The sun., 1910-06-30
UNGUADEDS CUT A Big CAKE
CLOSING DAY At JERSEY CITT'S
UNIQCE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
MRS. ClemenisS Boys Pull or = BONlnE
niaseA. Play Paul RrNere and Wish
Her . Fine Vacation After They Have
PaFtAken 81 Capi. MuTphY's spread.

Gee. bat wusn't that ice cream bully,
and did v ever see a sWelier FIT avenoo
rake in all yer hfe7' said reformed
hockey player oI ten yesterday afternoon
a. be pressed his sticky fingers on tho
/ tummy part oI HE trousers at the conciu-
sion of the closing exercises Of the -un-
graded class ol the Jersey City public
school system in the annex % School ..
Brunswick and Mercer streets. Then he
sidled nearer Mrs. Bessie 'lementS, who
for four years has been successfully
making good boys out Of so-called -in-
oorrigihles.- squeezed his hand into
: teachers and murmured y hopes. Ms
Clements, yOull have a I'm. vacation.
Teacher pattrd him On the head and
moment later the HOY disappeared IN a
| bunch Of shouting youngsters.
Police Captain Tim Murphy Of tho City
| Hall station was the guest ~ honor at
/ the exercises, with Mrs. Murphy and the
captain = sister and TTiant Officers Sperry
and lntrOcAsaa among the other guests.
/ The captain was the real Cheese, 10
quote one Of the boys. because he fur
nished the iCe cream and a cake a. hig
around as he IL with the dandiesi kind ot
/ ICING on IL formed in letters which read
az Follows Presented by Captain
Murphy 10 the memlers 1t the Anti
Swearing League of the Ungraded lass
Capt Tim recently organized the Anti
Swearing League on une ~ his pHriofl
. cal visits 10 the classroom. Tie pointed
out a. the boys that profanity was had
! and his talk made such am impression on
the hovs that later In the day half dozen
/ of them soundly thrashei one Ot the'r
number whom they overheard saying
-nAmn- TIE bows reported TO teacher
what hey had done and Mrs. Clements
said they did exactly the right thing
Since that dAy the members of the class
have been trying hard not to c'tss.
Six of the numerous graduates ~ the
class attended the closing exercises yea
terday and all told teacher that they wer"
getting along fine az their jobs. They
took mart in the afternoons fun and en-
loved Capt Tins spread.
The biR cake occupied the position Oi
honor on Teachers desk and one of the
larger boys appointed himself as ny
chaser lie waved 4 home made tissue
paper duster across the sugared surtao"
Of the COnfeCtion until Mrs. Clements
told him 10 take his place at the piano
and then a smaller and very proud boy
shOOed the flies while the class sang Put
"A ipW 'iN NA"y '''A''' 81" ''''
songs
A quartet Of boys played something
with mouth organs and iewsharps. aC-
companied by the piano. which long ago
saw better days. and after a few Jigr ant
dances by small shavers Mrs Clements
asked Who was gong 10 put on the glove
Let Jack Johnson go on shouted "a
small Italian
A negro boy. who's name isn't John
son. arose from. his seat and went 10 the
hack Of the room. where he was joined
by a white boy Several boys volm-
teered as seconds and sponge holders
aud IN the excitement which preceded tn"
mill one Of the seconds nearly sat on Capt
Murphys cake When the word WAS
given Jack johnson and jim lehri-S
went st IL IN earnest ara good nttlrediF
soaked eaCn other with r.al gloves r..
two rounds lh" boys all agreed that th'
contest Was q draw
. -Wha, else can We do,- asked Mr.
} Clements
Let's have Paul Revere shouted q
ireCkled face hoy
very well who's got any matches.
Half a dozen boys produced
-W coirs. nobody carried Wai'n~, iNf
; ciaar~ttsa sad Teacher With a funny
l'ttls snlr
The Glaze was divided into tWo part
with the Americans Cu CE" sd" OF in"
room and the British oa the other I'-
terent boys played the uarts ~ Paul
. Rover" Major Pitcairn. Gen Gage amt
the other Celebritive Paul Revere 70
friend climhed On window .ill which
-.'rs,,t as the old church tower ant
startled the pigeons from th.ig u"r..
This story ~ the famous r'G" wa acted
out and two burning mitCh~, w"r" nod
aloft ia the tower to r'prcs-It n" Ian
tsrus The charge wa q noisy 1H- and
when the night Was over haf a dozen
students ~ history who had n"on pr~yi-
ously told that they were 10 be- N" dad
ones stretched themselves out com
fOrtably on the classroom four
This not only serves a. q history lss
son. sad Mr. Clements. but o. also atda
% get the kinks out Of their tired little
bodies
Nv the unanimous vote of tho hovs u
was dscided that Mrs Murphy should
have the honor Of cutting he cake A,
one q the boys Was uassing tho 'ce cream
and cake Mrs Clements phvfully pulled
an autograph album out Of The Walters
hip pocket She opened the book ana rad
the following
n you see . monkef OF ucr
Pull his tAil and 'bils Of ne
All the class ,njckered and the owner
Of the album blush = There were more
songs Mrs Clemanta telling her pupils
20 put on airs az II they were singing ior
a living In grand opera. and then the boys
made a demand for speoch from Capt
Murphy
Its up 70 you. Cap exclaimed boy
In the back oi the room
Some time ago. said the captain.
you ali promised me that vou wOu.dn =
swear any more Now want You tu
: prorntsa that you wort steal and won Z
J i've How many Of you will give your
wOrds'
! 4 will shouted ono hoy after another
Everybody stand and give your prom
ise ia earnest teacher said. and all the
/, boys aTos@
God bless EN-. said Capt Tim
The school days cloead and vacation
baKan with three rousing cheers for Capt
Murphy
A siX-year-old boy who attended the
class exercises was fitted Ou' for the &C.
oasion with a suit shoes and a red necktie
by Mrs Clements and her pupila. The
outfit was bought with money which The
teacher had cOnfscated in Unexpectedly
interrupted crap games The boy was 81
worked up over the prospects u getting
into new duds that hs called AZ Mrs Glenn
ents home at 63O O'Clock YESTERDAY
morning n try them on.
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