The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09

WIN lHt VIZ IS dN'ut 'tt 'oNF-
That's good" said the teacher. THE
boss is the giant to-day. What is he
doing?'
lie is cheating the poor camo the
answer in almost lisp from n boy with
IL baby face.
"Ycs, he is not acting fair to the peo-
pie who do the work. but tell me now who
do the work.
"The poor" was the answer in chorus.
what are they doing for the boss
They are putting work into the sack.
poor are getting poorer" This from one
OF the older boys with deep set eyes who
had seemed silent and thoughtful
The teacher wanted details and a little
girl piped up.
well, the boss doesn't pay enough for
making the suits. He pays 50 for the
CLOTH 81 to father for making the suit and
then sells II for sii. That's the hole in
the sack"
The answer made the teacher smile
proudly and she continued drawing com
Parsons between ancient fable and mod
ern economies.
'uov shall we do away with the boss 70
was lut UtNt FNtp kht 'tlAS N''AS ~
struction by induction. The answer from
the boy who hitherto had been playing
with Il top and who wanted to xiii de
boss same as de giant seemed to startle
the teacner and after an explanation con-
corning ethics she said
Now. We must not kill him. We must
get rid OF him. We must invade his
castle and rescue the princess. Now. how
are we to do thatY'
Some Suggest Force.
Instantly every hand in the class was
up. There was youthful enthusiasm on
every face. suggesting that every one OF
the ten-year-ods had n solution. One by
one they were assigned to answer.
Drive him out with force" was the
suggestion OF u girl but she was admon-
ished By the teacher, who said. NO, we
must not use force.
Make the suits wrong said the girl
who had told about her father making
suits and who seemed to have some idea
of sabotage.
"Oh. no. said the teacher. He would
discharge you II you did that"
-Burn the house. shoMed another
youngster, who was chided for his lawless
utterance.
Go on a strike" volunteered still an
other.
still the teacher did not get the answer
sne wanted. She repeated her think.
think. think" admonit!on, studying the
face of one child after another AS II trying
to read what each had in mind
stop working for him and make him
work for himself" was another reply, and
then one boy suggested:
Let all the people gather up---
Now you are on the right track. en-
ccuraged the woman and another voice
said:
And all work for ,hemselves----''
Yes" said the teacher. "all work to-
gethcr In a common cause all help one
another Then Fair Play and the Prin-
cess will work for the people and every
body will no contented as they were in
Happy Valley"
The teacher next wanted to know more
about the plants and the gold on the earth
and she was told that Nature placed
those Things here for the equal use of
everybody.
Tells Another >tOr,.
She .old a story about persons VINO
we're shipwreckcd. explained how they
had 80 fiGht for their living just as peopl,
did way back I'm the stone AGE and how
they all worked together IN a common
cause. She told OF their finding gold and
precious stones and then presently how
other persons came along.
Then what happened to the gold she
asked.
1T was taken by force" shouted the
class IN chorus.
The real serious work over, the teacher
then told the children To line up for few
minutes exercise. As the youngsters Were
getting INTO line she explained that tn.
sunday school has nothing to do with re-
ligiun except To teach the moral value OF
economics.
we have children Of many rstionali
! ties" she said. land OF course We canno
attempt 10 lay before them the Bible o.
I any Interpretation Of that Book
! After the exercises games were in order
arranged presumably to impress on tn
children the different Socialist songs. Th'
game was something like Hot and Cold
/ in that one child was sent from the room
/ while a long envelope was slowed ava!
! in some part of the room, and then tn
child was called in to find Il while tn
! children sang song, their voices falllri
softly when the searcher was far ava.
| from the object and rising higher as tn
! searcher got warm"
sing SOciaIis SONG.
AS the girl searcher entered the room
the signal was given TO sign "the Inter
national Party" and then as the girl wan
dered abou, the children gleefull
hummed
Arise the prisoners o. starvation"
and then louder
Arise We wre,ched OF the earth.
For justice thunders condemnation
better worlds birth"
| Louder" commanded the teacher a
the girl almost stumbled on the object q
the hunt, and then as tho girl picked
up the childrens voices rang with
It's the nnai conflict.
Let each stand in his place
such part of the Sunday scnnf
lesson in one class. In another room
group OF children q little older were re
ceiving instruction in thu difference be
tween public and p1ivate institutions
were learning something about profits an
about rent. about taxes and how thos
taxes go to pay for the public schools.
In still another class girls we're RI
ceying instruction in dancing. The
stepped and bowed gracefully to the dign
fed music of n minuet. while a teacht
stood near giving directions. In anotht
class much older pupils, earnest in ar
pearance and neat in dress. were dscusl
another class still older boys and cir
were learning some things about se
hygiene.
When the lessons OF the classes wei
ended all the pupils gathered in the a.
sembly hall. where they sang socialii
songs, one of which to the tune OF Re
| White and Blue" ran
"Ir You dam up the river OF progress
| Al your peril and cost let Il be-"
| There were battle songs marchiT