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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1921)
T H E CHE MAW A AMERICAN PAGE 4 BE A CONQUEROR (C o n tin u ed from page 1) w here, but greatest of all, in th e attain m en t of a com placent m ind. It transform s th e disagreeable in to the agreeable, takes the d ru d g ery out of distasteful tasks, eases the jolts w hich you may receive here and th ere as you come into contact w ith o th ers, and it is w orth infinitely m ore th an m oney. You will find yourself grow ing to a larger, com pleter, boy or g irl, m an or w om an. C haracter was never intended to be ru in ed by irritatio n on y o u r p art or on the p art of o th ers. No person ever g ets along to m uch e x ten t until he learns to p u t out of th e way the th in g s w’hich trip him up, so get rid at any cost of the th in g s w hich you th in k block your progress as you go th ro u g h school, and afterw ard. Self is the g reatest stum bling block— our own selfishness, our desire for com fort, for pleasure. T im id ity , doubt and fear are great enem ies of m a n k in d . G u ard your-w eak points; conquer yourself and you can conquer all o th er th in g s, it m akes a g reat difference how you approach difficulties. If you are afraid of them , if you stan d and hesitate, som etim es you are lost. If you flinch not difficulties will flee, even tho u g h they are very real and form ida ble to th e tim id and h esitatin g , and grow larger and larger to the one who lacks nerve and the rig h t k ind of m ental attitu d e . M ost of our obstacles w ould melt aw ay, if, instead of cow ering before them , we should m ake up our m inds to walk boldly th ro u g h them . So, young m an, young w om an, th ere is no reason whv each one of you should not be th o ro u g h ly conscious of your pow er and o p p o rtu n ity and m ake th e very best of them by m ain tain in g a free brain, your m inds u n burdened, your faculties at w ork. In conclusion let us say th a t n o th in g develops a per son so m uch as m eeting every single obligation, real or im plied, th a t is ever assum ed. T o our stu d e n ts we w ish to em phasize the fact th at their g reatest obliga tion rig h t now is to “ m ake g o o d ” atC h em aw a. ITEMS FROM THE TR A D ES T h e yard details are busy sp ray in g rose and flow’er beds, and m ow ing lawns. T h e d airy detail had considerable w ork and some fun so rtin g pigs this week. T h e farm ers are plow ing and p lan tin g . show ing m uch speed at the job. T h ey are T h e tru ck crews are assisting th e y ard boys to c u l tiv a te the roses and trim the grass ab o u t M itchell H all. T h e p ain ters have recently painted the office of the m atro n at W in o n a H all and prim ed th e new garage. T h ev have now started to paint the Small Boys’ H om e. Mr. A lbert G ouley is now in charge at th e power house and his detail has some w ork on hand in re new ing tubes in Boiler No. 6. T h e m achinists have begun o v erh au lin g th e old feed pum p th at was in the pow er plant. T h ev are also at work on some gears for ex h ib it. T h e blacksm iths have repaired and overhauled two autos th is week. T hey have also helped to m ove the old wood shed from M r. W e lc h ’s q u arte rs and will m ake an additional store house of it for m aterial for th e shop. T h e carpenters are b u ild in g a sidew alk at th e rear of Mr. Sw oboda’s q u arters. A new7 door is being p u t in betw een the office of th e discip lin arian and th e barber shop. New doors are also being m ade for th e blacksm ith shop. DOMESTIC ART NOTES Several new pieces have been added to th e show case. Rev. and Mrs. Seeley visited our d ep artm en t w hile at C hem aw a recently. ♦ A Division of the Sophom ore girls have th eir con struction di esses finished. New gold stars are to be added on th e service flag as soon as they arrive from Mrs. H a ll’s. T he dom estic art girls are m aking sport jack ets for th e M cBride H all girls and will m ake sk irts later. T he eighth grade girls are to have th eir test this w eek, covering th e subjects d u rin g th e ten wreeks w ork. Jessie Forsen is now w orking in the dom estic art d ep artm ent. She is doing some special sewing for Mrs. Canfield. T he sophom ore girls intend having a w onderful displav of construction dresses and o th e r w ork at the state fair n ex t fall. T he sophom ore girls are sorry the details change so soon as they like the dom estic art d ep artm en t and th eir w ork there, for M rs. Canfield has m ade it very in terestin g . T h e sophom ore girls are leaving the dom estic art th is w eek, w hich m akes th e ir te n th w eek, and will tak e u p w ork in the dom estic science departm ent and o th er places. T h e e ig h th grade girls who are u n d er the in s tru c tion of Mrs. Canfield are so interested in their w ork th a t they never know w hen it is tim e to q u it. T h is show s how m uch interest they tak e in affairs in th eir d e p artm en t.
