T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
PAG E 4
P U P IL S ’ ITEM S
S ix th G rade
T h e p ain ters will finish p a in tin g M itchell H all th is
w eek.
O u r laundress, Mrs. W oods, has been ill for a few
days, b u t is on d u ty again.
T h e six th grade pupils are w o rk in g hard in th eir
stud ies in order to reach th e seventh g rad e at th e end
of the term .
T h e boys in the dairy are prom ised th a t those who
do not miss any m ilk in g are to have a picnic at the
end of five weeks.
T h e im personation, “ A B ite of F o o d ,” w ritten by
M aggie B ennett, w as read by K ath erin e M att in the
aud ito riu m last M onday aftern o o n .
K ath erin e M att lead th e six th grade for th e m o n th
of Decem ber. It was a m istak e th a t K ith e rin e ’s nam e
was left off the h an o r roll. H ir a v e ra j;-.v u 95 1-10
p ercen t.
E ig h th G rade
T h e eighth grade is now stu d y in g algebraic equations.
T h e gardeners are busy so rtin g “ sp u d s” these rainy
days.
Fred C harley, a classm ate of ours, is in L ondon,
E n g la n d .
A letter has been received s ta tin g th a t Jo h n Beyers
is now in F ran ce.
R obert A lpheus, one of our form er stu d en ts, is now
in Jap an .
T h e eig h th grade class has read “ Legend of Sleepy
H o llo w ,” “ T h e M an W ith o u t a C o u n try ” and “ T h e
Lust of th e M ohicans” th is year.
T h e second y ear vocational girls are delighted w ith
cro ch etin g , ta ttin g , em broidery and k n ittin g under
M rs. Loos, in th e art room of M itchell H all.
A few days ago th e b lacksm ith an d plum ber forces
w itnessed a w elding d em onstration given by G eorge
B erry, w ho is in charge of th e blacksm ith shop.
O nly th ree boilers are in use now — two sto k ers and
n um b er 4 boiler. T h e rest of the boilers are cut o u t.
F o r the stokers we are using buckw heat coal, w hich
reduces th e am ount used.
N in th G rade
H en~y Cam pbell visited M r. W estley at his hom e
last week.
M r. W estley, o u r g ard en er, is im proving very slow
ly from rheum atism , but his h ealth is good.
C lark K im ball was called hom e bv his p aren ts and
left W ednesday m o rn in g . W e will miss him very
m uch.
T h e n in th grade will take th e final test in physics
th e last week in Jan u ary and will then take up chem is
try n e x t m onth.
Since the vocational sew ing room girls are back at
th eir w ork, th e y have com pleted all th e school dresses
for M cBride H all.
T h e n in th grade is stu d y in g “ T h e M erchant of
V en ice’ ’ and th e class gave the h onor of im personating
S hylock to A llan Shepard.
T h e n in th grade has decided th a t th e re are not
en o u g h m em bers on th e honor roll, so m ore have re
solved to be on in force th is m o n th .
T h e n in th graders are ta k in g m uch in terest in th e
th e stu d y of “ T h e M erchant of V e n ic e .” It w ould
please th e class very m uch to hear th e play, w hich is
to be given in P ortland soon.
W H Y I AM A L W A Y S LATE
C om position
O ften I do not know it is m ealtim e till som ething
inside me th a t is not my conscience h u rts me, and then
I know it is som ew here near th e tim e w hen I should
p artak e of my daily bread. I leave m y room and by
th e tim e I am outside th e pupils are m arching into
th e d in in g hall. I am late.
F requently my conscience does h u rt me and I m ake
resolutions to tu rn from my w ayw ard w ays and be
p rom pt for roll-calls, but som ehow the sound of the
bugle does not quite reach me an d I continue to be
late.
In th e m orning w hen reveille sounds, m y bed feels
so w arm and com fortable th a t it seem s a sin to leave
it, and so I sim ply turn over and drop into sleep again.
H ow ever, at the first call for breakfast, I th in k of other
m ornings spent in h u n g er, and I craw l o u t of bed and
hastily don my clo th in g . By th e tim e I am dressed
and o u t of the building, the o th ers are m arching to
breakfast.
I am late again for roll-call, but, th an k
goodness, I am in tim e to eat.
W H Y I AM N E V E R LATE
C om position
I am never late because I am alw ays listening for
the bugle. W hen the w arning bugle blows, I w ash
my hands and get ready for line-up. A t roll-call I am
th ere prom ptly to answ er m y nam e. Since I am never
late at roll call, I am alw ays in tim e for meals, for
w ork, and for school.
W hen I go w alking aw ay from th e p lan t, I choose
a tim e w hen I am sure I can get back before the n e x t
assem bly or th e n ext d u ty th a t is expected of me. If
I am assigned a task th a t is longer than usual, I w ork
h ard er th an usual in order to com plete th e task before
tim e to q uit w ork. T h u s, by co n stan t vigilance, I am
never late.