Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-08
IF THE BOYS HAD. GUNS

Finer said the man with the raveled
stogie on the back platform of the car.
when something was said by one OF the
smokers about President Rooseveits
scheme to have shooting galleries attached
to all Of the schools of the land I'M
mensei Bully! Delightful! The educauoh-
al effect of having all of the tykes OF the
land spend about half of their waxing
hours in shooting bullets at things, alive
and dead. would be salutary. I'm for the
uplifting of the-ycung gag all the uhe'
THE mere putty-baE blowing marks
manship Of the kids isn't enough They
can only put an eye out with putty
blower, but they could get real action II
they had sure-enough guns TO pop away
with.
'.'The idea, you see, is to teach the grow.
ing generation that the ultimate aim OF
mankind is to be able to shoot staisn'
enough to kill things when they grow 'o up
That's no end of benevolent senehe
when you think it over. s. 80
.'rhe Youngsters could have an efiigy OF
their teacher stuck up against the teicI
the back yard of their school, ana VIVA a.
sport it would be for the little ehaps s..r ~
peg away at that! Vince! l Wish l "ere
a tyke again! All sorts OF g ooat er' sef to-
day that were never even dreamed aoo"'
when I was q tad. ,. ,r,nhar
The boy who made the rai se53iev would
get n medal for craftsmanship at the e1a
of the term, and would also pc noa IT,
test at the next term. The live pigeon gear
thing would be a bully idea for the tea a.
little shavers. OF course, Z, tne syhootine at
clay pigeons and glass balls, but the NV
birds would be the thing FOR ene a aa
showing the greatest prohclency.. - I'm in,
dustrv in attaining such proficiency: I ms
i've pigeon scheme would work Tor IN. tne
development of the pigeon lnaus.rs' With 18th
and be big t contssts daring th
nation exercises at every little red sGnoo
house in the land. It W .hn need eade and the
OF Pge raisers Would have fine thing Of
It. am for any old thing that .ehos -
give an nduSt try T nadK in their marks
,,anshin should be given. by municipal OF
Village or township ordinance, .me
ilege of doing all nte o5 to- tne do For example
f thov Should , be allowed to pack their ir
school rifles about with them aLter . t.s at
between school hours rs an see &c on the streets
r 1nt "a and dogs haven't any right 10 De De
on the street, and they're nulsan ne = Nan
zee nut into operation there'd no longs
sxist anv necessity for cat and dog poun mus
and that would save CEN iof ~ :.taa
munities in which h the zPb ,al be privileged
to shoot up the squirrels III Wv; - IN their
SQUIRRELS in parks are all rign55 ~ ~ dub dub
way. but they're only art $40 of sentiment
az No. Fnllss nossess. and sentiment Is gag
that should be done away with '''
DAYS. .,;,t t,e proficient boys
o,ght TO he permitted to shoot at the -
in the parks. too. THINK w. Taores
nractice that would be for them! -. of
nohin nerched UP in the top braheiles "
d 49, .n patino everybody perfectly uhnap
a. anI mfserable with his blamed sing .nS
and along comes nice Clean NJ sbcntist
n oun and he's such d cuds, :.;a shin
tbst he iust knocks that afh'c.ss in-
~ ill., ~ ost and 7 guess that wouidn VIZ
sailes W. modern educational methods OF
nothing! o,.sses Of boys
ought to be allowed 10 u. ~ ~ he lot of
aanoa huddled away on our various ia. CO.
Game preserves that couid De e t,,n c,nId
the r,,,rpOse A little gazeiie VI Ia" .h;rt,,
be given running staf' .s oa' schoo, house
go and then all of the crack shots aIhu 9,i.
the boys could vie with each othef ro,s
ting the wild beast in vuinerapiiss -, ,,sed
After bit cinnamon oea,s s ar grizzlies.
pa,rs Of these two types Will s'iow hs
-, +bay are cornered and being shot up
and for this reason, the boys WIG pa ho
nate in the bear shootihgs ous ond
trained. also, in the use or the pom WV 80 COW.
Zinc knives After shooting at the oe.i
md manning him so that ne Isl, ~ ~
much, all of the youngsters coulu .u'n "a
him with their long, Sleam!hs MY - -
M and split him w, taking care not "
d.mopa the pelt enough so as 10 feiuel
IL washable. Even hamstrung oantners AM anu
bobcats and timber wolves anu SUI -, ~ ~
cculd be placed in order 1of tlie ooS
shoot at That is, such animals couio ne
;thor hamstr1iny or manned in some other
way so as not to render the 10
for the dear little lads to frfVoi WIN; roi
the matter of that, dangerous eie.ian us.
{rSt
.a". little zoos as they now mostly are.
could he properly hoDbled In the PACK Saros
of schools for the tykes 10 .ra.t nc =.
rifle work upon. The thing wouia De TO
load the elephant down WIN @ 80 CO..
there wouldn't be chance on eat.h ioi
hin To get away and take to the TAN cactus'
and then to line the prlZe-"ihnlhs I.,e poSs
IN hack of the red school house ana aiow
acnydarr, at will This would 1ucu!cate
bravery into them and teach them the nhe
discretion of never tackiing any big tnihS
unless it is previously nobbled
"After time when all OF the growing
children in the land had gained proficiency
with their rifles. all of our beer could De
slaughtered by bullets leveled at them by
fine boys That would save tue horrors OF
the packingtown business lanes aiio shesp
conld ne made ready for the market in the
come way There is something painful 10
the normal mind of dear Mite lamp
having it's throat cut. but II Wouia De hish
nd fine ard SWEEP IL the
movad from this world of sin and pain by
The tullet route, with nice. Clean tender
hearted little school lads acting as their
eXecutioners. -.
Vow. | am by no means radical. but L
be,ieve that. as q simple matter OF fact.
the time oueh to arrive. under the opera
ton of this benehcent system. when the eX-
anntions of all of our criminals sentenced to
death could be performed by our school
lads, The criminals could be stood UP
AGAINST a wall or fence. in the old-fashloned
military way, and squads of school boys
nroneriy and officially detailed. could punk
them into a better and fairer world. TINS
would teach the young ones the true stole
shirt and they would at the same time,
by carefully noting the ante-inortem actions
o$ the condemned criminals. learn how to
die. l hate to toss nosegays at myself,
but I sure think this idea is worth looking
over, honest / do
ITS all the candy. this rife school frame
M and the only thing. as | say. that m
sorry about is that it wasn't sprung when
was a little boy. IN not half murderoGs
enough to suit myself as it is. whereas II
I'd had those advantages | could have to-
day been as bloodthirsty and ferocious
ruffiian as all of the coming general ion
probably will be-