The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-05-29

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very careful never to hurt the small
CT boys. In the school room. on the
other hand, be has always shown the
greatest respect TO his teachers, new
er disputing with them nor in any 9TH
er manner giving them unnecessary
trouble. In addition to all this Ralph
has shown great loyalty to the school,
In that he has continued in it through
all his school life, when he might
have left and entered some other in
stitution, but he has steadily remain
ed with us.
Annie and / entered about the same
tine. Annie's first years were spent
at the Fellowship school. Her favor
lite study was geography, in which she
was very proficient On the other
hand she disliked spelling intensely,
and would actually go so far as to cut
the leaves out Of every new spelling
book which her father would get, in
spite of many reprimands. The most
distressing part of this, however, is
that the books she so mutilated were
Webster's Blue-Back Spoilers
old books, with which some people
have never had the pleasure of be-
coming intimately acquainted. An
ME has taken a very active part IN
the High School department. For the
last four years she has been one Of
the three members of the program
committee" and has taken a great I'm
terest in looking up subjects for the
programs and arranging them, be-
sides taking part herself in carrying
0ut the exercises. She seemed TO en-
Joy being put on for debate, seeming
almost 10 lose herself in her interest
in the subject under discussion.
Annie is the only one in the class
whom Mr.. Workman has honored by
taking her as a substitute in the alb
sence Of a teacher. She has this year
taught several days, shouldering the
great responsibility with much grace.
The early part of my own school life
was spent at Miss Annie Shapes
school, though the first year / went
10 Miss COhen's private school. One
incident that impressed me greatly at
the time was my going to school the
first Saturday to find no one there. l
had only TO wait a short time till some
Of my schoolmates passed that way,
told F1na@ h. 10
was no school on Saturday.
I entered this school six years ago.
In the eighth grade / had Mr.. Van
Brunt and Miss Hattie Dye as teach
ers. one afternoon Mr.. Van Bruut
told my desk-mate and me TO stay in
the study hall, but instead, | leauel
beneath the desk until the others had
gone and he had left the room, then
1 went into the cloak-room and watch
ed him as he left the school grounds,
till he got out of sight, and then left
the building. The next afternoon
was surprised to hear Mr.. Van Brunt
tell me to remain for taking French
leave" the day before. l afterwards
found that my desk-mate had told Oh
me. And thus is budding genius re-
warded. The effect of this is shown
by the fact that never again attempt
ed 10 slip on from study hail. but re-
manned and took my medicine with
the best possible assumed grace.
Lawrence, although he is now very
regular in attendance, started TO
school when he was nine years of age
and went the whole of one month, The
next year he also went one monrl.
However, the next year he entered the
fourth grade at White Springs, went
half the year, and finished the year
1t Lake Butler. The following year
he entered the fifth grade, and finish
ed the seventh at the same place. Al
ter this he went through The tenth
grade at the Dunnellon High School,
Last year he entered the Ocala High
School in the eleventh grade and iI
ished the course here, having passed
all examinations with an enviable
grade. In all his school life he has
never received an open rebuKe. lIe
has always been devoted to his books.
and while others would be getting
into trouble by talking and laughing
he would be oblivious, wholly taken up
with his studies. And as For speak
ing without permission, why, h.e hes
never been known to do such A thing.
Lawrence has been very regula- in
his attendance ever since he mas ben
here, only missing an afternoon when
he would go TO his home in fernando.
Therefore you can well understand
our surprise and regret that he should
have to miss the greater part of the
last month on account of sickness.
However, he can easily get his diplo-
ma, though he will fail to get the med
al for attendance, scholarship and dc