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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1941)
“ i would be turning out for every sport, but I ’m one of those ‘old fellows’ now .” To Pershing, we wish much success in gaining his greatest ambition and may he live “ happily ever after.” I t was in the year 1922, on December the tenth, that “ Sammy” Danznka was born, in the Great Bear Valley on the W armsprings reserva tion, in Central Oregon. “ Sammy” attended the W armsprings grade school until he reached the seventh grade, and later he went to Stewart in Carson City, Nevada, for two more years. Like the rest of all the other boys and girls, he then came here as just another Sophomore. “ Sammy” played on the football team for three years, and played any of the backfield po sitions. Like the rest of the “ short fellas” he did not turn out for basketball, but he did play in the intram ural league with the “ Outlaws,” who were runner-up in the league. Besides foot ball and basketball he played baseball, holding down the second baseman position on the dia mond. Since the new age ruling came into effect this year, he will not be able to participate in the spring sports. H e is president of the Lettermen Club, and manager of the basketball team this year. For entertainment he likes to watch a good boxing match as he is kind of a “ pug” himself. “ Sammy” is a good student in school and is well liked by all of the boys in the dormitory. He would like to become a “ genius” in the electric vocation. So to our good friend “ Sammy” we hope that he won’t “ give up the ship’ ’ in his line of work. Mr. Pershing Sams was born in W alla Walla, W ashington, in 1919, where he spent a few short years before moving to Thorn Hollow, where he finished grade school. H e then moved to Adams, Oregon, until his junior year when he came to Chemawa to specialize in welding and to graduate. H is greatest ambition is to become a rancher, for one of his hobbies is ‘ ‘busting wild bronchos; ’ ’ another of his hobbies is swimming, which he enjoys along with the movies and dancing. But in most of his spare time he reads books by his favorite authors, Zane Grey, Raine, and B. M. Bower, with some of his time devoted to the CYO, his favorite club. Pershing likes baseball very much but he says, On the sunny day of September 22, 1922, in the little side-village of H eart Butte, Montana, a very loud cry was heard, heralding the arrival of one of our bright (?) little senior girls. She spent the first seven years of school at the Heart Butte Day School, and the next year at Bismark, N orth Dakota. Then, upon hearing about the great Chemawa, one autumn day in 1937, she hopped the first frieght train down, and arrived here in a state of soot and smiles. She has been here every year, and will finish her education with a Commericial course. H er ambition is to be a successful private sec retary, and we are sure she will fullfill her ambi tion, for she is quite a s t u d i o u s little girl. “ Kentucky M oonshine,” as she is known to her friends, has choosen horse-back riding, dancing and reading as her hobbies, although her favorite pastime is sleeping. She simply loves to “ slug good” and likes to have many friends. About the only things she doesn’t care for is getting up early in the morning and demerits. We all agree with her t h a t these things aren’t really pleasant. H er favorite song is “ M arie,” for she is none other than charming, little Miss Marie Hall, who smiles to one and all. H ere’s our very heartiest wishes for a very successful and happy future for Marie, and may all her “ dreams” come true. -------- v-------- From the A lu m n i ("Continued From P age 2) Dan Pablo, ’40, is attending an Air Corps Col lege in Los Angeles, California. Ira Booth, graduate’ 31, is working as a carpen ter on an air base in the Aluetian Islands. Wilma Mesplie, ’37, is taking nurse’s training in Tacoma, W ashington. Elsie Contraro, class of ’40, is employed at the Government hospital at Tulalip, W ashington. Matthew George, former student, and Mr. W il liam Shuster were visitors on the campus Dec ember 21. Both of these young men have been touring the country performing in various the aters with Indian dancing and acts. After being booked in New York from November 10 to Dec ember 10, they left there to be home to visit for the Christmas holidays.
