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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Cbe gbemawa American
Published Weehly at the United
States Indian Training ScKool.
STAFF
Edttob-in-chief ' Fortunato Jayme, '06
TYPC)S
Louie John Webster Hudson
Robert Cameron Orson Bell
Charlie Harris John McCush
Calvin Darnell Gus Bowechop
Julian Fernandez
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mail matter.
"Jealousy," is one of the chief sources
of crime. It is a trait character that
leads one to the dark places of life.
Talk about cowardice! There is
nothing so cowardly as a boy who talks
against others behind their backs. This
is another habit that leads to misery in
life. The boys who form such habits
are almost sure to be worthless citizens
if not eventually criminals.
Girls no not forget to brush your
teeth at least three times a day, and do
not come into the dining hall without
combing your hair. Do not follow the
slouchy appearance of some of the boys,
on the contrary, girls should set an ex
ample for boys. Girls who have un
clean teeth make some people think they
chew tobacco. Be clean.
Of all the machines, the printing
press is one of the most useful to man.
It is a mighty factor in our busy world
and one of the greatest inventions of the
age. Without it, reading matter would
be out of reach of the masses. A book or
magazine would be a luxury which only
a few could afford to buy, and unless
there would be some other way of pre
serving our thought? on paper the world
would almost come to a halt; for there
could be but little progress without the
printing press. It has spread know
ledge like a mighty prairie tire sweep
ing along its course. Ignorance and
superstition, and in the darkest places
of the earth has brought light and
reason. It has crowned knowledge and
placed it in the reach of all mankind.
Don't Wait For Your Opportunity
Make it, as Lincoln made his in the
log cabin in the wilderness. Make it, as
Henry Wilson made his during his even
ings on a farm, when he read a thousand
volumes while other boys of the neigh
borhood wasted their evenings. Make it,
as the shepherd boy Fergurson made his
when he calculated the distance of the
stars with a handful of beads onastring.
Make it, as George Stephenson made his
when he mastered the rules of mathema
tics with a bit of chalk on the sides
of the coal wagons in the mines. Make
it, as Douglas made his when he learned
to read from scraps of paper and posters.
Make it, as Napoleon made his in a hun
dred important situations. Make it, as
the deaf and blind Helen Keller is mak
ing hers. Make it, as every man must
who would accomplish anything worth
the effort. Golden opportunities are
nothing to laziness, and the greatest ad
vantage will make you ridiculous if you
are not prepared for it. The Arrow.