The Chemawa American, November 26, 1924, Page 4, Image 4

THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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POWER AND PUNCTUALITY
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your life what you have not put into it any more than
you can draw out of a bank what you have not de­
posited. The character of the boy or the girl it has
been noticed indicates pretty correctly what kind of a
man or woman they will be.
In conclusion, let us urge each of you to go to
work at Chemawa with a stout heart, with courage
and enthusiasm, work and keep it up—stick, because
it is your dnty to do so. And remember that many
of our grandest men and women started out poor and
had no other capital than pure grit and invincible
purpose, and that those who hold out, endure to the
end, will leap a good harvest and be what the world
calls successful.
BE A REAL MAN
It is a great pleasure for older people to discover
young people upon whom they may bestow courtesies
and privileges without fear of being misunderstood,
without fear of spoiling those thus favored. One dis­
likes to be compelled to treat grown-ups as little chil­
dren—alas! how often this is necessary. If some
of our young people profit by this brief but plain-
spoken aritcle we shall indeed be gratified beyond
words.
ACADEMIC NOTES
During Mr. Fisher’s absence Miss Gertrude Eakin
has had charge of the science department.
If you’ve seen light in the auditorium each evening
just remember that Thanksgiving is at hand and
certain people are preparing to entertain you the
evening before the feast day—tonight.
At a recent meeting of the literary societies each
senior society presented to its junior society a gavel
and the colors of the senior society. The junior so­
cieties appreciate the gavels and are honored by the
invitation to use their senior sister or brother society’s
colors. The gavels were turned out in the carpenter
shop and are neat and atti active.
At the teachers’ meeting on Thursday morning
material for health campaign for this year was given
to the teachers. A good supply of excellent pamphlets
and booklets an this subject were secured without
expense from the branch office of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co. in Salem. New Red Cross mater­
ial was also issued at this meeting.
A number of good talks have been given in the
school assemblies lately. For Armistice day exercises
our service flag with its 119 stars was displayed.
Louis Dupis was elected by the senior class to read
the certificate from President Coolidge in which he
expressed appreciation for the service rendered by
students of Chemawa during the World War. Mr.
Downie held the students’ close attention with his
stirring description of experiences in France. Last
Wednesday Mrs. Leavenworth discussed Education
Week. Her talk was interesting and instructive.
This brief article is intended for our older students,
as it is a message especially for them. When a young
man or woman reaches, say 20 years of age, they have
almost reached what is termed their “majority.”
That is, they are near to the age where they are their
own keepers and are responsible for their own acts.
They can assume entire management of their affairs,
social and business. They are of the age when they
are allowed to have a voice in the important matters
of their community, state and nation. They can
vote.
Young men and women of this age who are destined
to amount to anything worth while should have devel­
oped certain characteristics which are fundamental
laws with them. They should have their own code of
morals and of honor. They should feel the respon­
sibility of “living up” to what is expected of people
of their age. They should show signs of serious
purpose in their every act. Such are the duties and
responsibilities they have heired with the added years
that have come to them. They owe it to themselves,
and to their friends whose hopes are centered in them,
to make good.
In spite of bad weather and its attendant delays and
When we see a young man of 20 years of age en­
grossed in a game of marbles with ten-year-old boys difficulties the masons are progressing with the wall of
we cannot help the reflection that he will never amount the shops’ addition. We know it takes time to do
to a great deal. He has not developed the God-given this work, we have heard about it, and we also
brain, or mind, beyond that of a ten-year-old. The know that it is one of the best walls for strength on
the grounds, due to the fact that pains have not been
desires and pleasures of the older boy run in the same spared by those concerned to teach the boys the neces­
channel as those of his younger playmates. He is still sity of full-flushed joints and a solid bed for each
in the ten year-old class. He still thinks as a ten-year- brick laid.
old, notwithstanding which he seems to feel himself
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entitled to the consideration and privileges which are
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usually given young men of his age who think as
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