Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 232, 10 August 1918 — Page 11

THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM WEEKLY SECTION OF RICHMOND PALLADIUM WS.& vutunxGssTAMr Mm m n VMITtO STATE! OOVIRNMENT RICHMOND PALLADIUM, AUGUST, 10, 1918

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Heat Drives Ambitious Students from West Side Summer School Hot weather was too severe even for the ambitious boys and girls of West Richmond to continue their summer school work. Eleven pupils started in at the beginning of the summer session, and students from Earl ham college who are studying to become teachers visited the school. The first part of the morning was spent in playing and second part, after recess, was in study. School closed last Friday. The following pupils had attended regularly: Desel Gibbs, Thomas Wilier, Wolferd Lance, Drema Gibbs and Mildred Haas. Miss Ruth Henderson was in charge.

School Garden Notes One of the greatest problems that confronts the gardener is providing an ample supply of water in dry weather. This problem cannot be overlooked as the growth of crops depend upon the plant receiving an ample supply of water during the growing season. The food the plant is to receive must be in solution before it can be utilized. The food cannot be in solution unless the soil receives water naturally or artificially. Placing water upon the soil so as to aid the growth of plants is called watering. There are many different artificial plans of placing water upon the garden. Some of the most practical ones include the use of the garden hose, tin cans, sub-irrigation, the trench system and the overhead sprinkling system. The overhead sprinkling system is too expensive for a small garden. When the garden hose is used for watering, sprinkle thoroughly at night. Cans are sometimes placed in the hills of garden crops. This is done by digging a hole the size of the can in the hill before the seed or plant is planted. Perforate the can with nails so that the water will reach the soil. Place the cans in position and whenever the ground becomes dry pour water into the cans. Sub-irrigation is probably the best method of applying water. The system is rather expensive but is permanent. In this system, the water reaches the roots from below the surface. This plan prevents the soil from baking. Trenches are dug 18 to 24 inches deep and three feet apart across the garden. In these trenches drain tile or four laths so nailed as as to form rectangular tubes, are placed end to end. At certain places these tile or lath tubes are brought to the surface. Water is placed into these tile or tubes by means of a garden hose. It reaches the soil by escaping between the ends of the tile or by leaking through the lath tubes. After reaching the soil it climbs toward the surface and is taken up by the roots of plants. In the trench system trenches should be dug close enough to the rows so that the water will serve the plants and yet so the trenches will not disturb the roots. With a hose, water may be run into the trenches often as needed. This is the best system for amateurs to use since the water is below the roots and insures a deep root system. The trenches should be covered after watering. No matter what system is used cultivation should follow as soon as possible after the water has been applied. This will produce a dust mulch and retain the moisture in the soil. Vegetable and fruit peelings and other by-products may be fed to chickens. Root crops not suitable for table use may be fed to rabbits. All the vegetable and fruit waste should be placed back upon the soil. When this is done dig trenches ten to twelve inches deep. Place the waste into these trenches and cover with earth. The decay of these by-products will aid in improving the soil.

U. S. SOLDIERS VISIT FRENCH

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American, French and British soldiers resting on beach on coast of France. Occasional "days off" from the routine and dangerous work of fighting help keep our boys In Prance cheerful and full of "pep." When they aren't fighting the Huns they are cavorting around like a bunch of boys. The British official photo shows a group of U. S., French and British soldiers enjoying an afternoon on the sand at one of the beaches along the French caast. They are chatting with members of the women's auxiliary ambulance corps and are watching the little French children build ca3tles in the sand. And it's

! a good bet that some of the soldier Chautauqua Children Will Have Rest Tent and Y. M. C. A. Sports Children will be as well provided for as usual at the Chautauqua this year. There will be a children's rest tent again, with a piano, sand pile and playthings. Then Miss Bessie Buhl will arrange a children's entertainment for the first Saturday. Y. M. C. A. will not have a separate tent this year, but all the equipment such as indoor and outdoor baseball, two sets of volley balls, quoits and other sporting equipment will be kept at the headquarters' tent for their use at any time. And besides that, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, hikes, athletic contests and swimming parties will be held under the supervision of the Boys' Secretary. Announcements for these events will be made from time to time from the Chautauqua platform. Girl Scouts Help Belgian Children The Girl Scouts have turned in their report of the money received from the boxes which were put or.t for the benefit of the Belgians. This was their first attempt to do anything for the stricken peoples across the sea. A like campaign has been launched in several large cities such as Boston and New York. The box which was placed in Townsend's Candy Store contained the most money, $3.25 in all. The amount cleared was $32.46. S -Year -Old Girl Does Her Bit for Belgians Not satisfied with having a good time herself, little Barbara Bernbart took her crayons and drew several flowers on little cards, which she sold, making twenty-five :ents for the "Belgiums," as she said. This money was turned into the general fund which the Commercial Club is keeping to send in to Major Osterreich, the Belgian Military Minister, as soon as the second flower sale is held. Barbara also is very interested In Baving sugar, and every day or so 6he looks anxiously into the sugar bowl to eee that not too much has been used. "Because," I she says "you know we must leave plenty for the 'Belgiums.' "

boys are building "air castles."

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British military police aiding French refugees. The little French children in the British official photo shown above arc wearing steel helmets just like their daddies and brothers wear. When the Huns recently bombarded this town the villagers were forced to flee. The British military police aided the women and children. These two soldiers have put their helmets on two of the tots for two reasons to help keep the children cheerful during the journey and to lessen the danger to children from shell fragments and flying wreckage.

Sunday school Boys Become Officers The First Presbyterian Junior class of Sunday school has a good way to get the children to get their lessons. For instance ,if you have your lesson and the scripture verse you are made corporal and given one chevron the first Sunday. Then if you have the last week's lesson and this week's lesson with memory verse and the verse you said lasti Sunday you are made sergeant. And every week it is the same way, only when you get to be a top-sergeant or a lieutenant you have to remembrr all the verses you ever said. To be a first lieutenant you have to know the books of the Bible besides all the lessons and verses you ever knew, and for a colonel you have to know some Psalms,

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and after that I don't know what it will be because none of us have got that far yet The boys in our class are William Campfiefd, 1st sergeant; James Basore, corporal; Lynn Brendel, 2d sergeant; George Toler, 2d sergeant; Percy Smith and myself and I am a 2d lieutenant. David Henderson. Princes and lord may flourish or may fade, A breath can make them as a has made, But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed can never be supplied. The United States government will expend $1,000,000,000 during the coining year in military buildings.

Odette Tells How French Celebrated the Fourth of July "Fourth of July is our holiday as well as yaurs," writes Odette, the little French orphan who was adopted by the Junior Palladium a year ago. A post card from her, written July 8, came last Tuesday, and in It she told how the American flag waved over their house all that day. Also she spoke of all the children in ber little village singing the French, national hymn to the American soldiers as they go by. She said she still was going to school every day, and did not mention a word about vacation.

Glen Miller Animals Are Also Hot Hot weather not only affects the people of the city, but the animals of Glen Miller as well. The bears, with their great shaggy coats probably suffer most All day they lie in the water basins that are in their cages, and their long tongues often are hanging out as tfrey pant with the heat. The red fox and the coyotes also are lazy, and instead of running back and forth all day long, they lie in one corner of their cages and will not even pay attention to the scraps of sandwiches which the children threw in to them. In the cage which was used for the monkeys last summer there is a little white rabbit and a poll-parrot on one side, and on the other side of the double cage is a pair of coons. The only animals who do not seem to mind the hot weather are the squirrels and the alligators, for the chipper little grey squirrels frisk about all day long, and the alligators delight in tropical weather. They don't even stay in the water, but get out onto the hot cement itself and bask in the sun. In the mornings and afternoons the slide and swings are deserted, as the sun makes them too hot to touch, but towards evening they are swarmed with children. But there is one part of the Glen which is more popular in the heat of the day than any other time, and that is the cool little brook that ripples along under the willow trees in the front part of the park. Two little children who were wading along in the water, said that the most fun is going through the big brown tile culverts under the roadway, because the water feels so funny gurgling over your toes in there, and besides no matter how hot it is outside, it always is cool under there. They had tried it Plenty of Teachers for Schools This Year Richmond schools begin Monday, September 9, while the town and township schools commence their work a week earlier, September 2. Although many of the men teachers have left for government service, practically all the places have been fined and no boy or girl needs fear that they will have to have vacation because no one can be found to teach them. The only places which were left by Friday morning not filled were the printing teacher for Garfield and High School, and the science teacher in high school. MAGICIANS ALL IN FRANCE. "All the magicians are over in France helping queer the Germans, I guess," said Mr. Kelly, who helped arrange for the Chautauqua program this year, "so we couldn't get any to entertain the Richmond children. But we have an electrical wizard and we hope the children will like him just as well." Patsy with his famous taffy candy and crackerjacs (made according to Mr. Hoover), will be there too, and the Hawaiian singers and the Jubilees, besides many other attractions for boys and girls. Only 250 children's tickets have been put on sale, and since there is such a limited number, all children who wish season tickets should buy them at once.