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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.
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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.
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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.