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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.
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