The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-05-06
Thursday, May 6, 1915.
THE INTEREST GROWS.

The establishing of the Industrial
work in the schools OF Morrow coun-
tv has been a step in the right dl-
rection. and the interest in that n
of endeavor is growing rapidly as the
pupils become more familiar with II.
This is an age of progress, and we
are fast %retreating from the stern
rule of reading, riting and rlthme-
tic as it used to be melted out to us
when we we're kids and going thru
the process of gaining some book
knowledge. ii is getting to be the
popular thing these days to give the
child a knowledge of the useful arts
and affairs of life in the early part
of his education; hence the manual
training and domestic science courses
are introduced into our high schools,
and the industrial work is taken up
in the grades that the younger pupils
may get practical instruction in gar
dening, sewing. cooking, etc.
Every right thinking person heart
lily endorses this line of work.
1t is the means of interesting many
a boy and girl in school work that
seem to have no taste for the daily
grind of getting the lessons from the
text book. There is many a lad lol-
tering around and not attending
school who might be reached thru
some line of the industrial work; in
fact, many a youngster has been
stirred to activity in these lines and
his latent talents brought to light
and he has eventually entered into
the school work with a vim.
We do not know just how this boy,
writing the letter herewith, viewed
the situation. but his letter is GER
tainly evidence that the industrial
work has taken hold of him in good
shape. We are giving his letter just
as it was written to Superintendent
Notson, and will say that we would
greatly appreciate the privilege of
publishing more of such letters in
these columns. We are glad to open
up a department in this paper devot-
ed to letters of this nature from the
pupils of the grade schools, and
would urge them to FAVOR us with
letters touching their work, express
ed in their own way. The writing of
the letters would do the pupils good,
and we know that they will be of in
terest to our readers as we'll as en-
couraging the children in their in
dustrial work. Read this letter, and
then send in what you have.
Heppner, Ore, May l, 1915.
Mr.. S. E. Notson, Heppner, Ore.
Dear Sir:
thought I would write you a few
lines and let you know how | am.
Have you any books about garden
seed? If you have any please send
me one cause | want to raise some
thing for the fair this fall. The
teacher says that she wants us pupils
to raise something for the fair this
fall. 1t is showing now. | am going
to have the playthings up when you
come out to visit the school. We are
over at the Burton Valley school.
There is twenty scholars.
We will surprise you when you
come to visit the school. You know
them thorns that was in the corner
of the school house fence we have
cut them all out.
Well this is all that I can think of
today. From yours truly,
GUY E. HASTINGS.
The letter is given in the boys
own language, and it is all right,
ever though he has not conformed to
all the rules of writing; these he will
gain later. We hope he will write
again, and as suggested above, we
will be very glad to publish letters
from any of the boys and girls who
will take the time to write concern
ing their work.