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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
MR. GORDON'S LECTURE.
The industrial lecture Monday even
ing was delivered in an interesting , and
instructive manner by Mr. Gordon, the
assistant engineer. Mr. Gordon spoke
of his early experiences when he first
decided to become an engineer. He
desired to be a locomotive engineer and
began as an apprentice when nineteen
years of age in the shops of the U. P. R.
R. Co, After spending three years in
the shops he got a position as fireman
on the U. P. R. R. for a small salary,
earning hardly enough to pay for his
board and clothes. He worked as fire
man for seven years before he was em
ployed as an engineer. He labored
three years, putting in long hours, get
ting in many bad wrecks and strikes,
but received a good salary for his work.
He gave up locomotive engineering to
become a stationary engineer.
He advised the young men not to
take up locomotive engineering because
it took many years of hard labor and
study to master it and the work is very
difficult and dangerous. He said what
ever you undertake to learn make up
your mind to learn one thing well.
The "Jaek-of-all trades" has been push
ed back and his place is today rilled by
people trained in special lines. Concen
trate your efforts along single lines rath
er than scatter your thoughts and ener
gies in vain attempts to master many
things.
Mr. Gordon pointed out from drawings
different typer of locomotive boilers, de
scribing their structure, action and care.
He also showed how the stationary boil
ers are made and operated, also the use
of the dome, steam gauge and safety
valve.
He called attention to the care the
fireman should take to regulate his fin
and keep the steam at a certain poinl
and many other important points that
should be remembered and put in use by
all who are studying to become engineers.
CUTTING TABLE CLIPPINGS.
The tailor shop is pleased to report the
return of Milton Godowa to Chemawa
and to the tailor shop. ... We are pleased
to welcome this promising youn ap
prentice for the reason that he is gentle
manly in his deportment, in the shop
attentive to his trade, and is uniformly
successful in every task he undertakes.
There is always room in the tailor shop
for a boy who means business, who' in
trnds to foliow merchant tailoring as a
means of earning a living, and who is.
anxious to pi epare himself to do so while
at Chemawa.
We are pleased to note the good school
spirit displayed by the large attendance
at the ice cream sociable last Tuesday
evening. The quality of the cream and
cake was excellent, better than usual,
for which we extend thanks to Mr. Mann
and his able assistants.
The tailor shop was noticeable in the
dish washing department, when, as is
usual, we put forth our best efforts and
were content. Tailor Shop.
Agnes Steele is organizing a club at
the small girls' building which is called
the Molly Club".--'A. L.
Miss Troutman and some girls went
to town to do their Christmas shopping
last Tuesday morning. M. J.
Albert Garry is preparing a reading
room in, Brewer Hall where the boys can
enjoy themselves reading or looking at
pictures when they have nothing else to
do. -A. P