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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
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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