The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-06-06
North Henderson School
Commencement Exercises Thursday,
May 30th Good Progress Shown
by the Pupils.
Com mullicatrd.

Communicated
Thursday morning, May both, 1907 lat
10 O'Clock, one branch OF Henderson
Graded School came to close.
Each child in the third and fourth
grades received promotion, therefore
showing that the efforts put forward to
increase the educational cause there is
not in vain, the only lack is that the
parents at North Henderson are not in
terested in their childrens education as
they should be. All they need. it seems
to Inc, is to let them see that their chill
dren are improving; SO feel that would
like to say few words about the work
as see it there.
| have been in close touch with the
North Henderson people for two years
and find them to be people with more
intelligence than public give them credit
for perhaps, Their children are bright
and a promising future is before them ii
only they will equip themselves.
In the closing exercises there were many
good qualities seen by the visitors, and
their competent tea cheers should be proud
of their good qualities developed for |
am sure that it was by their earnest ef-
forts that these children made so much
improvement.
Among the good things | note two
compositions by two boys, Master Ell
mer Cole, II years old, "An Imaginary
Trip to jamestown" and Master Clyde
Lester, "A Reproduction OF Rip Van
Winkle." which are submitted for publ
cation. o. N. MARSHALL.
A REPRODUCTION OF RIP VAN WINKLE.
BY CLYDE LESTER.
la /, little villege not far from the Hudson
river lived a man who was very lazy. He
wouldn't work and his wife would quarrel
with him. He would learn the children how
to fly their kites and tell them stories. He
was so lazy he would let his pasture fence
fall down and let the COWS get out. His wife
would follow him to the inn to quarrel with
him SO he made up his mind to go into the
Katskill mountains with his gun and dog.
While climbing the mountain he heard some
one call rip Van Winke,' RIP Van Win
kle, - and he looked around but could not see
any one. Presently he looked around again
and saw many little fairies coming, one had
on a sugarlOaf hat and roses in his shoe
heels and on his shoulder he carried Il keg OF
liquor. The fairies danced while Old Rip sip
ped liquor out of the key. One drink brought
on another until he dropped over to sleep.
The little fairies went away but Rip slept
soundly until he awoke after what he
| thought one nights rest but when he start
ed his joints were SO stiff he could hardly
walk and his clothes were rotten. where &
my doG?" He thought the fairies had play
ed Il trick on him He looked around for his
gun but could find nothing but Il piece OF the
barrel and lock. He then went to find the
fairies but they We're gone. He said, II
must go back home" but on entering the
town everything looked strange. The chill
dren begun to point at his torn clothes and
| his beard which had grown foot long. By
a tree stood a young man who looked very
| much like old Rip and on the other side of the
| street was woman and child. 1t was elec
| ton day and everybody in front of the
| inn when he came up. He asked the woman
| who was her father and she said: RIP Van
| Wrinkle, but he went off about 20 years age
with his dog and gun and nobody knows
whether he killed himself or not He said
Il am Rip Van Wrinkle and you are my
daughter" and he went to her house to live
| All who remembered the friendly and oblig
| ing Rip OF years ago were so glad to see him
again they found it hard to keep away from
him while he repeated again and again the
story Of his 20 years sleep among the hills
| of the Katskill mountains of our own New
| England States.
AN IMAGINARY TRIP TO JAMESTOWN