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P r i n t e d a t C h e m a w a , O re g o n , a n d D e v o te d to th e In t e r e s t s o f In d ia n E d u c a tio n
Vol. X X I
W ednesday, January 22, 1919
No. 15
tion which makes for efficiency, for letters, for art—
for anything of reial value which assists iii making
the world better and ennobling mankind.
The drone; is foutid ih every hive, but, alas! they
are as useless in one Mve as hr another. The world
THE MENTAL ATTITUDE
never was in greater,need of efficient men and women
Do your, reader, believe in advancement—in prog than now, and it appears that henceforth that need
ress? If so, do you wish to advance yourself, or do is bound to increase rather than diminish. This as
you imagine that the matter of progress is for some sures a good future for the efficient and industrious
person, but it does not augur well for drones. In fact,,
body else—the other fellow?
If you do not wish to advance it is a sure sign that it appears that the hand-writing on the wall is direct
you are lacking in many ways. First of all you lack ed at drones. The bees kill their drones and man may
pride in yourself and your achievements. A proper sometime evolute to the point where he will do like
pride in one-self is a mighty fine thing when it comes wise. Keep our name, off the drone list.
All of the items covered so far in this article are
to what in every day parlance we call “ getting there.”
It holds a person up to the mark. It keeps alive the possible for any of us. Whether we elect to be some
desire that nobody shall out-do you in a given thing. body of class and consequence or a drone lies with
ourselves. Our mental attitude will betray us—it will
Yes, pride is a fine thing—a most necessary thing?
The desire to excel in a legitfttiate way is most tell what we are by guiding us to the commission of
commendable, but it is not just the “ desire” certain deeds. So long as your mental attitude re
alone which is a valuable asset! The “ desire” (call mains as it is today you will do as you do today .
it pride, if you wish) we admit spurs one one on to When vour mental attitude changes your course o f
“ get there,” or do his best. It stimulates a healthy action will be different. When you reach the point
interest in the achievement, or production, of some where you take pride in both yourself and your task
thing, and this in turn makes of you, or of me, or of the you will have traveled far on the road to success and
“ other fellow” a more efficient person. As an effi all that for which success stands. On the other hand,
cient man or woman we are of course of greater value if you lack pride in yourself and have no desire to
as employes and can command and receive more in progress it is certain that you will remain right where
the way of remuneration for our endeavors. There is you are, or if you move at all it will be down the lad
no gainsaying this. It is*true.
der instead of up it.
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' Shame upon the man or woman, young or old, who
Do our students fancy that anything worth while
can be accomplished without thought and effort? Do does not wish to be efficient! Go where we may and
they fondly dream that if they continue to be enrolled on all hands we see people who have worked for years
at school that some beautiful morning they shall at a given thing and yet have not learned the founda-
awaken to find that they have received a legacy from
• • • t mental principles underlying the production of a cer
the man of wisdom—Solomon? And all, too, without tain commodity, althought it was through that produc
effort? Perish the thought! An education is a pos tion that they gained their living. Let all readers
session beyond price. Money cannot buy an educa ask: How do I stand in efficiency? Would anybody
tion/ No-one can become an educated person with desire my services enough to pay iridfiey for them? Is
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out laboring to that end. Money in the acquisition of my mental attitude right? _
Be assured of this, that you may change your men-*
an education is but a means to that end. And it is tai attitude for the better if you are mentally sound.’
the truth that many of our most highly educated and You must decide.
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scholarly men have had very little money back of them
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in their struggle for an education. Pride and desire
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are great factors in securing anything, be it an educa vear.
F o r Love w en t o u t th e door of H ope,
A nd on an d on lias fled,
C aring no m ore to dw ell w ith in
T h e house w h ere F a ith is d ead .