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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 6, 1929)
chem awa £: american Printed at Chemawa, Oregon, and Devoted to the Interests of Indian Education ■mMfflmmiiiimnimniMimimMiiuiiinmiinimifflimraitmiiiniiiiHimmminiuiiiiiiuHnrtin'mimiiuinniiiiiiiiHiiiniiiniiuiw Vol. XXXI Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1929 No. 9 “WHAT THE FLAG MEANS TO ME” ARROWS Jr he LONG BOW (Borrowed from the Quiver of “Optimeter.”) The class yell of the School of Experience is “Ouch. ’ ’ The most humane way to kill off a grouch is to suf focate him with kindness. The most pathetic figure in life is the chronic ne’er- do-well who has used up his alibis. When the right kind of a man gets into a hole, he often turns it into a good opening. A perfectly useless man is one who can wear a shirt a whole week without getting it dirty. Today’s achievements are not your destination—just the starting point for tomorrow’s endeavors. Even though you can’t please eyerybody, still you can get a lot of fun out of just pleasing yourself. To do without—and act as if you like it—is one of the first lessons to learn in the art of being happy. There is some consolation in the fact that no mat ter how bad the weather may be, it’s better than none. When a man complains that he is being held down, the truth generally is that the boss is tired of holding him up. The way most of us look at it, work is a mighty fine thing if it doesn’t make too serious inroads on our spare time. The person who thinks that life is not worth while, has usually neglected all the things in life that are worth while. We are pleased to receive three brief essays on the above caption from members of Miss White’s senior class. We suggest a careful reading by all and then some moments devoted to serious reflection. Ask your selves “just what does the flag mean to me?” Vol umes could be written on this subject and then there would yet remain volumes unwritten. The articles follow: When a person stops and looks at the flag and does some earnest thinking he can see in his mind the most beautiful picture, because the flag is a living emblem of the historic growth of the American nation and it was born and has grown with it. It stands for the loyalty, the heroism, the noble vision of American manhood and is known as the “Star Spangled Banner.” Every stripe, star, color, in it means something vital to the life of the American people. The thirteen stripes stand for the thirteen original colonies that banded together and fought so bravely for freedom and democracy. The stars represent the states in the Union, showing how America has grown from thirteen colonies in 1776 —when she declared herself a free people—to 48 states, now. The red stripes stand for the courage and bravery of the sons of America, who have given their lives that liberty may live. The white stripes stand for freedom and peace, which all true citizens of America hold sacred. And the blue field means the loyalty of Ameri can citizens to the principles of our government; their readiness to uphold the Constitution of our country. —J oe M atte . Whenever I see the Stars and Stripes floating in the breeze I always wonder if it makes anyone think what that flag means to him or her? If anyone would think seriously on the subject, he would find that the flag means more to him than any other insignia emblem. It is protection to us, whether here or in some foreign place. If in a foreign place and you need assistance, you go to the American ambassador and he will do his utmost to help an American citizen; both are protected by the beautiful Stars and Stripes. It means freedom and liberty. There is no other- people who have as much freedom as the American citi (Continued from page 2)
