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THE CHKMAWA AMERICAN
UTe Chemawa American.
Published Weekly by the Pupils of the
Chemawa Indian School.
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r Clubs of five and over 20 Cents pr year.
Address all Business Communications to
The Chemawa American, ,
Chemawa, Oregon.
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BLACKSM1TH1NG.
'': ' ' ' V' BY II, B. MANN. . ' '
For centuries tha. blacksmith has been
a prominent person, and it i natural he
should be,'when we consider the amountof
work he had to do from the axel and tire
down to the smallest rivet in the wagon;
from the crowbar and spade down to the
butcher. and pocket knives ; and from the
broadax to the carving tools were at one
time made by the smith. So it is no won
der that the smith was respected.
But times have changed in the last two
decades. Most of the articles formerly
made by the smith are now manufactured
by machinery, and the respect for the smith
has deminished in the same proportion,
not because there is not enough left of the
trade to command respect, for there is yet
more left than anyone can learn in a life
time. '
A great many boys in a school of this
kind want to work in the shops, thinking
they will have less work to do than if they
were on the farm. This is a great mistake.
A boy should not enter a ahopjnst for the
sake of having a snap. If he enters a shop '
he should do bo with the intention of learn
ing all there is to know, and put his whole
soul into it. Success will come only to those
who work and not to shirkers. Thers is
plenty of work in any sh ip tor a boy who
will seek it. J ' 7
I agree with Mr. Childers in regard to
boys working on the farm. I think every
boy should learn something about farming.
Most all boys have land of their own and
as soon as they finish their schooling will
go home and follow farming. At the same
time every boy should learn some black
smithing. He can then put up a small
shop of bis own on his farm and do all of
bis horseshoeing and repairing and save a
good many dollars.
It is not every boy that starts in the shop
as an apprentice that wid make a good
smith. Some boys are more of a genius
than others, and when it is ?een that a boy
is adapted to blacksmithing and wants to
earn the trade and follow it as a life voca
ltion, he should work not less than three
years at the trade. He will then be able
to start out as a journeyman or start a sh' p
of his own.
Now lt me say to every boy learning
a trade, do not think it is a disgrace or
anything against your character to learn a
trade, even though your face and bands
may become dirty in learning or in actual
work, Always be punctual and have as
much interest in your work as your instruc
tor. Too Wet to Play.
The Jhemawa baseball team went to
Portland last Saturday to play a return
game with the Bishop Scotts Academy
team but owing to the downpour of rain
the players were forced to sek 8 helter
after two innings. However those to
innings gave the weather the apiiPamnre
of a snow storm to the B. S. A. boyp, h
the scre then stood 8 to 4 in favor of tlic
visiting team.
The same teams crossed batd on the Che
mawa. diamond on April 4th, and re
sulting in a victory of 35 to 2 in favor nf
Chemawa.
Our boys express themselves very much
pleased at the kind manner in which thty
were received and entertained by the B.
S. A. team, and, despite the inclemency!'
the weather, report an enjoyabla trip
Supt. T. W. Potter returned from I '
California trip last Thursday .