The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-02-17
PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
RECEIVE CONGRATULATIONS
A Reminder of the Liberty Bell Con-
test-The Cadets-Total En-
roIIment-News Notes.

were recently awarded the Liberty Bells
as reward for scholarship and deport-
ment for the last term, as exclusively
reported by The Herald. are each re-
ceiving congratulatory letters from Sell.
Schwab & Co. of Chicago, which firm
generously furnished Superintendent Jol-
ley with the bells. The pupils were
proud of the bells and will also retain
the letters a. valuable memento of
their school life. The following is a
copy of il;
Dear Friend: teacher has told
lis that You have won the Liberty Bell
medal which we sent to be given to the
scholar who stood first in your grade
for good work done during the term
We want to say To You that it is worth
good deal more to have done good
work in school than to pet dozen med
ais; the medal i, only sign and re-
miudcr to you that YOU have studied
hard and been careful in department.
We hope you viii wear the medal every
day and every time YOU look at it think
what it stands for. You know about
the old bell which i, represents, and how
it rang out to the world SO many years
ago the message of American freedom:
your teacher, will tell YOU all about
that. We hope it viii always stand in
your mind. ~ it stood in those old DAYS.
for the highest Kind of frccdom-the
kind that comes to those who do their
best. We congratulate YOU on winning"
Superintendent Jollcy announces that
at the end OF this term there will be
another Liberty Bell contest. the bell
to be awarded this time to the pupil in
each grade except the eighth who stands
highest i'll attendance. department and
improvement. There will no doubt be
keen rivalry for the honor, which will
result in the pupil, doing better work.
The high school cadets" said a lady
to The Herald the other day who is
much interested i'll the cause of educa-
ton, " are not appreciated by the people
of North Yakima. 1t is splendid or
ganization." She continued, land our peo-
pie should be proud of it. 1t teaches the
young men discipline. is good manual
training for them, makes them strong
and self-relant, more manly in their
bearing and in several other ways bet
ter fits them to cope with the world
when they are through with their
school work. When the state of Wash
ington offered them modern arms some
time ago if the people of this city would
put up Il bond of $1,000 for their safe
return. | was ashamed that there was
not public spirit enough III this city to
furnish it. As result the boys are drill
ing with old fashioned Remington rifles,
when they might have had the light,
modern and convenient Springfield car
bine. | with The Herald would take the
matter up
IHt arc IL SpltHuiu VI SaiiiIa-
ton, it is true, but the argument has
been raised that if the boys had modern
guns they would naturally want to in
dulge in target practice, but that they
are too young to be trusted with ammu
milton: that some terrible accident
might result and then the school board
would be held responsible for negligence.
In other directions the cadets. of course.
should be encouraged as the training is
very beneficial to them. The corps was
organized about three. yreas ago by Pro
fessor c. II. Armstrong. 1t is now Off
cered by Ora Huxtable, captain; Royal
Shaw, first lieutenant; Walter Rowe,
second lieutenant, and Claude kinyon,
first sergeant Therer are 4S boys in
the ranks and drill is held regularly on
Monday and Wednesday afternoons of
each week at the armory. Mrs. Stair.
the principal of the high school, is very
proud of the corps and has every right
to be.