Weekly Chemawa American., March 16, 1906, Page 2, Image 2

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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
and placed the sceptre of authority in the hands of the
people to whom it rightfully belongs, so we do not
have to grow patriots in empty pantries.
Not many years ago the ancient city of Moscow be
held an army of soldiers in all the panoply of war.
The emperor's vassals came to pay him homage,
wending their way across barren stepps, climbing
mountains and fording rivers to bend their knees be
fore their lord and master.
Cannons belched forth their fire, bells rang, priests
chanted and an incense rose to heaven as a Czar placed
a glittering crown upon his head and assumed unlim
ited authority over millions of his fellow-men.-. Take
another occasion.
There was no pomp and no ceremony when our
fat iter's consecrated this land to freedom and equality.
No wondering crowd came to gaze upon a pageant
glowing with light and color and pulsating with
warm (h and beauty.
But when the dye had been cast and the old allegi
ance shaken off, then every man in this broad land
was made a sovereign. ,:
The people had crowned themselves and they arose
to the full measure of manhood and stood unshackled
and free beneath the sun-light of human liberty.
Let us, therefore, never forget the sublime saying of
the old Puritan iliat- ' resistance to tyrants is obedi
ence to Iod." .
Again, the Indian pupil should not allow his love of
sport to interfere with his academical studies.
. It is sad to see young men and young women who
attend schools and colleges giving their whole time
and attention to athletic sports. ;
I recently dined at a boarding house where a num
ber. of youn men and women college students were
present. '
Their whole conversation during meal before it
and after it foot-ball, base-ball, and basket-ball.
They kept the ball rolling, I tell you.
Hut not a word about their studies. Nothing about
history, literature, mathematics, science or anything
else.
But on athletics their tongues appeared to be ball
bearing. 1 could not but feel that they were throw
ing away the most precious opportunities of their
lives.
: .But are not athletics all right? Yes,' when taken in
moderate doses. When they absorb all a student's
time, thoughts attention they are injurious.
Who, let me ask are the ones most benefited by ath
letic games? Not the weak, the sickly or the hollow
chested-they who need them most.
No, but the strong, the robust and muscular they
. who wnutd be powerful and muscular if they never
saw tt frame
Athleticism has become a craze in the schools and
colleges, and the sooner it receives secondary consi
deration instead of first, the better. ,
I do not wis'h to be understood as opposed to all
athletic sports in our schools,
Not by any means. My contention is that the prime
.object of our schools is to secure for the scholars at
tending them an academical education and not an
' athletic training.
It is for this that we pay taxes, build school' lj.m-ie
colleges and universities. - .
' . - . To be continued .
PUPILS' ITEMS
Bessie Boles is keeping house for Mrs.
Cloutier.
Ignace Peone is. learning how to cut
out harness.
The plumbers are working on the
small girls' home.
Clarinda Blodgett has proved herself
an excellent pie maker.
John Benson seeing the funny act
Oh pshaw. It's delicious.
. They say that Cauther laughs on bass.
It must sound musical.
The boys in the. tailor shop are all
busy making trousers this week.
Sarah Peirce has taken Albina's plan'
working at the hospital in the dru
roon:.
George Ferris, of Orleans, California,
. spent Saturday here visiting his sisters,
Viola and h-llen Ferris.
Allice Williams must, be one the best
pie makers for she is appointed every
Saturday to help with the pies.
The Salem High School will piny a
game, of basket ball against the C. 1. S.
girls the twenty-third of March.
Helen Harnden is doing nicely in the
sewing room. Mrs. Cooper is proud f
her because she does her work good.
Tillie Souvigner made a new dress for
Agnes 'Tone, one of our late arrivals-.
Agnes is well pleased with the school.
' Lloyd LaBelle is becoming a goodcoal
makr in the tailor shop. He will lit-the
best yet in the future if he stays with it.
Kena Mann is getting along nicely in
the fourth grade A class and we hope
she will keep it up so as to get to die tifth
scon. '