Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 17, 29 November 1919 — Page 12

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1919 Boys & Girls ! Read How to Make and Do Useful Things Sports thatO fZ. if - 11 1 ml M f '

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The Americanization Teacher By Elizabeth Matter What is it all about this Americanization of foreigners that we see and hear mentioned everywhere these days? No one doubts the need of teaching our language to the thousands of foreigners in America, but how is it being done and who is back of it? In Cleveland, Ohio, the work is in charge of an Americanization Council which co-operates with the Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., schools, factories, churches, and other agencies which are trying to teach English and good citizenship to foreigners. The selection and payment of teachers of English classes is in charge of the Doard of Education. The classes meet in schools and libraries. The movement here as in other cities is under the control of the city itself. The need for teachers is apparent. There arc 125,000 foreigners in Cleveland alone who neither read nor write English. And the demand is bound to grow as more people are reached, and demand to learn the language and customs of this new home land. Some of the livest classes in Akron, Ohio, are being taught by young girls. 19 to 20 years old-! They are wide awake young people who have caught tne true Amen-i can spirit of equality and win the confidence of the middle-aged men in their classes by their democratic helpfulness. It doesn't take a group of foreigners long to sense whether their teacher is "white" or whether she feels she is made of finer clay than they are. The attendance in her class will rise or fall accordingly. Here Is a chance for the girl with a pleasing personality and a living belief that "all men are created equal" to enter into one of the rital problems of the day. It is a field where many are needed but only the best are wanted. Most -of the classes are in the late afternoon and early evening, although many factories have morning classes. The number of ; classes that a girl teaches a day is j really a matter of choice. She, may put in full time or only two or three hours. The teachers are paid well, as it is desired to secure i the best. The work is naturally j confined to industrial centers j where the foreign element is large. The U. S. Bureau of Education is I making a special study of this work and has some recent pamphlets on the subject. Bora' and Olrls' Newspaper Service Copyright, 1919, by J. II. Millar The Lost Boy One day four boys went on a walk. They took some sacks and ther thought they would get some; walnuts. They got on the road and saw a corn field and they went In' and got eight pumpkins. One of j them got lost and called for help, The other tureo boys heard him

ana got mm ana went nome on the car, and on the car was a cop. They were scared. Harry Martin, Warner School

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THE FORWARD PASS By II. O. rase, Coach, Formerly Quarterback, University of Chicago An ideal player is one who (1) can run and dodge in the open, (2) who can kick, and (3) who can forward pass. The youngster learning to play football asks three questions about passing- How-when where? To be a successful passer comes I only with constant practice, just "ke pitcmng in DaseDaii. omau ! hands are unable to grip the ball, I especially if wet, therefore lay the pigsmn in me paim oi me iuuui with the point in direction of the objective. The ends of the fingers, if time permits, should be In contact with the lacing of the ball Thus when the ball is thrown with a short over arm action there will be a spin to it as the oval rolls off the finger tips, palm being underneath, producing a spiral pass. Forward passes should be made following a run or line buck which naturally draws the defensive backs up. On a third down a long pass would be proper. If checked on the goal line an out pass forward over the end should be all right as a last resort on the fourth down. Never take chances whon in your own territory as a pass, especially forward and out, might be intercepted too easily. Most plays in which the forward pass figures are made to certain men running to an open spot, but the best team play comes from forward passes made in a certain groove. As in basketball, hits go In certain lanes where no one is fielding; so in football pass over the center and down 10 yards just beyond the defense backs. At least two possible receivers should always try to be in this lane, one for a short, the other for a long pass. The next best groove calls for a long 25 yard pass over the defensive half and out at a 45 degre angle. Thus It Is necessary for one end to cross over to be with his partner in receiving. Two funtamentals arc essentialfirst, passes must bo thrown from five yards back of scrimmage lino, and second, they must be executed with snap and accuracy in practice. About one-halt the scores in college football this season are due directly to clever forward passing. IJovs' and Girls' Newspaper Service Copyright, 1919, ly J. II. Millur Art Classes of Junior High School Are Enthusiastic Enthusiasm runs high in the Junior High school art classes, have been sketching figure casts. The drawing and painting classes The Design Club is making beads of a kind of commercial clay that has a big, long name. First, they designed their strands and their color schemes and now they are making their beads. In an exhibit later we shall expect to see samples of the work of both of these claesea, j

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Mechanical Engineer By It S. Alexander Jimmy was fixing the Ford. Sis'3 beau, waiting for Sis to put on her hat, watched him. "Like to work with machinery, Jim?" he asked. "Yeh," said Jimmy, screwing home a spark plug. "Good at mathematics and physics?" " A' in both of 'em last term," answered Jimmy, cranking up. "Well, why not be a mechanical engineer?" "Gee, that would take too long," objected Jimmy. "Not so very. You have another year in high school. Then go to a technical school for four years. After you graduated you could take a job. That makes you 23 when you start. That's not too old." "Dad couldn't afford all that." "You could work In the summer in a machine shop and help out. There are a lot of mighty good technical schools giving evening courses for fellows who have to work in the daytinre. One big school has its students work part time in ehops nearby to gain experience." "What kind of a job would I get when I graduated?" taking off the fan belt. "A mechanical engineer is a mechanic with a scientific education. He is a man who has made a systematic study of the designing, making, and running of machines. He is trained to take charge of the designing and running of machinery or to run a pan? of nipchanics. You would probably be able to land ! In some machine shop overseeing 1

the making of machinery or in a t. " ,ur. "71 power plant overseeing the(No danSer of starvation during1 running of It" the winter to come. So they set, "Who could'l write to to learn lside a dav uPn wnich to B've; more about It?" thanks to the Groat Spirit of the "Write to the Head of the De- hit? men for I,is kindaess ia thus

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or to the American Society of P,G who now live in all this counMechanical Engineers, 29 W. 39th, trv- And even now they keep this Street. N. Y. The Society pub- costotn. Every autumn after the lishes a monthly journal called harvest is gathered the ruler of,

'Mechanical Engineering.' En. ginering as a Vocation,' by Ernest ! McCullough is a good book on the eenoral suhioct. 'Elements of chanics,' by Merriam is another good one to start on. ' Engineering News,' 220 Uroadway, N. Y., and 'Engineering Magazine, 110 Nassau St., N. Y. are good magazines. Get some of them, read 'em, and think it over," he concluded moving off to join Sis, who appeared with her hat in her hand. Boys' mid Clirl.s' Newspuper Service Copyright, 1919. by J. 11. Millar Our Red Cross Work Since we have only had two meetings this term we have not had much Hed Cross work. Our health talks have been mostly on Food, Fresh Air and Alcohol Meet ings are held every Friday afternoon at 3; 00 to 3:15. The pro gram committee consists of Harold Aull iind Kenneth Lovin. Horace Webb, chairman; Robert Thom.'is, secretary. (Signed) Robert Thomas, Set'y, 6A grade, Warner.

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Hunting Eye Hears the Story the First Thanksgiving By R. S. Alexander "Come in and have dinner. It's Thanksgiving, you know," invited a farmer as Hunting Eye was going by. So, the Little Indian Boy went into the kind farmer's home and was fed on turkey, mince pie, cranberry sauce, anil many other wonderful things of which he had never dreamed in the Great North Woods. "What is Thanksgiving?" he asked his host. "It is a holiday when everybody eats all sorts of good things." "How did it come to be called Thanksgiving?"

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country belonged to your people. There were no white people in it. But finally a band of white men and women sailing in a huge canoe came over the Great Water to build new homes here. Their voyage took many days. Many of them were sick, all were discouraged, for the Great Water was between them and their homes. It was win ter when thev landed. They had ' not even skins with which to build wigwams. They had to go into Jie forest and cut trees from which to build rough cabins. "Many of them died from disease during the winter. Some of them starved. Within three months after they landed more than half of them were in their graves beneath the snow. "When Spring came they plowed the ground and planted it. All the 3ummer they cared for the growin 8rain !Uld in ,i,e autumn they ere rewarded by a rich harvest. proviuiug iur uiem. rum " grew IQO great peo tne nation sets asiae a day upon 'hu:h a the f00 ' ,hej Kd th,n Riven by the land and

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thanks for His kindness to them." novR' and Girls' Newspaper Service CupywriKht, 1919 by J. II. Millar RUMPELSTILSHIN, THE MILLER'S BOAST Once upon a time there was a miller who had a beautiful daughter. She was so beautiful and clever that he was always boasting about her loveliness and ihe wonderful things she could do. One day the miller had to go to the palace to see the king on business, and as he wanted to appear very important, he said to the king: "Your Majesty has very good straw here in the royal barns, hut I have a daughter who can tpln straw Into gold " "ludeed," said the king, "she must be very clever. Send your daughter up to the palace at once that I may see what she can do." Now the king was very fond of gold. Collected by Josephine; Thorn, A Grade.

TURKEY AND GINGER By Mollle Price Cook This is a chat about girl ginger. If you have it, then prove it on this Thanksgiving day. Study the chart below. It is a height and weight table for girls. If you have perfect health and the ginger that goes with it, your weight for your height and age will correspond with the figures given here. These figures are compiled by Dr. Thomas D. Wood of the Child Health Organization. They are scientific and accurate. If

your weight Is above the average, give thanks. If it is below the average, give thanks that you have discovered it before it is loo late then get busy and live right so you can raise the figures as far above the average as possible. Directions: Let some member of the family help you measure your exact height. Stand Ftraight in your stocking feet or house slippers. Refer to the fint left hand column of the chart and find your height in inches. Then follow the lotted line from that number until vou come to the column indicating the number of years old you are. The figure there tells how much you should weigh. Get weighed at your very first opportunity and see if you are above or below the average. Cut this table out and pin it to the wall of your bedroom. Keep a note book or slip of paper on which weight each month of the year. See how much you gain, beginning today. You ought, to gain 8 ounces a month if you are from S to 11 yeara "IT... H K 4? to :::i: 104 ! W4 UU , JIB I iw8 tot an j ui Ml ii. i ur lit i. i ru. ...Hit 'it it, li-d i : !ik ) LM liC til t I 111 !l.8 I k-t I1M ill 1)4 jilt ' 1 - C 2!; of age; 12 ounces a month if you are from 11 to 14 years of ago; 8 niinrps a mnnfli if imi ;irr fmtn 11 jto 6 ywu.s of agp; aml 4 mmn,a a month if you are from 16 to IS years of age. To gain in weight normally means to eat the proper food, to exercise right, and to get plenty of sloop, breathing at all times as much fresh out-door air I as you can let inlo your lungs. (Next week: "Are Your Feet Happy.") Boys' and Girls' Newspaper Service CopyuTislit. 1913. Iy J. II. Millur A Christmas Strike If all the little Christmas trees, That live within the wood, Should say, "We'd rather not be cut," You know they really would. If all the little waiting socks, Upon a Christmas eve, When everyone had gone to bed. Should turn their toes and leavo. If all the sugar lollypops. Should say they wouldn't pop; If all the lively jumping jnclts Should quite refust to hop. If all the little walking dolls, Should plan to run away; And all the gocarts really go -Oh, what a Christmas day. But clasp your hands and dance and sing, It never happened yet. The little socks just stretch themselves. To hold the toys they get. I Sent in by Nellie Klingmao.