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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1940)
— ........... 4 Chemawa American Published every th ird Friday during the school year by the Chemawa Indian School. Address all com m unications to the CHBMAWA AM ERICAN, Chemawa, Oregon. Published in accordance w ith the In terio r D epartm ent appropriation Act, 1940, approved May 10, 1939. Subscription 50 cents a year. PAUL T. JACKSON Superintendent ROBAIR THOM AS ROSALIND E . CRU ISE P rin te r and M anager Journalism Instructor REPORTERS—Joe Hayward. Stanley Williams, Marjorie Skahan, Margaret Skahan, Lena Davis *A B lis te rin g E d ito r ia l9 Having for many years given freely of his time to public affairs, A lbert M urray , one of Bos ton’s leading printers, has learned much about the Caspar Milquetoast characteristics of the av erage citizen, A lbert also knows what newspaper editors are up against. He pictures a red-faced man entering a newspa per office in a hurry. “ Conditions in this city,” shouts he, “ are a scandal.” Your paper ought to expose this man. I will give you all the facts. You ought to come out with a blistering editorial against him. It is your civic duty.” The editor hears him through, then speaks: I tell you what we will do,” he says calmly. You write our paper a letter exposing the scandal and we will be glad to publish it over your signature.” A period of silence follows, during which the visitor cools down rapidly. He seems to shrink in size until he looks like a collapsed balloon. When he speaks again, it is in a different tone, lower and almost apologetic: “ W hy” he says, somewhat flustered, “ you cannot expect me to do that. It would get me into trouble. It would hurt me in my business.” After this speech the visitor begins to realize there is little more he can say. The editor watches him move toward the exit and smiles. “ It was ever thus,” he says, and goes to work. A lbert adds: “ if democratic government in this country is ever overthrown, it will be due to the weakness of its friends, rather than to the strength of its enmies.” —S hining L ines The great men of the country, the worthwhile men, the men most needed, are the average men who are doing their simple duty in office and factory and field with faithfulness and dispatch. "Tltlee Wise' SffllOfiS Born in a countryside home outside of the large city of Ronan, Montana, in the year of 1923, and on the 22nd windy day of October, was a beau tiful little girl who has now grown into Juanita Pablo. During the earlier part of her life, Juanita attended the Pablo school, which was named after her great grand father. Graduating from there, Miss Pablo stepped up into high school at Ronan, leaving there during her Junior year to come to Chemawa, which was very fortunate for everyone of us. She is the Senior Class Vice-President and is also one of the House Council members at Winona Hall. Her ambition is to become a private Sec retary for she has already picked out where she is going to work. Don’t be afraid to meet her on the campus for you will always be greeted with a cheerful smile. Mr. Arthur “ Chet” Van Pelt is a member of the Umatilla tribe from the “ Round-up City” of Pendleton, Oregon. “ Chet” is finishing his last year in high school, as well as a vocational school. He was very active on almost all of the sports that occurred on the campus. He was a member of that basketball team that placed fifth in the state basketball tournament held in Salem last March. Also, he played on the football, and baseball team, respectively. To our student-body president and president of our Senior class, we wish lots of luck and success in his work and play. Mr. Tony “ D.D.” Shoulderblade, comes from Northern Cheyenne from the Tongue River reser vation in Montana. “ D .D .” is also finishing his high school at Chemawa. He is studying to be- come just another welder. “ D.D.” is another sports enthusiast!and was a running-mate to Chet on the District 6 championship at McMinn- ville. He sprained his ankle during the second game in the State basketball tournament and was lost from the squad. In Addition, he was on the baseball team and a member of the track squad. To “ Duke Dook” we wish success as a welder, and also in his line of play. z * ->■ *’
