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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1935)
T he CHEMAWA AMERICAN P age 3 Organizations Louise Levay, Juanita LaFleur, Jessie Lamewoman, Thelma Moore, Alice Menard, Louida Osborne, Cleo Sulkey. LITTLE FLOWER SOCIETY CHARACTER The Little Flower Society held their regular meet ing, Tuesday evening Jan. 21. The constitution was read by the president and it was debated by many of the members. We finally came to an agreement. The secretary, Alice Cross, read all the names of those who have been dropped from the society and the names of those who have one more chance as a fair warning to everyone. Mrs. Allen helped us in our character study. There were several good suggestions submitted by a number of girls. No special program was prepared by the en tertaining committee so our sponsor let us dance for awhile. TREBLE CLEF GLUB The Girls’ Music club held their regular meeting on January 17. A very interesting talk based on appre ciation of music was given by Mr.Ruthyn Turney. Mr. Turney also played some very beautiful selections which were more than enjoyed by the members. BOYS’ MUSIC GLUB The Boys’ Music club motored to Wheatland on Jan. 18, and performed for the local Grange group of that vicinity. The orchestra played some popular selections which were followed with vocal solos by Joe White, Francis Thomas and James Rosario. Two quartette numbers were also sung by James Dupuis, Dan Motanic, Francis Thomas and Joe White. The program was well rendered and received by the people gathered. Delicious refreshments was served at the close of the program. Y. M. C. A. NOTES On the night of January 27, the club held a very interesting meeting. After the preliminary procedures of the meeting, Frank Powee favored us with a solo on his brand new accordion and Willis Miller, who represents the Wasco tribe, told his tribal history which proved interesting to all members. A constitution was presented by the president. It proved favorable and was ratified. We are making preparations to hold a debate with the Y. W. C. A. and the Catholic Boys Ass’n. The following boys were selected to represent Y. M.: Sam Scott, William Settler, Edward Jones, and Vernon Jackson. Various committees were selected to make prep arations for the “Good Fellowship” joint meeting which is to be held next Sunday afternoon. C itizenship H onor R oll Alice Alexander, William Alexander, Esther Ar quette, Erma Chamberlain, Gladys Foster, Agnes Hall, Character is the greatest force in the world. The young man or woman who starts out with a resolution to make capital out of his character, and to pledge his whole manhood o r womanhood for every obligation into which he enters, will not be a failure, though he wins neither fame nor fortune. No person ever really does a great thing and loses his character in the process. Character as your capital is greatly underestimated by a large majority of our young people. They seem to put more emphasis upon smartness, shrewdness, than upon downright honesty and integrity of char acter. Boys—girls—no substitute has ever been dis covered for honesty. Multitudes of people have come to grief and trouble trying to find one. Our jails are full of people who have attempted to substitute some thing else for it. The principles by which the problems of real success are solved are right and justice, honesty and integrity, qualities which characterize all of our really big men and women. And just in proportion as a person, old or young, deviates from these princi ples he falls short of solving his problems. Every one of our young people ought to feel that there is that in them that bribery of any kind—bribery for a good time, bribery to influence them to take or handle that which is not theirs—cannot touch; some thing which is not for sale; something they would not sacrifice or tamper with for any price; something for which they would give their lives, if necessary, and that is honesty and integrity of character. Young people just as soon as it is found out that you always stand for the right, that your influence is on the side of good, you assume importance and become a power in your own little world. Upon everything you do, boys and girls, put there on the trademark of your manhood and womanhood. You cannot afford to sell the best and greatest quality you have, your honor—your manhood or womanhood. Resolve that under no circumstances will you be less than a man or a woman. Resolve that whatever comes up in your life, you are going to stand for something, that you are going to be a man—a woman—first, last and all the time. Where, we may ask, in modern history, is there an example of a man who exerted such a power for good, who was such a living force in civilization, as was a poor backwoods boy, Abraham Lincoln? In spite of the ravages of time the reputation of Lincoln grows larger and his character means more to the world every year. It is because he kept his record clean, and never prostituted nor gambled with his reputation. What a powerful illustration of the fact that character is the greatest force in the world. Reprinted—1923 Chemawa American.
