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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1908)
6 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN mertcan Published Weehly at the United States Indian Training School. Subscription Price, 25 Cents a Year. . '.Clubs ok : - ;, : ; Five. or Over 20 Cents., tCntered at thy Chemiiwa. Oregon, Postoffiee as sec ond-Hass mail matter. PRIN TING STAFF Webster Hudson Benjamin Wilcox . Gordon Hobucket Calvin Darnell Louis John John McCush Henry Darnell John Service . James Evans SELFISHNESS The man, woman, boy or gLd who lives entirely for his or her own self is selfish!1 When a person believes ' that his trouble is the only trouble on earth he is selfish. When he, in his own es timation, reaches a point where nobody but himself suffers, or has cares, worries, heart-aches or disappointment, then he certainly is selfish. He can be nothing else. : - We look around and everywhere, could we but see it, there is beauty the " beauty of nature in which we all share as a God-given inheritance. We are a part of this great creation, a small part 'tis true, but yet a part. Therefore, let us while we arediving grant to others those rights which we believe are our own by our natural inheritance. If we have a right to live so have others. A spirit of justice, of fair play, demands that in this regard we bear in mind the principles -which gave birth to the Gold en Rule. True, we must provide for ourselves, so , must the other fellow. There is plenty for all without such exhibitons of selfish ness as so often come to our notice. As disheartening as anything is the evidence now and then of utter dis regard for humanity, for the rights and feelings of others. A kind word, a touch of the hand, a look of sympathy, may be more precious than gold to a heart touched by sorrow. These things cost the giver nothing. To withhold them is selfish. The society reporters seem to have been asleep this week for we have been compelled to remind them of their duty. This certainly looks bad. N DINING HALL NOTES Caroline Wright is a good sergeant. Sunday visitors are always welcome to visit our school dining hall. James Mc Mann is getting so fat he wili soon have to take some antifat or physical culture. Sarah Peirce and Lizzie Frazier now take dinner with the waiters, instead of taking lunch with then. It makes then) hurry, but gives them a good appetite and red cheeks. . Henry Olson, Tuesday7 morning a t din ing hall: "My! we had a fine breakfast." Wednesday morning, Henry Olson coming from t he dining hall: "Another fine breakfast! I'm going to get weighed." Returning -aOh, golly! I have gained three pounds in t wo days." Mr. Cox received a very nice letter from Th o rn as S m o k h o 1 rn who i s a t P u y a, Hup and asked to be remembered to his many Chemawa friends. Thomas wras one of our faithful cooks.