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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
5upt. Shell's Addres..
After Band Concert, Saturday evening,
we had the pleasure of being entertained
by Supt. Shell, who related several aruns
ing anecdotes, and gave us some good ad
vice. . "I did not know until I entered this hall
that I would be called on to speak to you.
You know when a young gentleman has
been keeping company with a young lady
for a long time, and she is wondering when
he will put the momentous question, atid
finally when the has plucked up courage to
ask her, she immediately says "Ob, how
sudden!"
Very often T suppose you have ministers
to Bpeak to you, and they tell you that you
should improve yourselves and be
good, and r then you listen to some
statesman and he tells you that you should
be "patriotic."
However, young ladies and gentlemen
. I am glad to have met you, and it recalls a
little experience in my own life.
When I was a boy about sixteen, back
in Ohio, you know a fellow at that age
thinks ,he- can give the old gentleman
. pointers, and I thought I knew about as
much as any man knew at forty.
I remember a man addressed us and
said:
"Young ladiei and gentlemen there is a
great future before you. You havb bright
eyes intelligent looks and I have not the
faintest doubt but what there are among
you several, who will be our future pres
idents of theTJnited Slates."
"I immediately straightened up and re
solved to be President, and I remember
looking over to the girls' side for a suitable
person for Mrs, President.
Well I have grown up, but my expecta
tions I never hope to realize.
I love young people almost without ex
ception. Sam Jones once said, (he was a noted
preacher) "I love everybody, if you find
me a man that I do not love, I will hug
him until be hollows."
"And so it is with me, if you show me a
woman that I do not love, I will let Mrs.
Shell hug her until she 'hollers.'
But love is the key note of all success.
Last August, I had the pleasure, and I
might say the distinction of meeting down
at Newp' -rt, a number of ladies and gentle
men of this institution, among them Mr,
Potter and Mr. Campbell, who is with us
tonight. Let me tell you, I went fishing
with Mr. Campbell one day, and the reason
I went fishing with him was he told me a
wonderful fish story the day before.
I have no doubt but that Mr. Campbell
tells the truth under all circumstances, ex
cepting when he tells fish stories.
Seriously I repeat the assertion, I made
in the beginning. I am glad to be with
you.
Sometime ago 1 bad some correspondence
with Mr. Potter and Mi. Campbell in re
gard to bringing some boys and girls to
this school.
. One reason I wanted to come wa3 that I
knew it would do some good to the boys I
brought.
Second to meet the employes.
And third to see how a first class Indian
school is conducted.
. You are here in this institution, these
people are doing everything for you, and
you should realize what the Great Father's
Government is doing for you here. Mr.
Potter or Mr. Campbell gives you advice.
Sometimes you think it is good, and some
times not, and that it is cheap and does
not cost you anything.
But of all the words I have spoken this
evening, wont you please treasure these few
words.?
"In everything you do, do the very best
you can."
(Then followed a discourse on the build
ing aud t horoughness of one of t!ie sculp
tors on the Acropolis.)
And concluded that the principle to be
ground in each and everyone of us was to
do the very best vte can.
That strength of characttr comes from
influences surrounding you every day.
Then he described the difference be
tween being over particular aud methodical.