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THE" CHEMAWA 1 AMERICAN
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"A problem for the knockers; solve
it: Take any number between 1 and 9, '
add 1, multiply by 9, cut off left hand
figure, (for example if your answer is 72,
cut off the 7,) now add 14. then add the
figure you cut off. What is your answer?
The answer applies to all knockers."
'Ex.
Some one has said truly that respon
sibility walked hand in hand with capa
city and power. Little is expected of
the incapable. The very mention of
duty, task, responsibility weighs like a
burden upon the minds of weak men
and women. Every one must have met
men of good parts who will sedulously
dodge anything like a responsibility.
They shun everything like responsibility
tho a high reward may be offered The
mere thought of being hld to strict ac-'
countabihty dismays them and no re
muneration is great enough to tempt
them. Ex.
The school had a very pleasant visit
last week from Mr. Gustav Froebus,
supervising architect of the Indian Office,
who is in the field looking over the school
plans in the various parts of the country.
Mr. Froebus is a very genial gentleman
and all of the plans of the new buildings
at Chemawa are the result of his work.
He paid especial attention to our open
air sanitarium and after leaving Che
mawa visited the Portland open air san
itarium under the supervision of Dr. E.
A. Pierce, formerly physician of Chemawa
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SPOKE HELPFUL WORDS'. '
On Thursday, June 10th, 1909, oij
school was visited by Mr. Kash-Kash an
Mr. 'Conner. In the evening the studer.
bddy1 assembled in the chapel whe1 re tl
abdve named gentlemen addressed ' tl
-assembly.' j
Mr.'. Conner spoke very' interesting!
for the reason 'that he' stated he colli
not commence anything withotit firi'dit
a starting point from the Bible.' ' Hefu:
ther stated that-the' Bible was his: on
guide in "his1 daily life and s'pokeveij
helpfully to the Indian boys and; 'girj
concerning "the many advantages to K
had by th'rise who were being educate
and trainvd at Chemawa. His quiet an
unassuming 'manner left 'a pleasing in,
pression 'with all who listened to k
short talkjand' he left the school hettij
for hi's having' visited it' We. trust "!j
will be toith lus-again' in the near'futur!
We regret that he took with him his m
Gilbert 'whrt acoornpanied him home,-
this boy 'Gilbert Conner, was among or,
promising apprentices.
TXilor Shop,
LEARN TO' TBI INK.
The superintendent hadlan oecask
to suggest to a young inan.t'hafcheshoul
think and do such and such-things witl
out being told. His reply was' that I
was anxious and willing to do anythii
he was told "but for God's'sake pltw
don't ask me to think." " To some kj
the hardest of tatks to think.1 One goo
thought is worth days, weeks, -and son
times years of labor. Those that wo;
the hardest and do the least thinkir
receive the least remuneration for thej
labor. The great" and the1 wealthy ,t
the thinkers. Next1 to' serving' yo:;
God strive to think.' -Loui "'"" Gem
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