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The Chemawa American
P r i n t e d a t C h e m a w a , O r e g o n , a n d D e v o t e d to t h e I n t e r e s t s o f I n d i a n E d u c a t i o n
Vol. X X II
W e d n e s d a y , A p ril 14, 1920
BAD
M ANNERS
An often quoted and ap t saying is th a t “ Fools ru sh
in w here angels fear to tr e a d .” H ow tru e th is is of
some of us— and our friends. W e consider not w hat
we do, bu t ru sh headlong into a given th in g re g a rd
less of w here we are to la n d . W e m ay place o u r
selves in a m ost absurd position and prove a disgrace
to ourselves and a hum iliation to our friends. T h e
w orst feature of th is ro u g h and u n co u th “ ru sh in g i n ”
habit is th a t ev en tu ally we shall cease to have any
friends w orthy the nam e.
Bad m anners have alw ays been the source of protest
and indig n atio n on th e p art of refined people. T he
ruffian, the buffoon, th e coarse and v u lg ar, have no
place in th e schem e of w ell-ordered affairs nor are they
ever to have. People of p rinciple, of self-respect, of
pride, and of co m m u n ity sta n d in g will not welcome
in th e ir com pany o r society one w hose m an n ers a d
vertise him as a low fellow . F ar from it—so far from
it in fact th a t th e y will “ lend a h a n d ” in sen d in g
him hence.
“ L ike begets lik e !” T h is is as tru e as the law
of g rav ity . T h ere is a double reason for this: In the
first place good people, those of good m an n ers and
rig h t in stin cts, can n o t avoid an in h e re n t sense of
resentm ent w hen some “ fool ru sh es in ” upon th em .
T he second p art of th is double reason is th a t an ill-
m annered and coarse person feels m ost ill at ease in
the presence of a lady or g en tlem an . N atu rally th ere
is absolutely no affinity betw een them .
T h ere is m ore air and lig h t th e h ig h er you clim b in
a personal w ay. T h ere is m ore satisfaction w ith self
w hen self is striv in g for the better th in g s. T ry first
to cultivate w ithin yourself a m anner of courtesy to
all. Get th is well g ro u n d ed , for it is necessary for
your real success in all th a t is to follow. As a “ follow
u p ” be stu d io u s, be observant, be in d u strio u s, be
saving, be careful not to become one of those “ fools
who rush in w here angels fear to tr e a d .”
Can you follow th e above advice? W ould you n o t
be benefitted if you did? C ould you in any way pos
sible lose by subscribing to th e above ru les of conduct?
Bear in m ind, th a t to become a sta r m em ber, an h o n
orary mem bei if you will, in the Society of Good
M anners and R ig h t E ndeavor will not cost you a
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cen t—ju st a little effort. Sum m ing all up, can you
th in k of a n y th in g th at offers more for the effort re
q u ired than a personal course in good m anners? You
will gain m uch and lose n o th in g .
Can we not, by all u n itin g , m ake o f C hem aw a a
place of refinem ent, of c u ltu r e —a place w here all will
be advanced and benefitted in the tru est sense? C u l
tu re m u st come from w ithin. Self-criticism and self
developm ent are the seeds from w hich cu ltu re springs.
W ith the advent of cu ltu re bad m anners disappear.
G E N E R A L IT E M S
Duane Kimball, Reporter
H arry W heeler, a m em ber of last y ea rs’ Ju n io r class,
paid C hem aw a friends and classm ates a visit last S u n
day.
T h e lum ber th at was once a porch on Brewer H all
is now being saw ed up for stove wood at the wood
shed.
Mr. Bent has rearranged his gym nasium classes
and they are now busy prep arin g for th eir an n u al e x
hibition.
T h e painters have given the em ployes’ club b u ild
ing a new coat of w hite paint which adds to the a p
pearance of this building very m uch.
Em il F reem an and Fred W ilder, vocational carp en
ters, have been g ettin g a good deal of practical e x p e r
ience on the south porch of Brew er H all.
Since th e old porch on the south side of Brewer
H all has been torn dow n and moved aw ay, the rooms
on th a t side of the building have much more su n lig h t.
L ast T uesday a party was sent out to clean our back
yard. A good job was done, yet there was not m uch
to do as no place about Chem aw a is allowed to get
very d irty .
A train in g table for the track boys was com m enced
W ednesday m orning. T he boys at this table are:
Janies C hoate, G eorge T hom as, A rth u r Johnson, A xel
Johnson, Roy N uckolls, C larence E dw ards, P hilip
M any H ides, A lbert Spearson, C harles E der and E arl
Potts.