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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1930)
Page 3 The CHEM AWA AMERICAN Ai (F rom the Q uiver of new WASHINGTON DISPATCH H amilton W right M abie ) ------ >- Primitive man was the slave of Nature by reason of his ignorance. MB > Nature taught man first of all to see things, then to use them. »a*»----------- Education is as individual as temperament, and may take as many forms. The supreme art, to which all the arts rightly un derstood and used minister, is the art of living. Patience, persistence, self-denial, self-restraint, en durance, and the will to work are at the foundation of all human development. .-KW --- No deep, great, productive quality or power comes to a man by accident—its unfolding depends not only on skill, but also upon character. w e > The master in any department is not he who has its facts at his finger’s ends, but he who commands its inward power and has the secrets of its perfection at his heart. ~ w > The essence of culture is not possession of informa tion as one possesses an estate, but absorption of knowledge into one’s nature, so that it becomes bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh. WW9----------- >► The history of the human story centers not on what man has done at any particular time, but on what he has been—not on the work of his hands, but on the discovery of the spirit. »w ■ > The real history of man on this earth is not the record of the deeds he has performed with his hands, the journeys he has made with his feet, the material things he has fashioned with his mind, but the record of his thoughts, feelings, inspirations, aspirationsand experience. auw» •> Whatever views of the authority of the Old Testa ment one may take, it is certain that in the noble lit erature that goes under the title there is a deeper, clean er, and fuller disclosure of the human spirit in its effort to realize itself and live its life than in all the historical works that have written. Under date of May 2 the following dispatch, which no doubt will be of great interest to many of our Indian friends, was sent out from Washington, D. C.: A resolution calling upon the secretary of the inter ior to make “a general investigation of the business affairs of all the Indian tribes and of the advisability of establishing industries among them”, was introduced today by Senator Thomas, democrat of Oklahoma. Senator Thomas said later that the resolution was intended to embrace investigation in connection with disposition of power on the Flathead, Mont., reser vation and of ‘‘several other cases in which contro versy exists.” The resolution would provide an investigation of Indian business affairs “with a view to determining methods of conducting such affairs which will be most effective and to the best interests” of the Indians. The investigation in connection with industries would be, under the resolution, “for the purpose of en couraging and assisting Indians in the manufacture and sale of articles of commercial value.” A report to congress on the results of the investiga tion would be required under the resolution, including a statement telling what type of industrial and housing facilities were required by each tribe, and recommen dations by the interior secretary on methods on pre venting fraud and encouraging the sale of Indian products. _____ LOCAL Mr. Sanders, head of our painting department, at tended a banquet at the Marion Hotel in Salem on Monday evening. The banquet was the termination of a very successful Painters’ Conference held in the capital. Warren Wilder also attended as the guest of Mr. Sanders. Late on Thursday afternoon almost the entire stu dent body assembled on the athletic field for May Day and “health” observances. The program was in the main the work of grade pupils and consisted of sing ing, of sketches based on historic events, May Pole dance, etc., while gun and Indian club drills and ex hibitions were presented by a body of older boys. The band was on hand to assist and the program was introduced with a short talk by Principal Mote. In every way the program was of interest and value. Supt. Lipps being absent, Asst. Supt. Mote was in charge of our chapel exercises last Sunday evening. He took “Self-Mastery” as his topic for discussion and cited many things that have occurred here at the school on which he gave deductions. He made it quite plainthat self-mastery is a big factor in the success of any one in the battle of life. Self-master is the foe of many evils—many shortcomingsand no one will make a mistake in cultivating it, according to Mr. Mote, and this is true. It was a good and timely talk. In addition to the address the orchestra played an over ture, Jack Mote sang a solo, and the choir gave a special number.
