Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29
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HowSAn' HOY lE'1 ARMY .scHo ooL CHILDREN
81 J. Lollls
Fifty 9Thonsand Pupila OF the PubIic
schools Make the Ionandls city
IS spotless Toyvn---yvo 81 the Ina-
sproyement League.
That the rising genera ton can rem,
der aluab bic aid in cleaning and beau
tifyisng town was proved recently in
ST Isouis, where an army OF school
children child began an onslaught on King
3ll) Dirt that lasted two days and resulted
in condition that has been the dream
OF residents Of the city for q genera
ton. ton With pick, shovel aand rake the
children child went after the streets, alleys
and cutters and in q short time trans.
formed the appearance OF their dis
tricts. Piles Of rubbish could be seen
IN In every direction, and the street clean
ing department. had to work overtime
to remove them. It is estimated that
SO, 600 school children took part in the
work and 10000 grown people assisted
in collecting and moving. the filth.
Today st. Louis is the real spotless
town, and every ST. Louisan points
with PRIDE at the condition Of his.
i municipal N household. Everywhere the
eye y9a reaches, re sltc bright clean sidewalks,
. immaculate ~ 0 streets sand unobstructed
cutters gladden. the heart and swell
the pride Of the native. The task done
in those two days is a striking exam
pie Of the efficiency of reorganization
and is the result of long effort at edue
cation on the part of the Civic In
provement league, says the st. Louis
Post-Dispatch s ,S
Il A course Of study was ablished lin
the public schools Of st. Louis, and as
a text book pamphlet entitled "Keep
Our City Clean was adopted. Among
the most imp portant paragraphs Of the
book are these: .s< @
Civic pride in assisting to keep com
mon property clean. Care of the
streets and alleys. Do not burn shaw
ings, leaves or old rubbish in any
street or alley. Nj s
Duty of considering the comfort and
health of other people. Care of side
walks and street crossings. Avoid
throwing around parts Of fruit or vege-
table matter that may cause people to
slip of fall Cleanliness in regard to
cutters and sidewalks. Children can
do much to keep them clear of papers,
dirt and filth. Be particularly careful
of the sidewalk and gutter in front of
your house and Of the alley in the rear.
Be careful to keep the weeds from
growing too high in your garden and
yard and as far as possible on the ad-
Joining lots. AS a rule, they should
not be over one foot tall. :s..s. ~ 4.
Proper care Of garbage in. recep-
tacles. Avoid throwing it around In
vacant lots or in streets, alleys or gut
ters Il ,z E u s i5$ s&
E The bodies Of dead animals, such as
dogs, cats, chickens, etc. should never
be thrown into the streets, alleys or in
vacant lots. In case of any dead ami
NAL found there notice should be
promptly given to the police officer, so
that it may quickly be removed. s
For months the children were taught
civic pride in the schools, and when it
was proposed to have them cooperate
with their elders in making St. Louis
beautiful their enthusiasm knew no
bounds, and the junior league became
a great factor at once. Fifty thousand
blanks for membership were sent out.
They were returned by the thousands.
Every school district in the city has it's
Improvement organiza ton. On every
block there lives. man, woman or
child who has the welfare Of the city.
at heart and is pledged to make and
keep the home locality as fair to look
upon as possible. ii as.
n: The work was done under the super
vision Of members of the big league,
persons over eighteen years Of. age,
many Of whom were tea chers in the
public schools. s3 ,S!z.s :.@} 81
In speaking of the work of the school
children recently the secretary Of the
Civic Improvement league said:
I'VE are accomp shing great
work. We have purified that Fourth
district. a feat that in itself is worthy
|Of highest commenda ton. 5i
from away down in Caronde delet
comes d report that the Michiga ave
nue. and Iron street territory is as clean
as "a new pin. This is largely due to
the efforts of Miss Kat o. O'Halloran,
who has charge Of tile. junior leaguers
down there. She organized Pickup
clubs some time go The members
are pledged to pick up any rubbish
they may find on the idewalk or
street. In that way the district was
tolerabl well gone over before the
general cleaning llese clubs have
been 50 successfu i'll I, i I'd Ter her manage
ment that they are being organized
lover the q tyT5 and VII prove the great
lest amount Of help to the general au-
lthorities.
s. Now we have block clubs, members
t0f the league pied ged to ~ ork on their