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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1953)
CHEMA WA Vol. 53 Chemawa, Oregon • Jan., 1953 No. 3 NEW SUPT. ARRIVES AG STUDY SHOWS- Mr. Paul Bramlet, formerly of the Intermountain Indian school at Brig ham City, Utah, has replaced Mr. Holm, as Superintendent of Che mawa. Donna Jane, a ninth grade staff member of the Chemawa American, has given us a word picture of Supt. Bramlet from a recent interview with him. Having been with the Indian Serv ice for a period of sixteen years, Mr. Bramlet comes to us with a back ground of experience in many areas. He, his wife and their two sons, Jim and Bob, are at home in the super intendent's residence on the campus, and quoting Mr. Bramlet, who spoke for them, "we like Chemawa very much and hope to get acquainted with all the people." Photography is our new superin tendent's hobby, and of his philos ophy of education, he tells us— "To-day there are many things that we need to learn because the competition for jobs is heavy. It is not only a question of reading, writ ing and arithmetic, but of learning vocational skills, acceptable atti tudes, and good behavior. That is what we are doing at Chemawa." Chemawa is fortunate to have Mr. Bramlet accept the position here. The staff and the student body extend to him and his family a sincere wel come and a hope that their time here will be a pleasant experience. "Good Grades—Better Income" WE WATCHED THE INAUGURATION The student body went to school in the dormitories on Inauguration Day. In order that they might exper ience the history-making episode, the classes, with their teachers, went to the dormitories where they viewed the entire proceedings on television. It was a profitable experience and one which the students will long remember. Mr. Bramlet BROTHERHOOD WEEK February 15-22 has been designat ed as "Brotherhood Week"—a week set aside for us to make some at tempt to recognize and overcome our prejudices. Prejudices are those faults that won't let us accept a per son of another race, color, or creed. If we learn when we are young, we will grow into adults who will regard all men as brothers. "Brotherhood" was the philosophy of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, whose birthday will be celebrated on Feb. 12. The last day of "Brotherhood Week," Feb. 22, is the birthday of George Washington, that great Am erican of whom Richard Henry Lee said, "He was, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." Nothing in life is more wonderful than faith—the one great moving force which we can neither weigh in the balance nor test in the cruci ble.—Sir William Osler. A recent study, covering a period, of fifteen years, was made of 300 vocational agriculture boys to see if there was any correlation between grades in agriculture and income. The teacher making the survey found this to be true: The better the grade—the more money he will be making ien years later. The stu dents who made— A in agriculture made an average income of $3,878 B students were making $2,835 C students were making $2,120 D students were making $1,700 F students were making an aver age of less than $1100. This study has been checked and double checked. "Agriculture today is highly competitive and it takes a smart boy to become a successful farmer." Seventy-five per cent of all the D and F agriculture student^ that started farming are no longer living on the land. As this is true of AG, it most likely is true in other fields. This survey shows us that there definitely is a relationship between school grades and a successful career. The results should serve instructors and advis ors in guiding students toward a desire for bettering grades in view of the demands of competitive living. This research paper was prepared by Neill Lefers, the Vo-Ag teacher at Checotah, Oklahoma, for the Agri culture Department of Oklahoma A and M college. STORE CHANGES OWNERSHIP New faces are seen around the store. Mr. and Mrs. J. Lester Perry, formerly of Salem, have taken own ership of it. Mr. and Mrs. Knittel have moved to Keizer. We are happy to welcome the Perry family and wish them success in their venture.
