Zhe Chemawa American
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PAUL T. JACKSON
ROBAIR THOMAS
ROSALIND E. CRUISE
Superi n fen den t
Printer and Manager
Journalism Instructor
editorial
In several northern countries, the season’s
gifts come almost three weeks before Christ
mas, for they are brought by "Nicholas” on
the eve, of his feast, clay, December 6. Saint
Nicholas was a bishop of the 4th century. He
came to be regarded as the special friend and
tossed three purses filled with gold into the
houses of a poor noblemen who could not pro
vide a dowery for his three daughters. And
now in Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Aus
tria, and some parts of Germany, he returns
every year on the eve of Saint Nicholas bring
ing gifts for children and switches for those
who have been bad. Our own Santa Claus is
just another form of Saint Nicholas. In fact,
we often call him St. Nick.—Arlene Miller
A true sportsman in athletics is a fellow
who plays hard and clean in winning or los
ing. He takes defeat with a smile and pats the
other fellow on the back. A good Sportsman
will never under rate his opponent or over
rate himself in any game or doings. To be a
good sport one should never quit or make
alibis and he should never take unfair advan
tages. One should never forget that the game
is the thing and should be played as a true
sportsman.
A good example of good sportsmanship is
that of Clark Shaughnessy, Stanford coach.
The Stanford team went down to defeat twice
and Shaughnessy admitted the best teams won
and never tried to make alibis for their losses
as some coaches do. Clark Shaughnessy and
team are as good losers as they are winners.
There are various ways of developing good
sportsmanship. One could go out for compe
titive sports such as: football, basketball, track,
or baseball. In playing these games you can
learn to take defeat with a smile if you have
played hard and clean. Usually the fellow who
is the good sport is the fellow who is in shape
for the game in which he participates.
Meeting the other fellow half way shows
good sportsmanship. A player meets the coach
half way by training hard in preparing for
coming contests.—Harold Joseph
Christmas, kept in memory of the birth of
Christ, will soon be here, when kindly feel
ing, warmth, and welcome, will make us for
get dull care. All of this is part of the spirit
of Christmas.
Let your surroundings reflect its warming
spirit with holly berries, ornaments, tinsels,
and lights of various colors. This will bring
about a gay holiday mood and bring an added
thrill to Christmas day.
So let us all be merry and prayerful for
again “Peace on earth, good will to man,”
will be here.—Gertrude Hayes
When Nero Ruled Rome, it was necessary
for Christmas to Camouflage all evidence of
their faith. For instance, they often used the
symbol X in place of the word Christ. Hence
that short-cut word Xmas.
Resources of the Warm Springs Reservation
The chief resource of the Warm Springs res
ervation is grazing land for stock raising.
Our latest stock census shows a total of 4,432
head of Indian owned cattle on the reservation,
valued at $139,890, and a total of 1,212 head of
horses belonging to the Indians, having a valuation
of $27,235. Cattle sales last year brought a revenue
to the local Indian of $36, 962.
The total number of acres of timbered area on
the reservation is 326,500. Due to the fact that the
saw mills are no longer in operation there is a large
amount of marketable timber.
Another resource on the reservation is farm land.
—I nez S tacona