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Page 3 The CHEMAWA AMERICAN WANT FACTS (F rom the Q uiver of A lexander P ope ) J i —■ ' A short and certain way to obtain the character of a reasonable and wise man is, whenever anyone tells you his opinion, to comply with him. Till—» ■■ >■ A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday. —— > Such as are still observing upon others are like those who are always abroad at other men’s houses, reform ing everything there, while their own runs to ruin. —--------------------- If our sports are destructive, our gluttony is more so, and in a more inhuman manner. Lobsters are roasted alive, pigs whipped to death, fowls sewed up, are testi monies to our outrageous luxury. The character of covetousness is what a man gen erally acquires more through niggardliness or ill grace in little and inconsiderable things, than in expenses of any consequence. A very few pounds a year would ease that man of the scandal of avarice. M— > What Tully says of war may be applied to disputing: It should be always ^o managed as to remember that the only true end of it is peace; but generally true disputants are like true sportsmen, their whole delight is in the pursuit; and a disputant no more cares for the truth than the sportsman for the hare. History tells us of a wise and polite nation, that re jected a person of the first quality, who stood for a judiciary, only because he had been observed in his youth to take pleasure in the tearing and murdering of birds; and of another that expelled a man out of the senate for dashing a bird against the ground that had taken shelter in his bosom. »M B— ■■ There never was any party, faction, sect, or cabal whatsoever, in which the most ignorant were not the most violent; for a bee is not a busier animal than a blockhead. However, such instruments are necessary to politicians; and perhaps it may be with states as with clocks, which must have some dead weight hang ing at them, so help regulate the motion of the finer and more useful parts. Asst. Supt. Ryan handed us a letter recently received from a second grade pupil in a school in Baltimore, Maryland, in which there seems to be desire for in formation regarding our Indian people. Here is the letter, as addressed our young school children: “We are boys and girls in the second grade. We are studying about the Indians. Maybe you will help us to learn some more about the Indian people. We would like to ask some questions about the children in your school. What kind of lessons do you have in your school? We study reading, arithmetic and spell ing. What games do you like to play? Will you tell us about your schools and homes? We are very anx ious to hear from you. If you want to ask us any questions we will be glad to answer them.” The above letter was accompanied by one from Miss Nancy E. Swaine, teacher, to our Superintendent and it is as follows: “My class in school has been studying about the Indians. I was very much surprised to learn that they had an idea that the Indians lived a long time ago and had ceased to exist completely. I managed to obtain the address of your school and the children in my class are positively thrilled to be able to write to really and truly Indian children. If you would care to be both ered with answering this letter that they have written to you I am sure you would not only do us a great favor, but will help to create in their minds a more accurate impression of the Indian people. Whatever you would care to tell us regarding your school, the way you live, dress, work, play, Indian names, we would be glad to hear. If you should like to ask us some questions about our city, schools, or life we we would consider it a great privilege to answer.” We trust that some of our grade pupils will write to the students whose letter appears above. What a lot of wrong ideas show up now and then in the course of events! As a matter of fact our students study the same books, think the same thoughts, play the same games, wear the same clothes, eat, drink and sleep under the same conditions as the young people in any section of the United States. We have a course here that carries them from the fourth grade on through high school. In scholastic attainment, in athletics, in anything else, we claim we are absolutely on a par with the personnel of other fine schools of our country—and this goes for vocational achievement, too. ESCORTS Sat., Apr. 4—To Salem................................. Miss Nye Sun., Apr. 5—McBride............................ Mrs. James Mr. James Winona............................ Mr. Larsen Miss Nye Hawley ----- Mrs. Downie Mr. Downie
