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Primitive man was the slave of Nature by reason
of his ignorance.
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Nature taught man first of all to see things, then
to use them.
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Education is as individual as temperament, and
may take as many forms.
The supreme art, to which all the arts rightly un
derstood and used minister, is the art of living.
Patience, persistence, self-denial, self-restraint, en
durance, and the will to work are at the foundation
of all human development.
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No deep, great, productive quality or power comes
to a man by accident—its unfolding depends not
only on skill, but also upon character.
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The master in any department is not he who has
its facts at his finger’s ends, but he who commands
its inward power and has the secrets of its perfection
at his heart.
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The essence of culture is not possession of informa
tion as one possesses an estate, but absorption of
knowledge into one’s nature, so that it becomes bone
of our bone and flesh of our flesh.
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The history of the human story centers not on
what man has done at any particular time, but on
what he has been—not on the work of his hands, but
on the discovery of the spirit.
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The real history of man on this earth is not the
record of the deeds he has performed with his hands,
the journeys he has made with his feet, the material
things he has fashioned with his mind, but the record
of his thoughts, feelings, inspirations, aspirationsand
experience.
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Whatever views of the authority of the Old Testa
ment one may take, it is certain that in the noble lit
erature that goes under the title there is a deeper, clean
er, and fuller disclosure of the human spirit in its
effort to realize itself and live its life than in all the
historical works that have written.
Under date of May 2 the following dispatch, which
no doubt will be of great interest to many of our
Indian friends, was sent out from Washington, D. C.:
A resolution calling upon the secretary of the inter
ior to make “a general investigation of the business
affairs of all the Indian tribes and of the advisability of
establishing industries among them”, was introduced
today by Senator Thomas, democrat of Oklahoma.
Senator Thomas said later that the resolution was
intended to embrace investigation in connection with
disposition of power on the Flathead, Mont., reser
vation and of ‘‘several other cases in which contro
versy exists.”
The resolution would provide an investigation of
Indian business affairs “with a view to determining
methods of conducting such affairs which will be most
effective and to the best interests” of the Indians.
The investigation in connection with industries
would be, under the resolution, “for the purpose of en
couraging and assisting Indians in the manufacture
and sale of articles of commercial value.”
A report to congress on the results of the investiga
tion would be required under the resolution, including
a statement telling what type of industrial and housing
facilities were required by each tribe, and recommen
dations by the interior secretary on methods on pre
venting fraud and encouraging the sale of Indian
products.
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LOCAL
Mr. Sanders, head of our painting department, at
tended a banquet at the Marion Hotel in Salem on
Monday evening. The banquet was the termination
of a very successful Painters’ Conference held in the
capital. Warren Wilder also attended as the guest of
Mr. Sanders.
Late on Thursday afternoon almost the entire stu
dent body assembled on the athletic field for May Day
and “health” observances. The program was in the
main the work of grade pupils and consisted of sing
ing, of sketches based on historic events, May Pole
dance, etc., while gun and Indian club drills and ex
hibitions were presented by a body of older boys. The
band was on hand to assist and the program was
introduced with a short talk by Principal Mote. In
every way the program was of interest and value.
Supt. Lipps being absent, Asst. Supt. Mote was in
charge of our chapel exercises last Sunday evening.
He took “Self-Mastery” as his topic for discussion
and cited many things that have occurred here at the
school on which he gave deductions. He made it quite
plainthat self-mastery is a big factor in the success of
any one in the battle of life. Self-master is the foe of
many evils—many shortcomingsand no one will make
a mistake in cultivating it, according to Mr. Mote,
and this is true. It was a good and timely talk. In
addition to the address the orchestra played an over
ture, Jack Mote sang a solo, and the choir gave a
special number.