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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

y announcing the history contest, the
editor requests contributors to con-
form strictly to requirements in re-
gard 10 form. etc. Write about any
incident IN United States history that
you choose. but it must be in your own
language and must contain not more
than 800 words nor less than 200. ard
must be written on one side Of the
paper only, with ink or soft black
pencil.
On the first line write your subject;
on the second line. beginning an inch
age and address, and il you are in
school your school and grade. Write
the number OF words contained in the
story IN the upper left hand corner OF
the first page. A great many con-
1rihutors in the vacation contest have
neglected this last requirement, and
the editor has not the time TO count
the words IN such stories.
It is understood that in awarding
prizes neatness. spelling, punctuation
and grammar are all taken into con-
sideratiOn.
This contest is open to San Fran
cisco and California juniors between
the ages OF 10 and I6 years. and for
the six best stories published each
week The Junior Call awards as prizes
six handsome school watches.
For the younger juniors, under 10
years Of age, another contest is open,
particulars Of which are given on the
fourth page today.
The watches awarded in this weeks
contest viii be mailed in few days.
II you are a winner and have not re-
ceived yours by next Saturday. let The
Junior Call know at once.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

down and rest. There are one or two
old pine trees around there and that
is all the shade we received.
After an hours walk we discovered
an old road that had not been used for
a long time. We were sure that it
would lead us some place. and so we
started to walk on it, We walked for
about three miles and finally we came
to a little farmhouse, much to our re-
lief. We asked the people who lived
there where we were, and when they
told us We were about three miles from
little town we were very glad.
When we reached our cottage again
we were very happy and we decided
that we wouldn't ever go on such a
walk again. For all that we could
see was the other side of the mountain.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

ing grain. 1 used to take rides on the
harvester and watch them sew sdcN,ss,
In the evening the harveSters Woulu
stop working and come to dinner
when they were bringing the horses
to the stables / would get on one OF
them and have a ride. Every day 4
would go to the chicken house and barn
and gather the eggs
When there would be a hot day we
would make ice cream and used 10
turn the freezer.
1 went to town every day with lady
on the farm.
When the turkeys would go too far
from the house 1 would have TO chase
them back.
The grain was very high and there
were lots OF coyotes and toads- Once
a coyote got after the turkeys and
sent the dogs after him.
| tried to milk, but couldn't.
I had all the fruit 1 wanted and had
too much 1t was very hot and didn't
have to wear many clothes.
While i was away my grandfather
died and / was sorry.
On my way home / saw lots OF things
and towns. When 1 got home my
mother was very glad. was away six
weeks
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

go sailing around in It. We imagined
We would sail to other countries and
visit the different places of interest. On
such Journeys We would take lunch
along.
Ny aunt and cousin came over and
spent few weeks with us. OF course,
then the fun began. We would make
nets and catch frogs and small trout.
We also enjoyed many days in wading
In the creek
One bright Sunday morning we rose
early, about half past 5, packed our
lunch, as that was to be the principal
part of the tramp, and started TO tramp
to Redwood canyon. 1t took us about
an hour and half. On reaching there
We enjoyed ourselves by playing many
interesting games. On our return we
met a hay wagon and We were so tired
and glad to have ride that we climbed
up on the bales. The road was very
narrow and on one sidegwas a steep
precipice. My grandma, being timid.
and as wagon was trying TO pass al
a turn, took me by the arms and jump
ed off on the bank
We had so many lovely drives and so
many good times that It is impossible
for me to tell about them all. l was
sorry, indeed, when school opened, but
went, resolving to work we'll.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
|. AWARDED A WATCH
CAMPING IN MOUNTAINS
ID. McENEN

22O0 Green street. san Francisco
i went camping this summer with
-four other boys and a young man. We
We're going 10 camp about 10 miles from
mountains, on the Sequel creek. To get
there we would have to hire a wagon
10 take us about two-thirds of the way,
and 8 the rest OF the road had been
impossible since the earthquake we
would have 10 pack our goods by hand
from there. When We reached Wrights
station we learned that our provisions
and cooking utensils had not arrived,
although they had been shipped from
the city three days before. As there
was no train until next day at noon we
. would have TO make a camp for the
night by the side Of stream near the
station.
Next day at noon our freight came,
and we hired man 10 haul US as far
as he could. which was three miles
from our destination and where we had
10 spend another night. After consid-
cradle work the next day we arrived at
q good place to camp. We then pro-
Ceeded TO make a permanent camp. We
put the provisions safely away and
built fireplace. We then made our
beds out Of hemlock boughs and each
OF US had a comfortable bed.
The next week passed without incl
dent. We went swimming every day in
the creek. There was some trout fish,
Sng in the creek. We had no firearms
along, as our mothers had barred them.
We took long tramps all over the noun
tains
Another boy and myself did most of
the cooking. One day one Of the other
boys thought ne would cook some rice.
lie filled one Of the pots with rice Gas
he put it) TO boil down. Instead of boil
ing down il commenced to swell and
We had three big panfuls of rice.
The stories around the campfire every
n light We're a great pleasure to US all.
After two weeks full OF fun we got
back TO the city. tanned and able TO eat
almost anything.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

Ihey feel like vibrations in their own
voice boxes when they make a noise.
lhey get their first consonants by
ploWlng out lighted candle. When
tnese two things have been accom-
phShed they are ready for words and
sentences
Inc piano and stringed Instruments
assist US greatly in modulating the
voice getting correct accent and en-
phasls In reading or speaking.
Ihe children feel the vibrations and
sense the rhythm of the music as seen
in the picture
In several cases these exercises, in
compination with oral work, have de-
'eIoped hearing in a marked degree.
Ihere are all grades in the school,
from the tiny tot of years, doing
hlnuergarten work, to the seventh
grade
Inc primer pupils would be proud to
read you a whole page from their
DOCKS and ask you some questions or
eeiI you about their birthdays.
Ihese are important days and soon
learned, for we always celebrate with
zee cream and cakes with candles on
tnehi. IL is not an unusual thing for
ene httle folks to come trooping in
VIII spoons and dishes early in the
hornihg, thus reminding the busy
teaeher that birthday is at hand.
mere is another class OF five bright
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
AWARDED A WATCH
THE RUSSIAN RIVER
ANNA NICOLAI,
929 Central avenue, Alameda. Long
fellow School, Ii Eighth Grade.
Age IA years.


1t was a beautiful morning in June
when L started out for a long vacation
on the Russian river. This river, as
most every one knows. is very beauu-
ful. There is beautiful scenery every
where you look and all that one can
DO is to take hours and walk all over
in order to see everything.
The most important thing is swim
ming. The water is grand in the day
time and when you have the cool, re-
freshing sea breezes blowing over it
it's still nicer Everywhere you see
people in swimming, even little tots
enjoying themselves by dashing in the
water and having lots of fun.
The beautiful trees which give shade
are most gorgeous, spreading their
large branches over the shores of the
beach. In the daytime ii is hot and
when night comes on it grows cool.
When the sun is setting its crimson
colors which shine on the water dazzle
like diamonds. When you go in your
tent at night time you wish it We're
day time unless you are very tired
/ will now tell you about fishing
which is very interesting. When you
go out with your fishing tackle, high
boots, large hat and other accessories
your heart jumps within you. Here
goes your tackle in the water and in
five minutes you have fine bite.
At last comes the day when you have
to depart. You can hardly say that
There is nothing to be sorry over be-
cause on your way home you have all
the beautiful scenery. You see the
birds hopping around and having the
gayest of times. The flowers, the trees
and every little creature is happy.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
CAMPING AT NEW BRIGH=
TON PARK
EDITH Il. EVANS,
WatsonyiIle, T.. o. Box 354. Carlton
school, Seventh Grade. Age 13 Years

school, seventh Grade. Age 13 Years
Papa had been promising us a camp
ing trip for some time, so last June.
after school was out, we went camping
at New Brighton park.
We started very early in the morning,
packed our things in the spring wagon
and started to drive over there about
o'clock. We reached our camping
place about noon. We fixed our camp
at once, had lunch and went in bathing
in the surf
In the evening we went down to APP
tos and stayed little while. We got
to bed about half-past 9 o'clock. The
next day we went in bathing and in
the evening we went down to Capt.
tola which was about a mile from our
camp.
played on the beach all day. The next
day we went down to Aptos. intending
TO go to Iona Prieta, but as the train
didn't go, we didn't either. We stayed
at Aptos most of the day. Papa was
with us, and as we had left mamma at
home he went and got her. On Sun
day papa had to go home to go to
work the next day, so mamma stayed
with US. About the third day mamma
was there she took us for a picnic at
Aptas. We waded down the Aptos
creek till we came to the place where
1t emptied into the ocean and the other
children started catching some little
fish. After a while we waded back
and ate lunch under some trees. Then
we picked berries till time to go home
We were at the camp on the fourth
of July and had lots of fun. We came
home on the 5th of July. When we
load on our wagon. We had a horse
that was frightened at automobiles
and We passed 80 on the way home.
Every time one would come, my sister
would jump out and hold the horses
away.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
AWARDED A WATCH !;
THRILLING EXPERIENCE
VERNE MITCHELL,
CaIfstOga, Napn County, Age 10

.
One day this spring, during our
school vacation, my chum and L went
up into the hills in front of my home
to gather wild flowers. 1t was very
pleasant day SO we walked a long way.
After We had gone about mile we
came to an orchard, which was down
in a canyon with woods nearly all
around it. AS it was cool and shady
there l suggested that we sit down and
rest before starting home. While we
We're resting we talked about an eX
perience which a neighbor of ours had
One day while he was walking in the
woods he saw two California lions just
q little way from where we were. My
friend said that we would look rather
funny if we should see one of them.
The more we talked about the lions
the more nervous we became, thinking
we might possibly see them. We had
never seen one of these animals in the
woods, but we did not care about meet
Ing them when We were alone.
All of sudden we heard a great
crashing through the brush and some
thing came running toward us, max
ing such dust we could not make
out what 1T was, and also being so
dazed and frightened. We certainly
thought our doom had come. The
beast came bounding on and when it
sprang at us we were very much sur
prised to see that 1t was only my dog,
winch had come to meet us.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
4 VISIT AT GREEN VALLEY
ANITA HEINSOHN
I4I0 Grand street, Alameda. Sixth
Grade, Haight School. Age 10 Years.

oTaue, IaaiSnt School. Age 1U Nedrss
| awoke very happy to find my vaca-
tlon beginning. We started the next
morning to pack our trunks.
On June we left at O'clock Tor
Green valley. We arrived at o'clock
in the evening.
p, The first thing l did was to walk.
Ihere We're very pleasant walks there.
MY brother and l went in the woods.
Ihere We're six hammocks and one
SWING We had fine time swinging.
we slept in a nice, big tent with my
mother and father and my brother.
The birds sang beautifully there.
The next morning we were rowing on
the lake when we heard some tramp
ing; 1t was only some cows. L was in
swimming at the Russian river very
often. We had very nice meals there.
one day we went UP to visit my friend
Ihelma 1t was nine miles from Green
valley. | was playing around the house
and mother called me. She said we
We're going down the road to some
other friends. so we went.
enjoyed my vacation more than you
would think. | wrote my story as IL
1t We're very quiet there, but 1t was
not at all.
We played on the farm and scared all
sweet little birds there.
One night about O'Clock Mr.. Isaac,
the farm keeper. took his. hay wagon
and filed it all up with hay and we all
were in and we never came home until
l o'clock in the morning.
When we were to go home was very
sorry. / enjoyed myself very much.
/ am not very good composition
writer, but tried my best.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
AFamily Chat With the Juniors

Continued From Preceding Page.)
The juniors who have received prizes
continue TO express their appreciation.
From oscar Church of s23 Filbert
street. Oakland. comes this letter: Il
received my watch yesterday and will
say it is far beyond my expectations.
and now I wish to thank you many
times"
And from May Louise Howell Of New
castle. Cal, this letter: I am very
much pleased with the watch and
thank you very much The paper that
had nay story in il came on my thir-
teeuth birthday and was, therefore,
birthday surprise 1 am going to the
Newcastle grammar school and am in
the eighth grade"
From Allan Sproul Of San Francisco.
the following: y am writing you a
Sine to tell you that 1 received your
watch in good condition and am very
wei pleased with it, ! think it is as
fine as everything else The Jurt tor Call
has. 4 think The Junior Call is the
best thing the boys and girls Of Cali
fornia have been presented with for
long time"
From Ruth Olive Bennett of Angels
Camp: 7 received my watch, for which
send many thanks. 1 take great
pleasure in showing IL TO all my
friends and booming The Call. Ny
mother has taken The Call for years.
even before / was born. and she will
have no other paper"
From Rosamond Lamb, cranmore: II
enjoy The Junior Call SO much, es
Decially the vacation stories. and / hope
mine VIII be approved by YOU
From one Of the littlest juniors. Cliff
ton Lamb Of Cranmore: Il am inclos-
ing you my answers to the PuzzIing
Days in the Ark / read everything in
The Junior call and think il fine"
One Of The Junior Calls earliest
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
AWARDED A WATCH
MY SUMMER OUTING
HAROLD CRABB,

425 Twenty-secOnd Street, Sacramento.
Sacramento Grammar School, Sew
enth Grade. Age IL Years.

enth Grade. Age IL Years.
This summer 1 spent a pleasant va
cation at my uncle's farm. by Mount
Shasta. l learned to do various things
around the farm that L wished to do.
The haying time came on soon, and
as there was quite a lot of hay, it took
a long time to do it. At last it was
over and the hay was made into bales
and packed away in the barn.
My uncle had some land off in some
mountains about 25 miles from the
farm which was laid out to hay. So
we packed up our things and put them
on the spring wagon and started. We
had TO travel over lava almost all the
way.
When we stopped for lunch. L went
exploring and found a small cave about
100 feet long. 1t was about six feet
below the ground level, with jagged
rocks at the bottom. We put a board
down and then I slipped down and in
vestigated it to see that there were no
bears or rattlesnakes in it. Then we
went through and at the end there
Were two boulders, big enough for any
one to slip through. We got out and
started.
We reached the place about $3.50 p. m.
The next day my uncle went out hunt
ing and brought home nice fat buck.
That night we roasted deer ribs around
a bonfire on forked sticks.
Another week and we had two fine
bucks; one was immense with antlers,
and the other wRs smaller. Besides
that we had quite a few grouse and
some quail. But this soon came to and
end and it was time for me to hurry
back to school.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
A TRIP EAST
HAZEL BARROwS.
2921 Twenty-second street.

On my last vacation 1 had the pleas
ure of a long trip to the east. We left
Oakland in the evening. The next
morning / awoke and we were passing
through the snow sheds away up in
the Sierra Nevada mountains. Here
was a grand sight for us. My sister
and / had never seen snow before and
the mountains white with snow were
beautiful.
The next day it was tiresome crossing
the desert. But next day we enjoyed
crossing the great Salt lake. and had q
short rest in the city of Ogden. The
next long run was over the plains to
Omaha. Next large city was Chicago.
Here we stopped for one day and took
an auto ride out to Lincoln park and
saw some of thef sights OF this great
city. At $50 o'clock in the evening we
took the train for Stevens Point. This
was the end of my journey, where we
met grandma and grandpa. 1 came
back by the Santa Fe railroad. which
was very pretty. too. / was very glad
to get home again. I spent the rest OF
my vacation at home.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

friends, Elsa Graeber of San Francisco,
writes as follows: Every spare mo-
ment of the day mamma finds me busy
cutting the games and poems out of
our Junior Call, for 1 have bought a
book to paste them all in.
Il have not been successful in win
ming a watch, but I've found out that
there is nothing like trying.
"As I have nothing else to do, I am
going to write an imaginary story of
Trip to the Moon. +"
From Mrs. NJ. NJ. Fitzgerald, prin-
cipal of the John SWEET grammar
school, the following letter has been
received: Enclosed please find years
subscription to The Junior Call.
My boys are much obliged for the
fine article you gave them last Satur-
day. With best wishes, am, sincerely
yours"
Professor Philip Prior principal of
the Bay View grammar school, tele-
phoned The Call Office this week to say
that he and his teachers had found
The Junior Call so interesting and so
helpful that they had decided to use
1t regularly in the schoolrooms. and
that they would try to keep a file of
IL in each classroom; that the teachers
and pupils alike were all immensely In
terested in The Junior Call
These letters and many others OF like
nature all afford much happiness to the
editor, and it is the intention of The
Junior Call to continue to merit the
kind approval of its many friends
Alonzo, The Junior Calls precocious
dog. viii appear each week on the
third page. performing some excrucia-
ingly amusing tricks and Cartoonest
Yardley has promised on his word of
honor not TO allow the interest to wane
for a single second The story of
+AIonzo's Vacation which appears to-
day. is abundant proof that Cartoonist
Yardley knows what he is talking
about
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
A WRECK ON THE S. P.
DOROTHY ASH,
AZ Eureka street, san Francisco. Age
1S1enrs

II ears
One summer spent an ENJOYABLE va
cation at Glen Ellen. which is a little
country town few miles this side OF
santa Rosa. There were five in our
party, and we rented little house On
the hillside. This house could no. be
seen from the station, because IL was
surrounded by trees.
There was a long veranda on two
o sizes OF the house. We ate our meals
tramping around we were always out
there There were two hammocks. one
on the veranda and the other under
meath the trees. Mrs. B.. her son Frank.
mamma. Russell, my brother. and L
We're the five in the party
One evening Frank and Russell went
Tor the mail as usual While they
were gone it grew quite chilly outside.
so we went into the house. Before long
we heard the two boys voices outside.
Frank came in and said, Wreck on
the S. p"
He took his electric light and Russell
took lantern Mamma and i went
with them, but Mrs. B. didn't care to
go. We walked on the Southern Pacific
ties. We came TO a trestle and NAM
mas courage gave out and she wouldn't
back with mamma than go on with the
boys. The boys went on and mamma
and / went back.
When the boys came back they told
thrilling tales OF the wreck. We de-
cided that we would go the next morn
ing. The boys had come back on the
California Northwestern track and as
sured mamma that there were only
three low trestles that she would have
to cross to reach the wreck.
The next morning we hurried through
breakfast and went to the wreck
There was q hatcar with a derrick
on ii to lift the engine up. The engine
and track were sadly dilapidated- The
engine came up by inches. The man
that worked the derrick had to be very
careful. II he pressed a wrong button
several men would have been killed.
When at last the engine was on the
broken track it was drawn back and
the track was mended by Japanese la
borers When the track was mended
the engine was taken up to Santa Rosa
TO ba repaired.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
CUTTING APRIcOTS
ALICE C. MARS.


One day during my vacation I heard
something very surprising in Palo Alto.
Just listen and L will tell you all
about 1T:
The children were allowed to cut
apricots at Hopkins. a large orchard
a block from my house, and L was one
who did so.
The first morning I started I went
with my sister, and when I reached the
long table where everybody was cutting
i didn't know what to do; but my
sister told me to follow her and when
l reached the tray 1 was to work on
laughed because nearly everybody
had rag on their fingers.
Well, the man came around and gave
me knife and box of fruit and told
me to start. cut one apricot, but the
second one cut cut my finger. When
my sister tied the rag on my finger
started again on the same box, and it
took me all the day to finish it. Then
went home and told mamma all about
the 9 cents I earned the first day.
When / went to bed / slept sOundly
until morning.
l cut fruit for IA days, and when I
finished cutting fruit, altogether I had
earned 1856.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
BY JENNIE BRIGHT HOLDEN,
Principal of Oral School for the Deaf

~ NE naturally associates the word
dumb" with deaf and with it
- also come visions of finger
manipulations. manual alphabet and
all sorts of signs.
Please notice that the word dumb
has been left out of the name of our
school For ages it has been hall
mark of the deaf, setting them apart
from their fellow beings as a separate
and distinct class.
They were unable to converse with
the general world or in the common
language of the nation.
This is not so in the little school
out on McAllister street. Here the
most approved methods of teaching
speech TO the deaf are in use
We have learned that the deaf. child
does not speak because he can not hear,
and it has been found that the senses
of sight and touch can take the place
of the hearing.
In this school the children get their
first ideas of voice by placing the hand
on the teachers throat and feeling the
vibrations there when she speaks.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
A SUMMER EXPERIENCE
JEAN STURTEVANT
1928 Versailles Avenue, Alameda. Age
IL Years.

One sunny morning about o'clock
we decided to take a long walk over
the mountain and see what was on the
other side. We were spending the
summer at Camp Riverside in the San
ia Cruz mountains. We started out.
and, after few minutes walk came
to large creek. OF course, we could
not cross it with our shoes and stock
ings on, so We took them off and waded
to the other side
Then we started on our journey again
side OF the mountain. 1t was barren
and we did not like 1t at all. The road
ended very soon, and we came upon a
great sandy plain. The sand was up
to our shoetops in some places. and
there was not even a path to show
us the way. We wandered on as best
we could, and at length we were
so hot and tired that we had to sit