“ 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.
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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.