The Oregon daily journal., December 13, 1908, Page 61, Image 61

THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1908.
AFPK0AO& HGUDAYS -CAUSE NO': CESSATION ; IN BUSY PUPILS' WORK
ti-
WHAT OREGOir .;.
SCHOOLS NEED
Counfy Superintendent Tells
.What,, Keeps-. Down a
Sclibol Standard.
ByJH. Ackerman, State Superintend
ent OI ruuuo ' uw uxwu... -
.e v irMfmit needs education
tlonally In Oregon is to- raise the senti
ment respecting the value of an edu
cation What the people really ant
their will have, When the . people of
Oregon want good schools i. tney win
tak eteps to get them. .The cities are
making- their demands felt In this line.
They want either drained 'teachers or
those who by experience under compe
tent director have, proved their ability
to do good work The sentiment for
food Schools la rlsfntf as U evidenced
y the fact that much more Interest
in educational matters Is taken by the
press of the state, the grange and other
raciors. - ...-" - ,, ,
The cities are much more wllllngto
lihamMimi at a. hlsrher rate, than
th rnuntrr hence ; they -get better
schools. It ts possible to have ss good
schools In the country as In the city.
Given as good a teacher, as regular at
tendance, ana as gooa uppimnuoo w.m
which to work, the country .has .many
positive advantages over the city, in
Its attempts to get good .schools. When
the. country communities really want
good schools they will be willing to tax
themselves by a rate approximating, at
least, what the elty pays;, they will
make demand for trained teachers and
efficient supervision, one that ap
proaches In effectiveness that of the
city. -This latter Is Impossible under
the present system, with the long dls
iiniuii . irt rover, the lane number Of
schools,; and the small salaries.
Tha -mlan And icona of the Work mUSt
be radically changed. Instead of one to
three visits a year -hich Is all ana
sometimes more than Is possible, many
visits .must be made, and made not so
much with a view to judging how well
the teachers are doing as to giving
advice and assistance. The superin
tendent should have time to follow any
teacher's work with tactful suggestions
and kindly help. The more isolated the
teacher, the more she needs the help
of the superintendent. What are the
agenoies that can best break through
this conservatism? Certainly not the
teachers Involved. They are the result
of the present demand. They will not
and cannot under the present conditions
do better than now; for the present
standard of attainment, so long as it
is accepted, and even called for", will
characterise the supply. Here is the
?r?atest problem In the educational
leld today, and the future of Oregon
is Involved In its solution.
There Is much need today for mis
sionary work In education. By mis
sionary work I mean addresses by
prominent men and women. There are
thousands of citixens in Oregon who
highly appreciate educational oppor
tunities end do their utmost to give
their children the best chance possible
for ah education, but there are hundreds
of families In the state tht do not ap
preciate the value of an education and
do not send their children to school
-with . the regularity and punctuality
they should, or who do not send them
In the right spirit. Any movement,
therefore, looking toward an extension
of- addresses and lectures by competent,
people In the section of the state . where
such service could have its value would
be a. wise, action. The severe 1 granges
of the state could be of great assist
ance in the matter.; The' fact ts that
they have In tha -main irr this state
pretty much all the -legal machinery
necessary for splendid educational pro
gress so that what we. need is quite as
much in the nature of educational cam
paigns as in the direction of educational j
legislation.
- Another vital need is school material
properly prepared for the activities of
the school. If the child were sent to
school, trained to obedience and accus
tomed to industry suited to his years,
the returns for education investment
would be much more satisfactory. In
deed, it not infrequently is found that
the child is spoiled as school material
on account of the false notions he
brings to school In regard to obedience
and tha pernicious idea that the chief
doty -of the teacher is to release him
from all responsibility. The strenuous
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'What the Farmer Does" By Mary Shepard, Holman, Fifth A.
life ef our day Is largely responsible
for-this condition. The parents are too
busy-to give proper .attention to the
children, itesoniuons - ana even legis
lative ensctments can bring no relief.
This condition is beyond the power of
school authorities to, change. .The
teacher must accept It as a challenge
to her professional skill. . ,,
The greatest industry of the state, is
that of education. As this Industry
- represents the roost vital Interests of
S II 4 -W. n-n I . , . 1. a
WVrj laiuiijr at, uirguii, h uvouo will,
best thought of every other agency of
civilisation and the proper expression
of this thought. The school needs the
franlroat criticism of every ' business
man, professional man In " shprt, of
every citixen who is intelligently seek
ing to promote the progress of man.
Absolute publicity in educational - mat
ters Is of even greater Importance thaa
publicity of business methods. . ;
Curious Chinese Custom.
By Edith Fowler, Thompson, Fifth R.
When we meet . friends we shake
hands, but when the - Chinese ' meet
they shake their fists in each other's
faces. '
The Chinese have long finger nails,
of which they are very proud. Tae
merchants, ' doctors and -wealthy peoplo
have finger1 nails five or-six Inches long.
The Chinese ladles -often wear silver
shields to keep their' finger nails from
breaking off. The Chinese worklng.peo.
pie do not have-Jong-finger-4va4ia be
cause- they -break of f asily.. -,- - ' v'
The Chinese ladies, have very small
feet because they. bind, them with cloth.
When they-are three ' years -old, they
start to bind; their feet. .The first year
it Is-very painful, but the second year
It la not painful because the feet be
come ; deadened. ; . When they take i off
the bandages to wash their f eet, - tht
toes . sometimes, fall off. .' Each , llm
they wash their ; feet they bindthem
still tighter. . v, .
They ea.t different, food.. than we-do,
They .Teat rats, mice nd- hard" boilso,
exgSj preserved In. lime.' .Th.e older the
eggs are . the c- better ' they like ; them.
Tliey also est -rice and drink tea. 'They
like bird's nrt soup very well. Thsv
bnll - fheii hli!t tn ' hr" 1 . 'Wli.fi
IndiAnlytia9" Stores, tinA
- V .r. ;' Legends" ' fy-
Interesting books for school' children
at 'the publlo library:1-- ' ' i
Alcott, ,.1. ,M. Onawandah. ' (In her
Splnnlngwheel stores, pages 71; tesuj
: Austin,!' M 11 Basket woman.
Ballantyne. - B. i M. Dog" Crusoe; a
tale of. the-westem yrairies.
Bamuro.' F. C. B. Juan and Juantta.
' Brooks'Dof othyStorles of the red
children. - .
Brooks, E. S. Master of the Strong
Hearts; a story of Ouster s last rauy.
Story of the American Indian; his
origin,, development and destiny.
1 ' Burton, A, H. Stories of the Indians
or New ' .England-. : -
. . Butterwor th, lfeekiaH In the days
- WampuntjBelt; tale of'william
Fenn's treaty with ths Indians, ;
Catherwood.' M. H. Last Great In
dian. . In her Heroes of the Middle
West, pages 117 to Ji.)
Chamberlain, J. F. Indian Homes
(In his How Ws Are Sheltered.)
' Chandler, Katharine In tha Reign of
Coyota; folklore ; Irom th V acinp
coast v j,,
Compton, Margaret Snow bird, and
the Water Tiger, and other American
Indian taies. .( -..
Cooper, Jj F.Last of th Mohicans.
,t Custer, K. B. Bojf general, the story
t"f
'A Begintier's First Effort" By
Freddie l"rappe, Llewellyn, First
B.
of the life of Major General George A.
Custer.
Boots and saddles: or. Life in Da
kota with General Custer.
Demlng, T. O. Children of the wild.
Indian child life.
Little red people.
Drake. F. S. Indian hlttory for
young folks.
Button. M. B. Hare Track, the Nava
jo boy. (In her In field and pasture,
p. 68-82.)
White Cloud, the little Pueblo girl.
(In her In field and pasture, p. 9-31.)
Eastman, C. A. Indian boyhood.
Red hunters and the animal neonle.
V" f clo t nn Wt a rA j& SaaIv, k h
Brant and Red Jacket.
Eerleston. G. C. Bis: Brother: a storv
Of the Creek Indian war.
Grinnell. G. B. Jack among the Indians;-a
boy's summer on the Buffalo
plains.
Jack, the young ranchman; a boy's
adventures in the Rockies.
Story of the Indian. ,
. Haines. A. C. Indian boys and girls.
Haiard. B. E. and Dutton, S. T.
Indians and Pioneers.
Holder. C. V. Adventures of Torqua:
a story of three boys among California
Indians.
Husted, M II Stories of ' Indian
chieftains.
Stories of Indian children.
Indian stories retold from St' Nich
olas. , , '.
Inman, HenryRanch on the" Oxhide!
Janvier, T. A. Aztee Treaaurs House.
Jenks, A. E. Childhood of Jeshlb the
OJfbwa. - '.
Judd. 'M. ' C Wigwam stories told
by North American Indians. -
La Flesche, Francis Middle-five; In
dian boys at school.
Lummia, C. F. Man Who Married
the Moon, and other Pueblo Indian folk
stories.
Matthews, Cornelius Enchanted Moc
casins, and other legends of the Am
erican Indians.
Munroe, Kirk At War With Pontlae.
Belt of Seven Totems; 'a story of
Massasoit. -
Flamingo feather.
. Parkman, Francis Oregon Trail.
.- Pyle, Katherlne Red Swan. (In her
Where the Wind Blows.)
Schwartz, J. A. Little red child. (In
her. Five little strangers, p. X-39.)
Shaw, B. R. The Indians. (In her.
Big people and little people of other
lands, p. 103-.) .
Smith, M. p. (W). Boy- captive in
Canada, ' ,
Snedden. Q. B. Docas, the Indian boy
f Santa Clara. -
!prague, W. C Boy pathfinder; a
story of ths Oregon trail.
' Starr, ' Frederiok American Indians.
Stoddard, W. O.Little Smoke; a tale
Of t theSloux. - - .
Red mustang; a story of the Mex
ican border.. v . , .1 ,
Talking leave. r-"
Two - arrows; a story of. red and
white." 'V' V - , ':'.
- Thompson, " Ernest Seton Indian
sitrns. (In his. Two little savaces. tv
SS5-36S.) - :
Wade. M. H. Our little Indian cou
sin; :z
. Ten little Indians; stories ot how
Indian Children lived and .played.
White. S.. E.wliMta. forest: a modern
fairy story.
'Wright, H. C. Indians of AmerloaJ
(In her Children's stories In American
history, p. 14-Z6.J
Young, ' E.R.-Algonqutn Indian ta'e'j. j
wmimmmgsmm
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HOLMAN, LLEWELLYN AND
West ' Side Higlx Sctool
i ScLool, Notes '
a . By Mildred Clemens, t
On -Wednesday, December 9, all the
pupils expecting to be graduated this
coming June, met (n .room 1( of. the
high school, for the purpose of organising.-
.
Sixty-three had enrolled as members,
but only (1 pupils were present. Ac
cording to the usual .custom. Principal
T. T. Davis called the meeting to orfler.
The first thing to be done was to elect
officers. As usual, the contests were
lively, but finally resulted in fhe follow
ing boys and girls being elected: Pres
ident, Walker peddlcord; vice president.
Ada May Bigger; secretary, Keren Da
vis; treasurer, Carl Martloff; serpeant
at .arms. Judith Bernstein.
The election over. Mr. Davis congrat
ulated the different opes upon their elec
tion and then called the president-elect.
Walker Peddlcord. .to the chair.
In answer to the usual demand for "a
speech," Mr. Peddlcord, although unpre
pared, gave an excellent little speech.
When the other officers had been heard
from, as it was late, the president de
clared the first meeting of the June,
'09 class adjourned.
The Adelphians dispensed with their
regular literary program on Friday and
Just held a business meeting.
xne Aioaos program ror rriaay con
sisted of a drill In Roberts' rules of
order.
The'Phllolexlans had a very interest
ing program on Friday. Miss Winifred
8 haw gave a reading entitled "Anecdotes
of Spanish-American War Officers."
Mabel Francis gave a good talk on "The
Work of William H. Taft in the Philip
pines." A debate, "Resolved. That the
united States should grarit the Filipinos
tnerr immediate independence. closed
the program. Misses Andra Rust and
Adina Libak supported the affirmative.
Misses Bonnie Hetherlngton and Judith
Bernstein supported the negative. The
negative won.
As usual the Toloeeions' rime-ram
on' Friday consisted of a regular and
Impromptu debate. The regular debate
was. "Resolved. That all trusts and com
binations Intended to monopolize Indus
tries nnouia De aDonsnea. ueorge
Schaffer and Louis Gentner were to
have supported the sff Irmatlve. but ow
ing to the absence of Mr. Gentner. Mr.
Schaffer supported the affirmative
alone. Earl Thomas and Roland Jeffrey
supported the negative. The negative
won.
The imtjromntu debate. "Resolved.
That a uniform bachelor tax should be
established in Oregon." was supported
on the affirmative by John Gregg -and
Gus Appl. on the negative by Arnold
Keller and Herbert Stott. Again the
negative won.
Luke Rador, the editor of "The Car
dinal." and Kenneth McAlpin, the "yell
master," were welcomed as Adelphians
on Friday last.
A Visit to Japan.
By lona Steele, Thompson, Fifth A.
Let vis Imagine ourselves In Japan
and look at the queer sights there.
We are going to take a ride to see the
country; ws go in a little two wheeled
cart drawn by men. These men csn run
very fast. . The carts are called jlnrlkl
shas, and there Is about enough room In
on. ief them for two people. We ride
past many queer houses.
i ne nouses are made or namooo. Tney
have no doors or windows. The walls
are madp so that they will slide back
nnd forth. The Japanese have verv
little furniture; they have no chairs, but
they sit on cushions on the floor. Their
tables aro verv low. Their stoves are
made of wooden boxes lined with brass.
They burn charcoal In these stoves.
They do their cooking In ovens made of
clay. At night we see them getting out
their blankets. They sleep ci the floor.
We do net see nice soft pillows lying
on the beds, because they use blocks of
wood about as large as a brick for pil
lows. The next day we get out of our beds
and find it is raining. The people on
the streets look very queer. Thev have
raincoats made of straw and large hats.
On their shoes are blocks of wood three
Inches tall. These keep their shoes dry.
The boys aro fond of flying kites.
They mix glue with broken glass and
put it on their kite strings. This
makes the string sharp. Then one boy
tries to cut another boy's string. If
he cuts It. he gets the -kite as a prise.
The Japanese go to school until they
are 10 years old. They start for school
st 6 o'clock in the morning. When they
get Jo the school house they take , off
their, shoes before going In the deer.
They bow low to the teacher and take a
long breath: this means "Good mom
ins:." Thev have no desks, but thev sit
on the floor and when they reclta they
iurn ineir docks to tne teacner. we
write across the page, but they write up
and down. They have no pencils or
pens. They have books and papers, but
Instead of beginning at the front of the
dook ss we do, they begin at the back
and read towards the front
Holman Circle.
The Mothers' and Teachers' Circle of
the Holman school w'as organised in
October, 1907. It meets the first Tues
day of each month and is well attended
by the mothers of the district Music
and drills are furnished by the pupils
of the school; and besides a lecture on
aome vital topic by some outside tal
ent, subjects pertinent -to the school
work are discussed freely by the mem
bers. Light refreshments are served at
the alternate meetings; the girls of
the ninth grade volunteer their service
as waitresses. No dues are required,
but a freewill offering is asked at each,
meeting.
A party is- given to ths finishing
class each term, undor the auspices of
the circle,
. One hundred and twenty "Testout"
roses were planted, around the building
this falL Funds for this enterprise
were solicited by a friend of the circle.
The boys used their leisure moments
for several days preparing the ground
for the plants. It Is worth all the
trouble; and expense to see. how faith
fully the pupils watch the welfare of
these 'roses, -.. -
There Is now a kindergarten1 school Of
20- pupils, which meets each schooldav
mornlno:
in one of the vacant rooms of
t h ' htl ilri ln It f fnatprul a rt,1 na,
ronlsed by the members and' friends f
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East Side ' Higlx8 School
r - . v Notts
By Edward, C4 Garcia., ' j
On Friday, November 4, the girl con
stituents of. the Phrenodlken- Debating
society reassembled their happy band to
present their first program following
the Thanksgiving holidays. The meet
ing of the afternoon opened with the
reading of an interesting paper on "The
Life and Character of Queen "Victoria."
This was delivered by Grace Griswold
in1 an excellent manner,- Miss Mary
Dayies, a most delightful member, fol
lowed with a lengthy but interesting
talk on, "The Camera Club," narrating
true to life the trials and delights
of the camera fiend. This subject was
presented in a cheerful and winning
way. The 40 enterprising young ladies
of this society edit a club paper known
as "Quips and Cranks,"' which they
publish by word of mouth every three
weeks. The appearance of this merry
journal Is looked forward to by all the
members with keen delight, v For, its
columns are filled with personal epi
thets and enlarged descriptions, quaint
and jovial, of the different members.
An outburst of Jolly laughter and quick
hand clapping is bound to follow each
article, whether -It be tribute, Jest or
character sketch. Such is the domestic
popularity of the paper. Miss. S meek ley
was the chosen prophetess who Inter
preted tne neirogiypnics or tnis arter
noon. The debate for the afternon whs,
"Resolved that Caesar Is a greater
character than Napoleon." Mies Downey
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The Indian's Attack.
and Miss McCoy spoke 'eagerly of
Caesar's admirable qualities, but took
Infinite delight In ruining the character
of Napoleon. On the other hand the
Misses Loom Is and Lewis ardently de
fended the great French general, but
rendered the mighty Caesar a strength
less nonenity. However, after much
bloodshed the able adherents of Caesar
withdrew from the fray to be crowned
by the honorable judges with the laurel
wreath of victory. Thus an attractive
program closed.
On Friday. December 11 the Phren,
odlkens voted to adjourn their meeting
In order that they might hear Judge
Webster, who appeared before the
iukrlneon society.- The Eukrineons had
engaged the assembly hall for the oc
casion, since a lerge and overflowing
aitenaanee was expected, in mis re
spect they were somewhat disappointed
for there were present not more than
80 listeners out of a possible 1000.
Judge Webster spoke vlvjdly upon the
practicality of education and selected
as a specific Illustration the practical
character of the good roads movement.
AH present soon became admirers of
the honorable speaker, and his talk. In
structive end enjoyable throughout, wasi
'The Pumpkins' Schools Days" By Grace
highly appreciated by all. Tha Eukri
neon Debating society considers Itself
pretty fortunste in being honored by the
appearance of one of Portland's fore
most jurists. The other numbers of
the program proved enjoyable. Harry
Abbott gave a good account of President-elect
Taft's honorable record, prov
ing to the general satisfaction of all
that the nation is to be fitted with a
splendid president. Robinson favored
the audience with a vocal "solo, respond
ing to a hearty encore with a second
excellent vocal 'selection. -The- last
speaker was Mr. Garcia, who .delivered
a continuation of a certain vision he
has been experiencing throughout the
term. This dTeam which at opportune
intervals ne nns presented to tne so
ciety, deals with adventures which the
"Buks" encountered while lost In a
huge underground cavern, and serves
to develop the characteristics of the
oiriereni memoers. .:
It is to be sadly lamented that move
of the school did hot attend the after
noon's meeting1 since the opportunity ef
hearing such a man as Judge -Webster
Is only seldom afforded. However, the
address of Mayor Lane- before the so
ciety next Friday will give '- the stu
dents of the East Portland high school
a second opportunity of listening to
the highest esteemed of Portland's
honorable men, and an Increased at
tendance will undoubtedly gather In
the large auditorium on that afternoon.
. BIy Dog Ted.
Ive got a dog, his name, Is Ted.
He likes to sleep at the foot of my bed.
He will lay there as quiet as a mouse,
Until a burglar cornea In the house. ...
Then Ted will grab htm by the boot
That scares the burglar so he can not
shoot' - ' ... .- -
Then the burglar will get afraid and
run, -
ted will start after him; he thinks Its
---- - fun. , --;
The hruglsr would run down the street,
Ted would keep on biting at his feet-
They keep en running over the town, 1
Till Ted gets Ired and hex lies down
And in the morning when Ted aror home.
We patted his ' back and gave him a
bone. f
THOMPSON
Adventures of -a Fisting
'Trip
By Delbert Monroe,, third B, Llewellyn.
One day some of my friends and I
.went, on a fishing trip. We had lots
of fun, for we were in a sailboat
trolling for salmon until we turned
the sail too quick and the boat Went
over. It Just happened that we were
over the sand bar or some pf us would
have drowned because the tide, was
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"A Boy's Idea of Pleasure"-By
awfully swift. We went on fishing be
cause we wanted lots of fish to sell
and show our parents, so they could
not tease us. We made up our minds
we would catch some trout, so we sailed
over to the lake where the wind was
not so strong and caught 27 trout and
11 bass. We went home with eight
salmon and we thought we - made
the best catch of the day. Ws went
out again the next Sunday and caught
31 seabass and had lots of fun swimming
and going to our lines every oijce In
awhile. We all went home happy that
night. We all went fishing after that
when we could get the chance.
The Church Bell and the Fire Bell.
By Nettle Lang. Thompson, Fourth A.
One day when I was going to the
store I beard the church bell and the
fire bell talking. The church bell said,
"What do you ring for?" The fire bell
said, i vi ring to tell the people their
house Js burning." Then the church
bell said, "What do you see at a fire?"
The fire bell said, "I see the people
coining out, of the house with chairs,
tables and clothes. I also see the house
burning." The church bell said, "What
are you made of?" The fire bell said,
"I am made of iron." The church bell
said, "Did you go to a fire this morn
ing?" "Yes." said the fire bell. "You
look very tired," said the church bell.
Then the fire bell said, "What do you
ring for?" The church bell ssid, "I
ring to tell the people to come to
church." The fire bell said. "What do
rou hear and see at church V" "I hear
he children, men and women singing
sonars." said the church bell. "I sea
the people coming to church." The fire
bell said, "What are you made of?"
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Ross.
The church bell said, "I sm made of
iron, too." The fire bell said, ','Did you
ring this morning?" "Yes, I rang to
tell the people that they should come
to church." Then the church bell said,
"Goodbye." The fire bell answered,
"Goodbye."
;On the J4Ulslde" By Helen
Holman, Fourth A, Holman.
The Battle of Quebec."
By Esther Pearson. Thompson, Eighth
B.
. One cold rainy day Montgomery and
Arnold began their march to the city
of Quebec, with their troops.
Montgomery went by way of Lake
Champlaln and captured Montreal. But
Arnold .marched through the , dense,
forests of Maine with Ms men. The
ground vwas swampy and numerous
trees blocked the way. Food beeame
scarce and Arnold lost about 400 of
his men. But the soldiers endured their
hardships bravely.
They finally reached their destination
and climbed to the Plains of Abraham
by the earn path ever which Wolfe and
his men had marched. Just 1 years
before.? ,
Montgomery soon arrived - with' ioo
men. On the last day of 177 this
small force of .1200 men tried to cap.
ture the strongest fortress in America.
But just as Montgomery was about to
C- ft'" W9 '-"; tK C"- b WO
killed- Tha. soldiers then lost courage
and fell back. Arnold, was badly
wounara. put Morgan took n!a L
mill l,,rd n s sy into in- riU". nut
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The Autobiography of a
Penny ,
By Edward Beletsky, Thompson, Eighth.
"Ah, ha! back at last;" this was said
by a rather old penny who was talking
now to a couple of other bid pennies In
the same sack. "Where hawe you been?"
eagerly came from a number of copper-
isti voices. "Do tell us about your
travels, please." "All right." said the
first penny, "I will tell you about my
whole lif up 'to the present time. - In
1898 I was BtamDed out of a big Sheet
of copper. 'They then shoveled me Into
Delbert Monroe, Llewellyn School.
got tired of being in, the same place so
long, so I thought 1 would wear a
hole, In the sack. . I worked for about
four months and was relieved to see a
couple of threads break. After this it
was easy, work and I' got out In a couple
of hours. I fell In between two sacks
ana was there for a long while. One
day some people came to visit the store
room; a little boy was with them. When
ha saw. me he asked the officer, who
was with them. If he could have me.
The man said "yes," and- the boy stuck
me In his pocket. When the boy came
out of the place he went to the candy
a gunny sack with a lot of others and
put us Into a big storeroom. Here I
was kept for a long time. At last I
"Winter" By Jennie Langford, Hol
man, Second A.
shop and got a stick of candy with me.
I was then put in a box with a lot of
Other nennies and from them T went in
a kind of penny arcade, where I was
pusnea in a slot to start the moving
pictures. I staid in there all day and
when the man came to take me away
there were a lot of other pennies with
me. Then we were nut In a hi a hi.
with a great number of companions. By
this timo I was pretty smooth and the
owner had a hard time to pass me off,
but he finally succeeded. He gave me
to an old ladv for a hi a- annln Th.
lady bought some bread with me, But
when the baker was putting me In his
nurse 1 fell into a crack in the floor.
Here I was for about two years. When
the stnre was nnltA4 rinwn T wo . i ..i.
3!up by a working man who gave me to
3T a little boy. The boy bought a stick
( of gum with me at the drug store. There
t was sgain put into a bag with other
old pc.mies, and after that I was sent
back to be made over. Oh. how hard It
must be to be made over, all the squeez
ing and. pounding and pushing; but after
that I will come out a bright new coin
to have some more adventures."
The President and the Teddy Bear.
By Zana Darlington, Llewellyn. Sixth A
The president sat quite still in his
chair.
Staring hard at a Teddy Bear.
The bear was sitting on the floor.
Right near the president's study door.
"People named that bear after me.
And many bears beside," said he.
Then tne president sighed as he thought
ut?w iiib wile,
If she saw the bear, would run for her
me.
"It's all I can bear, to see that bear
Sitting right here by my chair."
He said with another sigh.
Feeling half ready to cry.
But as presidents never cry.
He thought it better far to sigh.
But it's very trying Just the same.
To have9ople Joking about your name.
The World's Fair at St. Louis.
Bq Paul Buckley, Llewellyn, fifth B
In the year of 1904, the year of the
great world's tfair. I lived in St. Louis.
I cannot remember' much about it. but
will tell all I can think of. It was a
very large and fine affair. I saw a
section of a tree so large that when
it was hallowed out It made a good
stxed room, large enough to hold many
people. A man sat at a desk in this
room wttn a large book in which the
visitors signed their names. This tree
came from Washington. I saw the
Ferris wheel, but was afraid to go up
in it Something went wrong with the
machinery one time and some peopls
that were in this car had to stay up
there almost all night I saw the statue
of Vulcan. It was made of iron and
was very black and tall. In Its hands
was a large hammer. He looked fierce.
I think it was made in Alabama. I
saw the Filipinos and their house on
the lake, some men making knives and
blowing glass.
"The Way Writ irs ht.
REALISO IN
DESCRIPllOii
Pupil Gives lFrom 3Iemory
.-j Good Picture of Van
r Tassel's Home.
By MUdred Matney, Holman, Eighth A. .
: The home of .Van Tassel was situated
on the banks of the Hudson, la a green, '
fertile- spot There . was a large elm
tree that stood in front of the house
and spread it broad branches over -it
At the foot of the tree a spring of "
clear, sweet water bubbled, up in a well
made of a- barrel and then stole spark
ling away to a neighboring brook. ,
The large farmhouse was built' in
the style of the tlrst Dutch settlers,
with eaves extending out in front to
form a piazza, or porch, that could be
closed up in bad weather. Harnesses,
flails, nets for Ashing in the river near
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farm were hung here. Benches "were
built along the sides for summer use,.
a churn stood-at one end and a spin
ning wheel at the other.
From this piazza one enters the hall, -which
is the center of 'the house and
place ot usual residence. Rows of
fiewter stood on a long dresser, and
n one corner stood a large bag . of
wool ready to .be spun, while in an
other lay a large quantity of linsey
woolsey Just from the loom. - On the
walls there were gay festoons- rbr
wreaths of Indian corn; also dried ap
ples and peaches mingled with - red
peppers.
A door that led from the hall had.
been left open and one could just get
a glimpse of the parlor. The chairs
were clawfooted; the tables, made of
mahogany, shone like mirrors; the
large fireplace was filled with - as
paragus tops, from under which the
irons, tongs and shovel shone very
brightly; the mantel was decorated
with mock oranges and conch shells,
while above It hung different colored
birds' eggs and from the middle of the
room hung a large ostrich egg. In one
corner there was a cupboard, with the
door left open to show the treasures of
old silver and well mended china.
A short distance from the house
there was a large old-fashioned bain,
that might have been , used for a .
church. Every window an corner
was filled with treasures of the farm.
The flail was busily sounding within ,
from morning till night, while swal
lows and martini) flew around the .
'eaves. On the roof rows of pigeons
were enjoying the sunshine. In- the
yard there was a pond, on which ducks
and geese were riding. Large, fat
hogs grunted in their pens and many .
turkeys were gobbling through the
farmyard, with guinea hens fretting
about here and there.
A snug, old-fashioned place was Bait
Van Tassel's Dutch homestead.
The Adventures of a Turkey.
By Elberta Hull. Holman. Fifth B.
In a stoep, rocky place In the moun
tains, there lived a little girl who was
only six years old. One day the little
girl told her father the only thing
she wonted for a birthday present was
a few little turkeys. So when her birth-v
day came she found five "big eggs by .
her plate on the breakfast table. - Her
birthday being in May, she took them
out and put them under an old hen who '
was setting.
This little girl lived on a farm, and
so, when they were hatched, her father
male a big pen for them to live In
until they were a "few weeks old. so the
old. yellow cat could not catch them.
They were fed plenty of good food and
became fat. After" a few weeks they
firew larger and stronger and were al- -owed
to run about the farmyard ent
play wherever they wanted to. She
named each of them, and they grew to
be such pets they .would, eat from her
hand. I am sorry to say that before
OUN1NI11 FOB UYlii htll 5 11,1 u aim VIIF
was drowned, so only one was- left But
he wua happy and made friends with
every living thing in the barnyard.
Christmas was drawing near and. the
ltttlA riri hnri-. nn mnnav tn tinv nvy
presents. Rather than not give her
father and mother a Christmas- gift
she decided to sell her turkey. So next
day she asked her father If he would
put the turkey in a box and nail it up
for her. In a day or so he did so and,
taking It with him In his wagon, scld
It to lier cousin in the city. Well, do
?ou want to know What' became of this -urkey?
It was put In the oven the
day before Christmas. Next day, with a
lot of dressing it was put on the table -and
the little girl came to her cousin's
big house in the city and helped eat
it. And that is what became of the
turkey. ,
"The Eastern Campaign "By Vera
Brown, Holman, Ninth B.
Play Time at School. , '
By Norrls Paulson, Lllewellyn, Ninth B
The school house Is surrounded by
bushes and trees. The largest tress
have been cut down and large stumps
have been left. There were some chil
dren that got a plunk and balanced and
fastened it on with a large nail.- Then
they charged a pin for a ride. ' Vbey
called at the "merry-go-round."
- There are some dogwood trees which
the children play horse on. A boy
climbs up and pulls one down then tha
girls and boys get astride. The one
that Is holding it lets go and the tree
springs 10 or 1 1 feet In ths air.
The children have planks reaching
from stump to stump or from stump
to ground and then to i stump aud mi
on. iney can mis tne ranrtma. Trie
game is to follow the leader who runs
on the planks and to try to- keep f r,in
falling off. There Is grass bii,,
planted on the south and west side
the school house.
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i?s hoi'. In hot.