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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1921)
T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N PAGE 4 OPPORTUNITIES (C o n tin u e d from page I ) done th in g s in th is world? T h ere is n o th in g so fascin atin g as the stories of how men and wom en who have brought great th in g s to pass got th eir sta rt, of th eir obscure beginnings and triu m p h a n t en d in g s, th eir struggles, th e ir long w aitings am id w an t and woe, the obstacles overcom e, th e final victories— th e stories of m en and women who have seized hold of com mon situ atio n s and m ade them g reat, or of those of average ability w ho have succeeded by reason of indom itable will and inflexible purpose. ‘ No ch an ce” has ever been the excuse of those who fail. T alk to the g reat arm y of failures and m ost of them will tell you th a t they never h ad an o p p o rtu n ity like others; th a t th ere was no-one to help th em , and no-one would give them a boost; th a t th ere w as “ no ch an ce” for them , and th a t all th e good o p p o rtu n ities were gone before th eir arriv al on the scene, etc. S tu dents of the rig h t sort do not m ake excuses, they w ork; they do not w hine, they keep forging ahead; they do not w ait for somebody to help th em , they help them selves; th ey do not w ait for an o p p o rtu n ity , they m ake it. W h at w ould the com plaining stu d en ts th in k of th eir chances in life if th ey were com pelled to change places w ith y o u n g “ A b e” L incoln, th e child of the back- woods? W h at if th ey found them selves in a ru d e log cabin w ith o u t doors or w indow s, in th e h ea rt of the w ilderness, far rem ote from schools, churches, ra il roads, w ith o u t new spapers, books or m oney— w ithout even th e o rd in ary necessities? W h at w ould they th in k of having to w alk nine m iles a day to atten d a rude school in a n eig h b o r's cabin? W h at would they th in k of th eir chances for self-culture if they were obliged to scour the co u n try on foot for some fifty miles to b o r row a few books, and then after a hard d a y ’s w ork read them by the lig h t of a log fire? Y et o u t of such iron conditions arose a great president. Let us em phasize the statem ent th a t th ere is a grand success aw aitin g every-one living u n d er the A m erican flag who has the g rit to seize his chance and then fight his way. T h is g reat o p p o rtu n ity lies w ithin yourself. Y our o p p o rtu n ity is w rapped u p r ig h t w ith in your own personality— it is represented by your own efforts. G et to w ork and prove y o u r m etal. Stay w ith th e job of securing an education and th u s be loyal to yourself, your governm ent, and your school. DOMESTIC SCIENCE NOTES A nna H olst is cook for the ju n io r class th is w eek. Ione H e n ry was the bread baker for our h ig h school lunches. M r. C onser visited our d ep artm en t d u rin g our lesson h o u r last w eek. W hile free from ru n n in g erran d s o u r little o rd erly is cro ch etin g on doilies. T h e Seniors are very busy p lan n in g th eir m enu for the com ing dem onstration d inners. N ancy M atthison is our cook this week and we are very m uch pleased w ith th e m eals she serves. E lizabeth Beall is in charge of the high school lu n c h es. She takes a g reat deal of interest in p reparing them . Mrs. Brickell gave the ju n io r class girls a little talk on M onday m orning. T h e consequences are they are developing “ sp e e d .” L ucy C raig was invited to have din n er w ith her sister, A n n a M iller, at th e dom estic science on W ednesday evening. Joyce Sim m ons, Millie B ennett, F rances F itzp a trick , L au ra W au n and V ictoria Sansaver have show n g reat skill in cake bak in g this w eek. T h e ju n io r dom estic science girls th a n k M r. H all and others for th e com plim ents given on the d in n e r served in honor of M r. C onser. IN D U STR IA L ITEMS T h e prevocational boys are en jo y in g the stu d y of tools and m aterials and are doing good w ork along th a t line. T h e engineers are w iring th e m achine shop for lig h tin g an d to th e m otor. R ecently th e boys of th e electrical division did som e w iring at th e S u p e rin te n d e n t’s cottage. T h e p ainters are busy in a num ber of places w hich show s th a t paint will w ork w onders in appearances. T h e hallw ays at Brew er H all are g reatly im proved as well as th e Y . M. C. A . room . T h e plum bers have placed the w ater and sewer lines at th e S u p e rin te n d e n t’s cottage and th e p la ste r in g is done. T hey will set the fixtures as soon as the carpenters have placed th e finishings. T h e carpenters are m aking a com plete set of screens for M cBride H all and w ill p u t them together this week. A great deal of rep air w ork has been done recently, especially to doors and w indow s. T h e b lacksm iths have m ore tillage m achinery they are w orking over for th e farm and from appearances th ere will be a com plete line ready for the farm ers w hen the w eather m akes crop p lan tin g possible. L isten to a w ord of advice: If you will notice, the fellow w ho cam e to Chem aw a to learn and is not afraid to w ork th a t he be enabled to learn, is the fel low who is alw ays ahead. You never g et som ething for n o th in g in education. You m ust w ork if you will w in. T h e m otor for th e m achine shop was received the first of th is week and the m achine shop will be in operation F rid a y . T h e boys of th is detail are greatly interested in th eir w ork and the ex planation of various parts of th e w ork. M r. M uller is enjoying answ ering m any questions as the crew work together.
