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Alma record., 1914-01-29
=. Alma School News x

Mrs. Doane was visitor Monday.
Rev. w H. Mason was visitor
Monday.
The Lambda Sigma Literary So
ciety met Monday evening.
Mr.. Crisp has opened new course
in Commercial Law this semester.
Paul Cash Is is doing work in the
Commercial department this semes-
ter
The High school Reserves defeat
ed the College Junior basketball team
last Thursday, 27-23.
Joseph Ford joined the Freshman
class this week. He attended the
Ithaca schools last year.
Messrs. Ezra Smith and d. l.. John
son. school board members, were
visitors Monday forenoon.
Carl Wood OF Forest Hill, former
! High school student. has returned
and is taking up work with the Junior
class.
The chorus did not meet Monday
morning owing to the fact that the
program of classes had not been COM
pleted.
The team goes to Bay City Friday
, to play b. c. Western High. The
game will be exhibited in the Y. M.
{. A. gym.
The girls and boys glee clubs fur
nished music for the program at the
Farmers Institute, Wednesday and
Thursday afternoons.
Miss Thelma Lindsey of Cadillac
attended the Cadillac Alma game last
Friday evening. Miss Lindsey was a
Freshman in Alma High school last
year.
The semester began with a full at
, tendance Monday morning. AS far
as possible the old program was re-
sumed, but, as usual. many people
had conflicts in their classes. 1t is
almost impossible to arrange a pro-
gram without a few conflicts: conse-
quently some students have to change
their classilications
Alma record., 1914-01-29

Miss Jean Avery will spend Sunday
with her parents in Lansing.
Miss Marguerite Iseman, a. spent
Sunday with Miss Buelah Parr i'll Alma
The party which was planned at the
home of Chase Reese, in honor OF his
coming back to school for the winter
term. was called off last Friday because
of rain. but will be given some time in
the near future.
A surprise party will be given in hon
or of the 10Th birthday of Miss Vera
Henry, at her home northwest of town.
The students will meet at Martins Feed
Barn and will proceed from there to
to the scene of pleasure.
Robert Durkee finished his school
work this semester receiving the re-
qured amount of credits which entitle
him to diploma, and will leave for
Detroit in few days to take up posi-
ton with an electrical house.
Miss Elizabeth Schaus is on the sick
list this week, although able to be at
her classes Miss Schaus says that the
new system in the Commercial room
is far better than the old and the STU
dents find it of much greater advant-
age.
Complimenting, Miss Carver of Lam
sing. Prof. Wood will give card party
at the home of Mrs. Kennedy, Friday
evening Mr. Lem Gay of Nj. A. c. is
also expected to be present. Mr.. Gay
is an old college friend of the profeS-
sOr
The Senior Class pins Will arrive
about the first of February from Quayle
& Sons. Albany, n. y. They are OBJ
long in shape with raised diamond
shaped centre, the initials. 5. l.. II. 5. are
in the respective corners and the date,
IL on the diamond.
The Glee Clubs are preparing some Sc
lections together which they will rem
der between acts of Mr.. Bob" The
Clubs have always sang separately be-
fore and everyone is awaiting with in
terest the result Of their combined ef-
forts We believe that Miss Wilcox is
perfectly capable OF drilling the Glee
Clubs, SO whatever music they sing will
please their hearers.
Two hundred and fifty odd Fellows,
including forty from Elwell and thirty
from ST. Louis were present Monday
evening at the regular meeting of the
Alma l. O. O. T. lodge The Elwell
degree team gave the initiatory work
and the Nina team the first degree An
oyster supper was the climax of the
evenings business and pleasure.
Discussion Of the baseball question
has begun and some thoughts are be
ing uttered in favor OF cutting out base
bail this year and devote all efforts to
win the silver track cup, if the cup is
won this year it will make three sue
cesSive years that St Louis has won the
Gratiot County Track and Field Meet
and viii entitle us to become the per-
manent owners of the cup, which is now
setting on the top OF the book cases in
the upper class assembly room
Alma record., 1914-01-29
ST.LOUIS SCHOOL NOTES

Flossie Kleinhans, class of 10, will
accompany the Harrson's to Florida
this week.
Mr.. Leslie Kuhlnman has entered
school for his winter work and Miss
Cecile Carey has left school to go to
St. Johns to live.
March Is is the date set for the an
nual Defamation contest, and nine en-
tries have been made to date: Bessie
Humphrey, Vera Sias, Lavone Sias,
Dewey Davis, Carl Shook Louis Riley,
Victor Harris, and Hurley Stafford.
Miss Neva Perrine is undecided as yet.
nounced to be "Mr Bob" and the date
set for March 8. John Faurot Ward
Mcintyre, Loyal Steele, Nina Ford,
Marguerite Iseman, Madge Doyle and
Burnice O'Melia will complete the cast.
They are working hard on their parts
and have rehearsalS three times a week.
Under the skillful direction of Miss Az
cry the play will be success.
IOl. Law SUI II WOlhlllS oil dSS
grade distribution plan, in order to find
out the percentage of pupils retarded or
behind their grade i'll school and the
reasons why. He has found that l25
out of All are retarded, or 30 4-l0 per
cent of the entire enrolment of the
grammar school. The percentage of
the pupils in other schools has been
found to be 33 7-l0 per cent by Mr..
Dawson. He picked 81 schools at ran
dom from the Atlantic to the Pacihs
and investigated them i'll the same way
that he did the St Louis schools and
found the above result Mr.. Dawson
intends to perform the Binet test on all
of the pupils that he finds to be two or
more years behind in their work. in or
der TO determine their ability, some are
capable OF doing better work than they
are doing and some are doing more
than they really should. A great many
were found to be ahead of their grade,
although the per cent is small. The
pupils will also be tested TO find out
their physical defects as well as their
mental deficiencies. 1t will also be TAX
en- into consideration that some have
been ont OF school because Of sickness
or some other cause which makes them
behind in their work, and when the test
is applied to them they will show a high
test mentally and when asked will tell
that they have good reasons for being
behind in their grade This test will de
termiue the efficiency of the school sys-
tenn. as well as act as a check on the
promotion of teachers. This work is
boinS carried on in many places and
many Interesting facts have been dis
closed. Mr.. Dawson found 10 pupils
out of All, that were ahead Of their
grade, among whom was one little girl
only seven years old who Is in the sixth
grade doing good work and then again
be found one boy II years old in the
second grade These cases will be in
yestigated and things will develop in ia
vor OF both the pupil and the teacher.
The Professor will be ready to start
his Binet tests within a few days.
Alma record., 1914-01-29
DkAYIMG-For work in This line tel
phone SMITH & WALSTEN.

Comentary.-It is said that Della
vans comet is rapidly approaching
the earth. 1t would see high time
for Delavan to call his comet Off
Cleveland Plaindealer.
Alma record., 1914-01-29
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

FOR SALE-Coru stalks. 1000 bundles.
Enquire OF Fred Thornton.
FOR SALE-Jersey-G Guernsey COW,
due Feb. 10, 1914. ]. w. Hender-
son. 13l Elwell st. 1Sl7tf
FOR SALE - Four-year-old Jersey
fresh Jan. l5 {. r. Ring. Union
phone 0j-3S1L. X
Alma record., 1914-01-29

FOR SALE.-lIigh Grade Water
Motor Washing Machine. slightly
used for sale cheap. Inquire. H.
Gilpin. Hilsinger Mercantile CO.,
Elwell . IT,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-09-10
BOND BLOCKADE
| LIFTED BY0ROER
| Of WALL Street
Sales, However, Must Not Dis
turb Collateral Loan
! Moratorium.

The financial blockade Of wall
street was slightly raised to-day to
lpeSmit Of transactions In bonds
|amens Investment bankers. provided
that sales do not disturb the collas-
fral loan moratorium. A circular
letter to this erect was sent out
tigned by the following leading in.
festment bankers: Brown Bros. q
Co.. Kissei, Kinnicut q Co.: Guaranty
Trust Company. william A. Read 4
Co. Harris, Forbes 4 Co., Remick
Hodges q Co. and white. Weld 4 Co.
In II they say:
Placing Of securities owned BY
dealers with their private customers
ahould % approved where securities
Gan be sold without disturbing the
conateral loan situation. Anytime
lending toward public quotations OF
creating impression Of an active or
even semi-active market would un.
euestionably seriously disturb the
loan situation. Transactions with
bargain hunters should not be couu.
tenanced. Prices should conform TO
the spirit which has prevailed dur
Ing the past few weeks. II should be
the policy Of dealers whenever secu.
rifles are sold to apply the proceeds
toward liquidation OF loans"
New bond Issues by either private
corporations or municipalities are
completely blocked by announceme emf
pf the Investment bankers that the
present situation does not warrant
any attempt to issue long time honda
but that refunding Of maturing OBJ
LEGATIONS should bbe ACCOMPLISH cd
through short tlme financing"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-05
Washington Irving - By
Esther Bolin Of Ottumwa

Washington Irving. we'll known
American author, was born April 3,
1888. in the city OF New York When
he was 16 years old he entered law
office. He was improved greatly by his
fathers large library, Chaucer and
Spencer being his favortte authors. He
was admitted to the bar In 1906. In 1913
he was an editor Of the Analectic Mag
azine in Philadelphia.
At the close Of the war in 1915 he
visited England. He also made several
trips to Europe.
Irving went to Paris and In 1872
wrote "Bracebridge Hail." In 1924.
Tales of a Traveller" in 1928 'voy-
ages Of Columbus" and in 1882 Sketch
Book and Alhambra."
He also wrote Legends Of tho Con-
quest Of Spain" and "Mahomet and his
Successors"
A visit to the Rocky Mountains pro-
duced his "Tour on the Prairies." In
1897 he wrote Astoria, Adventures Of
Captain Bonneville, also series OF
stories in the Knickenbocker maya
zine. His works, in fifteen volumes,
reached a sale Of 100000 volumes.
He spent the last years Of his life at
Sunnyside, in his own Sleepy Hollow"
on the banks Of the Hudson, where he
died suddenly of heart disease Novem-
Der %, 1859.
This is one Of my school compose
tons.
Esther Bolin. age II, s
SOP Ferry ST., Ottumwa, lows.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-05
Guido REM go School Com.
position BY Ruth
Johnson

Over three hundred years ago. In
Bologna, Italy, there was born little
baby whose name was Guido Rent. He
was dark eyed baby. His father was
a musician and wished Guido to be one
too. Guido always drew pictures He
told his father that he wished to be an
artist. So one day Guido's father took
all the paper away from Guido and told
him that he could not draw any longer.
Guido went out and drew pictures on
the walk and on the pavement and
even on the house. When Guido heard
that his father was angry, he felt un-
happy. but he could not stop
drawing. One day an artist came by
and asked to see some Of Guido's paint
ings or sketches. The artist asked
Guido's father to let him take lessons.
Guido took lessons and did so well
that his teacher asked him to help
some Of the other students. Guido drew
beautiful pictures, and thought that he
would stop taking lessons and sell his
pictures. He got a store and sold all
his pictures. When all these We're sold
he drew more and drew them careless
ly. When Guido was young and draw
ed wonderfully he drew one of the
twelve most beautiful pitcures in the
world. In one of the art galleries you
will see the pictures Of Aurora on the
ceiling Of the gallery in Rome. This is
one Of my school compositions.
Ruth Johnson, age II,
619 Center Ave-, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-05
Florence LarsOn's School
Composition-A Legend
of Sleepy Hollow

There was once a man who lived in
a valley which they called Sleepy Hol-
low. His name was Ichabod Crane. He
was tall and narrow. His arms We're
long and his legs were long. His arm
dangled mile out of his sleeves. He
had a snip nose. He was schoolmas-
ter. His school house was built out OF
logs. And after school was out he
would go home with some Of the school
children. In winter he would watch the
farmer wife run the spinning wheel
and watch them roast apples in the
fire place. When he went any place he
would tie his goods In a red handker-
chief. And he was also welcomed at
the tea table at the farm houses.
One afternoon he got an invitation.
Ichabod rode on horse named Gun
powder. His name and tail were full Of
burs. One eye Of his horse had lost Its
pupil. His black coat fluttered almost
to the horses tail. He saw many things
on the way. When he was going back
he came to Il bridge. He gave his horse
kick and The horse went against the
fence. Ichabod was killed. And the
next day the children went to school
and there was no school master and
he was not seen any more. The people
went to look for him but only found his
horse and saddle. And his bride was
tangled around his feet. And this was
the last Of Ichabod Crane.
This is one Of my school compost
tions
Florence Larson,
Dudley, Ia, r. l.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-05
Keeping His
Promise

1t was a, beautiful Saturday after.
noon in spring. Harry was playing
in the yard with his new express wax-
! on when mamma called him.
II want you to take this parcel TO
Aunt Kate" she said.
I'll put 1t in my wagon and take it,
answered Harry, and started OF.
On his way down the road he passed
the house where jamie Lane lived.
And there was jamie sitting on the
front steps with his. gray Kittens in
his arms. He was . very small. thin
little boy, and lame.
20 Harry he called out have you
a new wagon?"
Yes, Isn't it . beiuty.'' said Harry.
coming to Jamie's gate.
| u wish you would stay and play
with me-" and Jamie looked wistfully
at the new wagon.
Why, yes; will. have to take
this parcel to Aunt Kate; then I'll hur.
ry back"
| Harry soon reached his aunt's house.
He gave her the note, and WAS going
away when she said: Your uncle
is getting the carriage ready to drive
me to town. Don't you want to 60
with US? ?"
"Oh, guess do!" exclaimed Harry.
eagerly.
We'll, then, run home and tell your
mother. because we won't be back un-
til late"
"I'll go as quickly 40 can, 90 you
won't have to wait for me-" and Harry
was OF like fash
He was quite excited, for going to
town with uncle and aunt meant Ice
cream and cake, and lots Of nice
things.
He was so busy thinking Of them
that he would have gone past jamie
on the steps If the little fellow had not
called out, "Oh, I'm so glad you are
back!"
Harry suddenly stood still. He had
forgotten all about Jamie. But Of
course he couldn't play with him nowl|
jamie had gently put down his kitty
and was hobbling out to tho gate.
"My, that's splendid wagon" 10
! said.
"Say-P'- began Harry, but thO.
words he wanted to say wouldn'ti
come AS he looked at Jamie's poor
little thin face, he felt suddenly
ashamed. How could he have BEEN
SO mean as to forget his promise tn'
| play with him.
He swallowed hard. It wasnAt easr
to give up that ;trtp to town.
Say, jamie, I've got to 90 back and
tell Aunt Kate something I ought ID
have told her when was there. III
not be long, and I'll leave my wsgoo
here till come back" As
@"Of course" said Aunt Kate, after
Harry had explained about Jamie.
you must keep your promise to play
with him. would take him with US,
too, but he Is not strong enough to
stand such long drive
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-05
Hans Christian Anderson
BY Margaret Long

If you will look on the map Of
Europe you will find small country
called Denmark. The people who live
there are called Danes. The capital
and largest city of Denmark is Copen'
hagen. In 1875 a great man died there.
His name was Hans Christian Ander.
sen. He was born in small city or
Denmark His father was a shoemaker.
When Hans was nine years old, his
father died and left him poor boy to
make his own living One day his
mother sent him to COPENHAGEN. he
knew no one there. At first he found
employment as singer but after
few months he lost his beautiful voice
and had to find work some other place.
At last he found friends who were able
and willing to help him. They were
pleased with some poems that he had
written, 50 they sent him to the uni
versity to study.
Afterward he Travelled in foreign
countries. He studied plants and
people. both young and old. His writ
ings show how familiar he was with
many plants and animals.
On his return to Denmark, he wrote
charming stories and books in the Dan
ish language. Some of these were
written for children. They were
thought SO true and beautiful that they
have been told in many other Ian
guages. Millions of children in all
parts of the world read them with de-
light.
In one of the great parks of Chi
cago there is fine statute OF Ander-
sen. 1t was placed there by the coun-
trymen who live in America. When it
was unveiled, many hundreds Of school
children marched in the park They
wished to see the statute. and do hon
or to him who had told them so many
true and beautiful stories.
Margaret Long, age 13.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-05
The Green Lizard St0r,,
Interested Dorothy
Beatty the Most

1t is about a green lizard. My moth
er was sitting on the porch in the ev-
ening She often sat out there on hot
nights. Harold and Wayne, my broth
ers, had gone to bed. l was out IN
the country at the time.
Pretty soon the girls came and
mother went in the house. AS she
went through the dining room some
thing crawled across the floor. She
did not notice it and just went on to
bed. She was just getting in the bed
when she thought a snake crawled up
on the bed. 1t was the lizard. twas
green and spotted and looked like q
rattlesnake. She got up and lighted
the lamp and was looking for it but
she saw nothing so she went back to
bed but 1t crawled up again. 1t look
ed like snake SO she got up and got
the girls. 1t kept following her so
she scared it and it went away.
Dorothy Beatty, Age 10.
Lucas, iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-05
Lois Swinney Sends Story
Told to Her By Mother

Dear Courier Juniors:
The story that interested me most
my mamma told me. 1t was about the
uprising of negroes when her father
was a baby.
His parents lived in buckingham
county, Virginia and like most all the
people in that locality owned slaves.
grandfather in her arms and would
say poor little darling won't live after
tonight" She said that several times
and his mother asked her what she
meant. She replied ooh, misses, can't
tell or they VIII kill me-"
Grandmother became alarmed and
called her husband. He begged the old
nurse to tell, assuring her that he
would not let anybody hurt her. She
then told them that all the slaves on
the plantations were going to kill the
white people and take charge of the
things themselves. The negroes were
going to start from plantation with a
bad man named Nat Turner as their
leader and as they came to each plan
itatiOn they would kill tli. white people
and then the slaves would join with
the others and thus form an army.
But there were great many old
slaves that had good masters and they
gave them warning the same as my
grandfather's nurse did and negroes
did rot kill very many people before
they were stopped by the white men.
Mamma said that after the nurse told
her story to her grandfather he made
haste to inform all of the plantations in
his neighborhood They all armed
themselves and locked their slaves in
their cabins, excepting the old nurse
and they kept her in the big house that
night. Mammals grandmother sat hold
ing a flint lock musket pointed out of
a window toward the road.
Late in the night he heard horses
coming on the turnpike road and
thought it was the negroes. He called
to his wife (who tired out had lain
down on a bedD to bring him chunk
of fire quick (to fire the gun off, She
was so scared she could not move. He
saw soon that it was company of
white men patroling the country to see
that all were safe. They told him that
Nat Turner had been driven into a
swamp and white men were stationed
around it so that he could not get
away
History says that he was shot dead
when he attempted to get away.
My randfather's name was Franklin
Stodgel and his parents were William
and Aplonia Stodgel
Lois Swinney, age II,
Relknap, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-05
A Story About George
Washington - By Orval
Garrison

George Washington, the son OF Aug
Justine and Mary Ball Washington, was
born at Bridges Creek, Va February
%, 1892 He received little schooling but
was earnest and careful in his work. IN
addition to reading, writing and arith-
metic he learned surveying and book
keeping. He was strong and athletic
and was more than a match for any of
his companions. While yet a youth he
surveyed for Lord Fairfax large
tract of land N the Shenandoah Valley
then a wilderness.
He was major in the militia at the
age Of nineteen and when only twenty
one was sent to the French posts on
the Ohio. He was member of the con-
gress Of 1774 and of 1775. From this
time his history is that Of his country.
He was married to Martha Gusts, a
rich young widow. He inherited his
fathers large estate which includes
Mount Vernon. He is universally re-
garded as one Of the greatest men in
history. He died at Mt Vernon Deem
Der IA, 1899. His death was mourned
by the whole country and revered by
all foreign nations.
Orval Garrison. age II. NJ,
3elknap. Iowa, r. No. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-05
The Prize Pumpkin Pie
BY Anastasia Logan
A Composition

Now as Mother Wilkins had put the
children TO bed she sat down to sew. II
was almost 10 o'clock when there came
a knock At the door. In walked the
neiehbor woman who said Mrs. Will
kins II 1 were you / would enter the
pumpkin pie contest as you can make
fine pies"
Il hadn't heard thing ~oout IT,,
said Mrs. wilkins when does it close
am sorry to say but it closes tomor-
row at o'clock said the neighbor WON
an. ,
well I have only three eggs and
some milk for the boys breakfast. and
haven't any pumpkins or SPICE said
Mrs. Wilkins.
II will give you the pumpkin and
SPICE" said the neighbor woman as
she went away to get them.
1t was midnight before great big
delicious looking pie came out OF tne
oven. Mrs. Wilkins went to bed win
little thoughts of winning the prize.
Early the next morning little Peter
as he was the oldest, was sent with the
pie which was to be given to the judge
AS the walk was slippery and little
Peters fingers were numb he slipped
and fell. In short time he handed the
judge a very battered up pie, but ne
told the judge all that had happened
Then the judge said Run along to
school now and don't tell mother any
thing about it"
When Mrs. Wilkins came to the
Judges office she did not see her pie
but soon the Judge read out Mrs
Sarah Wilkins is awarded 5000 for the
best pumpkin pie. 1t was so good that
the Judge ate it,
Anastasia Logan, age II.
MelrOSe Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-05
The Life of Charles Dickson
Composition By
Margaret Larson

Charles Dickens was born on the
7th of February, 1912 in Portsmouth
England Charles was very sickly boy
and could not join the other boys in
their sport.
His father failed in his work and was
sent to debtors prison. After his faith
ers failure Charles had to work In q
backing warehouse where he put pa
pers on the boxes and pasted printed
labels on them.
David Copperfield tells Of Dickens
hard days. He went to school until he
was fifteen years Of age.
His first published work was print
ed in the Old Monthly Magazine.
He made two trips to America, the
first one in 1912 and the second one
about twenty years later.
He died June 9th, 1870 and was bur-
led in Westminster Abbey
Margaret Larson, age II,
625 Center Ave, Ottumwa, Iowa.