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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1921)
PAGE 4 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN BE A STRONG CHARACTER The success of a dull, or even an averarge student, and the failure of a brilliant one is a constant surprise. indecision runs in your blood, arouse yourselves and But if the cases are closely analyzed we shall find that strangle this insidious foe to your achievement before the explanation lies in the staying powers of the seem it saps your energy and ruins your life chance. Do ingly dull boy, the ability to decide things, to stand not wait until tomorrow—begin today. Compell your as firm as a rock under all circumstances, to allow self to develop the opposite quality by constant prac nothing to divert him from his purpose, while the tice of firm decision. No matter how simple the thing brilliant but erratic boy, lacking the rudder of firm you are called upon to decide do not vacillate. Throw purpose, neutralizes his powers and wastes his energies, all the light possible on whatever you have in hand dissipating them in several directions. Students, no-one save yourselves can solve your for decision; weigh and consider it from every point of view; call your common sense and best judgment riddles. You stand or fall on your own judgment. to your aid before reaching a conclusion, and then, \ our happiness, your well being, your success, your when you have made your decision let it be final. Let destiny is within yourself. there be no going back, no re-considering, no opening up of the matter for further discussion. Be firm and ITEM S FROM TH E TR A D ES positive. The new brooder house for the baby chicks is Persist in this course until the habit of firm decision becomes fixed and you will be surprised to see what finished. it will do for you, both in increasing your confidence Have you noticed which boys are the happiest at in yourself and that of others in you. You may make Chemawa? It is the fellows who are the busiest all mistakes, but the strength and reliance you will gain the time. in your own judgment will more than compensate for Some fine potatoes were delivered to our root house them. The power to decide firmly goes to the very recently on contract. The truck driver and crew had marrow of ability. If you cannot decide firmly you a busy time for that forenoon. will always drift—you will never be anchored solidly. The tailors are doing some fine work on the suits On the other hand we see young people succeeding for our seniors. That can hardly be called news as apparantly out of all proportion to their ability and the tailors always do fine work. we do not understand it at all. We cannot under Our ice plant is again in operation after the tem stand why a boy or girl who was always at the foot of his class in school has distanced us in the big school porary shut down occasioned by the failure of a com pany to furnish brushes for motors. outside, for he did not seem to have half the ability Green onions and rhubarb from the garden are sure we possessed. We really laughed at them at school, but somehow they focused their energies upon one ly appreciated now, so is the cauliflower. The early thing and kept plodding along until they were among garden looks fine since the rain. Yes, it did rain; those at the head of the big class in life outside. The it is not July yet you know. There has been a great deal of work done on our very consciousness of being dull and stupid has spur red many a boy and girl on to make the most of what lawns of late and there is every indication of still ability they had. The humilation of being told by greater activity in the work of beautifying our love teachers and others that they are not bright often ly grounds. Mr. Ross now has the assistance of Mr. Bettles and the campus has simply got to keep clean makes them determined to be somebody. Discovering, or having impressed upon them, how and send forth blossoms in variety and profusion. limited their abilities are, arouses them oftentimes to It is a fine thing for the boys of our forging and make great efforts, and not being versatile they do auto shop that they have the opportunity to work on not have the temptation to dissipate their energies on so many different makes of cars. The experience a score of things, but simply develop their one talent gained is a great asset and its value will be more ap and make the most of it. Deciding things on their preciated when these lads have completed their work own judgment, they are successful. at Chemawa and go out to find a job for themselves. We hear a great deal of talk about genius, talent, We are indebted to the painter, Mr. Sanders, for luck, chance, cleverness and fine manners playing a the re-hanging of the ceiling pieces and borders on large part in one’s success. Leaving out luck and our auditorium stage. There has been a great deal chance, we grant that these elements are very import ant factors in the battles of life. Yet the possession of difficulty in the past with this scenery because it of any or all of them, unless accompanied by a defi was not properly hung. Now it is all adjustable at nite aim, a determined purpose, will not insure suc any height, which is a great assistance in stage set cess. ting, etc. (C o n tin u e d from page I )
