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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
Kbe Cbcmawa Hmcricaru
Published Weekly by Pupils of The
Chemawa Indian School.
Subscription price 25 cents per year.
Clubs of five or over, 20 cents.
Entered at the postoffiee at Chemawa, Ore.,
as second-class mail-matter.
Benj. Butler said, and he certainly
is good authority, that 95 per cent of
1 all men who invest in real estate or,
in other words, farm or invest in
farms or city property, succeed, while
95 per cent of all who invest in other
kind3 of business and speculation,
such as merchandising, gold-mining,
etc., fail. If that is the case why is
it so many people unwisely look
down on farms and farming?
THE INDUSTRIAL PROBLEM.
Albany, Ore., Dec, 8, 1903.
Mr. Thos. W. Potter,
Chemawa, Oregon.
Dear Sir: I would like to visit the
Chemawa school to learn more about the
industrial work. Do you have a regular
Work during the week before Christmas?
Are visitors allowed Co go through and
inspect" the work?
I am personally interested in all forms
of industrial education, and I hope we
shall be able some day to introduce it into
all the schools of the state. Any favors
you. can show me will be greatly appre
ciated X, assure you.
- Yours Truly,
T. A. Hayes,
Supt. of Schools."
As evidencQd by above letter from
Supt. Hayes, the schools of the sur
rounding cities are awakening to the
great importance of training the hands
to work as well as the brain to think.
We consider it complimentary to the
wise, practical policy of the Indian
Office in its management of the Indian
schools, that the superintendents of
our city public schools are desirous
of thoroughly inspecting this Indus
trial system with a view to adopting
it in the public schools of Oregon.
HOW TO BE POPULAR.
Show a helpful spirit toward every
body, and a willingness always to lend
a hand. 1 Every one despises a man
or woman who is always thinking
of self.
Be generous. The world loves a
magnanimous soul. Large-hearted-ness
is always popular.
Learn to say pleasant things of
others. Always look for the good in
others, but never for their faults. Try
to see the man or woman that God
made, not the distorted one which an
unfortunate heredity and environ
ment have made.
Do not remember injuries. Always
manifest a forbearing, forgiving spirit.
Be cheerful. The sunny man is
wanted everywhere. All doors fly
open to him ; he needs no introduction.
Be considerate of the' rights of
others. Never monopolize conversa
tion. To listen well is as great an art
as to talk well. Success.
DEATH OF MR. THOMPSON.
Mr. Theodore M. Thompson, the
old veteran harness maker of Che
mawa, who was obliged to resign
over a year ago on account of ill
health, died Sunday night at his home
in Salem. His death brings sorrow to
, many of his old pupils and friends at
Chemawa, who admired and respected
him as a most competent instructor,
and a good, true friend and helper.