The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-06-11

rather proud of our gentle dispositions,
and our almost uniformly good temper.
We think we have fairly earned our title
of "The Faithful Grade" by our labors
in the special work department of the
school.
There are thirteen of us in the grade
as at present constituted. We are de-
scended from Irish, Scotch, French,
German, Scandinavian and English an.
cestors and we inherit the noble qualities
of all these races.
Our average age is Is years, S months.
Our average weight is 12S pounds. 7
ounces, and our average height is o5.7
inches. We are reasonably sound phys
ically-and remarkably so Intellectually.
Our oldest, t%allest, heaviest, slowest
member is Ira Joseph Clark, who was
born at Abba, Iowa, February 10th, 1876.
and entered this school in 1894. He is
a living illustration of the fable of the
Hare and the Tortoise, and though a
little late he never fails to arrive, and
what is more important, he stays.
Daisy Catherine Jackson is a good girl;
is a Hoosier. Was born in Columbia
City, Indiana, August 9Th, 1877, coming
to us in 1892. Serious, honest, earnest
is Daisy; no nonsense about her. what
ever. In fact there is no room for any,
she is SO full of good, sound common
ense.
Laura Anne McMi1len first saw the
light in Centerville, Pa, August 23d,
1877. arriving here in 1892, and working
faithfully away at anything given her
to do.
Mabel Elizabeth Jordan is a native of
Nebraska; was born at Grand Island,
April 9th, 1877, and has wandered about
in this state and Colorado seeking a nice
class with which to graduate, and natur-
ally settling down in McCook.
Kerstin Stange1and was born in Chi
cago. Ill, September 4th, 1877, and en-
tered this school 1886, thus being with
the grade for a period of eleven years.
Kittie is a very agreeable girl, has al
ways held a high position in her grade,
is a great favorite with us and also with
her teachers.
James Earl Ludwick comes very near
being a Mexican, but fortunately he is
not. He was born in Dallas, Texas, June
nth, 1873. but escaped while very young
and having had the quiet ways of Ne
braska thrown about him for twelve
years he shows but few traces of his wild
and wooden origin. Once, however, he
escaped and fed to Oregon but was re-
captured and restored to his classmates.
Like Artemus Ward he is quite an artist;
he can draw his little sister on her sled
very nicely.
Lulu Bertha Norval is a native of Illi-
nois; was born at Peoria, July 18th, 1879.
She has been with us from the first, and
has in her quiet way made a splendid
record.
Edna Dixon, another native of Ne
braska, was born at Plattsmouth, Janu
airy 25th, 1879. She has one very severe
fault, that is of playing on the piano,
and we understand she is going to Chi
cago for treatment, this summer. Edna
is a very bright girl, and-knows it, and
so do all her many friends.
Maggie Cullen, a many of you have
probably suspected, is of Irish descent,
but was born seventeen years ago in
Iowa, entering this school in 1888. Mag
gle knows more latin than anybody, and
indeed much of the latin hat some of
us received credit for can be indirectly
traced to her assistance, as she is of a
helpful disposition.
John Raymond McCarl astonished the
world by coming into it at Des Moines,
Iowa, November 27th, 1879, and has kept
it awake ever since by playing a French
Horn. His enthusiasm is tremendous,
and were a gold medal to be awarded for
humility he would certainly take second
place in this grade.
Charles Chavileer Northrup was born
at Decatur, Michigan, July 2sd, 1873.
He arrived in McCook in 1886, and was
placed in the third grade and from that
time to this he has been one of the pow
factors in the class. Charles is
witty, and not unconscious of it; is hand
some, and dresses to it. is a good worker
and has done good service to his school.
Ernest Cordial is without a doubt a
and cannot be classified. He was
born in Pontiac, ILL.,, Nov 9th, 1880, and
like all that rare but peculiar race he is
one-sided in his development. |
He ear work correctly more and harder
problems in geometry than any body,
and we may mention aside that he can
also mis-spe1l more words in a given time
than any one in the school, his only
having retired two years ago.
AS for the historian himself-he does