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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1903)
The Chemawa American, Published Weekly MARCH 6, 1903. Live it Down. When the world speakB falsely of you, Live il down ! live it down! Let your every word and action, Illustrate a square transaction, This be your beBt satisfaction Live it down 1 live it down ! Should traducers dare malign you, Live It down ' live It down 1 Rnn they ' 11 hang theirheads with sham Cense to trifle with your name, Time will show where lies the blame, Live it down i live it down! Let not. Bpite or envy vex you, Live It down ! live it down 1 lliiild upon a safe foundation, Live within your tnoanw and station, Do the ridht and dare crealion , Live it down ! live it down I If false friends betray deceive you, Live it down I live it down ! Bettor now that you should sever Friendships such is these forever, Trusting to your own endeavor, Live it down ! live it down ! Should misfortune e1 er o'ertake you, , Live it down ! live it down I Own up error or transgrefaion, Xftver be above confession, Cower uot beneath oppression. Fight it down! fight it down! Heed not speaking coward's railing, Live it down ! live it down! Stormy winds make fastest Bailing! Itittbt is milit and truth prevailing! U01I above is never failing! He in judge let others frown ! John Inorie. LETTER OF RESIGNATION REFUSED. A dispatch from Washington, D. C, an nounces that Colonel R. H. Pratt, United StateB Army, retired, Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, who resigned the latter position, after twenty five yearB of service there, on the day that marked his retirement fr m the active list of the army, has been induced to recall his letter of resignation. Hieconaent to remain is conditional upon the desire of the Interior Department to retain his services at the school." To a representaliveof the Herald Col. Pratt stated this morning that the dispatch was correct. While in Washing ton yesterday Col. Pratt handed the Com missioner his withdrawal personally. Col. Pratt was guided the Importunities of hundreds of , many ot them promiru i com pi act' on by life, who have work that has been a Carlisle Indian School public he marvelous plished by the ad 111 in is- Ab the founder of a system for the educa tional and industrial training of the aborig inal youth, whose emancipation from tribal relation and from a heritage of darkness Is the real Indian question of modern poetolngy it whs argued by ttie friends and admirers of Colonel Pratt's methods, that his retire ment from a field in which he has won ' great distinction and performed invaluable service would be a distinct and practically irreparable loss. Letters poured in upon , (Concluded on pane 7)