The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-06

dog Can Fan drink milk? No: can drink
milk. Fan eats grass. Fan gives Ben, and
Kitty and Kate milk to drink.
SAM EPSTEIN.
No. 800 Wash street.
The Five Squirrels.
Five squirrels lived in a hollow oak tree.
One is the father squirrel, the other is the
mother squirrel. There were three little
ones. They have bushy tails. They have
bright eyes. They eat nuts and acorns.
When they Were tired they crept into their
nest and went to sleep.
TONY CANZONERI.
No. gu North Seventh street.
Two Children and Their Dog.
The boy is climbing to get a nest. The
girl Is sitting in the grass. Their house is
a pretty house. There are two cows in the
grass. The baby is sleeping In the grass.
by the baby. There is something in the
basket. The cows are looking through the
fence. IKE hANDSBAUN.
No. ii13 North Eighth street.
The Cow. aud Their Home.
I see two cows. One Is black and one ia
brown. They are in the farm. The COW
gives us milk. The grass is green. I see
a black dog. ! see some red flowers. ] see
a little black kitty. The COW has big feet.
The kitty has little feet. The girl is taking
milk for the little black kitty.
BECKIE MARSH.
No. Ig2 Morgan street.
Charley's Pleasant Home.
My name is Charlie Lombard. 1 have a
home. I am busy every day. 1 am II good
boy. Do you go to school? | go TO the JEFF
ferson School. Hlike to read and write. I
am in room 20. l like to draw. l like TO see
the pictures. Do you like the pictures? /
like to eat a red apple. I like to play with
Tony. CHARLIE LOMBARDO.
No. 1910 North Ninth street.
The work Of children In the first grade
of the Garfield:
The Wheat Field.
The farmer plows his field. Then he
sows the wheat. The sun and rain help it
to grow. When the wheat gets yellow it Is
ripe. The farmer cuts 1t down and takes
out the grains. He takes 1t to the miller.
The miller grinds It into flour. We make
bread from the -four. They thrash 1t to get
the seed out. Bran is made from wheat.
EDNA KLEIN.
No. 274l Arsenal street.
The Wheat.
First. the farmer plows his field. Then he
sows his seed. Gentle rains water it. Then
1t grows. When 1t Is ripe 1t is yellow. Then
the men cut 1t down and take out the
seeds. Then they take 1t to the miller and
have 1t ground into flour. We make bread
from wheat -four. I like bread made from
wheat flour. We make horses beds Of the
straw. We make horses collars of straw.
The skin OF the wheat Is called bran.
Horses and cows eat bran.
TILIIE BURSCHBACM.
No. 1856 Ohio avenue
Little CIytie.
Clytie was a little girl. She lived in the
sea. She had a pretty green dress. Clytis
had a little carriage. 1t was made of a
shell. Her chairs are made Of coral. Her
carpet was made green moss. She had yell
low hair. She liked to lock at the sun. She
wished she could be like the sun. At last
her dress turned into a stalk and her arms
turned into green leaves. Her hair turned
into petals. And she was a sunfower.
HELEN AUFDERHEIDE.
No. 3217 Texas avenue.
The Little SILK Worm.
This is a silk worm. In winter silk worms
live in cocoons. They sleep all winter. CO.
coons are white. They are very nice. I
like cocoons. Do you like ,ocoons: Yes
They give us silk for summer dresses. The
men put the cocoons In hot water. Then
they unwind the thread. They color 1t all.
GEORGE WITSMA.
No. 3225 Ohio avenue.
Compositions of children twelve weeks In
In the Hodgen aRout twenty weeks.
"My Pretty Cat"
My cat likes me. Hell laws are sharp.