THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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ARE YOU WILLING TO WORK?
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ter things that no discouragement can tempt one to
turn back.
Turn back for want of grit in the hour of discourage
ment! It is a pitiable thing to see so many drifters
who have not set their faces toward a single high aim!
The shame of it! Energy and the inclination to get
down to business ooze away while one is drifting—
procrastinating.
Young people, there is a standing advertisement for
trained men and women. Remember this, and take
advantage of your opportunities at Chemawa this year.
As long as you think your chance lies somewhere else,
in somebody else, you will be a failure. Your oppor
tunity is right now and wrapped up in your own
personality.
Haven’t all of you seen boys and girls right here at
this school become discouraged and say they had no
chance. No chance—in a country where log-cabin
boys and poor boys from the farms go to the White
House? In a country with thousands of libraries,
free schools, free education, where even the boys from
the slums become our legislators, and where the poor
est boys become our greatest merchants, bankers and
financiers? No chance in a country which has proved
innumerable times that you cannot keep an energetic
boy back after you have once given him the alphabet?
Boys, “no chance” has ever been the excuse of weak
men. Let every student get down to business im
mediately—right now and stay busy until the end of
the school year. Let nothing, nor anybody, push you
aside. Study, work; get into the swim and stay there.
Each year we commence school with a large number
of new pupils and we wish to urge those who may be
just entering our great school to try and secure the
very best that Chemawa offers.
Just how much are you students willing to give for
your education? How much of yourselves are you
willing to put into it? Are you here just because you
are here, or are you here to get an education? If you
wish for an education, Chemawa is the place for you.
Those who are willing to leave at “the drop of a hat”
without thought of the thousands of dollars of ed
ucational value they are casting aside are certainly to
be pitied, and they will pity themselves all the rest of
their lives—after it is too late.
Those poor boys who are quitters, and who show so
much yellow and lack of serious thought, those desert
ers, we mean, will have to pay all the rest of their lives
for permitting their “yellow streak” to control them.
We wish that all of our students would be Wallace Den
nys and get everything they can in an educational
way from books, environment and people.
DOMESTIC ART NOTES
Well, we’re at it again. We certainly have had a
busy week. Our undergarments have been completed.
You should all see the pretty things we have embroid
ered for our “Christmas Sale.”
Dot Parker is now showing us what a good teacher
she can be. Her class is now on the problem of mak
ing nightgowns. Looks as if we’re going to rest well
at nights.
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NONPAREIL
Owing to the size of the society the Nonpareils were
obliged to meet in the auditorium on Nov. 20, 1925.
We were entertained by the new members, and needless
to say, an excellent program was rendered. It was as
follows:
Society pep, Nonpareil; Thanksgiving, Lillian
Marion; vocal duet, Freda Strom and Spina Howard;
Indian war dance, Six Girls; violin solo, Evelyn lall;
guitar solo, Mattie Turcotte; dramatics, Martha Pack-
ineau and Josephine Alberts; recitation, Vina Smith.
After a few remarks from our critic, Edna Crofoot,
and our advisor, Miss White, we sanga few songs and
adjourned.
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS
Repairs to the right of them, repairs to left of them,
behind and before them—this is the state of present
conditions at the machine shop. The mechanics are
not dismayed—they are equal to anything.
The tailors are making new winter-green uniform
trousers. Heretofore only light blue trousers have
been made in our shop. It is difficult work the tailors
now have on hand. For some time Bert Kow was
out of the shop on account of ill health, but he is now
back on the job to the pleasure of Mr. James.
The shoemaker has a new detail of pre-vocationals
and they are just getting their eyes and minds open to
the possibilities of their new environment and are be
coming useful. Alex Nelson has excited the admira
tion of his instructor, Mr. Haas, by his manner of do
ing things and the all-around capacity he is exhibit
ing. Good for Alex!
The new 1926 model laundry cart is about to startle
the Chemawa public. It does not boast a Fisher-built
body, but will soon boast “steam” lines instead of
“stream” lines, especially as it will operate between
our “steam” laundry and way points. What it may
lack in beauty it will make up for in service—a credit
to the blacksmith shop.
The carpenters have just completed a lot of tops for
the refrigerator ice-block tanks, four tables completed
and they have a number yet in course of construction
for the domestic science department, many new tool
cabinets for the addition to their own shop have been
built, work of repairing chairs is on, and a lot of
music stands have been finished for use in the band
room. Many jobs are always on hand for this depart
ment. A busy shop!