The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-01
ALL ARE READING
STORY Of MARINE"
West Hammond Children
Discuss it as Part of
School Work.
WRITE COMPOSITIONS ON BOOK
Pupils in Miss Lehmann's and Miss
Paterson's Rooms Save Chapters
of the Tale.

Letters from readers OF '.AIarnie.> the
story FOR children that is being run
serlally in the LAKE COUNTY TINES, are
beginning to be received at the TINES
office. This morning an expression of
communication by one Of the teachers
OF the West Hammond school, Miss
AIoertlna b. Lehman, who has charge
or the classes in grades six and seven
was received
IN the West Hammond school the
Children in the grammar grades are
almost all reading the story and in
some OF the rooms. notably those Of
Miss Lehman and Miss Jessie Paterson
who conducts grades four and five. a
discussion Of the chapters printed the
Day before is made part OF the daily
exercises during spare time between
classes and in recreation hour In Miss
Iehmann's room, where the children are
OF the age TO which Marine" would ap-
peal with the greatest interest, every
child of the room is reading the story
With the exception of three or four
pupils. the parents of the children are
all subscribers to the TIMES.
Bring Copies to school.
Those who do not get the paper at
their homes receive 1t from the other
children and read it during recess and
before school opens and thus the in
terest is maintained throughout the
room. Some of the children are clip
ping out the chapters and saving them
and one little girl Is FASTING hers into
scrap book. The boys are equally in
terested with the girls and the dis
cussions Of the various characters the
book contains, brings out many quaint
Views on the part of the young critics
many Of which would do credit to old
er heads.
| In Miss Paterson's room reading of
Marine Is somewhat confined TO children
of grade five. those of the lower grade,
being, many of them, a trifie young for
the story Miss Paterson IS going to
make Marine the subject of the weekly
composition with the older children IN
her room.
! West Hammond has a school of which
1t has right to be proud. 1t has a
splendid building for a community OF
IT'S size and the school boasts the finest
| library of any school within the bound
aries of Cook county outside of those in
some of the schools in Chicago.
The following is Miss Lehmann's let,
ter to the author of Marine which was
received this morning in the office OF
the TIMES.
Dear Madam:
1t gives me great pleasure to be able
to state that the story of Marine in
tended for young folks reading, is be-
ing highly appreciated by the pupils
under my charge.
The fact that the readers requested
of me. school time for the purpose OF
relating the different chapters; and
further that every pupil in both grades
six and seven, is reading the story. Is
Sufficient recommendation for the writer
As 1 am personally concerned the
story is clean, moral bearing, full OF
life and action, and best of all akin tc
the interests of childhood.
Accept my heartiest congratulations
for this selection and every encourage.
ment for the writing of many more.
(Signed), A1bertina B. Lehman
Teacher OF grades six and seven, Yves
Hammond school