Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1913 — Who Columbus Was. [ARTICLE]

Who Columbus Was.

In the afternoon in all the schools a part of the time was devoted to the study of the life and deeds of Columbus. An amusing reply was given by one of the pupils. A teacher had told the class of the wonderful voyage of Columbus and how he insisted on continuing the voyage after the other men were clamoring to return. Then she asked: “Who was Columbus?” with the view of hearing how weM they had followed her talk. One little hand went up. “Well, Johnny, who was he?” asked the teacher. “Columbus was the gem of the ocean.”