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2 The Chemawa American THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN P ublished d u rin g th e school y e a t by C hem awa In d ia n S c h o o l.;. A ddress all c o m m u n ic a tio n s to th e C hem awa A m e rica n , C he m awa, Oregon. P ublished in accord a n ce w ith th e In te rio r D e p a rtm e n t A p p ro p ria tio n Act, 1940, approved M ay 10, 1939. N S u b scrip tio n 50c a year. Russell M. Kelley, Superintendent. M iss B e a trice M orse, J o u rn a lism Sponsor. Allan S hepard, P rin tin g In s tru c to r. Student Comment • SPRING Been feeling drowsy lately? Want to go fishing? It so happens that once again we are about to en ter another season—spring. Spring is one of the best seasons of the year. There are many indications of spring. Birds are returning, flowers blooming, fields turning green, trees bearing leaves and blossoms. All this, providing we have some sunshine to ac company it, makes one feel free and gay. So far it has been evident spring is really near. Although the season does not begin officially until March 21, which is the vernal equinox Don’t, let spring fever get you down and make you decrease your efforts in school or your respons ibilities. Lessons must still be prepared, the campus needs the United efforts of the student body to keep it clean and beautiful. Details must still be done. There mus. not be a let-down but a quick pickup, more conert. ed effort on the part of every one. Let us shake off spring fever and complete the tasks we have started, for what we practice here we’ll be accustomed to do in our future.—Aloysius Slickpoo, 11th grade' • DO N'T LET DOWN Well, students, just look at the calendar! Here it is March already. Seems as though the months really slip around and the next thing you know we will be having our second semester tests. Give it a thought and don’t go around with a sad and scared look on your faces. Say to yourself: Do I play around instead of doing my work? Do I visit too much instead of studying? Am I satisfied with my grades? Am I doing my very best? Students, if you check yourselves honestly on these questions you may do better than you did in the first semester. Bring your grades to excellent instead of being a failure. Start now or it may be too late!— Joan Adams, 11th grade. CHFMAWA 4 18 48 500 G eneral Shop The seventh grade boys are all taking up general shop, which is made up a little of painting, carpentry, electricily, and plumbing. They started with letter ing and drawing designs or elementary mechanical drawing. Lately they have been working on hooking up door bells and light switches and buzzers. H izzo n er E n tertain s The mayor, Glen Brown, assistant mayor, Ernest ine Lane, and commissioners entertained the assist ant commissioners at a dinner-dance served in the reading room in McNary hall. The highlight of the evening was playing a recording made for the oc casion bv Chemawa’s Maestros, Vernon Lane. Fred Kalama, and Victor Jackson. R ings and P in s D azzle No, the sun isn’t shining it is just the senior class rings dazzling before your eyes. The small bits of brightness are the marine reserve pins the boys are wearing. • SPRING SPORTS During the month of March two sports come out, baseball and track. The Indians have been known to excel in foot races. The Indian race has produced a great athlete in Jim Thorpe. He went to the Olympics and took first place in every event he entered. He was a major league baseball player. Jim Thorpe has set a good example for all boys. In order to be a good athlete you should never smoke or use intoxicating drinks. Let’s hope the Chemawa Indians’ name will be seen at the top of each league we participate in. If the Indians are to accomplish this it means they must train hard, cooperate, and do their best to put Che mawa Indians at the top of the score sheet.—David Shellal, 11th grade. • LIBRARY M ANNERS When you go in the library you should follow the rules. One rule is t© .be quiet in the library, here or in.any library. Some people don’t follow that rule, but they talk and do as they please. That is not the way to do in a library. If you did that in a public library yoU would be asked to leave and you would not be allowed to come back. So follow the rules.sS-Betty Pays, sixth grade.
