Zke Ckemawa American
Published every third Friday during the school year by
the Chemawa Indian School. Address all communications
to the CHEMAWA AMERICAN, Chemawa, Oregon.
Published in accordance with the Interior Department
appropriation Act, 1940, approved May 10, 1939.
Subscription 50 cents a year.
PAUL T. JACKSON
ROBAIR THOMAS
ROSALIND E. CRUISE
Superintendent
Printer and Manager
Journalism Instructor
REPORTERS—Ben Bearchum, Harold Joseph, Floyd Tyler, Alex
Stensger, Stanley Williams, Ervin Edden, Carolyn Davis, Katherine
Jones, June Ford, Anna Miles, Margie Reynolds, June Simmons,
Sybil Wood
Sditorial
Cheating is one of the things that the younger
students try to practice while they are in school.
At the same time, as high school students, we know
that cheating may lead to some serious offense in
the future.
Cheating has many effects which we do not realize
when we cheat from our classes or from our shops.
When we cheat, little do we realize that we destroy
our self-respect, deprive ourselves of the educational
values, injure our reputation, and hurt the reputation
of the school. Cheating also weakens the character
and prepares a way for more serious offenses.
Many persons that are in a penitentiary had their
start by cheating, and many who started with small
offenses have become criminals.
You may think that by cheating you are smart
and “pulling a fast one” over the ones that are over
you, but you are only fooling yourself. So it is best
for a student not to try to outwit anybody. When
you’re cheating, do you ever stop to realize how
your family feels about it? Do you stop to think
that cheating is stealing? Cheating steals from your
knowledge you’d otherwise acquire. Anyone who
cheats, then, steals from himself.—B ennie B earchum
Our part in defense is greatly needed, although
it is considered a small per cent of what’s being
done by others thoughout the nation.
Until the unexpected attack on Pearl Harbor, we
knew other countries were at war, but we couldn’t
visualize ourselves participating in one. After the
treacherous attack by the Japanese we were forced
into action. Now, we realize that we need materials
and need them badly. Therefore, drives proceed
thoroughout the United States in order to meet the
demands such as paper, rubber, aluminum, and tin
are being collected in large quantities because the
factories fear a shortage.
Realizing this, Chemawa employees and students
know that we are confonted with the fact that we
may have to do without much before this war is over.
Hence, we must adjust our habits but not complain.
We must cooperate, conserve, and aid in every re
spect the defense drives to save everything we can.
—A nna M iles
Seniors Girls Give Party
The senior girls gave a party Saturday night in
the practice cottage with the senior boys as their
honored guests.
During an accidental black-out with the wind
“a-howling,” the party of seniors enjoyed them
selves in the cozy shelter of the practice cottage
with the comforts of heat from a glowing fire in
the fireplace, and light from lanterns and candles.
After the hearty greetings of welcome were over
and top coats were shed, the party began with a
new game known to us as “What will you marry
for?” Two sides were chosen for this and other
games to follow. Chuck Sams, and his old maids
and bachelors won the first game. Many interesting
games followed with some as: depicting scenes
from movies, broom horse and Paul Revere, G. I.
coverall donning contest, and last but probably
most entertaining was fruit basket upset. In this
game the players did justice to a high degree of
appitite raising.
Then came the eats! Everyone enjoyed the tasty
luncheon of potato salad, sandwiches, home made
candy, and coffee.
Rex Putnam Speaks to Students
Continued from page one
gram consisted of the Glee Club singing "America
the beautiful” and Fay Havaird singing the solo,
"Ava Maria.” The program was concluded with se
lections by the orchestra, one number being "Down
South.”
The sophomores honored Mr. Putnam by giving
their reception after the chapel. Chuck Lawrence,
sophomore’s class president, took charge of the re
ception and couducted the program presenting:
Esther Frank, and Cecilia Gendron who sang and
played the guitar; Bob Davis who played the har
monica; and Louis Youngman recited the poem, "If.”
The sophomore octette sang "Now the Day is
Over,” and Ray Brady told an interesting Cheyenne
Legend. The whole sophomore class sang their
class song. Chuck asked Mr. Jackson fora few words,
and he told a humorus story about Mr. Putnam.
The serving of cookies and hot punch to the delight
of everyone concluded the entertaining reception.