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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1924)
page 4 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN GOOD MANNERS (Continued from page 1) Chief of the attributes of a lady, or of a gentleman, is respect for the feelings of others and consideration of their circumstances. A real gentleman avoids every thing which can give pain even to the weakest and humblest; nor will a true gentleman use his power to take advantage of another. Learn to think of others before thinking of yourself and you will have friends enough and of the best. Why, the happiness of our lives is made up of little courtesies, little kindnesses, pleasant words, genial smiles, a friendly letter, good wishes, and good deeds. Courtesy and honor are in separable. Is not honesty everywhere recognized as one of the highest traits of character? To have done no man or woman a wrong, to walk and live right, is to be a man. We speak about a gentleman. To be gentle is not enough; he must also be a man; he must have the courage of his convictions. So, after all, students and readers, true politeness is in being tender, loving, self-denying, honest and strong. BOY SCOUT ON FISH One of Mr. Bent’s Boy Scouts has contributed the following interesting essay on fish: There are many kinds of fish. Some of them are, King salmon, Silow, Humpback, Herring, Codfish, etc. The King salmon is a large fish and it comes in from the deep sea in the fall. It seldom comes near the shore. Its body is large and so is its head. The Silver salmon is about a foot and a-half long. It returns to fresh water in the spring and is a most important fish in northern sections. The Humpback is not very large, but it has a big fat back and from it derives its name. These fish head for the rivers in the spring, summer and fall of the year to deposit their egg. Many are caught by nets, traps and seines and are sent to the canneries. There they are cleaned and cooked and canned, and the cans labeled and put into cases; they are then ready for shipment. The Herring are a small fish. The best time to fish for them is in the evening, because at that time they come near the shore. There are larger nets used in herring fishing than for catching salmon. When I was at my home in Alaska we had two large herring nets, each 700 fathoms long. All necessary to be done with herring is to clean them and salt them in barrels. The barrels are changed again before they are shipped. The Codfish are caught with hooks. They stay in deep water mostly. They can be caught at any time of the year. When caught they are taken to the sta tion, cleaned, washed and put into large tanks where they are salted. After being kept in the tanks for about two weeks they are taken out and put into sacks. They are then ready for shipment. A fisherman, man or boy, should be an early bird, or he will find himself out of luck. INDUSTRIAL ITEMS Breeching for the boilers at the power plant is being placed at present and the boilers will soon be ready for service. The masons have finished the walls of the shop ad dition and the carpenters are at work on the roof of the building. At last the farmers have completed digging the potato crop and with the help of the gardeners have them safely in the root house. The truck crew has a new slogan, “The world moves and we are ready to move anything in the world.” We appreciate the fact that they are living up to the slogan. • A great improvement has been made by the yard force in the trimming of the trees on the campus. At present they are grading and filling in about the girls’ new domitory. The painters have been giving the final touches to the new addition at the Senior Practice House. The blacksmiths are doing some very creditable work in wrought iron lamps and brackets for the lighting fixtures for the above mentioned department. The machinists are rebuilding one of the washers at the laundry. This department has done a great amount of work the past few months in rebuilding various kinds of machinery about the plant and giving valuable practice and instruction in tool-making. Christmas will soon be here and there is considerable bustle of preparation evident in our school. With the advent of our holiday season it will be advisable for all of us to pause and consider the progress we have made in our work and prepare for a bigger year in 1925. DETAIL FOB WEEK Sunday escort for girls, December 21 McBride Hall Winona Hall Property Clerk Teacher No. 8 Seamstress Sewing Teacher Chaperone girls to Salem, Dec. 20 Teacher No. 13 Visitors to Societies, Dec. 19 Nonpareil—Tailor Winona—Teacher No. 10 Reliance—Property Clerk Excelsior—Asst. D. S. Teacher No. 1—Sewing Teacher No. 2—H. M. Brewer No. 3—Teacher No. 13 No. 4—Teacher No. 14
