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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1930)
Page 3 The CHEMAWA AMERICAN THE PAST Y EA R , Few of us are conscious of the fact that the world ARROWS LONG BOW mpves or that we progress, so gradual and smooth are Ë the workings of things—earthly and human. During - ^ sssssbh K w the past year Chemawa has shouldered her affairs and (F rom t h e Q uiver o f “ T h e S age of C oncord ” )' moved ahead. When we look back we can see that great progress has been made, but during the passage An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man. of the year we failed to see or to realize the progress that we were making. But little^ by little we were The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. accomplishing worth-while things, step by step walk m m ' >- ing ahead, gathering up and adding to that which we In every work of genius we recognize our own re already possessed; until at the end of the year we find jected thoughts. I that we have garnered many treasures. On the whole it has'been well done—all responsibilities met by both Nothing can ever bring you peace but the triumph academic and vocational departments. of principles. When we look upon the future we see more and more cleafiy' the possibilities for great achievements H n B | ashamed to think how easily we capitulate to which are vested 'in, Chemawa. The horizon iist pre badges and names, to large societies and; dead institu sented in bright colors—much of good is in the prom tions. _ ise of the future. Hundreds of young men and There is a time in every :man’s education when he women are to bp prepared at this institution for their arriv esat the ■ conviction that envy is ignorance; that life work, later ,to become prominent citizens of this great commonwealth. Thet'e is: no hbbler work in all imitation is suicide. the world than that of educating • the youth of the land. There is ever the difference between the wise and the A sense of pride possesses'one when he takes a glance unwise; the latter wonders at what is unusual; the wise backward into the history • of Chemawa. The half- man wonders at- the usual. century record is”a good one? AlTover this broad land The highest merit we ascribe to Moses, Plato and bf ours will be found meh and women who at one Milton is that they set at naught books and traditions, time were heie, and who are a credit today to ' thfem- and spoke not what-other; men, but, what they, them selves and their school. Who can blame us for feeling proud of our record?—did we not glory in it we, our selves, thought., I selves, would be unworthy. We believe it fitting at Men in allwaysiáre bette^than í^hey^seem. They this time to call attention to these things. like flattery for the moment, but they know the truth for their own. It is a foolish cowardice which keeps us CHAPEL from trusting them, and speaking to them rude'truth. Supt. Ijp p s returned last week from quite a tour of ,hi§>'Northwest territory and was in charge of our chapel exercises last Sunday evening. It being Easter, Mr. Eipps gave a part of his time to the meaning of this day/?, the source of the term and S origin, and then he gave an interesting’ account of the experiences of We want men and- women who shall renovate, life himself and Mr. EaVatta on the tour above-mentioned and our social state, but we see that most natures are which they recently completed together. At the close insolvent, can not satisfy their ówn wants, have an of his talk he gave most earnest advice to our stu ambition out of all proportion to their practical force/ dents and made an appeal to them to do their utmost for themselves, reminding them that all that can be and do-lean arid-beg day and night continually. w > ------>- given them is an opportunity?' In addition to Mr. A man is relieved and,gap -when he has put his heart Eipps’ fine talk Mr. Kunkei played a beautiful violin into his work and done hisr^stj; but what he has said solo, the orchestra played a number, Miss Grace Peter or .done otherwise will give him no peace*. It is a son sang a lovely solo, and the choir also was heard deliverance which does not deliver. In the attempt in ^ pleasing number. As a whole the program was his genius deserts him; no,muse befriends; no inven in observance of Easter and it was in every way both pleasing and interesting. tion, ho help. It is easy in the world/to live after the 'worldis 'opinr ion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in .the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independenceíóf the solitude.
