Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 288, 15 October 1921 — Page 11

THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM WEEKLY SECTION OF RICHMOND PALLADIUM

Work Is Hope.

CHILDREN TO SEND CHRISTMAS BOXES TO NEEDY JUNIORS Children of Richmond are planning to send 900 Christmas boxes to children of Montenegro, Albania, Roumania, Budapest and Vienna, and expect them to start them from Richmond before the last of October. Boys and girls in the grade schools and in Junior high school are sending the boxes, as well as some In the Morton high school, and are making many of the little gifts themselves as wooden toys and dolls, crocheting wash cloths, (stringing necklaces of beads, dressing dolls and making scrap books. Girls In the Vaile school cooking classes, who are the only ones who meet for their cooking lessons in the Senior high school kitchen, are making up 25 pounds of sugar into candy with the help of their teach.er. Miss Murphy. This will furnish candy for all of the boxes. Each child in the ungraded room at Baxter school is sending a box. In other rooms, the children of a room send one or more boxes. PARADE TO MARK CAMPAIGN'S START Many boys of the city will march in the parade Saturday, October 22, which will announce the beginning of the "Y" boys' membership campaign in this city. Boys from the grade schools, boys from Junior High school, boys from Morton High school, Bible class boys, "Y" boys, Boy Scouts, "Hi-Y" boys, will take part in tho parade. Some will carry banners which will have on them mottoes and slogans about "Y" work or the boys' membership campaign. Every boy will wear a red and white tag with the words "One of 500" printed on it. WTiite caps with the letters, "Y. M. C. A." in red, will be worn by all boys who are now members. All boys planning to be in the parade will meet at the Association building; from there they will march west to Seventh, then south to Main, and east , to Sixteenth etreet. From here the" line of march will be down Sixteenth to North A street and then west to Eighth street, ending up at the "Y" building. CLASSES IN BIBLE ARE FORMED ATT . Bible classes have been organized for boys of the Y. M. C. A. by Perry Wilson, boys' secretary. Twentyone boys are members of the S. M. B. (Spirit, Mind and Body) class which will be taught by Mr. Thomas P. Wilson. Their subject will be Soldiers of the Bible. This class held its first meeting, Saturday, Oct. 8. The Triangle Bible class held Us initial meeting also last Saturday. Fourteen boys are members of this class which will be taught by Perry A. Wilson. The subje.ct for the Trianele class will be Stories ol Jesus. ' A' Bible class for boys under 12 years of age will be organized after the first of November. CLASS CHEERS SICK To cheer Mary Catherine Hinshaw, who met with a serious ac cident a week ago, each child in her room at Baxter school, the 2AB room, wrote and mailed a letter to her last week. The room sent flow ers to her, too, and Mary Catherine was very much pleased and sent a letter back to them as a group in return, dictating it to the nurse who wrote it for her. Horse Outruns Engine Peter Cooper built the first locomotive ever built in America and named it the Tom Thumb. Its first trip of 13 miles over a grade of 18 feet to the mile, was made in one hour and 12 minutes the return journey in 57 minutes. It is said that on the return trip, the engine raced with a horse-drawn cart The horse won.

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SPARROW IS LEADER Stanley Sparrow was elected senior patrol leader when the boys of Troop 1 met Monday evening in the Grace M. E. church for their weekly meeting. This is a continuation of the re-organization of the troop which was begun two weeks ago. Mr. Orville Price has been named assistant scoutmaster. Mr. Heery is scoutmaster of the troop. In the meeting Monday evening, Wilbur Pond and Robert Thomas completed their second class tests.Horace Webb passed the Tenderfoot test. All the members of the troop have now passed successfully their Tenderfoot tests. Last week's meeting was in the form of a hike and camp supper. Several boys pased tests while on this jaunt. STARR ORCHESTRA NUMBERS 8 PIECES The Starr orchestra is organized. There are eight in the orchestra. The members are piano, Helen Reddington and Edith Hollar; cornet, David Lacy and Lena Reddington; violin, Josephine Thorn, Mildred Thomas, Roland Paust and Leroy Elis. Our leader is Miss McAlpine. She says we are getting along fine. We meet for rehearsal on Tuesday evening at 3:30. By an orchestra member, Starr school. Shall the letters be changed from "G" to something suitable for both Junior high schools considering the fact that the Junior high school will be divided in February upon the completion of the David Worth Dennis school, is the question being considered by members of the "G" senate. Hostesses for this week's luncheons served to members of the faculty by girls in the 8A-4 Practical Arts class were: Grace Henson, Monday; Catherine Hopkins, Tuesday; Evonda Cook, Wednesday; Lois Farmer, Thursday;; Grace Yost, Friday. How to fry feacon and eggs without giving them too much of a burnt sienna shading was studied by members of the boys' cooking club, which meets with Miss Boyd in the bi-weekly club activities

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period. Twenty-four boys make upithe Honor Square with the letter the membership of this club. J ..y 0n it; for three months the

Girls who are members of the Dramatic club which meets with Miss Williams, planned to read two folk plays, "The Foam Maiden," and "The Princess and the Pixies," during the club activities period, Friday, October 14. Lova Dillman is president, and Thelma Sharkitt is secretary, of this club. That the boys have the use of the gymnasium in the old building, Room 18, four nights a week whenever the weather is so that they can not play out of doors after school and that the girls have the use of it every Tuesday evening, beginning after the Thanksgiving vacation, is the recommendation made by the Physical Education committee of Council. Members of the school council approved this recommendation In their meeting Wednesday. Soccer will be played by the boys after the baseball series is com pleted. Boys in Mr. Brown's Art club spend the hour of their bi-weekly meetings in sketching out of doors. The boys are making sketches in pencil now and studying how to make pictures. Later Mr. Brown expects they will do work in pastel and water color. Many rooms are planning what they will send, and some have begun making things to send in the Christmas boxes which boys and girls are planning to Bend to European children. Isn't it splendid that our teach ers go to Institute? Why? Well, for one thing, it gives ua two big holidays next Thursday and Friday, October 20 and 21. Whoop, whoop, Hooray ! i

INDIANA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER

BOYS' HONOR CLUB IS FORMING AT T; WORK BEGINS NOV, 1 An Honor Club is being formed for all boys of the Y. M. C. A. by Boys' Secretary Perry A. Wilson. The object of the club as given on the attractive record folder is to make Christian character. All phases of a boy's life will be touched by the activities of the club. The plan of the club as prepared is something like the clubs formed in the "Y" camp last summer at Camp Kern and all junior members of the "Y" will be urged to join it. Religious, social, mental and physical activities are considered and a certain number of points is given for each. The possible number of points obtainable in these groups are religious, 100; social, 71; mental, 105, and physical, 75. Many Activities Considered. Points are awarded in the religious group for attendance at Bible class, Sunday school class, at church and at the Sunday afternoon boys' meetings and for home Bible reading. In the social group points are given for new members secured, for taking part in public entertainments and for conduct. Conduct includes promptness, obedience, cheerfulness, usefulness, and conduct in general. Points are taken i off for misconduct. Here too, three points are awarded for each earned dollar added to savings account at bank. School work, special outside reading, letter writi?ig and work for the "Y" bring in points for the mental group. In the physical group, points are awarded for attendance at gym class, for gym tests, aquatic tests and for competition in group games. Honors to Be Awarded. Members of the club will be given record folders very complete and bright in their red and white make up each month which they will fill out and return to Perry Wilson, leader of the club. An Honor badge will be given to the member scoring the greatest number of points each month. Any member securing 200 points will have his name engraved on the Honor Roll for the following month. Of these 200 points, 40 must be mental, 40 physical, 60 religious and 25 social. Members whose names appear on the Honor Roll for two consecutive months will win the right to wear square with "Y. M." on it and for four consecutive months the letters "Yr. M. C." and for five the letters, "Y. M. C. A." For additional months a star will be added. Silver Cup Presented. A beautiful silver cup has been presented the Honor Club by Mr. Harry Doan and on thi3 cup the names of club members having the largest number of points in one year. Organization of the club will be completed by Nov. 1 when the work will begin. GIRL SCOUTS CLEAR E DOLLARS-SALE About $9 was cleared Saturday, Oct. 8, by the girls of the Narcissus Girl Scoup Troop in their candy sale. In celebration of Candy Day, celebrated by candy manufacturers in many parts of the United States, these girls made candy and sold it in several places in the business district of the city. The money was put into the troop treasury to be ap plied on scout uniforms. No meeting was held Saturday afternoon, Oct. 8, as previously an nounced because it was too late when the girls who were selling candy were free to go. A meeting was planned for Friday afternoon, Oct. 14 after school in Room 39. PRESENT JUNIOR PLAYS Have you noticed the little plays which have appeared from time to time in recent numbers of the Junior Palladium, under the heading "Home Talent Plays"? They are just the thing to present in a school program. Plan to give one in the next special program in your school.

15, 1921.

WERNLIANS FETED Thursday afternoon although the thirteenth of the month proved a lucky day for the children of Wernle Home for that afternoon they were given a surprise party planned for them by the women of the St. John's Lutheran church. Games were played during the afternoon, after which refreshments were served. GAMES AND GHOSTS WATCHJOR THEM! Open house and Hallowe'en! It looks good, doesn't it? That's what is going to be at the Y. M. C. A. Saturday evening, Oct. 29. Besides everybody that comes must come masked and in costume. Any boy in the city under 16 years of age is invited to this joy event, according to an announcement made by Perry A. Wilson, Wednesday. Mebbe you'd better wear your raincoat for they are going to bob for apples. Besides there will be games in the gym and Mr. Wilson says that every boy present has a good chance of seeing a ghost before the party is over. Another thing, too, there is going to be a funny stunt pulled off in the swimming pool. Plan to be there. WORLD EVENTS in BRIEF France has shown herself ready to disarm if her security Is made sure. Though Manchuria belongs to China, it ha3 been recently shown the Japanese have control of the railways there and of the rich coal and iron ore mines in that province. McCray, governor of Indiana, has accepted the invitation sent to him by a committee of local men who are planning the city's program for Armistice Day to speak in Richmond on that day. Sixteen measures of national interest are waiting to be acted upon by congress. Unless leaders in tho senate and the house of representatives urge their houses to greater effort, congress will be forced to give up its recess which it is planned io begin on Nov. 24. Members of the United States senate passed the bill, presented by Senator Borah making the Panama Canal free to American coastwise vessels. The bill now goes to the house of representatives where It will not be likely to be considered until after the conference on dis armament which meets in Washington, Nov. 11. Irish leaders met with members of the British cabinet Tuesday, Oct. 11 and Thursday, Oct. 13, and for a short period on each of these days they talked over acts which had been done, both by Sinn Fein members and British Fjmpathisers contrary to the laws agreed upon in a truce made last July. These same leaders planned a second meeting lor Friday, Oct. 14. A bronze tablet has been placed on the northeast coiner of Seventh and North A streets which marks the spot where Henry Clay engaged in a heated debate with Hiram Mendenhall, a Friend, on the subject of abolishing the slaves. The tablet wa3 presented by the Kiwanis club and formally dedicated Thursday afternoon. Hon. William Dudley Foulke, Dr. Harlow Lindley of Earlham college, Mr. Rufus Allen and Norman Hoeffer were the speakers for the dedication exercises. "Y" SCOUTS MAKING INTENSIVE REVIEW Scouts of Troop 5 held their regular meeting Monday eveing, in the Association building. The meeting was entirely a business one, Scoutmaster Perry Wilson announced. The boys are making a thorough study of the scout manual and a review of the principles of scout work. The Best Thing The very beet thing about a real wood fire is its power of drawing friends around it. Henry Van Dyke.

Idleness Is Despair.

ATTRACTIVE CARDS ANNOUNCE PROGRAM AT T FOR 1920-21 Especially well rounded , Is the program of activities for boys to bo held in the Y. M. C. A. this winter, which was announced by Boys Secretary Perry A. Wilson, Tuesday. Saturday night will be social and stunt night throughout the winter. Every Saturday evening "things will be doing" in the boys' department. Scout work, Bible classes gym classes, swimming classes are included in the regular program. Special programs, socials and meet ings will be held from time to time. White cards on which the program of the winter's activities has been printed in red will be given to all boys who are now members of the association as well as to any other boys who are interested. A friendly welcome to all boys is extended on these cards also from Boys' Secretary Wilson. The program as announced for,. Juniors is as follows: Gym classes, boys 12 to 14 years of age, Tuesday, 4 to 5 p. m. Saturday, 8 to 9 p. m. Beginners' swimming class, Wednesday, 4 to 5 p. m. A swim will be had after every class and special instruction will bo given in swimming. Clubs and Bible Classes Boy Scout Troop No. 5 Monday at 7:00 p. m. Leaders Club Tuesday at 6 p. m. S. M. B, Bible Class Saturday 9:45-10:15 a. m., for boys between the ages of 12 and 14. Triangle Bible Class Saturday, 10:45 to 11:15 a. m., for boys 14 and 15 years old. Live "Y"er Bible Class Wednesday, 4:30 to 5:00 p. m., for boya under 12 years. Success Club Wednesday, 6:00 p. m. Special mention too is made of the reading room in the boys, de partment where the best magazines and books are available. MANY JUNIORS IN DX CLUB MEETING A new constitution was adopted and a board of directors was named in the meeting of the local amateur radio club the DX Radio club held Wednesday evening beginning at 7 o'clock in the Leslie Hart Electrical shop. Fred Clark was made traffic manager and Maurice Druley and Harold Cutler were elected as his assistants. A social committee was appointed with William Huber as chairman. It was decided to meet the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at which time meetings will be held In a room in the Senior high school building. Refreshments of apples, sandwiches and doughnuts were served at the close of the meeting and vanished speedily, the speed greatly accelerated by the juniors who were present at the meeting. Out-of-town juniors who were present at Wednesday's meeting were Carl Stocker of Greenville, Walter Rife of Boston and Edniund Arnold who lives three miles east of Richmond. Local juniors who attended the meeting were:: James Coe, Bryce Hayes, Joseph Hale, Roland Wickett, Gerard Harrington, Fred Luring and George Toler. STORIES NEXT WEEK Stories will be told by Mrs. Brandon Griffis, Saturday afternoon, Oct. 22, beginning at 2:30, in the childrens' room at the library. This is the first story hour this fall and a large attendance is expected. All children in the city are invited to attend. GHOST STORY TIME The night of night for ghosts is coming very soon Hallowe'en. If you think up a good ghost story or one about a Hallowe'en frolic, write it down and send it to the Junior Palladium office. Our Hallowe'en number will appear Saturday, October 29. Send in your story now. We will save it for that edit'on. .