Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
First Prize)

The elephant said to the Jumping
jack:
I'll have to go home, I've my trunk
to pack,
For I've promised to go
With a big three-ring show,
SO, good-by, Jack; l don't think I'll
be back"
FLORENCE L. MOORE.
Twentieth street school, 1911 East
Washington street.
Honorable Mention)
The elephant said to the jumping
jack:
"Tll have to go home, I've my trunk
to pack
For I've promised to go
With a big three ring show,
And 1 must be there ere my wife
gets back"
BLANCHE GUTHRIE
2735 Stephenson avenue, Los An
geles, age 49, eighth grade.
Honorable Mention)
The elephant said to a jumping
jack:
'Tll have to go home, I've my trunk
to pack
For l promised to go
With a big three-ring show
And to carry gay clown on my
back.
MARJORIE r. KNAPP
Age S years, B4 grade, Long Beach,
Ais East Sixteenth street.
The elephant said to the jumping jack,
'F1l have to go home, I've my trunk to pack,
For I've promised to go
With a big three-ring show,
And would not have them my presence
GRACE NJ. WALKER,
519 Ganahl street, grade Bs, cornweli
street school
'T1l have to go home, I've my trunk to pack.
For I've promised to go
With a big three-ring show,
To give the children ride on my back"
YVONNE LIE MESNAGER,
S54 Douglas street, Temple street school,
Be grade, age II years.
The elephant said to the jumping jack.
I'm have to go home. I've my trunk to pack.
For I've promised to go
With a big three-rlng show.
With venomous snake upon my back"
GLADYS GERVAIs,
Anaheim, Anahem grammar school. age
13 years, Al grade
The elephant said to the jumping jack,
IN have to go home. I've my trunk to pack.
For I've promised to go
With a big three-ring show.
And act funny like Murray and Mack"
LLOYD ELWYN. WELLER,
s24 Kensington road. Custer avenue
school, AS grade.
The elephant said to the jumping jack
"I'll have to go home. I've my trunk to pack
For I've promised togo
With a big three ring show,
So I'll say, good by. for I may not come
EVERETT voLK.
4s11 wadsworth street, Mckinley avenue
school grade A. age years.
The elephant said to the jumping, jack.
'I'lI have to go home. I've my trunk to pack,
For I've promised to go
With a big three-ring show,
And maybe I'll never come back"
RAY HUGHES.
Age IA years, Gardena avenue school.
seventh grade
The elephant said to the jumping jack
"I'n have to go home I've my trunk to pack,
For I've promised to go
with big three-ring show.
The girls would like to see me come back"
GERTRUDE TRAUTMAN.
80 North workman, age II. Twenty-third
school. grade AS.
The elephant said to the jumping jack
"I'1l have to go home I've my trunk to pack,
For I've promised to go
with big three-ring show.
To carry monkey on my back
PAUL CARVER FRANTZ
AS grade IA years old, 3517 Arroyo Seco
avenue, Thirty-fifth avenue school.
'I'll have TO go home I've my trunk to pack.
For I've promised to go
with big three-ring show,
And carry the monkey cage on my back
MYRL WALDMAN.
Grant school. fifth grade Riverside 1874
Pine street.
The elephant said to the jumping jack,
'I'll have to go home. I've my trunk to pack,
For I've promised to go
With big three-ring show.
To carry a ringleader on my back"
GEORGE BROWN,
! 1859 Linden avenue, Long Beach, Atlantic
avenue school, grade AZ. age Z.
The elephant said to the jumping Jack,
'I'll have to go home I've my trunk to pack,
For I've promised to go
With big three-ring show.
And cannot wait, so jump on my back"
ADELE ALTMAN.
1905 Monterey road, South Pasadena,
age IS years
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