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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1929)
The CHEM AW A AM ERICAN Page 2 CHEMAWA®AMERICAN iitmmiiitiiiiiHimiiiinimiiHraiiiiiminniiiiiiiiimuiiiiiiiinmuiiiiiiiiHhititiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiitiiiiiinraiiiiiiiiiiraiiitniniiniimiimiimnmmiinim Published Weekly at the TJ. S. Indian School, Chemawa Oregon. Address all communications to Bnthyn Tumey, Manager miiutiiiiniiiiiiniiiiinrauimiHinifflitniiiiHiniiiniiiiiiiininiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinHiiiiiinKiiiiiiiHiiiiiiuniiiiiiiiiiniiiiituiiiiiiiiniiniiiiniiiiiiiinniMii 50 Cts per Annum Subscription MEN YOU CANNOT BU Y (Continued from page 1) Honesty is • not a forgotten virtue, and faith will not die out. We, despite our human frailties and the per centage against us, shall “ carry on” hopefully— it is the only way. Can men still be bought, bribed? Yes, some of them, but when they sell themselves for gold they have given much for little. Gold is good and it buys comforts innumerable, but it cannot buy friendship. It will buy service, but not devotion. Gold is not all there is to life— there is much of greater value in the world. An honest man— Aye! Do not undervalue him. Cultivate a peaceful state of mind if you are to be happy. If you are unhappy and always wanting something, by your own acts you are advertising your- self for sale, for a bribe. A man whose wants are simple is hard to buy. The more simple his wants the higher his price. Among our Indian people of days past a wish for wealth was considered unworthy of a brave man, and a chief was often the poorest man in the tribe. A ll of the truly great of the. world’s benefactors have been poor men. spect, and a sense of personal honor and manly dignity. These all constitute qualities within us awaiting de velopment through the attention and desire and recog nition of the individual. The greater the percentage of able and honest people found in a community, the better the community, the same is true of schools, and may justly be remarked of governments. CHEMISTRY An inventor once appeared before the secretary of a By AARON S00KUM, Senior street car company and attempted to sell the company a contrivance for registering every passenger. The From the standpoint of a boy who is attending High secretary could not be induced to entertain the propo- School but who does not have the expectation of college, sitionat all. ‘ ’It is of no use to us,” he said; I have linked together some reasons for spending time “ the machine which we want is one that will make on the chemistry course that is usually offered. In my opinion, school hours should not be wasted; our men honest, and that, I am afraid, we are not they should be put into the preparation of something likely to meet with.” The cry of the world everywhere is for honest men, worth having now, and something worth “ salting away” for the future; men whose standing is of the highest, who place per Shall I spend my “ golden years” on a farm? Then sonal honor above money, above power, above social it might be good to know what effect chemicals have position— men of character. Character in essence is upon the soil. Are any of them needful to the crops reliableness; by your acts convincing others that you .1 shall raise,, and, if so, in what quanities? The in sect pests that destroy so much representing the farm can be trusted. er’s work and hope, may be killed by chemicals, or It seems the spiritual side of mankind is undernour chemical products. If my farm is located far from the ished, and worst of all, nourishment labelled for the conveniences that are supplied to town residents will soul does not appeal to buyers— it is a drug on the the action of water on some particular chemical pro market, sad to relate. Take the average business man duce gas, so that I may rig up a gas light as a conven through a’ fine museum, an art gallery, through a great ience? I shall certainly be able to use a knowledge of chem park where are found the finest of monuments and istry on my farm. statues, tell him of noble men and women and of the Should trade or business call me into the town or innumerable sacrifices they have suffered for mankind, city, will there be any heed of a knowledge of chemis and Mr.? Business Man will be utterly indifferent, try? A better paint job at a lower rate may be had if the right amount of elements that make paint were bored. But undertake to lay bare to him a business mixed properly. Chemistry teaches the mixture of proposition/whereby there is a promise of big returns these elements. Disinfectants may be made at home. and he is all animation— the personification of inter Disinfectants ready-mixed are usually expensive; those made at home are cheaper and often more effective. est. Things seem out of proportion— the pity of it. Selfishly used political power is a curse; rightly used Making dyes is a fascinating proceeding, and I feel pleased that I know something about dyes, and have it may prove a blessing for a community and for the also a chance to gain knowledge concerning methods nation.^Who dares to predict that the race of life is of bleaching, taking out stains, water-proofing some ever to be one’ of pelf and self? Who is bold enough materials and treating others so they become fire proof. Bachelorhood may get me! If I am to be my own to declare that all beautiful ideals and principles are to be abandoned? Such can never be. Each succeed housekeeper I shall apply my chemistry knowledge to my kitchen. Chemistry tells me that hard water wastes ing generation of people is granted the rare privilege soap and hinders its action until enough of the chemi of making the“world better— bettering things by sim cals in the soap offset those in the water, O! how I ply bettering ^themselves, their thoughts and acts. shall save soap!
