Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-28
THE SEVENTH GRADE
Miss Anderson's Class Have
a Red Letter Day.
Pleasant Ending to the Regular
School Exercises.
Remarkable Compositions, and Shy
Boy Musician.
Bright Colors and Bright School Chill
dren Render a Brilliant Pro-
gramme at Sand Street
School.

The school reporter is still in doubt
as to whether it was a good time to
choose to visit his seventh grade class
or not. The day was Thursday. The
room was, that under Miss Fidelia A.
Anderson at Sand-street school. The
occasion had been chosen as one to fit
tingly celebrate the close OF the term,
and had been termed "Red Letter Day"
The room had been beautifully decor
ated by the children, and in the flowers
and decorations used red was the color
prodominating. The scholars wore red
neckties or sashes, the pictures on the
blackboard were of red flowers, fruit or
other red objects, the compositions and
essays were written in red ink about red
objects, and the sheets tied together
with red ribbon. The roll of honor,
written upon the blackboard with red
chalk embraced the following names Of
perfect scholars
Geographv-D. Denubila, A. Bernal,
G. Grubb, M. Livingston, b. Reavis, f.
Ruggles, @. Haswell, N. Marquis, l..
Harmon.
Grammar-G. Alexander, A. Bernal,
M. Barraza, A. Bonnell, M. Birnbaum,
G. Friel, ID. Hudspeth, M. Livingston,
l.. Machado.
The programme began with singing
by the children, then followed the com
positions and essays. Bernice Tyler
wrote of cherries in an interesting man
ner. Meta Marquis took cranberries for
her subject. The red rose furnished a
subject for Miss Kate Chase, and then
there was more singing.
Daisy Hudspeth wrote a composition
on 1.-THE Rosy Checked Boy" from
which the following extracts are made:
ROSY CHECKED BOYS.
Rosy checked boys are always popu-
lar with the girls. / don't like to see
their cheeks too red, though. There
are two or three boys in this room whose
cheeks are almost too red, but We'll let
that pass.
Boys say that they are not proud, but
have seen them peeping in the looking
glass and pinching their cheeks to make
them rosy. l am not quite sure about
them painting their cheeks but have
an idea that they would if they got the
chance. Why, they even carry small
looking glasses in their pockets to see
that their cheeks are rosy and their hair
is straight.
The country boy has rosy cheeks,
quite different from the city boy, who
generally has pale cheeks. This is due
to the pure air which he inhales; he
also has plenty of exercise.
Master Charlie Wright retaliated very
fairly in the next composition read,
which was headed
BLUsHEs.
/ think all boys like to see the girls
blush, and if were girl would blush
just to please them.
Some girls can not blush, and if they
do it does not show because the paint is
so thick.
like to read poetry that tells about
the girls bushes. / read some that
went something like this:
"Her pure and eloquent blood
Spoke in her cheeks, and SO distinctly wrought,
That one might almost say her body thought"
Another was:
One asked me where the roses grew,
/ bade him not to seek,
But forthwith bade my Julia show,
bud in either cheek.
If a girl bushes when you look at her
you may know she is nice girl. l
don't mean to say.that all the girls that
don't blush are not nice.
Most girls blush when they are con-
fused, and forget what they are going to
say. may forget and blush, and if
do hope the girl that has written a
composition on Rosy Checked Boys will
not take it for a point in her compost
ton.
Compositions followed the two above
on Rubes and Garnets, by Clark Has
we'll; The Red Dress, by Mabel Wilson,
and The Barbarians' Love of Colors, by
Leonis Harmon.
At this point came a part in the pro-
gramme that delighted the visitors and
scholars alike, for harp was brought in
and little Rockse Denubila, the smallest
scholar in the room, took his seat by it
and played upon it with surprising skill.
Carrie Austin had reading about ga
Lot of Red Heads" then came the
most humorous composition of the day,
read by May Livingstone, girl with
bright eyes, pretty-freckled cheeks and
long hair of the most beautiful shade OF
golden red She wore sash OF brilliant
scarlet, and entitled her piece,
THE PEST, RED HAIR.
As this is Red Letter day, it would
not be right to leave red hair out en-
tirely; although it is a pest to the
wearer, but generally source of great
merriment to the 'boy teaser."
For instance, when golden-haired
girl is walking along the street, up from
some corner will Gomez "Hey, boys,
where's the white horse ?" or some other
remark equally as bad
Now, in fact, I'd about as soon be
bald as red-headed.
This brilliant head dress is not longed
for by any nation.
In Spain it is popularly known as the
"Judas hair" from a belief that the
traitor disciples hair was OF that shade,
and in all of the Spanish paintings he is
distinguished from the rest of the dis
ciples by the fiery color of his hair.
In the highland clans in Scotland this
color of hair is regarded with so much
aversion as to be considered positive
deformity.
The scarcity of red hair is easily ac-
counted for. You all know, or ought to
know, that it is not natures invention,
for she is SO kind and beautiful that she
would certainly not infiict upon anyone
this awful pest.
1t is evidently caused by some sudden
fright or shock to the nervous system,
which sends the blood to the head and
creates red hair and also hot temper.
The roots Of the hair seem to keep the
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