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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1936)
2 x______________________________ *The CHEMAWA AMERICAN -4-Ciiemawa O A m ericans- HARRY WILDER ELECTED SENIORCLASS LEADER A bi-weekly paper devoted to Indian education. Published and printed on alternate Friday’s during the school year by the students of the. Chemawa Vocational School, Chemawa, Oregon. The Senior Class had its first meeting of the year in the commercial building on October 6. . Matt Adams,-"retiring officer, acted as chairman at the meeting. Twenty-seven enthusiastic Seniors an swered the roll call. The meeting was called for the purpose of electing officers and outlining the plans for activities for the school year. The following officers were elected: President, Harry Wilder; Vice-Pres ident, Wilma Mesplie; Secretary, Flor ence Wolftail; Treasurer, Raymond Track; Song Leaders,' George Christian and Henry Sijohn; Yell Leader, Harold Smith. ’■ J Each of the officers in turn promised to do his best to make this a most suc cessful year and the class members pledged their loyalty and cooperation to support President Wilder and his cabinet in all activities. It was decided that every Senior must attend all class meetings and do his part whenever he is asked to do so if he is to enjoy the privileges of being an active senior. Under the capable leadership of their cabinet the Seniors are 'determined to make up in pep and spirit what they lack in numbers. Hurray, the play books have come! The cast has been selected and the date set for the Senior Class Play. “ The Blue Bag’ ’ promises to be a very enter taining comedy which everyone will want to see and enjoy. The entire cast is working hard to get the play ready for the performance on Saturday, November 14. Watch the ‘‘American” and bulletin boards for further announcements. ' EDITORIAL STAFF D orothea Purser M arjorie Boe L/ula M cM orris M ildred McCrory Mavis W hitelaw M artha Bingham REPORTERS M argaret Andrews Agnes H all W ilm a Mesplie Bessie Bobb Dorothy Jones Onalee *Normandin Cecelia Osborne Naom i Mesplie Alvina Sampson M yrtle D upree Carol Betty Polotkin Ju n e Courville Inez Bird Adeline Sam pson Mary Bowechop E sth er M adseweyer Vivian Barnaby M arie Pulsifer A letha Whizz Florence G renier Above is printed the staff of the ‘ ‘Redskin Sentinel’ ’. A staff for the ‘ ‘American’ ’ has not yet been chosen. The old timers would not recognize the new face and we never did either. The reason for changing the name was never explained and we will just forget it. The American, familiar in the past years, will again be officially recognized. — E d ito ria l-— School days are here again and with all the bustle and hustle comes the grind of study and concentration. How many students have made their school resolutions? Did you resolve to come back to school with, a spirit of “ I can and will?” Did you resolveto come to this institution determined to do your best regardless of what handicaps may be in your path? Just what are you striving for this year? Are you going to develop some of those extinct qualities that you held in leash last year? Chemawa is the realization of all these resolutions. In order to be a good student one must work hard and constantly with mind, body, and spirit. Each is just as essential as the other. Combined they make an unbeatable working unit. Two recognized .principles in grading a student are good and bad. You are rewarded by a grade that typifies the amount of work and study you devoted -to your subject. What kind of a student are you? Chemawa needs students whose intelligence reflects upon others. Be thorough. Do your task, be it ever so small and unimportant, to the best of your ability. Cooperate with your classmates, friends and sponsors. If you come with a spirit of “ I can” you will inevitably succeed in any task that you undertake or in which you are asked to participate. Be a good sport. Chemawa has always had the reputation of good sportsmanship. —WILMA MESPLIE One famous coach says the way to be a good football player is to follow the ball.” He will forgive a player who misses a tackle provided he is up and after the man with the ball. Wherever the ball is, the players must be there, no matter who has it “ we or they.” You never know what will happen to the ball on the gridiron or in real life because it is always in motion. It is hard to hold in your hands; the rules may take it; you may fumble. No matter where it is, the thing to do is F O L L O W T H E BALE. The ball may be opportunity. The ball may be trouble. The ball may be hard work. But follow the ball whatever it is. It is human nature not to follow the ball and to think that it will take care of itself. We hope George will do it or we tell ourselves that it doesn’t amount to a row of pins. We say, “ if only I had known that simple secret what a football player I could have been. All you have to do is follow the ball.” Eets win the big game! Lets follow the ball! —HARRY W ILDER Chemawa Cannery The Chemawa cannery, which was installed behind the D. S. building last spring, has not been idle during the summer. With the aid and Cooperation of the employees and students that re mained here during the summer, and all of the students during the first few weeks of school, the cannery has turned out about 11,000 gallons of fruit and vegeta bles, and in addition canned several thousand pounds of fish.
