THE CFIEMAWA AMERICAN
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gands and thousands of people are
siving their lives in teaching the people
of this coantry, from the kindergarten
children of four years of age up to the col
ege senior. Thousands and hundreds of
thousands of men and women are giving
their lives to teaching, the noblest work
that any one can do, I care not whether
jt js in the school or in the shop, in the
industrial, domestic or medical depart,
nient, the noblest work that a man or
women can do is to teach. Thousands
and hundreds ot thousands of people are
engaged in that work, for you as Indian
bovs and girls, and the different races
of people in this country What does it
all mean? What are the students who
fire in tbpse schools doing? What is the
purpose? Now I am ready to give you
the word "Preparation" which means
getting ready, prepare or preparing.
Get the thought. That is what you are
here for. That is what all these good
people are here for; it is to help you
to prepare. Now I get back to my first
thought, if you fully realize what life is
to you and to me, or if you can onlv
partially realize, then the work becomes
a real pleasure; the work that you may
do, the training that you may get as
you push the plane, as you sew the gar
ment, as you work on the farm, as you
work in the kitchen, as you wrork in your
shop, as you study in the classroom,
wherever you may be, the hours that
you put in at the work, of preparation,
if you appreciate all that life is to mean
to you, these hours are the greatest
pleasures to you. I hope you realize
what life is to bring to yon, then it makes
your school life joys and pleasures to you
indeed. It means that your school life
will be more successful, and that you
will do better work if you have a realiz
ation of what it means.
I wuuldn't want to think that anyone
of you were here studying and working
simply with the idea of fitting yourself
for the purpose of simply helping your
selves, that would be a very selfish pur
pose, but I do Want you to realize that
you are here yetting an education for
purpose of preparing yourself, get
ting that training yourself in order that
you may be of use and able to help
others. . I would indeed be sorry to feel
that any of you were only preparing
yourself here in order to go out and
earn a good salary7, buy good clothes,
good things' to eat and to enjoy life
generally. I want to say to you that
to really enjoy life is by helping others
to enjoy life. This old world would be
indeed an unpleasant place to live if we
all had that selfish purpose.
Teaching is one of the greatest things
anyone could do. Each and every one
of you are teachers in a sense. All, that
you do each day is teaching others, we
are all teachers, we want, therefore1, to
teach and to lead others into the right
way of living. In order to be useful
and helpful in the world, you. must
prepare thoroughly, if you go out with
out that thorough preparation you will
not be able to meet your responsibilities
successfully. Then remember the last
thought, that it is not simply for self
, that you are making this preparation,
but that you may be helpful in the
world, that you may help others. Do
well yourself, but At the same time you
may help others, not live the selfish life,
but be able to live the unselfish life.
You cannot all be teachers in the class
room or in the shops, but you can be
teachers on your farm, in your homes,
and wherever you may be cast when
you leave school,, you will all have op
portunities to teach others what you
yourself have learned.
I certainly appreciate this opportun
ity of being with you and of speaking
to you. Before closing, I want to cau- .
tion you not to lose nny hours or min
utes even, not to idle away any time,
but to be up and doing, thoughtful at
all times, making the most of life every
day.
Our boys attended the Commence-.,
ment exercises of the Dallas College last
Tuesday and after the exercises played
the College team. The score ending 12
u 3 against us.