The Chemawa American, November 08, 1940, Page 3, Image 3

It was in the sunny little town of Orleans,
California, on January 26, 1924, that the tiny
baby girl, who is Dorraine Short, had her first
glimpse of the world. After finishing eight years
of hard studying in the school at Orleans,she came
to Chemawa where she has attended each succes­
sive year. “ Bobbie,” as she is known to her
friends,is taking commercial—for her highest am­
bition is to be a nurse. She is the secretary of
the Senior class, and is also the secretary of the
YWCA. Bobbie, because she is a studious and
bright little girl, has been on the honor roll for
the last three years. Her hobbies are collecting
songs and pictures of her friends. Her favorite
past-time is “ socialing” . She likes dancing,swim-
ining, basketball, and finds much pleasure in try­
ing out new recipes. Her motto is “ A smile for
everyone’ ’ for she delights in having many friends
and in joking with others. Bobbie can often be
found reading an adventure book by either of
her favorite authors, Zane Grey or James Oliver
Curwood. To a well-liked Senior girl then, we
give our best wishes for a long and happy life.
Way back in 1922, on the bright day of June
17,a little bundle of joy marked “ Nellie Walters, ’ ’
made its first appearance’ in the world at Heart
Butte, Montana. This bundle of joy grew to a
little girl, who passed her first six years of school
in Browning, Montana, and the next two at Bis­
mark, North Dakota. Hearing about Chemawa
she trotted down here as fast as she could, and is
finishing her fourth and last year in Home Eco­
nomics studies.
She is a very active girl, and has chosen for her
hobbies, all kinds of sports. Her favorite sports are
horse-back riding, roller-skating, and dancing.
She also enjoys reading books of a romantic na­
ture. Her ambition is to work in a hospital as a
nurse, or assistant.
She has been a member of the Winona Council
for three of her four years at Chemawa, and is
head officer this year. Besides being a council
member, Nellie is the student body’s chosen song
queen, and is cheerleader of the Senior class.
She likes “ lots of eats,” and her favorite dish
is meat or pickles. The only time we see a frown
on her forehead is just before she tackles her night-
work.
She has the faculties that make her every
body’s friend, a good personality, willingness to
cooperate, reliability, and loyalty.
When Nellie leaves us this year, shew ill leave
a memory that most of us will cherish. So, to
Nellie, may the future bring all the success and
happiness so deserved by a girl like her.
February 25, 1923, is the birthday of Marjorie
Clara, the quietest of the Skahan twins from
Yakima, Washington. She remained there until
she became two years of age; then because Topp­
enish was a larger town she packed her little grip
and moved in. After staying in this place long
enough to secure her grade school education Mar­
jorie then traveled to Chemawa.
In the eighth grade Miss Skahan came hereto
render her services to our school for five years.
Now a senior she is concentrating on Commercial.
Her ambition is to be a private secretary because
the pay will be much more than what other po­
sitions provide. We are assured that she will do
well in this course of life that she has chosen be­
cause Marjorie is known for her ability to study.
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Keep C lim bing
D on’t feel badly because you haven’t arrived at your
final goal in life. Don’t pity yourself because life is still
a struggle. The days on the way up are the glorious days.
They are the days of the big thrills and the great adven­
tures.
After Jim Jeffries won the heavy-weight crown he found
th at life lost much of its zest and glamour. When he
returned home from a tour of Europe and began to train
to defend his title against Jack Sharkey he learned some­
thing about being champion. “ I found th at the guy th at
was up there couldn’t work as well as a guy that was on
his w ay,” he says in a Saturday Evening post a r t i c l e .
‘ ‘I worked hard for Sharkey. I put in seven weeks of the
toughest kind of training. I didn’t eat it up the way I
used to; it was just work. I guess the same happens to
anybody else that gets where he is going and has nothing
to do but stay there. It gets to be just w ork.”
Blessed is the man w ith new worlds to conquer. For
him the future gleams with promise. He never a tt a i n s
ultim ate success—is never satisfied—is ever on the way
to better things. Ahead of him there is always another
dream castle glittering in the sun—and what fun it is to
build foundations under it!— shop T alk
S ome local WORCHESTER grafter was freed by the
court. There was no doubt in the minds of reputable
citizens that he belonged in jail. George Booth, pub­
lisher of the W orcester Gazette,merely printed this sting­
ing line in his editorial colum n:‘‘Not G uilty—But d o n ’t
do it again!”
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