THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER , 18. 1808.
PORTLAND PUPILS GIVE IMPRESSIONS ON INTERESTING SUBJECT
Hiitoric'Orecfon City
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fly klyrtU ftoblni""!,, Falling School.
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Oregon City Mi
fine facilities,
Ixinir before- Call
ferula wii knowr
t o - civilisation,
Oregon city ?u
buey ana nour
. Ishlng settlement.
and . the fertile
lands borderlngon
"the .Willamette
river ytlud i
llvlne- fur bun
dreda of people.
In l$Z'ths Ore-
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uii city rmun m selected by it. jonu
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tun cny rmun was mvuini vj '.
McLoughUn. who was at that Um lb
lis-ad ruan or Tne tiuuion uay, cvrapwy
at Vancouver, W anil.
in tha vur 1119. tharo wii a erma-
nent settlement hara, yet long before
thla a trading poll nw nana eeiao'
llahad.
In 141 in thla hlatorlo town wag or
ganlsed a provisional government for
tne state or uregon, ana ioi w
tha only law recognised in the state
Until federal authority wag agtabllahed
In 1149.
I found by a recent vlelt to the olty
hall that tha flrat newspaper published
on the Pacific ooast was tha "Oregon
Spectator," which was printed in Ore
gon (Jiiy in l4, ana atrange iu say,
i learned mat me preaa waa urougu
from tha fianriarlrh lalanda.
This waa tha state's chief city for
many years, yet few appreciated at
thla time the water power, beyond Its
ability to grind wheat for bread for a
few people. Now that tna whole coun
try Is being developed tha city by the
falls Is receiving mucft attention.
Tha picturesque beauty of the lo
raJitv la one of tha createat attrac
tions at Oregon City. People vialtlng
hs city are charmed wun tna points
of Interest, among which are: Mc
Louahlln'a oM home. MaLouahlln Insti
tute, erected in- bis honor; Governor
Abernetny's place, iioimea piaoe, vr.
HarcJay'p - old home and tha home of
Mrs. Dye, our famous Oregon author.
At nearly 9 feet above the water
a. suspension oriuaw a,vvv vh
spans tna river.
Tha banks of tha river, above and
below Oregon City, still carry some
Df their native forests but there is a
vast improvement going on between
thla town and our own famous Portland.
Many fine residences are at present be-
ins- bunt between me two cities. .
Thla la a great manufacturing city.
There are several paper rnuis, a wooien
mill,- macnine nop, lurmiure iwjiui,
lceplant and a monster alectrlo station.
Carlo.
By Franklyn Davis, Kama Sohool
Sixth A.
Carlo is a black cocker spaniel and
he is a nioe old fellow too. He bas
nerved his time In Hunt's dog show,
so now ha Is going to spend the rest
r.t bis life at borne. He looks so plti
t'A as ha wags his tall and looks at
?'ou with- bis- dark brown eyes. He
Ikes boys better than he does girls
because boys can run and jump In the
dirt, and that's what be likes to do.
He is mora company than a person. He
hasn't forgotten all of his tricks and
sometimes he will do them for us.
When he does them we usually give
him something to eat, but we don't
make him do his tricks for us unless
he wants to, because he is too old.
I have another little dog named
Brownie. He is a water spaniel, but
he does not know any tricks because
I have never trained htm to do any
except to pull a little wagon. We Ilka
Carlo tha best though, but I like them
Failing,
Iryingt
on, Holladay and Kerns Students ,Grow Busy
but the brusque manner In whloh she I
hurried awax was not to bo mlaunder
After a while t mlseed the oocaalona)
gllropsea of the Utile woman aiway
alnalna about har'sork. Waa aha 111
1 fancied I detected an anxiety la
the husband who dug solitarily In the
furden ntoat of the time, but noticing
ha way In whloh bo avoided ua whea
we cams near wo dared not ask the
trouble.
One morning my two brothers cams
ruaning in.' -
you know tha aim across the roadr"
they cried. ,
"ym in. Hiiiimora orioie a.
"Wall wa luat-ollmbad tha Use and
round three young onea. i - '
Than I arnllad to think our neigh
bors had auoh a promlalng little family.
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A Rallit
By
Richard Doty, Holladay School,
Ninth A. '
T ana nnfhlnar hut a acrubbv 'old rab
bit. My parents and my brothers and
a latere were killed by a horrible peat
that swepttover the whole of this east
ern Orea-on- country and there are but
very few rabbita here now.
Human Deinge are aeiigntea 10 mini
that wa are almoat extinct as they
do not like ua very well. -
When wa used to oe ao numeroua we
avAiiljf AAn.rvit. at a flviwl maatlna
plaoo and then raid a vegetable far
den, and have all the cabbage and other
vegetables mat grow in gardens ami
have tha most fun. Then we would go
to our respective burrows and have a
nice long nap.
One day when a few of us were out
invatnar wa noucari an lmmenaa num
ber, of rabbita coming toward us fol
lowed by some human beings on horses
at run gallop, wo jumou icicm miu
soon noticed that wo were being driven
between two walls which gradually
eamo to a -point.- When wo were near
tne point, me naera mini a ruau m-tandfna-
to kill-us all. but I made ray
escape along with several others. I
afterward ' learned that this huge -shaned
thine- Into Which we had been
driven waa called a rabbit-drive.
Innlhur time after wa had made la
raid on a cabbage patch, and I wis
taklnar a nan in my burrow. I heard a
Solae overhead ad aoon saw two paw
igglng away trying to geV into my
homo. I looked up and there was a
dog and on beyond him was one of
thnaa horrid human belnss with a gun
on his arm. My! but I was frightened.
T Ha.rtad hark and ran through some
oamo out about 60 feet from them.
They did not notice me, eo I darted
away and mads my escape success-
UT 'am now roaming the plain with
what few of my friends that are left,
making our daily raids, but there are
only a lew or us now wnere oeiora
there were so many.
'.Tiie Struggle for Supremacy in America
By Lillian Tumbull. Irvtngton BchooL
Eighth B.
After the defeat of tho Spanish Xr-
maaa. whloh oocurrod In ltll. England
wf "n,,,"t'M f tho aeas." and tho
oniy rwi oompoucor ana had In colon
ising the new world waa a-ranea. . ,
Tho French. did not coma over to tho
naw wona ror tne purpose ol making
permanent homea, as tho English did.
but for tho purposo of oonvartlng tho
Indians, securing more land for tho
king of Prance, and getting money de
rived from tho fur trade and the fish
ing stations which they established
along tho coast north of Capo Cod.
They explored and settled tho territory
north and weet of the English cotonlas.
To hold territory they buried leaden
platea and built trading posts through
out the Ohio river valley. The French
population did riot grow rapidly.
Tho English Jolonles settled tho land
from Cape Cod south to Florida and
eaat of tho Appalachian mountains.
They , came over to tho now world for
tho purpose or building homes and cre
ating a Now England on this aide of
tho ocean. Theaa oolonleo' rapid In
oroaao la population - waa duo largely
to tho purpose of settlements.
The French were more sucraaaful In
making friends with tho Indians than
tho Uiigllah were. They had no way
of securing furs hnt from tho Indians.
Tho English regarded tho ' Indians as
an inferior race and simply Ignored and
left them alone,
Tha etruggle for supremacy In Amer
ica began with King William's war in
1499, tho flrat of tho Intercolonial wars.
Tho struggle ended when tho treaty
of peaoo waa signed In 1741. France
lost all of her josaeaalons in America,
but two small fftihlng Islsnds south of
Newfoundland. England gained all the
land eaat of the Mississippi river ex
cept tho Inland New Orleans Is on.
After thla Franco did not try to estsb
Hah an emblre In tho new world, aa aha
know sho oould not defeat England.
AN EMBRYO FAtf SKETCII
ra,i,mn:m)nia' p tWamiai Mi ll imnwuwiiirow y mm i!,M'i'diw'M)Hii l'i."'llii''...l twnninian
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The Dream of Little Earl Harker, Falling School, Third A.
IrvLngton School Football Noteg
The bOT-s of the Irvlngton team are
a-ettinar ready to compete with other
teams Of the league. The practice is
tha a-rounds in front of the
sen ooi being uunzea jor wis, tna ui
fleers are: Manager, Earnest Magneas;
rantaln. Rlv&n HoEUL The team Is
composed of Eugene McClung Floyd
Klrkuantl, waiter Muirneaa, wcu oiem
mer, Carl Logan, Nicholas Versteejr.
lMtr Rrlx. Fred Kirkland. Harold
Schiller. Clark Plnkerton. Arthur Mc-Loughlln.
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James Campion'! Idea ol "Puck of Pook's Hill." Holladay Park School,
Ninth A. '
both anH I guess they like me pretty
wen to.
Carlo has ha many a narrow escape.
One day we were going to the store
and he nearly got run over by the car.
Another Jtime he fell into a hole in th
lee and I had to pull nim out. one
Sunday my aunt went to church and
tt happened' that Carlo waa left at
home nlone. In the evening when the
milkman came carlo cornerea nim ana
kept him there until auntie came home,
about 10 or 11 o'clock at night. She
made Carlo let the man go. When I
pet either one of the dogs the other
one always" gets jealous and growls.
When I feed them Carlo always swal
lows his whole, and then cbases
Brownie away and eats his part to. I
could tell you a whole lot more about
my pets, but I guess I will have to
stop now.
Kerns School Football Team.
A football team to represent the
HALLOWEEN BOOKS
FOE SCHOOL CHILDREN
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By Jessie H. Millard. Children's Depart
ment. Publio Library. ,
All Hallow Eve.
Tou wouldn't believe
On All Hallow eve
What lots of fun we can make,
t With apples to bob
And nuts .on the hob
And a rlng-and-thlmble cake.
A paper boat
We set afloat
And in it write a name;
Then salt we'll burn
And our fortunes learn
From a flickering candle flame.
Varna school In the urammar School
Athletio league was organised last week.
The average age Is 14 years, and the
average weight 111 pounds.- Tho offi
cers are: Manager, Noble Dunlap; cap
tain, Frank Gross.
The playera are: Gordon Manary.
George McBreen, Dana Jewell, Harold
Holland, Koy Munaeii, koss Liinvuie,
Norman Ralstonv Harold Doty, Ervtlle
Fa i lf 3
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UDlA SHAPPtRT k
Drawn by Lydla Shappert, Ninth A,
Falling School.
uitiHki Cella Holland. Part Bursa rd
Tbe large play ground at tbe rvar of
tha bulldinr la usea lor a. ueia.on
w hch to practice.
Our New Keljrhbora.
ByiCryetaJ Hyland, Holladay ScBool,
Seventh P.
Wban I discovered the little kouae
bing bafit orroa't aa woDdered who
the tenaata would ba.
. It was cult" etrlv In t pr1r r when
tfcy mrrrad Into their I'ttla eottar: a
newly mtrrM eoopla. . The w'f s slim
flgtire alwars drrd in soft dark atvff
with something trlfct at tba throat and
tho hatband a, little older, steiard happy
.In tbair- little cottage. .
Wa were enxlmie to H1 them, belt
ft was rrtatn they tHt to avekl aa
tir-a ber arMnd imonf tha tra I
started across U.e read to steak M ber.i
Tom said, "When It's dark
We can strike a spark
From the fur of the big black cat"
But I said, "No!
'Twould tease kitty so
And I love her too much for that."
Caroline Wells.
There are many old and Interesting
customs connected with Halloween.
Robert Burns tells us "that this la
thought a nla-ht when wltchea and other
miscnier-majting beings are au aoroao,
whUe the fairies on that night hold a
grand anniversary.
Halloween la a relio of the daya of
paganism and originated long before
the Christian era. It was tbe harvest
festival of the ancient Celts. Immense
fires were built on the bills and oertaln
myetlo rites performed. When Chris
tianitv took the Dlace of the heathen, re
ligion, the church, Instesd of forbidding
tho . celebration, gave it a different
meaning, and in thla way the ancient
harveat festival of tbe Celts became All
Hallow eve. or the eve of All Saints'
day, as tho first o November had been
dedicated to all tho saints.
The celebration of Halloween In Scot
land aad England, especially In the
ancient villages, la said to be very much
like that or the ancient pagans. It Is
from those countries that most of the
American traditions have been imported.
Halloween la a delightful combination
of mystery and mirth. In the north of
England nuta are ao generally asso
ciated with tho celebration that Hallow
een la a til I called "nut crack night."
Weeks beforehand tha small boy a to
nutting and gather their harveat for tha
ocoaalon.
Whether our ancestors did tha frivn.
toue things on Halloween that are dona
in this day or not la a matter of doubt
but Hallowean la now celebrated moat
often with pranks mora or lens foolish.
Paganlam nolda court throughout tha
cl Til lied world one nlirht la tha -ar
October tl. and while the occaaion may
causa comment a of disapproval from
soma, tne majority ruiee in favor of let
ting the children' feel that youth relraa
every whore on Halloween.
Tbeeo books aboat tha erlrln. matn9
and gamee of Halloween may bo found
In tbe children' department of tha nub
ile library: . .
Baard. L. and A B. "All Harin.
Eve," la their "American Glrl'a Handy
Book." page II7-H. , Wta'
Beard. L. and A. B. TTanowemi f..
Merry-maklnc." in their "Things Worth
Doles." paces -71. - -
Beard. U and A. B. 7taUwn
i." In tbe'r Rereationa fi 1:1,'. -
par iH-Hl -
bear, l. and A. B. "Witchery,1 u
their "What a Girl Can Do and Make,"
pages 292-802.
Brooks, E. B. "Little Donna Juana,"
in his "Storied Holidays," pages 229-47.
Brown, David. "All Hallow Eva
Myths," in St. Nicholas, volume 9, page
23.
Butterworth,. H. "Grandmother Gol
den's Only Ghost Story," in his "Zigzag
Journeys to Northern Lands," pages 29-
32.
Campbell, H. 8. "Halloween and
Other Amusements," in her "American
Girls' Home Book," pages 144-160.
Hall, A. N. "Halloween," in his "Boy
Craftsman," pages 281-290.
"Halloween," in Harper's "Book of
Facts," page S46.
"Halloween Party," in Champlin's
"Young Folks' Cyclopedia of Games and
sports, page 3v.
J. L. W., "Soul, Soul, for a. Soul
cake!" in St. Nicholas, volume 10, page
93.
Jacobs, J. "Tamlane," in his "More
English Fairy Tales," pages 172-176.
t Mott, Mrs. H. "Halloween Romps
and Frolics," in her "Home Games and
Parties," pages 183-147.
Snead. 1 W. "Reading the Book of
Fate," in St Nicholas, pages 33-35.
Thome, Olive. "Witches' Night." In
St. Nicholas, volume 6. pages 783-4.
. White, m. and S. "Halloween Frolic,"
n theif "Book of Children s Parties,
japres 87-9S.
White. Mary. "Halloween," in her
Book of Games," pages 168-172.
POETRV.
Cone, H. G. "Halloween Frolic," poem.
In St. Nlchalos, volume 20, page 16.
Coxe, A. G, and others. "Halloween,"
In "Stevenson's Days and Deeds," pages
187-191; also Spencer, E., and others,
Autumn, pages 347-368.
Scott, Sir Waiter. "St Swithins'
Chair." In Lang's "Blue Poetry Book,"
pages 109-110.
the boys take them everywhere they
go.
A farmer nearly always keeps a dog
to Dring nis cows noma iron) pasture,
and to Keep hares, gophers, and moles
away from his garden. A farmer near
caught, I, who was) ehlsf eook, put them
on the furnace to oook. I soon had a
flno meal spread en paper la front of
tho tent,
At that moment I heard what sound
ed like a band of Indiana. Looking In
tho direction of tha river I aaw my
ooueln with a largo crawfish hanging
to tho calf of hla leg. Thla waa aoon
removed, to hla great relief.
That night about t o'clock four tired,
rnoaqulto-bltten, but happy boys rolled
into their blankets to sleep and dream
about tho daya of enjoyment they were
to havo.
Bed Making.
By Dorothy Rood, Kama School. Sev
. . ontb A.
Bedmaking' la oonaldered by almoat
every ono as a very oaay thing; but
making a bed nloely an4 neatly la, I
think, quite an art.
In tho flrat place, tha bed ahould te
aired thoroughly before being mudu;
bull tho clothee down over the foot
board, or, better still, spread them or
tha back of a chair near an open win
dow.
And now; I beg or you. lr you value
Campion. The players are: Whitney
1 aailngs. left end, William Wllllama,
right end: Elmer Zinimnejnan, lert
tackle: Kdwln Jack son. rlht tackle;
Kobert McMurray. left auard: fiirnv
lla.lln. right guard; Nad Hawklnaou,
canter; Elmo Uonnaau, left half: Urovar
iaon, right hair; Jainaa Campion, full
back. The practice time la from I: JO until
8:20 p. ni., dally, at Seventh and Clack
amas streets. In the game with the
Irvlngton, Friday, Octobor 2. the Holla
day. f1"?'"' were aucceeaful. aoore 4t
to 0. Ihe Irvlngton team averagaa 120
pounda. The crowd which watched the
game waa greatly pleaaad.
rhe atrlct rule whloh requires 78 In
scholarship and 85 in detriment and
application Is going to oauae a greater
lntereat In all school work. I think
all good players In the Holladay team
can meet the requirements If they try.
Puck of Poole'. Hill
By Marjorle Arnold, Holladay School.
Ninth A.
The children were playing "Mldaum-
School Music Vadue
By 8. B. Hunter, Supervisor of Muslo.
Tho muslo education of the inaasea
rests with tho public school. If mualn.
this great art aubjaiit. Is to be a po
tent factor In tha Ufa of a great na
tion, If America la to produco a inualo
loving people, then the mualo In the
fublic school must steadily, advance tn
he educational march of pregreaa. The,
educational value j of mualo la now al
moat universally roncedarf an.) It would
be a pleasure to record in this yesr of
sracs anu anugntenineat that the worn
begun by Lowell Mason on his return
to Boston from EurODe in 1140. In b-
half of public school mualo, has been
tuny iHDiianea. nui ma iruin is
there are a few small and Inferior
rttlra, hundreda of email towna and
thouaanua of rural schools in which
the teaching of music haa not aa vet
been given consideration. In our own
city, through the efforts of our city su
perintendent, Mr. Klgler, and our pro
your time, do not alt down and wait mcr Night's Dream." They had often
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A Riddle Not a Puzzle, Composed
by Madeline Gray, Sixth B, Irvlng
ton School,
Usefulness of Dogs.
By Margaret Boyle, Kerns School
Fourth B.
Next to a horse, a doe- is a man's
best friend. There are many kinds of
eogs. Among tne most userui , to
householders, are terriers, spaniels and
Duuaogs, ror iney are good watchdogs.
They will frighten away burglars by
barking as loud as they can to awaken
their masters. Tha bulldnir la beet for
a watchdog because he la a good fight
er ana la very strong.
The shepherd dog Is useful to a shep
herd because it will guard the sheep.
If the shepherd la drlvlna a lares flock
of sheep to pasture, and some of th
sheen trv to run awav. the doar will
drive them Into the flock again. If
any wild animals- try to kill the aheeD
the dog will chase them away. At night
tne aog nuaaies the riock togelher and
then starts the leader of the flock
home. The other aheeD will follow thn
leader.
The Newfoundland. Alaskan, and St.
Bernard dogs are useful to travelers.
The Alaskan dogs draw the sled con
taining the traveler's Drovlslons. In
the Alps mountains the St. Bernard
dogs are sent out to rind lost travelers.
They wear a little barrel of brandv
fastened around their necks. When
tney rind a lost person they go and
bring help.
A hunter usually keeps a hound, set
ter, pointer or water spaniel. Pointers
and setters are good for hunting birds
tnat nave meir nests on the ground.
They stir up the birds so their mas
ters , can shoot them. Water spaniels
nuni aucas, geese ana otner animals
that live near water. Hounds chase
hares, foxes and other wild ant mala
Their master is usually on horseback,
and he will follow his dogs. Ha will
lump over fences or anything to fol
low tho hounds.
Almost any dog loves children. If a
ohlld gets lost, and haa a dog with it
the dog will watch to see that tho
child does not get .hurt Thev have
saved children from many accidents.
Dogs are very fond of boys, because
ly always keeps chickens, snd a dog
will also keep animals away from
them. If there were' not any dogs in
Hi la world we would miss them very
mucn.
Camping on the Clackamas.
By Ross Linville Kerns School, SeV'
enth A.
Last year some friends and I went
camping on tne ciacxamas river, wnere
there are lots of crawfish, and mos-
aultos. also some trout.
We started early Sunday morning by
way of boat, to Oregon City. Then
crossing the Willamette river on the
high suspension bridge from which we
had an excellent view of the Willamette
falls, we boarded the small electric car
CAEL0
Drawn by Edna Probst, Sixth A, Irv
lngton School.
of the Falls City railroad and proceeded
on our way.
Wo arrived at our destination about
4 o'clock in the afternoon. We Ditched
our tent, unrolled our blankets and pro
ceeded to make an oven or furnace.
First gathering flat stones which are
found In abundance In thla region, we
f Mastered them together with mud, plac
n an old dace of sheet Iron over tha
top to eook on.
wnen a spring or clean water had
for them to air, as they are perfectly
capable of allowing- tho fresh air to
blow over them without your aaalat&nce.
When they havo aired, for perhaps
an hour or longer, apread the lower
sheet on ths bed smoothly, and tuck
It In, under tho mattress, at the sldea,
foot and heado
Now comes the top sheet; tuck It In
at tne bottom only, its widest hem
should come at tho bead of the bed. but
if you forget and put it at the foot. In
tne first or tne sveeg. don t for rood
ness' sake, change It until you have a
clean sneet.
Next are tho blankets and comfort
ers: spread them over tne sheets, one at
a time. -nd tuck them in firmly at the
bottom, now turn the ton ahect down
over them about 12 Inches and turn
them all in tinder the maltresa, at the
sides. Put the spread on next; tuck it
in at the bottom, but let It hang at
me aides, set tne pillows, nrter "bak
ing them a little, to make them plump.
lengmwue, ai ino top, witn tne open
lngs at each side of the bed.
now your bed Is made, and I advise
you not to throw yourself upon It. or
turn a somersault upon It, as It la
not good for tha bed or mother's tem
per, either.
The Camp on Letter K
By Harlow Brackett. Falling School,
Dovonin a.
Hello. Ned. cnm hr T h.v, anm.
tning to ten you. it was Raymond
Benson who spoke, as his playmate
wa-inao. oy.
"What Is It, Raymond?" asked Ned
Belden.
"How would you like to go to the
camp lor a iew aays; '
"Gee. that would be bully. When are
you going to start?
"Tomorrow."
"All right, I'll go home and get my
things ready,"
The next morning, the boys, with
their carpet-bags, started for the camp.
They were armed with their shotguns,
expecting to get many birds.
They arrived safely, and taking their
suns, killed a few partridges for din
ner. In the morning they went hunt
ing, each going the opposite direction,
agreeing to meet at a certain point.
When Raymond was about half way
there, he thought he saw something
move in the bushes. He trembled with
fear, thinking it was a wildcat. Sud
lenly It sprang out of the bushes, and
iot thinking what It was, he ran, but
A-as quickly overtaken and who should
t be but Ned Belden, who had taken
t shortcut through the woods.
"What's tho matter, Raymond T" he
iskcd. and then buret Into-laughter, i
iou gave me a aanay scare, Ned,
said Raymond, recovering from his
fright.
The next two days were spent In
hunting game, and each went home
with a well-filled gamebag.
Our School House.
By Llllle Hasenmayer, Kerns School,
Fourth A.
Our schoolhouse Is on East Twenty
eighth street between Couch and Davis.
It is a larKO yellow build in a-. In front
or the school there la a large, well-kept
yard In which roses and geraniums are
planted. There Is a broad cement walk
leading un to the two front entrances.
This walk is used as a playground by
tne gins.
Our school haa two large basements,
one ror tne gins ana ono ror the boy
There are 10 schoolrooms and a large
assemoiy nan in wnicn mere is a tem
porary classroom. There are three
small rooms behind the platform In th
assembly hall.
Our room Is number seven on tha see.
ond floor. There are four windows on
tne nortn side or our room. On th
winaow Bins mere are some geraniums.
a maidenhair fern and a Jerusalem
cnerry plant, mere are 38 desks and
the teacher's desk in our room. In one
corner or the room l a cabinet In which
work is kept for exhibition. Half of the
wans are DlocRnoards and them dm b
ciock ana a fraction chart in the fron
or tne room.
We think it Is tha Drettleat and beat
scnooi in tne city.
gone over this, with their father, who
had made a little play out of It.
In the meadow, down by the mill
stream, was an old "fairy ring," which
they used for the stage. Tall grasses
and bushes grew ffound this "ring"
and from bahlnd these, they would, in
turn, appear upon the stage. Una, was
j iiama, ana ioo tne parts or
Puck, snd Nick Bottom. The chil
dren did the play so well that they
mont ovar It three times before they
ate the supper which they had brought
with them.
Not long after they had settled to
eat their supper, the bushes parted and
a very, very homely little fellow stood
before them. Hla hands and feet were
much too large for hla body and ha
wore a pointed cap on hla head. He
laughej at the children's surprise and
introduced himself as "Puck.
After this l.'na and Dan saw Puck
often. He told them many stories of
the real and mythical figures of "Old
England." and sometimes he broua-ht
with him one of these characters, who
loui uie cnuaren or nis lire, in a very
interesting way.
We have been reading tbe book, and
this merry little Puck has made us all
want to know more of the "wall" built
to Keep the Plots away from the Roman
villages, and of the "old thlnirs" that
hava left us some of the words that
we use every day, and some of our
holiday customs.
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Portland aa a River Port.
By Paul Vangandt, Falling School,
Eighth A.
To be a good nort a city must have a
sheltered harbor. It must be able to
communicate quickly with the inland,
have good transportation facilities; It
must be in the path of freight and pas
senger steamers. Goods to export must
be procured, and goods Imported must
be cared for.
Portland fills these requirements per
fectly.
The largest vessels In trade with the
orient harbor here. If In need of re-
Falrs thev have access to the best float
ng drydock on the coast Foreign war
vessels have undergone extensive re-1
as,!
Lizzie Krnger, Sixth A, Irvlngton
School, Presents a Midnight Im
pression. '
gresslvo board of education, muslo was
given a permanent place In Its school
curriculum eeveral yeara ago, and we
trust a strong; foundation Is being laid
in muslo education and giving to tho
youth of our city the solidity In teach
ing, the mualo stlmulua, the Inspiration,
tha toy expressed in song, that should
be the heritage of every child and tho
kevnota of twentieth centurv teaohlna-.
it is most interaatinr to note uie
Hiwfcru prugrvaa m irio pajfl causa in.
the methods of presenting publio school
music, the awakened Interest of educa
tors and the stride made In accomplish
ing better results, but there Is much .
more to be done if tbe goal is to bo
reached. It Is not so much a question
nf what enn YlA rinn frw mn M Ka
niihiln achool aa what mnt K.
when muslo takes her rightful place as
a subject of educational value in our "
schools. It Is only a matter of time .
until, as state after state requires tho
teaching of music, the music depart
ments of the normal schools will be en- '
Iarged ana due credit given the subject'.
The grade teacher is the means
through which the child Is educated In '
muslo. The teacher who comes in dally
contact with the child, who knows each
child as n Individual to be loved and
helped. It is she who can do most In
music. A noble mission to be able to
touch the child's life with ths vitalizing
force of music, for "a song slngeth In '
the heart always," and, "Doth not song . ?
to the whole world belong,
A heritage for alir
Then, too, here in tho public aehools
THE FIRST CAMPING PLACE
(W"W'''l'lljlWJl'VLi'Wla''g
'jfJ-J A -r.-o
Sunnyside Recital.
A recital was given Tuesdav after.
noon by the dudIIs of Sunnvalda acbnnl
There were a a-ood man v frlnnHi in
attendance and the program was much
enjoyea. following is the broa-rsm
Piano solo Ruth Wlllla
Sight reading Six girls, sixth grade
-Ring Me to Bleep- Frances Dalv
Piano solo (Rondo) Florence Cole
"uo to sieep xeaay-
Nine slrls. first e-rada
- i ne noiy oity - . . . . juarsaret Moore
Piano duet Alta and Ethel Allison
Lullaby Blx children, fourth B
Piano solo, "Silver Waves"
Gladys Miller
Golden Rod" ..Four boys, second grade
Grammar School League Notes.
Br Csernv Hastlnsa.
The principal. Mr. Jenkins, and tha
acholars of the Holladay school are
vary eninuaiastic over tne rootball
team. They have organised a fairly
good team, the weight averaging about
iin Tuiunna in rtrrioara ara- u a n
been found and a mess of crawfish ' ager. Whitney Hastings: captain, James
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The Way It Looked on "A Trip to the Beach" to Myrtle Miller, Holladay '
School, Eighth B. '
pairs here, and have left in better
condition than they were in before.
Our cltv Is the largest wheat and lum
ber port fn the world. Most of the grain
goes to the orient.
ColumDia River Fisting
By EUice
School,
Povey, Irvlngton
Sixth A.
One of the leading Industries of the
Columbia river valley Is the catching
and packing of salmon. The royal Chi
nook salmon Is One of the best food
rinhea in: tha world. Steelheals. silver-
sides and blue backs are also caught In
the uoiumbia river.
Thev are caught in four ways traps.
glllnets, fish wheels and seines. The
flllnets catch about one third of the
Ish, one side of the net Is weighted
with lead, the other side with cork, so
as to float. The fish wheels are put
where there Is a strong current, as
near The Dalles and Cascades. Seines
are long and wide nets. The salmon
poke their neaus tnrougn, out tneir
bodies are too large to go uirougn,
When once thev are through they can
not eo back, because their gills expand.
Thev are then caught.
The canneries use small steamers or
launches to bring the fish in. They are
cleaned by hand and cut in pieces by
machinery. arter tms tney are
Into cans and soldered. They are
thrown Into a boiler and cooked.
many fish are caught each
year by the
fisherman that there la danger of tho
aupply being exnaustea.
Thev are protected some by the laws
of Oregon, so that fishing cannot be
done durlna- tne close season.
Flan mostly travel oy nignt. They
go in among the rocks to lay their
eggs so tnat otner risnes win not ea
them. Many Chinamen work in the
canneries.
School Children's Sayings.
A little girl came crying to the prln
cipal. and when asked for the cause of
the tears, tne chJld answered, "he doc
tor aays i nave something in my
tnroat ana s big word in my nose, and
that I have to go home." The big word
was aaenoiaa.
m m m
Tt got an awful big cuccmber
ome. volunteered a small boy. "Wha
color Is It?" asked the teacher. "It's
green aa a gTeennom.
As an excuse for tardiness a llttla
fellow gave. I waa ridlne- with a man
nat nad a norae tt want ao fast it
went one nauo an hour.
a a a
Oaorre Washington was being dla
i cu aaad by a clana and tha teacher aaxad
who George Washington waa Tbe
rl rat president,' waa the aaawar given.
"What ia a praeldent?" waa next
asked. - The reply given waa, "The maa
tnat came to aaro aa."
Uo.'laday School I ootoaui loam.
Tho Days of Long Ago. .
By William Elliot. Irvlngton School
eixtn a.
The dara ef le ag -
Are tha dava that Td Hire baaL
Wt!k Daniel Moona. or Ltwii aad Clark.
Ia th wild wauis f th 'Ml
To rt ftr f'xxl thev'd have to ehoot
Tla dr el ta srtany br.
Tby'd ele a"nr.t antmala
To rt ! i-t l'd wear.
Soma ln-:r,s ra fr!n1'y.
A? A rf r.rt vmt a,
gr, ,..t Va ) - t e -r tnr.kae '--
To t I , a 1 af.ce. i
Is the place par-excellence for tho
teaching of patriotism. More than wo
know the singing of tho stirring songs
of pride In Old Glory, pride in tho
heroes of our history stirs the hearts
of the children, at tho impressioaabla
period of growth, and builds down deep
into the Inmost springs of life, that in
time of need, will again, as It bas In
the past, bring millions to tho calL
"My country, 'tis of thee, -Sweet
land of liberty." '
If muslo were taken out of ' tho
world thousands woulrf an hnnrrtr.
Think of the large number of men and
women engagea in tne sale or musical
Instruments and musical marrhnriia
and tho still larger number who pre-
a iiiw wuuu uiq sieei, woo DUua ana
ttand tha Hrvlrlff Irllna -.a --1
shape and emooth and carve tha lum
ber, who seleot and cut the forest trees,
who mine tho or, smelt ths Iron, tem
per the steel, spool tbo wire and pol
ish the finished Instrument, who make
ina enannery ana macmnery whlcn do
the work in Infinite variety. All this
vaat army work and are paid for their
labor In dollars and dimes with which '
they furnish food and clothing for
themselves and families.
Run this subject down In any direc
tion and tha truth appears. The man
who composes the muslo Is paid? for It;
tho man who prints It Is paid for tho
printing-; tbe men who make tho paper '
Soma Good Detail Work for "Port
land aa a Rlverport." by Pari Vaa
andt. railing. Eighth A.
upon which It is printed are paid; the
men wno mass tee typo ana tr.e me
who mine the ld of which the Irixt
la made; the men who mova te
f resaee end th w- who manufacture
hem aa well aa thoee who furnish the
oower to run them: tha Ink and ihe
color and art work cnon the Ilium !'
cover; ao at every turn sauale o-i.
and stirs the buslnva world. Li
architectural and decorative rt M
holds a large place la tho world's ruat
merclal life. . .
Who eouid atwlv muaie any ! r
tlmo without being led into phTi..Kr
and en lnt- te vnoio ? all bri. t
of knowledge led out from oe-rai.r
Into muaic. Uuan affords rara .i.
partem ii"a fcr Ue asar-l ef attt. -i
and application: y Ita atuly r-" t -1
1 on and a pperce t ln era
memory aJ ! ir.a"i s'rr. '
rtA ibrnuaa tia r i ;
and Ktl't t-.a r i'l f-
p 1 hue i-a r i. i - t . . -
nJ the vm- - - f ;t,
ia f i Jy 1 n. .
tn aaae-l T"i - -
fr.tn art .-- v . . ,