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W e d n esd ay , O ctober 23, 1918
PROVE Y O U RSELF
Why do we work? What is our purpose in labor­
ing? It is a sad fact that the great majority of us
labor because our necessity demands it. Were mat­
ters as they should be all would labor for the pleasure
of it. Instead, we are confronted on every hand by
shirkers, by those who can but will not put their
hands to the task before them. Many factors con­
tribute to such a state of affairs.
Where the early teaching is wrong the laborer of
the future is badly handicapped. The honor of
labor must be upheld or the very foundation will fall
from under any government. The youths of today
are destined to become the pillars of the government
tomorrow. As they delve and produce so does the
nation prosper. If they are happy they become fac­
tors in the maintenance of a contented nation. They
are a part of the nation involuntarily, but they can
voluntarily be a happy, prosperous, and upbuilding
and uplifting part of it. Let all aim.at nothing less.
The writer believes that outside the matter of
health the secret of contentment lies more largely in
being congenially employed than in any other one
thing. If such is true it is certainly most important
that all of us study ourselves and the task to which
we intend to fit ourselves as a life work to see if we
are suited—are in harmony. If you wish to be a suc­
cess try and get yourself fitted for work which is
congenial to you—some one thing for which you hold
an intense longing. Remember that the day of “ Jacks
of all trades” is nearly over. From now on the call
for such Jacks will be less and less. The specialist
is the fellow who will be called in the future. So
you must be a specialist in something.
No mattei what you start at, nor how great is its
appeal to you, you must be earnest, must mean busi­
ness, or else all will come to naught. You must
put your mind to your task. It is not enough to
work—or even to work hard—to succeed. Try to
make of your task an art. Endeavor, should you
make shoes, to make better shoes than were ever
made before; if you are a carpenter and are building
a house see that the house shall be a good one so far
as the work (your work) is concerned> Do your best
always. In conclusion let us express one more
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thought: Remember that you do not live alone, you
do not work alone,, and that everything you do is
judged by your fellows, your associates, and often by
people unknown to you. Your work will speak for
itself—if good it will be a credit to you, if bad a dis­
credit. Fair, isn’t it? If your work is fine and
worthy it encourages others to emulate it—if it is bad
it depresses all who see it. Now prove to yourself
what you can do.
OUR P A N T R Y OF GOOD T H IN G S
If Mrs. Brewer ever asks yqu to peep into the school
pantry ; don’t refuse. She might let you goinsideand
have one good smell of the goodies she has Stored there.
She might let you look—and look—and look—from
floor to ceiling, shelf after shelf filled with cans of all
sorts of fruit and vegetables. There are pears—1,352
gallons of them. There are prunes, sweet juicy prunes
—375 gallons—and luscious peach plums—285 gallons
of them, and look at the good old beans—660 gallons.
Next see the 64 gallons of blackberries standing up by
the 91 gallons of pieplant.
Did you ever have all the apple jelly you wanted?
Here are 15 gallons together; would that do to start on?
There are 75 gallons of corn and 124 gallons of tomatoes
(and more tomatoes coming) and just think how this
will taste next winter, 25 gallons of tomato catsup.
Do you like pickles? What kind? Here are sweet,
sour, dill, mustard and mixed—in all, 165 gallons.
In addition to all of the above there are large quantities
of canned goods—an overflow from the pantry—stored
in the commissary. Now you know why the girls
were so “ busy with the canning” this summer and fall.
You’ll agree the pantry looks great and smells better.
If you have a failing appetite go there just before meals.
You’ll come out so hungry you can eat any kind of a
Hooverized diet for a long time—before you feel
satisfied.
G. H. Brown, who untila few weeks ago was em­
ployed on a rubber plantation in the Malay states, ar­
rived at Honolulu, H. I., the other day where he en­
listed in the American army with the hope of being
sent to France to take part in the war against Ger­
many. When Brown has completed his voyage to
France he will have traveled over 16,000 miles.