THE GHEMA
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MOTHER GOOSE UP TO DATE. '
There was an old woman who lived in a boot,
She got down her gun and went out t o shoot ;
But all that she killed was an old crippled
. crow,
That sat on a branch of a tree that hung
low.
There was an old woman who lived in a
slipper,
But when she was thirsty she borrowed a
dipper;
The well was near, the pump was handy, ; .
The water was clear but sometimes pump
ed sandy.
There was an old woman who lived in a san
dal, And when she went calling she carried a
candle;
The flowers on her bonnet were purple and
red,
And the neighbors all said she had wheels
in her head;
There was an old woman who lived in a moc
- casin, . ' '
She wore elegant gowns of silk and satin,
She set the fashions no joke about that
For she wore a beautiful merry widow hat;
She painted her face and curled her hair,
And rode in an automobile whenever t'was
fair.
There was an old woman who lived in an ox-for.-i
tie,
0, but she was the one to make things fly;
She belonged to a club and stayed out at
nights,
And lectured in Salem on wcnan's Rights,
While her husband at home put the children
to bed
Vainly wishing that he were dead.
There was an old woman who lived in a stock-
But the way she kept house was perfectly
shocking; :.;
All day long with a novel this old woman sat,
While the cat licked the dishes and grew
very fat.
A pair of rubbers was my old woman's habit
ation, ' - .
She wanted to give her children a good ed
ucation. ,
She tried the U of O., the 0. A. C, Willamette
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and the rest,
But finally decided that Chemawa was the
best. '. ,:
"Chemawa is all right" this old woman said,
And everybody thinks she had a level head. v
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FIRST GRADE WORK.
The following composition is from the
first grade and is certainly very credit
able. We run it without any revision
or correction :
- Chemawa, Oregon,
1 July 17, 1908.
My Dear Francos:
I will write you a letter to let you
know how I am getting along. I am
in school now. ask auntie how old you
are. I am" going to Chau-tau-qua with
Mrs. Campbell Miss Dohse tought me
how to sing and speak when are you
coming up here to see us tell grandma
I got the blue ribbin. I am seven yearsN
old now are the chories ripe I work
in the little sewing room in the after
noon I go to school in the morning
alvinais well and. alvin to my berthday
is may the 27. this is what I am gqing
to say at Chau-tau-qua:
''There was'an old woman who lived in a
stocking, '
But the way she kept house was perfectly
shocking;
All day long with a novel this old woman sat,
While the cat licked the dishes and grew
very fat.
Josie Harris.
. .
Miss Irene Campbell was successful in
winning b.th her games of tennis at Ir
vington Park. She will play against
Miss Hotchkiss for the championship.
We wish her success.
The little children that are going to
Chautauqua, of grade 1, are very happy
just now. It is a pleasure to listen to
their chatter, as they talk of their trip,
and the pleasures it will give them.