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Vol. X X II
W ed n esd a y , M ay 5, 1920
A N EAGLE OR A SNAIL
Why not aspire to great things? To fail in. striving for
the best is to get but a tithe out of life. It is only by
effort that any one develops, patent capacity will
always remain latent unless developed. Do not dare
to nope that some morning you will awaken with ca
pacity fpr large things, unless while you are awaiting
the coming of that eventful morn you are willing to
buckle down to a careful and. earnest development of
yourself and every natural talent of which you may be.
possessed.
The two great extremes of life and the possibilities
thereof may be illustrated by what the eagle and the
snail typify. The great bird, emblematic of the qual
ities of freedom of our fair land, rises up into the ether
ever higher and higher and wings his flight through
space unhindered, unaware even of the possibility
of the obstruction pfc his.course. By his own strength
and effort he ascends into the sky, but once up it is
comparatively easy for him to sail on and on through
space. He is above'the trouble o£ the world, the air
is pure and the view grand and he is free die has
room, high up as he is. So it may be said of human
beings, the rise is what requires strength. It is what
gives you pure air (pure thoughts), it gives you room,
it.gives you vision of the world and of your fellows,
it puts you out of bondage—it makes you free. How
ever, you must, pay the. price; but considering the
value of things higher up the price, is reasonable.
The snail, on the other hand, is typical of things
that are lowly. It creeps along slowly from day to
day.,., It.is.'down on earth in the slime and ooze of
things. It just lives and plods. It is ever creeping—it
never gets anywhere.. It.has no vision—its home, is
in the* -dirt of earth. It is a snail and a snail it will
always be. It rests-, eats and sleeps in slime. What
effort is required for an existence of this nature? What
a life! . No aspiration, no development, no sensing of
latent.strength either mental or physical that many
be utilized in the achievement of things truly great.
Dead, indeed, to possibilities. The souls pictured by
Dante as-, damned have as much hope as a snail and
as many possibilities.
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' Let our young readers ponder these matters and
decide which they desire to emulate—the eagle whose
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course carries him into the very heavens, or the snail
who forever creeps in the slime of earth? . You .may .
be- that -which you decide to. be;*. You cam be a-hu
man snail with little effort, but to -be - an eagle you
must be out under the heavens winging your indus-
trail flight from rosy dawn until the dusk of evening,
and you must mount high enough to see over all ob
structions. That is the Chemawa way. We want
eagles at Chemawa.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY DEFEATED
George Berry’s line drive over shortstop in the
ninth inning started the rally that defeated Willamette
here last Wednesday afternoon 4 to 3. Bettles followed
with a clean hit through the same position and Jackson
sent the two men across the plate that won the game
on his three-base hit to right field.
It was the closest game we have had this season and
was interesting and hard fought. The score stood 2
to 1 in our favor until the sixth inning, when Detnick
drove Page home on his three-base hit and was scored
by Brown’s hit to center field.
Bailing to hit in the pinch showed up more in this
game than any previous one this season. More men
were left on bases. It was not over-confidence that
caused this, but over-anxiousness instead. The team
has several hard games still on the schedule and will
give an account of themselves in these as they have in
those already played. So far we...have. lost one and.
won three.
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Score by innings:
Chemawa‘ . . 1 1 0 ' 0 • 0 O' 0 0 2
Willamette . . 0 0 0 . 1 2 0 0 0 0
SEEING ONLY THE GOOD
It is a great thing to learn to see only the good in
people, to look for the man or the woman God intend
ed, not the burlesque of the man or the women which
sin, discord, hatred and jealousy have made. When
we see God’s image in a human being, we cannot
hate him. We can only sympathize and love. But
so long as we look for the distorted man or woman the
crooked,, the ugly—we call out the corresponding
qualities in our own nature, and sooner or later ex
press, them outwardly also.