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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
MR. ENRIGHT'S LECTURE
The lecture delivered by Mr. Enright
on Monday evening contained many
points of especial interest concerning'the
tailoring business. He thoroughly un
derstands the business, having realized
when a young man the great importance
of doing one thing well and made a
choice of this study and mastered it.
He started up the industrial ladder
and reached the top round under far
less favorable circumstances then those
who are now receiving his instruction.
He says he knows the tailoring business,
nothing else.
He spoke of the rapid progress several
small boys under the ages of fifteen had
made in the last year and proved what
they had accomplished by displaying
some garments which they had made.
The work was equal to that of a skilled
workman and the kind that will bring
home the coin to those who are capable
of filling the bill after they leave school.
He explained the importance of get
ting in harmony with very technical
detail that is required, also the
disadvantage of becoming enflated
and filled with false pride, that a big boy
who enters the shop is sometimes
ashamed to show his ignorance of any
skillful task for fear of being laughed
at, if he makes a mistake, by the small
boy who has been trained to do the
work. Every body makes mistakes.
With some it is , a regular occupation,
but to make a mistake and
be ashamed of it is to make two. A few
mistakes never ruin people. It puts
them in a mood to learn a thing or two.
He told of the many opportunities
waiting the right man and of the adver
tisements that appear every day in the
leading papers wanting tailors, many of
them stating that the salary is no object,
The statement has been made "that a
boy leaving Chemawa is helpless because
he has not the money with which to start
business." It is not necessary to go into
business immediately after leaving here,
but the lad who leaves school prepar
ed to perform-the work need not fear of
running against a stumbling block. The
boys without money should consider
themselves lucky, for there is a pleasure
in gaining victory by hard work.
He spoke of the pitiable sight of the
young man who gave up his study and
accepted a position with a pick and
shovel on the. railroad. When the de
pression in business settles its unwel
come mantle upon the works where that
man draws Jus pay envelope he usually
gets the blue slip; he is out of employ
ment a nd walking his shoes thin search
ing for work. At each place ho inquires
he is asked what his specialty is, and
what he can do. The man is helpless,
being absolutely ignorant of money
bringing knowledge. Ashe travels on
discouraged and crestfallen he pa?bes
the man "who knows' hanging up his
hat.
He spoke of the great importance of
being on time. Whether you handle a
pick or shovel, or set of books, a wheel
barrow or any implement of work, you
must be on time. Don't be afraid of
killing yourself by over working. It's
the intervals that kill. Make it a point
to be always fifteen minutes ahead of
time. A prejudice is supposed to exist
in regard to employing the Indian boy
or girl, but let the Indian boy or girl
prove their fitness, for any skillful work
and that supposed prejudice quickly
vanishes,