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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
The Chemawa American.
Published Weekly by the Pupils or the
Chemawa Indian School.
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Clubs of five and over 20 Cents pr year.
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The Chemawa American,
Chemawa, Oregon.
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. Faithfulness is the explanation of many
a successful career. Opportunity, ability
and the friendly assistance which may be
given alt tend to further one's efforts, but
the persistent, undaunted faithfulness to
the labor in hand, in the face of opposition
and hindrance and obstacle, is that which
conquers. The character which is devel
oped by devotion to duty, in life's smallest
undertakings, Is being equipped for glorious
achievements. Therein is found the secret
of success. -, :
Thore is no place where good manners
show to better advantage than in the
school room. A treat many boys do not
seem to realize this, and say and do things
which are very ungentlemanly,toeay the
least. Whether such boys forget to bring
their good manners with them, oi whether
they are unfortunate enough not to possess
any, we are at a toss to determine.
Boys strive to be gentlemen rather than
' dudes. It is all very well to dress nicely ;
but fine clothes do not make fine men.
.Remember that every rude or ungentle
manly thing you say adds to the dress
which may eventually outweigh the pure
gold in the balance of life. Ex. - -
From distant Oregon comes a copy of the
Chemawa American, the Utile weekly
newspaper printed and published bv the
Indian boys at the Training School there.
Chemawa is a reservation close to Salem,
the State capital, and it is to the public
spirit of the citizens of that place that the
location of an important government insti
tution is due. The American has a read
able and instructive description of the
Training School, which is modeled upon
the lines that have given the tostltution
at Carlisle its prestige. Major Wilkinson
was almost contemporary with Colonel
Pratt in the establishment of the present
Chemawa School at Forest Grove more
than two decades ago, and like the founder
of Carlisle, earnestly devoted to the elava
tion of the Indian in the social and moral
scale. The membership of the school is
above 600. Its superintendent is Thoe. W.
Potter, who has for his assistant William
Campbell, the latter for many years disci
plinarian at Carlisle, wherewith Mri.
Campbell, the musical instructor, he eu
Joyed great popularity aud gained useful
knowledge of the best method of treating
the Indian problem. The Patriot, Harris
burg, Pa.
Scored Another Victory.
About 250 people witnessed the basket .
ball games played between the boys' aud j
girls' teams of Cbemawa and the Albany j
High School, at Chemawa, last eveniDg. f
The games resulted in a double victory for j
Chemawa, the girls' team defeating their
dpponnepts by a score of 21 to 5, while
Cbemawa boys won by a score of 10 to
Albany's 4. This adds one more to the
many victories won by the Chemawa In
dian girls who have not been defeated so
far this season. They have contested will)
Btrong teams, among them the Agricultural
College team, of Corvallls, and each lime i
the score resulted in their favor. States- j
man. .