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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1916)
PAG E 4 T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N PROFIT B Y PA ST F A IL U R E S If ju st th e rig h t th in g could be said at this tim e to arouse am bition and effort on th e part of our stu d e n ts w hat a saving it w ould be in th e tim e and energy of both stu d en ts and teachers. V acation is past and to all a fresh o p p o rtu n ity is open, one in w hich you can not only m ake g reat headw ay, b u t in w hich you can in a large m easure m ake up for past failures. “ How ?” you ask. Sim ply bv ta k in g hold now and p u ttin g your h eart into y o u r w ork. G ive yo u r undivided in terest to every task assigned to you and find in it an o p p o rtu n ity for advancem ent w hether it is exactly pleasant to you or not. T h ere are no lines of learn in g in w hich we find everything to onr lik in g , and usually the hardest work b rings the g reatest gain . T herefore, do not wait one day to plunge in; for ju st so long as you w ait, ju st so far will you get behind. Some of you will rem em ber w ith hu m iliatio n the resu lts of w aiting last year— the difficult lessons at th e last and then the failures in final exam inations. All th a t can be avoided if you m ake the most of every day as it passes. T h is applies to in d u strial work as well as academ ic. As you know , even greater im portance will be placed upon in d u stries this year than e \e r before, and it will require more interest and effort to com plete the course creditably. Best of all, put the two to g eth er and make one branch of work help in the o th er. W ithout both y o u r ed u ca tion will not be com plete. T ry to study to th e best advantage. In order to do all th is you will have to be w ide-aw ake, full o fe n e rg v , and w illing. T h e latter especially is necessary; for the teacher may do his or h er p a rt—yes, m ore—but unless you have a w illing, cheerful spirit the effort is lost. T h is has often been throw n at you before, b u t it is w orth rep etitio n . You do th e learn in g , as w ith o u t your effort and co-operation the teacher can do n o thing. Do not w ait to be w ound u p like a clock and set going, b u t I e ready and w illing to en ter into yo u r lessons w ith a spirit of w anting to learn for the sake of your own advancem ent, and not because you m ust, or because you r teacher is an x io u s to have you do it. R em em ber th at the school is for you and the sooner you get iu and dig the sooner you will reach th e top. W H AT W IL L YOU MAKE IT? A nother year of school has begun. W hat are you Chemavva stu d en ts going to do w ith it and its o p p o r tunities? G reat stress will be brought to bear upon you to have you com plete the outlined courses of study for the year. But th ere are m any w orthy th in g s, boys and girls, that you can do w hich are not outlined in the specified school courses. Now is the tim e when vou can form many pleasant associations w hich will mean m uch to you in later years. Good fellow ship should prevail am ong the stu d en ts, th u s m aking your school life as joyful as possible. Y our interest in all school activities—the literary so cieties, the d ebating and class contests, all branches of athletics, the musical organization, and the social life of the school— is very necessary in the ro u n d in g out of a m anly or w om anly character. M oreover, the most im p o rtan t th in g for you to bear in m ind is th e fact th a t it is d u rin g these school days th at vour ch aracter for life is being form ed. W hat will be your object d u rin g th is course? W ill it be to cultivate a tru e , strong, physical, m ental and m oral m anhood and w om anhood, so th a t you can go out into the w orld and face its battles w ith a tru e front? O r will you lend y o u r energies to the w ork of becom ing skilled in cu n n in g , deceit, and treachery, to go out w ith a preparation for “ bluffing,” w hich, how ever bold and im posing it may appear, can never b rin g you success? It rem ains for you to recognize the countless ben e fits to be derived fr< m your school life at Chem aw a and to seek to stren g th en th is link in your chain of stu d e n t years th a t it may be one of great durability and usefulness. Geo. C. Will ♦ I 4 3 2 S t a t e S t., S a le m , O re g o n ♦ If in need of a piano, o ig a n , sew in g m achine, or ta lk in g m achine. P ianos am i sew in g m ach in es re n te d . ♦ ♦ WHITE HOUSE 3 6 2 S t a t e S t . . S a le m , O re . Is th e m ost p o p u lar re s ta u ra n t in th e W illam ette V alley and is h e a d q u a rte rs for Chem aw a C H IC K EN D IN N E R .................. served in m ost a p p etizin g sty le on S undays for th e sm all price of a com m on m eal. : : Vegetables' Fres" V J lW b L d M L n J ♦ : ♦ ♦ : F ru it, E tc. : i L argest stock in Salem , at prices th a t will m ake vou a J steady and satisfied custom er. Goods deliv- ered at Chem aw a daily. ♦ : ♦ : ♦ : j W e l l e r B r o s . 1 i 1
