The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-03
GIVE EN- GUNS IN THEIR YOUTH
AND RAISE SURE ENOUGH SHOOT.
ERS ALL OVER THE LAND.

An Idea From a High our Developed by
the Man with the RayeITed stegne
Economic Of slaughter would Fol-
low Workmanship I'm n schools
sHe's right. all right said the man on
the rear platform OF the car. smoking a
ravelled stogie.
The man with the raveIled stogie was
speaking Of the President Of the United
States. Somebody had mentioned Mr..
RooSevelt's scheme 70 have shooting gal
Ieries attached TO all the schools.
He sure 10 right went on the man
with the ravelled stogie. Take 1t from
me. he's dead right. The educational
effect Of having all the youngsters Of the
United States spend about half OF their
waking hours in shooting real. sure enough
bullets at things. alive and dead. ought to
be and would be salutary. Me for that
uplifting Of the young gag all the time.
This mifksoppish puttyblowing marks
manship OF the kids isn't enough They
can only put an eye out with a~puttyblower.
But II they had honest and truly guns they
could get real action.
the idea, you see. lie 10 teach the grow
ing generation that tho ultimate aim OF
mankind is 20 be- Abio TO shoot straight
enough TO kill things when they. h shoot
lists. grow I'D. That's nj end Of a great
scheme when you think It over. The
Youngsters. for example. could have an
efixy OF their teacher stuck up against
the fence in the back yard OF their school.
and. what immense sport IL d be for the
dear little chaps to peg away ut that dur
M the recess with their sure enough guns!
MI lid aRatnN AM
sorts Of grand things are being rugged up
| for the youngsters OF to-day that were
never even dreamed about when l was a
shaver. The boy who made the largest
number Of bulIseyes on the teachers effigy
would get a medal for craftsmanship al
the end OF the term.
-Then, too, the live pigeon gag would be
a bully thing for the little tykes. OF course
they ought to have n preliminary course Ia
! shooting clay pigeons and glass balls, hui
the live birds would he the thing for the
lad. showing the greatest proficiency, II
| onlv in the nature Of a reward for their
industry. This pigeon scheme would work
for the developme mt OF the pigeon INDUSTRY
too. and it d be q big thing commercially
With such shooting contests as part OF the
illumination exercises at every little ned
schoolhOuBe In the land IL would require
millions Of pigeons 70 supply, the demand
and the pigeon raiBers would have the bully
thing oft. Me for any old him That tends
10 nudge an industry along.
SThen. too, the little boys excelling In
workmanship should have the privilege
nv municipal ownershipo or village ordinances
| al doing al Of the exbemporaneous shooting
! 40 70 speak, that they wanted TO do. For
instance, they should he permitted to pack
their school rifles around with them after
and In between school hours, and to take
shots at the cats and dogs they see on the
streets- Cats and dogs haven't any right
TO be on the streets, n they're ~nuisancen
and ought TO be exterminated, anyhow
and n this plan were to 10 put In operation
there'd no longer be any necessity for
dog and cat pounds. and that would
ave coin for the communities. The boys
should be privileged TO shoot up squirrels
In the parks, too. Squirrels in parks may
be ali right In their way, but they're only
permitted TO dub around Of a certain
sort OF false sentiment that folks possess
and senkiment Is n gag that should DO done
away with in thess days.
why. for my part. l arm OF the opinion
that the proficient boys ought TO be per
| mltted 20 shoot at the birds in the parks
too. Just think what glorious practicS
mai d be for 'emi There's a robiT
perched up in the top branches OF a tree
! making everybody perfectly unhappy anC
miserable With its bedinged singing. anC
along comes a nice clean little boy with
a gun. and he's suoh a cunnin' shootisl
that he just knocks that affective robir
galley west. and I guess that wouldnr
vindicate our modern educational methods
or nothini Oh. mol
The boys getting into the tor classes
Of m~nrksnanship ought 60 be permitted
| TO try their skill on regular game too. We
have o lot Of bag game hnddled away on