Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 269, 11 November 1922 — Page 18

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1922.

In The Hickory Woods Tom. Billy, Frances, and Jane

were waiting for Farmer Brown. "Here he comes!" cried Billy. The next moment 'the children were clambering up over the sides of the big wagon. Frances fell back once, but Farmer Brown lifted her up again, and off they rumbled, It took a long time to get there. As soon as the horses stopped, the children Jumped down and ran to find the hickory trees. Their stockings were soon covered with burrs. They filled their baskets with nuts. They played In the brown leaves, heaping them into big piles. when they saw Farmer Brown coming, they all hid under the largest heap. Farmer Brown called, "Tom, Billy! where are you children?" But they all kept as still as lit tle mice. At last, Farmer Brown started off toward the house. Then the children jumped up and raced away to the wagon. "Here we are!" they called back. 2AB grade, Starr school. The Story of Lost Mary : Once there was a little girl; she had.no mother and no father.. Her father and mother died when she was ten years old She was wandering about and could find ' no place to go. . She came to a rich lady's house, and this lady was her aunt. She did not know this. The little girl's name was Mary. Now, Mary was a good little girl, and her aunt ased her what she wanted. She said she wanted some work. Her aunt asked her what her name was, and when Mary told her that her name was Mary Del gin, her aunt said, "Why, Mary, what are you doing in this part of the country? Her aunt kissed her and after ward gave her a play-house and everything she wanted. She also had good things to eat. She lived with her aunt, happy ever after. Stephen Hornak, 11 years old, St. Mary's school. Enjoys Her Pet Cat I have a pet cat and her -name is Snookey. She lives first one place and then another. She likes to sit on the stool In front of the fire. Snookey was born May 29, 1922. I feed her milk, meat, and other things. Snookey can do a great many tricks. She can sit up, roll over, and jump through your hands. Wo think a great deal of her. Mary Caswell Mahan, 5A grade, Starr school. i

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THE DIFFERENCE IN WOODS We are studying about soft wood and hard wood. The hard woods are oak, maple, and walnut. The soft woods are hemlock, pine and spruce. The hard wood is made into furniture, desks, and other things. The soft wood is made intoi paper. Albert Di Federico, 4A, Whitewater school. Answers to fuzzies Oct. 28: Cinderella, Aladdin. Last week's puzzle: Crown, clown, gown, frown, town, down. Holidays Crime Days in France Of 100 crimes committed In Krance flf ty-elirlit nre done on a Sunday nlsrht or fete day. C.p-.l-il. UJJ. H V Tril...

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" ' -i.Jma-. - THE RACE Once upon a time there wa3 a boy whose name was Luke. His teacher told him there would be a race and the one that won the race would get a watch. Luke was in the lend. He ran into Tom. Tom fell on his head. Luke stopped to help Torn, so Randolph Dugan won the race and got the watch. Earl Minnix. 4A. Whitewater. Bible Preserved In Pepper Bibles sent to the Gilbert Islands have their covers fastened with a gluo containing: a mixture of cayenne pepper, oil of cloves and corrosive sublimate. This Is necessary to protect the books from a certain worm, peculiar to the Islands, which destroys the bindings. Int.

My Little Dog Tippie

I have a little dog, and his name is Tippie. He is a little fox terrier. My father bought him of a man named Brewster. lie bought him on the ninth 'of November, so Tipple will be two years old his next birthday. Tipple stays out of doors most of the time. But at night he sleeps in the basement by the furnace. We feed Tippie milk, meat, candy, cake, potatoes and gravy. Tippie can do ft few tricks. He can sit up on his hind legs, and bark for his food; he can play ball, and play hide-and-scek. We think a great deal of Tipple. Loretta Kittle, 6A grade, Starr school. Flashes From Dennis The new flag pole for Dennis is to be erected in the center of the section of the lawn lying between the auditorium and near Seventh street. Th Daughters of the American Revolution, who are pre senting the pole, will be asked to prepare suitable dedicatory exer cises. A committee of the school council and the teachers of the social science department are planning a simple ceremony to be used in connection with the dally raising and lowering of the flag. The Special Day committee of the Dennis Senate planned the following Armistice Day program for November 9th: Orchestra; Bible reading, Mr. Heironimus; Governor's Proclamation, Tracey Evans; Quartet, Miss Buckley, Mr. Mitchell Miss Rust, Mr. Brown; Address, Mr. Cline; Armistice Drill, Sixteen girls; Community songs, by the school. A number of parents of school children of Troy, Ohio, visited Dennis November 9th for the purpose of studying its organizations. They were especially interested in the or chestra. the various clubs, assem bly, and other of our interesting features. Those present on that day were: Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Humbeiger, Mrs. Frantz, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Faust, Mrs. Shilling, Mrs. Hyde, Mrs. Coppach, Mrs. Rokoff, Mrs. Hill, Airs. Safford, Rev. Kemp, Supt. T. E. Hook, and Prin. J. A. Downy. Chairmen of the various council committees acted as guides to the Troy parent visitors during their stay in Richmond. The Mixed Program committee of the Dennis Senate provided the following program for Thursday, November 9th: Orchestra; Bible reading, Mr. Heironimus; Talk, Mr. By Briggs 12.

The Book Shelf

If I were to give you the list of, books I have in mind today, it would fill at least one whole page of our Junior. I have In mind the lovely new supply of children's books that have arrived at our Library in time for Children's Book Week. There are several hundreds of these books. One would make no mistake in choosing any of them to take home. These books will all be ready and on the shelves Monday, November 20th. So I bid you come to the Library during Children's Book Week and see this beautiful array of interesting books. COUSIN HELEN. Junior High School Furnez. Addresses by Mr. Trueblood, Mr. Fulghum, and Raymond Wilson. Boys basketball will start December 1. The teani3 will be chosen from assembly rooms, each room having first and second teams. These teams will play Tuesdays and Thursdays only. The second game of captain ball was played in tho gym by the girls Wednesday; Tillie Abbott's team playing Margie Thistlethwaite's team, the score being 8 to 9 in fafor of Abbott's team. Ella Van Etten's team played Lola Haas's team, the score being 7 to 8 in favor of Van Etten's team. The English department has been celebrating "Good English Week." Each day slogans are put on the board in each room. There are many clever posters painted by the pupils in Dennis. The posters are In all the rooms, in the halls and near the entrances. Any place at any time, you may be confronted by policemen saying "Stop using bad English," or a grim judge with Had English as his victim. You may see at every corner, or any place you go, some poster denouncing Bad English. The, English teachers are drilling the. pupils on better speech. Some of the classes are carrying their work into their clubs. It has even been suggested that there be an English' penitentiary. There is no doubt but that this week will see many funerals of Bad English. History 8B classes are having a very interesting discussion of the foreign relations of the United States. The 8A Commercial Geography class is studying the present political situation. Classes taught by Mr. Standing have been studying machines and tne law of energy. The wood working department is considering the advisability of including carpentry, . cabinet-making, finishing, pattern-making, and concrete work in the course of study. There will be a time limit set on each phase of the work, thus affording a try-out for each boy. In this way the boy will at least find one trade In which he can excel. At present most of the boys are hard at work on Christmas gifts, Including nut bowls, candle sticks, table and floor lamps. In the Art department, the 7B's are painting serving-trays. The 7A's are making posters for Good Speech Week. The 8B's are making lamp shades and book ends. The 8A's are making match boxes and posters. Th 9AB's are making book plates. ' , . All boys in metal work classes are getting general information on metal work. This consists of sheet metal, forging, and machine work, such as lathe and drill-"press work. in uie Music department the 8AB and 9A girls have been studying opera, using the Victrola for demonstrations. There have been added seven new members to the Dennis orchestra. They are: Ray McConaha, violin ; Benjamin Hart, violin ; Glen Tague, drum and bells; Everett Lemon, cornet; Melville Harris, cornet; and Mary Foster violin. : A TRIP TO WISCONSIN Last summer I went to Wisconsin. I rode many hours along the water. I saw Lake Michigan and large ships. Wisconsin Is famous for its trees and springs. The climate is a little colder there than here. Albert Di Federico, 4A, Whitewater. Vast Timber Lands Ruined In the United States there are about eighty million acres of timber land that are burned or cut

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