The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-14
FINAL LETTERS
 FROM LEEDS
 SCHOOLBOYS
Boys Ask About American Games and Tell What They Do In School Work In Big English School End of An Interesting Correspondence of Inter national Character.

The Farmer today presents the con- cluding letters of a series of eight written by pupils of the Cockburn High School of Leeds, England, to pu- pils of Miss Moynihans sixth grade room of the Waltersville school in re- ply to letters written by them last October. The concluding letters are fully as interesting although shorter than some which have previously been published. The series has been fol- owed with considerable interest by many connected with the education of public school children and has attract zd considerable attention. Many of he school pupils have been particu- rarly interested in the letters.
 While this series of letters was in lugurated originally as 8 practical ex ercfse in a school study and was never intended for publication, only given in sact at the earnest solicitation of the Farmer, it has proved valuable in call .ng attention of the public to some of the ideas used in the big city in Eng .and and by showing how the pupils .egard the privileges accorded to them. It is hoped that in the future other letters from other schools with which the Bridgeport pupils correspond may be ottained. It is unfortunate that no copies of the letters sent to the Leeds puI ills were retained by the writers and they cannot be given. It would < be interesting to make a comparison Of the letters written ;by the pupils of the two cities.
 Cockburn High School,
 Leeds.
 Nov. 9th, 1908. Dear Friend:
 ter of Oct. Sth. I attend the above named school, being in Room 34 which is g. large we'll ventilated room on the second floor. There are 49 scholars Tn my class which is Standard 6 A. In the school we have we'll fitted gym nasium in which we practice twice a week, having half an hour each time. There is much apparatus some of which are rope ladders, bridge ladder, travelling rings. greasy pole and many other articles such as dumb bells, h. dian clubs and bar bells. That which I like best is the jumping stand which can be raised to the height of six feet Of course none in our school can jump that height but many can jump over four feet. In gym we also, play a game called basket ball which perhaps you will understand as it is an Amerl- can game. Then we have football of which we have two kinds, Rugby and Association. Last year our ASsocia- ton team won a shield and each of the team got two medals. Our class play 0CCkGy dI1Q CnlIh III d SI1OTl l1IIlC we may play one of the other classes. To- night is bonfire night which is held to commemorate the frustrating of a plot to blow up the House of Parlia- ment and King James I in 1905. We light@1arge fires and set off fireworks. Then there is the Woodwork Room to which we go every Monday afternoon. Here we learn ali about the different kinds of trees and how to make models out of their wood We have different kinds of tools for different kinds of work, some of them are saws, chisels, gages planes and braces. The one that is used most is the plane which is used to give a plane surface to the wood I should like you in your an- swer to my letter to explain to me how you organize and play your games of polo and baseball.
 remain
 Yours sincerely
 RALPH LYMAN.