The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-17

subject matter, the English was unusually good So
leeted paper at random from among those written
by students in what corresponds to eighth grade
Here it is:
Early Rising.
Once there was lazy young fellow. He always got
up late IN the morning and used to get frequent scold
ings from his father But instead of obeying him, he
would often argue with him. -
One day he was sleeping till late in the morning
him, saying 'Look here you lazy fellow, what your
brother has found by rising eary.' And he showed
purse which the boys brother had found by the gate
got up earlier than brother .<You think your
self very witty, said his father but it is much
probable that the loser of the purse of those
lazy people who do not go home bed till respectable
people begin to think of getting up
Every language has its peculiar dioms which for
eountry-and often not then Junior girls and boys in
high school, who have had the pleasure ( of trying to
gain understanding of some foreign language viii
appreciate what these eighth grade Japanese students
But of all the foreign letters
ing than two across, written by Filipino scholars
ing such difference in the Ives Of the natives of o
island possessions. The English funny in spots; tho
punctuation and capitalization still spotier but the e
fort was heroic and the good will unmistakable.
Lubang Island Mindoro Province P l., Sept a. 1908.
To American Girl, United States of America:
Dear Frend-I Filipino girl I fourteen
years old. I live in Lubang Lubang is small Island
near Chaina and Mindoro Our teacher is Mr..
Wese it is very good to teach First to school
every day. study the English language First this
ing I to school eight o'clock. First study the
composition book and arithmetic and then the two ceases
will go home The clease three the teacher gives spill
ing 60 home at eleven O'Clock This afternoon
two o'clock. learning the Baldwin 3 Reader, and
write the composition book and geography 60 homo
half past four. The Friday afternoon draw the box
and many things. The Saturday afternoon have
cease of the and second and only eighteen
young lady and The Sunday play the croquet
in the night when the clear play alaviba and
dance and sing Every morning sing in this
tell you my fried Esperanza who has bandnria
she play very well. The women live in Lubang
make clothes and good shirts hats dresses skirts
My uncle make cinamai My house is small and high
made of wood and the roop cogon grass. and has
small kitchen. My house is long yards and
wide five yards Ny house real street number four
tyeight. have garden near my house. My garden is
small but it is beautiful. have in garden vegeta
bes cucumber cokonut sugarkane gabi pumpkin
onions bettenut and cabalero tree have pretty dog
chickens and picture Ny dear friend please you send
little many goods and you have good study book
and pretty picture want to it. give you pieces
of damaso and cnama (samples Of two kinds of native
cloth enclosed). tell you all about in Lubang We
have exercises July four and George Washington s
birthday Some of the boys and girls spoke discourse
about george Washington eighteen boys and girls took
part in drill. They dresses in white with red
bands Each had flag was very pretty and
liked it very much. I a captain of the girls John
Aguiar captain of the boys My dear friend should
like to see you to Lubang. Please tell how are
you your family and about the people that live in
your several city,
Mae Harris Arson.