The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-31
Excellent Language Work

| Oy Une "A class OF lne primary
grade of the Borough schools.
The average age of the pupils is
nine years. The work was con-
tinued from day to day until
complete. The work is first done
orally. When,in answer to ques-
tions by the teacher, the sentence
had been put into good form, it
was placed upon the blackboard
to be copied later by the children.
The facts stated were drawn
largely from observations the
children had made for themselves.
A practical illustration of the
formation of a rainbow was given.
The legend of the Lombardy pop
lar tree and the little poem were
used as reading lessons during
the week.
"WHAT A RAINDROP DOES.
1t rained very hard last night.
All over the fields are little pools
of water little streams sometimes
join one little pool with another.
The creeks are high and very
muddy. AS the water hurried
along, it carried from the hills,
earth and sand and little stones.
The creeks ate into its banks at
each side and carried with it the
soil it got in this way. AS the
creek flowed along, it reached a
place where the banks were low
so the water spreads out on both
sides of the stream. Here it left
much of the soil it had brought
down the hills. Then the water
went hurrying on down stream,
until it came to,an obstruction in
the middle of the stream. This
obstruction stopped the little
stones, the sand and the soil, and
in this way a little island was
formed.
The little creeks had been
growing larger all the time. The
water had run down from the
hills,and along the way. Here and
there, other little streams had
flowed into it until at last it was
large enough to be called a river
Besides carrying the soil along,
the creeks and rivers drain the
hills and fields. If the streams
did not do this many of the fields
and beautiful meadows would be
wet damp swamps of no value to
the farmer.
Butwe must follow our raindrop.
1t travelled down the river to the
ocean. 1t rolled about with mil
lions of other rain drops. One
day we saw lines running up to
the sun. These lines were form
ed by drops of water, among them
our rain drop, going to the sky
to make new rain clouds. The
sun draws the water up to the
sky. So we have our little rain
drop back where we started with
it. Just before it stoppedraining
the sun came out, and over in the
east was a beautiful rainbow. 1t
had seven colors, in itviolet, indigo
blue, green, yellow, orange, and
red. 1t was made by the sun
shining through the raindrops
After the flood we read about
in the bible, the rainbow was to
remind people of Gods promise
not to destroy the world again
by rain.
In old times people believed
they would find a pot of gold at
the end of the rainbow. Have you
ever heard the story of the LON
hardy poplar tree in which the
man hid the pot of gold.
'WHO LIKES THE RAIN.
, ~ said the duck "Why, call 1t fun,
For have my little red rubbers on
They make cunning three-toed track
Ia the sandy mud as pass. Quack Quack''
Il" cried the violet. 80 do L.
My roots are thirsty, my buds are dry
And She lifted pretty purple head
out OF her aainty green grass bed
II hope twill pour. hope twin pour
Muttered the toad AT his gray back door
''Eor broad leaf serves me for a roof,
And my house is perfectly waterproof"
Said the brook, Il laugh at every drop,
And wish that the rain would never stop
, TIN shall big, big river be,
Seeking my way TO the rolling sea-"
IL" shouted Teddy "then can run,
With my high top boots and my rain coat on
} Through every gutter and puddle, and pool