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3 MAY » The ChemawaAmerican 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 ednesday, April 21, 1920 “ H OBBY H O R SES” No. 28 developm ent, b u t rem em ber th a t successes are th e r e sult largely of slow and careful grow th and building. A hobby of th e rig h t sort is a fine th in g for a boy Y oung children are rarely lazy. T hey are, if left or g irl— in fact, a respectable hobby will harm no-one, free to follow th e ir ow n im pulses, usually to be found y o u n g or old. A hobby m ay be defined as som ething doing som ething for th e very love of it. M any tim es th a t m akes a stro n g appeal to its possessor. T h en they are in th eir childish fancies and im aginations fol we are safe in th e assum ption that th e prosecution of low ing most rational callings— the girl m aking clothes a hobby m ay involve labor, and let us hope th a t it for her doll baby, th e boy ru n n in g a stream of w ater may be labor to a good en d . It will be a fine th in g for those w ho tak e up so-called hobbies to use d is in the im aginary irrigation of his cabbage patch. All is real to childhood and all is energy and in d u stry if u n cretion in the m atter and select “ th a t som eth in g on ham pered by elders. Can we older people not em ulate w hich to expend th o u g h t and energy w ith a view to its the child to advantage in m any ways? A t least in possible g ro w th in to a fu tu re of respectable proportions sh ak in g off th a t lazy feeliug w hich resu lts largely for its possessor. F o r instance, b etter to illu strate our m eaning as re from lack of interest? A t C hem aw a there is alw ays m uch to do great gards th e last sentence: Suppose a boy or girl begins as a hobby rider w ith a k o d ak , it will be easy to see th in g s possible for all— w hy not select a hobby from some of them ? F o r instance, tak e as a hobby the th a t it m ay lead to ow nership later of a p h o to g rap h studio, or to proficiency as an eng rav er, as a k n o w m atter of a “ perfect le sso n .” T his will lead you som ew here. O r, if a carpenter, get it into y o u r head ledge of p h o to g rap h y is necessary in en g rav in g as th a t you w ould sooner be a carp en ter th an a n y th in g carried on largely now -a days. O r, let us suppose else in the w orld and th a t you will be a good c a rp e n th a t a m usical in stru m e n t rep resen ts th e hobby, in t e r ,” too, th e very best w ithin your pow er. T h is il w hich case th e re is ahead of the hobby the possibility of hav in g a stu d io and teach in g as a m eans of g a in lu stratio n will apply to those in every d ep a rtm en t of in g a livelihood. If teaching is distasteful th ere is a o u r school, b oth vocational and academ ic, for both field for professional p laying in ensem ble or as an in boys and girls alike. Now choose your hobby horse' dividual a rtis t—th e rem u n eratio n being governed e n and rid e —ride in the d irection of a place called “ Som e w h ere” and w hen you reach y o u r d estination rem em tirely by th e know ledge and ability possessed. ber th a t your ride began at Chem aw a. W e can see th a t w hat may sta rt as a hobby may d e velop in to so m eth in g decidedly w orth while. One TRY SA Y IN G IT FAST can be serious even w hen rid in g a “ hobby h o rs e .” T h is is one of the cleverest, jin g lin g tongue-tw isters T ry an d select th a t “ h o rse” w ith a view to its c a rry th a t was ever devised. If you are able to read th ro u g h in g you som ew here. T h e n ride it w ith a purpose in m ind. Develop a desire to w ork at som ething y o u r it rapidly w ith o u t g e ttin g the words tangled up you self. G et the feeling th a t you w ant to do it alone, your are to be c o n g ratu late d on having m astered in an e x very self, th a t it will not be done as you desire it u n ceptional m anner the art of articu latio n and e n u n c ia less you roll up y o u r sleeves and do it. F o ster a feeling tion. H ere it is: th a t even an assistan t m ig h t b u ngle m atters for you— If a H o tte n to t ta u g h t a H o tte n to t to t To ta lk ere th e to t could to tte r. th a t it is too im p o rta n t to you to tru st to o th er hands. O u g h t th e H o tte n to t to t T h a t you w ant it done and w an t to do it— in fact, To be ta u g h t to say “ a u g h t” th a t y o u ’d sooner do it th an not do it— ra th e r w ork O r “ n a u g h t,” o r w h at o u g h t to be ta u g h t her? at it th a n not w ork. O nce you are full of th a t sp irit If to h o o t an d to o t a H o tte n to t to t you can branch out and ap ply your d o ctrin e of “ w o rk ” Be ta u g h t by a H o tte n to t tooter, S h o u ld th e to o ter g e t h o t if th e H o tte n to t to t aud of “ doing it y o u rself” to m any th in g s. I t mav H oot and toot at th e H o tte n to t tooter? tak e years to b rin g about the ideal in the w ay of self
