavor. Many of the most commonplace tasks can
be elevated to the standard of an art if people have
the will, the patience, and the vision to do it. It
sometimes seems that industry, too, is necessary to
success in art lines.
To succeed it is necessary for even a genius to
work, to experiment, and to “try again.” It has
often seemed to the writer that our schools and col
leges throughout the land attempt too much, on mass
formation, and the result is confusion generally.
There is no time allowed a student to find himself, to
discover what his “natural bent” is, if he has one.
He cannot investigate himself.
We started out with the intention of mentioning an
Indian carver, an artist, who is carving his way to
fame. He takes almost any bit of wood—stumps ap
peal to him, it is said—and from this crude and worth
less material he carves works of worth and beauty.
He is at the same time carving for himself a name and
fame. We refer to John Clark of Glacier National
Park, Montana. Samples of his skill are on exhibi
tion in various art museums.
We have a lad here at Chemawa whom we think is
an especially gifted carver and whom we wish to see
encouraged. Robert Perkins is the Chemawa boy,
and he already enjoys more than a local reputation for
his “totem pole” carving.
OLD EMPLOYE DEPARTS
Received too late for last issue: Mrs. Woods was
the inspiration for many social events at Chemawa
last week. Mr. and Mrs. Sanders and Miss Peters
entertained she and Miss White at dinner Sunday
noon. Mr. and Mrs. Bent entertained her to dinner
on Monday evening. Shortly after the meal Miss
Spencer called for Mrs. Woods and took her to the
teachers’ cottage where nearly all the employes
awaited her in an informal gathering.
She was
presented with a beautiful dresser set, the gift of the
employes. Light refreshments were served by Miss
Strout and Miss Spencer.
Capt. Stacy, at Mrs.
Woods’ request, thanked the employes for the kind
nesses and honors shown her on the eve of her depar
ture. On Tuesday noon Mrs. Woods left for California.*
The division in school gave her a big and loud
farewell. Both children and employes wish God’s
richest blessings to go with Mrs. Woods. After 26
years of continued service Mrs. Woods retires and
goes to live with her daughter in Oakland, California.
What a heritage of rich memories must be hers after
so useful a life spent in the service of others?
A NEAH BAY LEGEND
Once when all the tribe went to war, everyone was
gone but Grandma. She stayed home because she
was too old to go.
A coyote came to her and asked, “Why don’t you
go along with the rest?” She replied that she was
too old and couldn’t walk and keep up. The coyote
said, “I’ll carry you.” Grandma got on his back and
away they started. They traveled for two days with
out eating. Finally Grandma said she was hungry,
so the coyote said he would get her something to eat.
When he gave her the food she ate nearly all of it,
and gave him very little.
He didn’t like the way Grandma treated him and
decided to get even with her. They started off again.
After they had traveled a little ways she said she was
cold. The coyote unloaded the old woman and built
a fire to warm her. He placed her very close to it.
Then she said that she was too hot. The coyote then
turned her back to the fire and again she was too hot.
Coyote said that he could not feel the fire. Just then
the fire began to burn Grandma’s back and she jumped
and fell into a brook that was nearby. She turned
into a frog. It was the first frog at Neah Bay.— R an
dolph
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