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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1916)
THE CHEMAWA AM ERICAN 23 niti'on'fof o id erb "8 l"’“" ’ " '° nianhood •** heed to the ad.no- ■ons ot older h e a d s-n o disrespect to older people is meant but self T h is” “ r c T ’S SUPren,e‘ J‘ iS a glOri° US thi,,g to have yon'th! ter the wo r id s t ’T , “ "“ J* “ C‘aSS ° f tWenty-two graduates forth to e„- have L arena. We are all hopeful for then. We and the- rO" " h” 3" " ° f, We k" ° " ‘he‘«> ‘heir strong ., l e a ' points, better than they know themselves. We have little .u 7 7 ,hem f° r yearS’ solicitous‘y, while they have given go forth UH of the'’,Selv! S|bey ° " d k"°» ’htg that they existed. They go forth tu 1 of courage, wlnle we hope and fear for them This has ver been the law between old and young p e o p .e -it always win be th" cajacitv so" ,5OT gradUateS are ih the «'ah. of average fitness and he XT a C° UrSe 3re bettCT q u ip p ed than others, owing to the ealth and strength of mind and body. There is no reason why all should not succeed—we hope they will. ’ Many of then, must be satisfied with small beginnings Tl.ev m u s t ’ T , " S- TH US ,° W 1 ’ S ‘ - X es, and t hi g ey m t l el thil g tha a nearest at hand, I hey must prove themselves in the estimation o f b X H .T T X iT d ''t " <|S HeS the P° 'Ver ‘° advance them - They should • r ,„ ... ,,d that someone ,s watching then, all the t i m e - '‘sizing then, ator h n , " * ° f “ ,e h'telligence with which a wise Cre- a or has endowed them. They must recognize the value of education should not contuse education and intelligence. There are no two ways about ,t, educat,on can never take the place of intelligence On top of our good washes for our 19,6 graduates we wish to impress ^ n , d , e " „ p o r ta"ce of “ th in k in g .“ The superiority of nm,, ovTr a ” • a c i d C 'V ? ' '" r abiHty *° thiUk- ThiS n,ight “■•"««» e acid test between men, for one man is superior to another ac cording to l„s ability to think more clearly and deeply. C o m m e n t ment means the beginning. Our graduates must determine to h e s , - dents so long as they live. They must study co n d itio n s-b e observant Of nature and of their fellowmen. The American is sincere in wiXi,"g cess c a n T r iX “ ““ WWCh s‘><> A IM L E S S N E S S n a u V ^ ' f greateS‘ lluKlra«ces to success on the part of any individ- is lack of purpose. There is too often a complete lack of mental concen ration and determination; seemingly utter failure to sense the necessity of centering thought and action on some one t hi Xg worth wlnle. People float along on life's seas like ships without rudders
