THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
The Schoolboy
The modern school is nothing if not
unitary. It has sanitary plumbing,
solitary ventilation, sanitary play
grounds, and sanitary blackboard.
Ami its sanitary anxiety 'for its pupils
i.i lieyond all praise. Here is a dialogue
it the period, the speakers, ot course.
Iirini; teacher and scholar:
"Tommy, have you been vaccinated?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Have you had your vermiform
appendix removed?"
"Yes, ma'am."
' Do you use sterilized milk?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Is your home connected with the city
sewer?''
"Yes, ma'am."
"Have you shed all your milk teeth?"
"All but one."
' Have you a certificate of inoculation
fur the croup, chicken-pox, and measles?"
" Yes, ma'am."
"Is your lunch put up in Dr. Koch's
patent antiseptic dinner pail?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Have you your own sanitary slato
rai: and disinfected drinking cup?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Do you wear a camphor bag round
voiu' throat, a collapsible life belt, and
insulated rubber heels for crossing the
trolley line?" v
"All of these."
"Have you a pasteurized certificate Of
baptism?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"And a life insurance, non-forfeitable
policy against all the encroachments of
old age?"
"Yes, ma'am."
'Then you may hang your cap on the
insulated peg set opposite your disting
uishing number, climb into your seat,
and proceed to learn along sanitary
lines."
The Boy Who Understands
The difference in giving directions to
different persons about doing a particu
lar piece of work is very great. To one
it is necessary to explain all the details
of how it is to be done, while to another
much less explanation is necessary and
details once mentioned never have to be
repeated.
At the present time there are a num
ber of boys doing different assignments
of work who are particularly faithful
and who do' their work with special in
telligence and care.
I have in mind now one lad of some
fifteen or sixteen years who has an as
signment of work which is decidedly im
portant. On a number of instances it has
been a pleasure to note. how intelligent
ly he discharges his duties. If a given
matter is once explained to him, any
further explanation is unnecessary.
With some boys, it would seem as
though they will fail to do anything cor
rectly when there is any possible chance
to make mistake. In the case of this
boy, on the contrary, if he does any part
of his work incorrectly, one would be al
most sure that he had not been told how
to do it and that it was something which
he naturally would not understand.
After a statement to him of what is
desired to be done and he has said, "Yes
sir," there is little need to follow him
up to see that he does it right. If this
lad and others of the same kind follow
this practice the world will not see them
constantly looking for work because
when once they find a job, their em
ployer is going to feel that he cannot
get along without them. Ex.