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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-15

who broke his ankle, is new back in
school without a plaster cast, which
he wore for three weeks.
Our soccer team won the game they
played with the Dwyer by score OF
l TO 0. Now we get another chance
TO finish the Doty once and forever
The Doty game ended with victory
for the Fairbanks by u score OF 10 o.
Gardner Palmer, BIZ pupil. whose
father is a member az the Michigan
legislature, made visit to the Ian
sing capital. He was chosen 10 as
sign the seats 10 the members by TAX
ing numbers out OF hat while he was
blindfolded. Gardner is quite favor
lite OF Gov. Ferris and some of the
other officers OF the state, and often
runs errands with very important
messages.
The teachers and pupils OF Fair
banks extend their deepest sympathy
TO Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas De Winters
in the death OF their daughter, Cla-
rissa, who graduated from Fairbanks
in June, 1914.
Miss Smith, one of our kindergar.
ten teachers, spent her Christmas va
cation In New Orleans.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-15
School Department
w. PRA TIER Editor

son, Deneige Durand, Christine Fine
gan, Edwin Hopponen. Irene Kath-
rein, leslie Lake, Edmund Quandt.
Florence Schootzberger, and Mary
Stenton.
Ruth Reaume has come TO room G
from the Field school.
Russell Underhill. from Minden City,
visited our room on Monday, Jan. 4.
great many children from room q
sang Christmas carols around the tree
at Owen park, on Christmas eve:
Mrs. Durand visited our room Tues
day afternoon, Jan. 3.
The children who have never been
absent or tardy from room Ii are as
follows Arthur Benbenneck, Paul
Buxton, Raymond Colpaert. Nelson
Tanning, James Gray, CAMEL Hemer-
yck, Elizabeth Hemeryck, Charles
Liebermann, Esther Lockerbie, Ar
thur Stenton, Edgar Sweet. Leola
Syze, and Phillip Wooliver.
In regard to the Junior Civic league
work In room G, the officers have been
elected and are: Cameron Cunning
ham, president; Elizabeth Fraser,
vice-president; Dorothy Sober, treas
urer: Helen Olmstead. secretary. The
six chairmen have been elected. Viii
liam Broedell has brought two refuse
baskets TO put in recess yard as part
OF G rooms contributions to the work.
On Friday morning the graduating
class visited the Eastern high school
so that they could more easily adapt
themselves to the new work The
morning work was very interesting.
The girls of the seventh grade OF
the George Junior high school have
written very interesting letters TO the
girls OF the eighth grade OF the Van
Dyke. which will be answered next
week.
Miss Dexter, OF the John s. Gray
library, visited the room last
month. She told the pupils OF the
story OF How the Chimes Were Rung"
and "The Man Who Had to Mind the
House"
The following pupils OF room ]
were neither absent nor tardy this
term: Henry Gilbert, Willie Kron-
berg, George Lemke, Mildred Passold,
Alice Porter, Clara Shumaker. Dor
othy Smullen. Albert Straub, Eleanor
Sweet, Dacial Wente, and Elinor Park
inson.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-15
BY "GAD."

BY "GAD."
You've got TO hand ii TO Frank
Goewey Jones. Surely you've seen
lis name in the prints OF late. He's
The man, you know, who recently
,.pounded his way out of Ionia reform
atcry with his typewriter and who
proposes to keep right on pounding
until he has fully re-established him
SELF in the confidence and good graces
Of society in general and his creditors
in particular. II takes nerve and pa.
thence and stiff upper lip, yes, and
at least a measure Of ability, TO get
away with what Jones has set ont to
do. IL he succeeds--but why "ifs?"
There are no Ifs" or butts" i'm Jones
/. vocabulary, no such word as failure"
"Why. I'm only a youngster now,
I'll my last birthday" he will tell you.
The best years OF my life are still
ahead OF me, and | propose TO make
the most of>them"
Wednesday was a red letter day in
the life OF Frank Goewey Jones, one
OF several he has chalked OFF on his
calendar recently. BY special invita-
ton he was the guest of honor OF
the Detroit alumni OF the University
Of Michigan at their weekly luncheon
I'm the Edelweiss cafe For a man
three weeks out of prison it was quite
an honor. and one that Jones appre.
clated more than he can tell. Several
OF his old classmates in college were
there. To them he laid bare his heart.
Frankly and freely he told of his
trials and his victories. his hopes
and his despairs. lie told OF his strug.
giles while still in confinement to gain
recC gnition as writeTI OF dreary
weeks that STRETCHED INTO months and
months that stretched into years as
the manuscripts, written one might
say with his very hearts blood. came
back TO him one by one with unfail-
ing regularity.
And then-(one moment. please !:
Part IL. viii follow immediately
then he turned the crank for the sec
ond reel OF this very human drama In
which he Is playing the star part.
with a degree of pride. amply justi-
fed, he produced bale OF letters
> from editors and publishers OF period.
icals, the names OF which are house
hold words i'm these United States.
They were I'm a different tone from
the missives he was wont to receive
IN the early DAYS of his fight Instead
cot Dear Sir" IL YVES Dear Mr.. Jones"
and in place OF the words so familiar
TO every literary ficdgling the editor
regrets. etc." is was, when may We
expect another story?%
Hours later I found him I'm the Office
of prominent state official. former
employer. with whom he had dinner
engagement Ills eyes still reflected
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HANCOCK SCHOOL
Editorial Stan--Chief. David Lynd; a.-
sociStes. Howard Hopkins, Mildred
Ne civilian, walker TisdaIe, Leila Dis-
mOnd.

Editorial sfan-thief, David Lynda rs
sociates, Howard Hopkins, Mildred
Mcmillan, walker Tisdale, Leila Dis-
mOnd.
The girls OF room b Unexpectedly
had a lesson in economical cooking
The oven exploded and the milk was
so poor that many had TO use water
instead
The pupils OF this school are glad
that Miss Hurlbut has returned, after
her absence before Christmas.
Marion Koch, of room A. has com
pleted 30 drills OF the Courts arith.
metic tests. Martin Sennett and How.
ard Hopkins, also OF this rom. have
completed 80 drills, and many others
are doing almost as well. We think
this fine, considering we have had
only so lessons.
The A eighth class students have
selected their class colors, blue and
gold. They are much interested in
parliamentary law. conducting their
meetings as nearly as possible accord.
ing TO the prescribed rules.
The Hancock school grieyes over
the loss or Carl Larsen, a member OF
the BIT class and also OF tho soccer
team. He died of pneumonia, Satur-
day. Jan. ..
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FAIRBANKS SCHOOL
Editorial Stan-Chiefi Tyler MarshnlI.
Sporting EditOri Ernest Abbott.
Associatesi Dorothy Jones, Coolidge
kreis. West Gallogly. Frances
Bumps. Gardner Palmer, Howard


Quite an elaborate Christmas party
was given for children of the kinder
garten by the Misses Warner and
Smith, on the Wednesday morning be-
fore Christmas.
A play called, Getting Ready for
Christmas" was dramatized and given
by the pupils OF room A as surprise
for the pupils Of room b.
In room T. play, Peter Pam In
four acts. was given by the children
for their fathers and mothers.
A Christmas entertainment was
given with great success by the pu-
pills OF Miss Carlisle's room.
George Stanley. OF the "A class in
Fairbanks. has finished the Courts
tests required for this semester.
Elizabeth Clark, who was shot in
the eye with an air rife, is recover
ing very rapidly.
The following pupils in room A
earned an average OF over 80 per cent
in the fifteenth week test: Ernest
Abbot, 90; Dorothy Jones, "a; Tyler
Marshall. 80; Coolidge Fries, 80; De-
borah Jones, 81; Margaret Lincoln,
80; Merle Luckham, 80; William
Lichtenberg, 80.
Muriel Ryan spent a very pleasant
vacation in Toronto.
Charles Merrill, BIS pupil OF Fair
banks, is very sick with the humps.
William Lichtenberg. an AS pupil.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-15
HIGHLAND PARK HIGH
SCHOOL
Editorial Stan-Chief, DOrrice Rich
ards; associates. Harold Waite,
Elizabeth Macdonald, Lewis MaxOn.

Editorial Stan-Chief, DOrrice Rich
ards, associates. Harold Waite.
Elizabeth Macdonald, Lewis Maxon.
The following pupils have no marks
below 80 for the month Of December:
Leland Bodine. Ruth Bradley, lone
Collins, Genevieve Graver Lura John
ston, Dorrice Richards, Lillian Schnei-
der and Harry Workman. The follow
ing pupils have only one mark below
so for the month OF December: Ray
Aver, Hannah Blumenthal, Iva Glenn
ems, Gladys Findlater, Charles Ger
shenson, Howard Ingram. Ruth King.
Lois Munns, Ella Rasmussen, Mar
guerite Rogerson, Anna Rosenthal,
Ruth Sergeant, Josephine Traver,
Anna Vint and Howard Weeks. The
number OF pupils names on these lists
is quite an increase over November.
Mr.. Locke's biology class for boys
enjoyed trip to the Belle Isle aquar-
ium last Friday, despite the fact that
they all had to walk across the bridge
both ways. Miss Whitney's class OF
girls expect to go sometime in the
near future.
required to do a certain amount OF
outside reading, an average OF book
every month. Some OF the pupils
raise objections on the ground that
1t Is too cold TO read outside this
weather.
Lately, during these crisp winter
days, some of the pupils are making
the boast that they have walked down
town. The distance on Woodward
ave. is FIVE miles from Glendale-aye.
to the Campus Martius. (The pres
ent school is on Cortland-ave., two
blocks from Glendale-ave.. where our
new school is being built This is
quite stunt, especially IL you walk
both ways, but it is certainly fine ex-
ercise. The actual purpose OF this
sprint is rather hazy for, although the
victim saves three and four-seyenths
cents car fare. he undoubtedly wears
out nine and three-elevenths cents
shoe leather.
A few delinquents are finding out
this week by bitter experience that 1t
doesn't pay to leave things until the
last minute. What with term themes.
outside reading, latin reports, history
reviews, monthly exams and general
school work, beside the regular round
of social duties-skating. sleigh rides.
parties, theaters and dances-most OF
us are pretty busy out here. especially
few who have to cram" to get
everything in at the last minute.
Those who have done each days work
as it came along surely feel repaid
now.
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ParoIed Man Tries to Write His Way Back Into
Confidence of His Fellows--And His Creditors

the gratitude that was in his heart
for the invitation his fellow alumni
had extended and the opportunity IL
had provided OF setting himself right
In their estimation.
1T has been a great day for me-
he said. lone Of the happiest / can re-
call. The touching kindness OF those
college men has simply overwhelmed
me-"
The conversation turned on his mid
die name, Goewey. The question, limo
Gently asked, struck deep and reveal.
ed the sentimental side OF the man.
THAT was my mothers maiden
name" he answered reverently, and
his eyes were moist. she died when
was born, and / thought IL l could
make my mark as a writer, IL would
be tribute 10 her memory"
Ten DAYS after he was sentenced
from Muskegon TO the Ionia reforma-
tory on forgery charge, Jones start
ed to write his way to freedom. One
hundred and fifty stories In all he
ground out in the shadow of those
grim walls. And every last one OF
them came back, with thanks. kind
ly enclose stamps and return envelope
he kept at his task. The day before
Christmas. 1913, came a telegram
from McClure's, accepting one OF his
stories and ordering a series OF the
same nature. The tide had turned.
Jones was getting on.
BY strange coincidence the first
of Jones' stories accepted by the Sat
lurday Evening Post, Reserved
Rights" appeared in the issue OF Dec.
26 last, the day he was paroled. And
Christmas, by the way, appears to be
an suspicious season In the chronol-
ogy OF Jones career as an author.
The first intimation received that
had broken into the Post" Mr.. Jones
related. was on the train going from
Ionia to Grand Rapids on my way
back to- Muskegon. | sat next TO a
lady who was reading a copy OF the
magazine and. to my surprise,
noticed that the story engaging her
attention was mine / could scarcely
restrain an impulse to proclaim my
self its author. but was glad after
wards that | refrained, as | had no
means OF establishing my identity and
the lady might have gained a wrong
impression However, was anxious
10 learn how the public was receiving
my stories and struck up converse.
ton with my seat mate.
1T was story dealing with bust
ness worries. and the lady told me
that she was interested in it because
'it recalled her own experiences with
he- husband. i never understood
until now she told me, why men
come home at night so worried and
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unnerved by their business cares To
me that seemed very pretty compli-
ment.
| II am starting now to write my first
book, A Million To One Chance,
which has already been spoken for
| by large publishing house on a
royalty basis. 1t will tell the story
| OF my own fight and my struggle 10
reclaim my position in society.
have no desire to go undertaking or
prison-reforming; let others do that
| IL they can spare the time. My object
| is solely to get right with the world,
and | believe | will succeed. The
governor, / think, was under the i'm
| preston that my writing ambitions
were largely moonshine, but from a
letter / received from him the other
Gay he has evidently changed his
mind"
So you've got TO hand it TO Frank
Goewey, Jones. VIII he win? Well.
long shots often do. And il can never
/, be said Of this man Jones that he was
not game. He does his writing as
niethodically' as he used to conduct his
manufacturing business. He gets
down to his Office at S;15 in the morn
ing and works till 1918. Then he
grinds away again from l:15 10 5:15.
At night he looks after his CORE
spondence and IL is usually after mid
night when he hits the pillow. Five
or six hours sleep Is enough for any
healthy man, he says. And he's going
10 keep up this pace, so help him John
Rogers, until he has paid on every
dollar he owes In the world and his
private bank account shows com
fortably balance.
But what OF the rejected manu-.
scripts?" Jones was asked What
was wrong with them?"
His answer was almost brutally
frank.
THE simple truth is" he said, they
we're not up TO the mark; they didn't
have the punch. You see, I had not
yet found my stride. But have them
all on file and indexed Chats Jones
all oyer). and some time, perhaps. I'll
work them over. for the ideas are
there. SO do not consider them a
total loss. Really they we're an i'm
portant factor in my success"
Where do you get your ideas?"
II bump into them everywhere go
II have found several very excellent
Ideas this afternoon, talking with my
friend here. Perhaps I will not get
any more for days and days. and then
they will come In food. That's the
way ideas have. you know. And that's
one reason I'm holding on to all the
old manuscripts. | am guarding my.
self against dearth OF ideas"
and here's more power to you, Mr..
Jones.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-15

Helen Lathers, Raymond Everett,
Vivian Nsfe. Dorothy Maicomsos,
Bessie Lsmbors.
The editors wish 10 thank The
Times and the manager of the Palace
motion picture theater for being al
lowed the privilege OF attending the
performances. II is a very fine the.
alter and Is showing some continued
dramas which make this privilege
doubly appreciated by the staff.
The AS girls are in a furry prepar-
ing for the semi-annual luncheon 10
he given In honor or Miss F.. g.
Handle, principal; Miss t. Backmann
first assistant; and Mr. Willard, the
manual training teacher. The vice
president will preside as hostess
Committees have been appointed to at
tend to the decorations, invitations
and SO forth. The girls will endeayor
TO carry out the class colors In the
decorations.
The graduating class has selected
the following officers: Hugh Benner
president; Mildred Matthews, vice
president; Beatrice Polasky. secre-
tary: Malcolm Leslie, treasurer. The
colors are dutch blue and old gold
The class motto and flower will be
selected at the next meeting.
Several rooms In the school have
been taught the Virginia reel and are
very much impressed by the figures
of the beautiful old-fsshioned dance
which is again becoming so popular
Music for the dance is furnished by
a fine victrola
Last Thursday a soccer game was
played with the Columbian team. The
game was won by our team by a
score OF to 1. By winning this game
our team is now champion OF league
nine
The pupils of room ID are being
taught the Swedish Klappdans in
connection with their physical train.
ing work.
Ever since the memorable banquet
given by The Times, where Tom MAY
entertained us with his fine cartoons
the editors have been doubly inter
ested In his cartoons appearing in
The Times every night. We were es.
pecially impressed by the famous
Christmas cartoon entitled, Forgot
ter" OF which Mr. May told an inter
esting anecdote.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-15
LosephIHe HIc OH

The European Red Cross hospital
has claimed another New York so
ciety girl-Miss Josephine Nicoll
leader or the younger society girls at
Newport and in New York is taking
a course in nursing preparatory 10
joining the Red Cross nurses on Eu.
ropean battleflelds.
Miss Nicoll is the daughter OF De,
Lancy Nicoll, the well-known attor.
ney. She is one OF several New York
young women-among them Mrs.
Richard Derby. the former Ethel
Roosevelt, who answered Europes call
for Red Cross nurses
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-15
WILLIAMS SCHOOL

Editorial Stsn-Chief, william Hayes,
associates. Lloyd DE Block. Arthur
scsnke' Arthur Freiberg, kenneths
Schsal. Elsie Custance.
The players OF the Williams soccer
team are: Lloyd De Block, goal keep
er; Leo Adamski and Laurence Ora
dom, backs; w. Jakel, Gust Skubick
and Elmer Cough half-backs; Car
Jennings, Harry Mack, William Hayes
(captain), Erhardt Stock and j. Vir
gin, forwards; Elmer and Arthur
Glimski, subs.
The Williams school defeated the
Duffield school In closely contested
soccer game by score OF to /. The
Duffields scored in the last minute OF
the game.
carl Jennings, outside left of the
Williams school soccer team, had his
arm broken in the game with the DUFF
field school,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-15
JEFFERSON SCHOOL

Editorial Stan-Chief. Rosamond Gorst,
associates, Ruth Peters, Kathleen
Fernly, Gerald Black. Floyd Lang
ely. Cushman Niece.
The physical culture teacher visited
room A, Tuesday afternoon, and ex
amined the graduates To be in strictly
correct standing, marching and ex
cruising positions. Those who passed
all three were: Doris Armstrong
Helen Morgan, Ruth Peters. Rosa
mond Gorst, George Gibson, Roy Rid
Ter, Fred Oulette and Tom I.awton.
The A class visited the Cass high
school last Friday. and were con
Quoted through the building by Mr.
Comfort and afterwards listened to
an interesting talk
The graduating class is to have a
class party Friday afternoon. They
are to have no graduating exercises
this year. The examinations for the
A class are to begin a week from Fri
day
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-15

Queen Welhelmina, OF the Neither
lands. who has thus far been able to
keep her country from being embroil.
ed in the war and has done much TO
alleviate the sufferings OF the Bel
CLANS who have sought safety in Hol-
land, Is an expert on military matters
and does not review a regiment as a
matter of form, but is quick to notice
any defects
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-15
SUGGESTIONS

we received very nice letter lIoiH
the editors at Highland Park High
: school. through their chief. Miss Dor
Ice Richards, apologizing for the alb
sence OF their items for the past three
weeks, and take the liberty or quoting
from same as follows: I'VE all OF us
'enJoy writing for the School Depart
ment OF The Times for several rea
sons. It's good training for us; IT'S
really enjoyable work., it arouses
school and class spirit and commun.
ity sympathy" We are duly grateful
for these expressions OF appreciation
and are quite sure all the school ell
tors entertain similar opinions.
or course, there may be reasons, OF
(Which We know nothing, Tor staying
out OF the School Department, but by
The logic OF all reasoning at our com
mand We fail to see why every school
in Detroit should not be represented
here. The benefits are manifold, both
10 the boys and girls who are on the
editorial STATS and to the schools, ana
unless there Is a reason beyond our
ken we expect a favorable response
very shortly to the invitation extend
ed those schools not now represented
TO arrange for stan Of editors to
furnish their school news.
We like the motto adopted at Samp-
son school. and from what we knC>F
of the principal. teachers and students
of that school they will never become
becalmed In the absence or sailing
wind they will start a breeze or their
own Their motto is: sail on, san
on, and on"
The visit OF the AS class at Iilli-
bridge school to the Pewabic pottery
last week was told about most inter
estingly by the school editors, and is
we'll worth reading See items OF
Wednesday
The effects OF "fooling" is told in
Central High notes Wednesday, when
two thoughtless boys started tumble
that resulted in about II rows OF lock
ers piling up, and badly injured an in
hocent third party. If such miscreants
were always themselves victims oil
their folly the trouble they make 9th.
erwise would not be altogether In
vain but 1t is usually some decent
chap that gets hurt
The ungraded room boys at wilkins
school have declared their intention
OF taking the baseball banner this
year
Johnston school editors are proud
of a fine new stereopticon that has
been provided for them, and antici-
pate some most enjoyable times.
One OF the pupils at Clippert school
exhibited a Chinese paper the other
day in the different rooms, and the in
terest IL created was worth The trou-
,'ble and thouahtfulness of little
Gladys Moore the girl who took the
paper TO school.
The soccer team at Marcy school
occupied second place in the standing
OF League 2, but the editors declare
the intention of the team 10 try hard
for first place next time.
With commendable patriotism. the
graduating class at Thomas school
has selected the American beauty rose
as their flower
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-15
VAN DYKE SCHOOL

Editorial Stan-Cbiefi Denman Park
Inson. Associates Marjorie Fraser.
Frances Church. Mary Lamb, Bertram
Levy, Irene GreEor.
The pupils who have been neither
absent or tardy In room G this semes-
ter, are: Ruth Binney, Lawrence
Buell.. Gunner Dahlstrom, James Daw-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-15

KALAMAZOO-Ka lamazoo's com.
mercial club campaign started at noon
today when a banquet was held, at
tended by nearly goo business men.
1t is planned to add 500 new members
to the club, thus giving the associa-
ton a membership OF nearly 1000.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-15
LOGAN SCHOOL
Editorial Stan-Chfef. Clenh Jackson
associates, Sylvia Schultz Cr.cc Pe
trowskf Harold Bennett. oliver Gregg.
Robert Dysarx.

Clara and Marie Moroski have not
been IN school for few days on &C.
count OF the death OF their father.
Dora Thorn has been having gen
uine case OF measles.
Alexander Bernard has entered 10
the B room.
Walter Huebner, OF room B. is on
the sick list
Our soccer team won an exciting
game from the Owen school this
week by score OF 5 to /. This game
gave our boys the championship OF
! League No. 10, and makes , I'm elig
IDLE to play in the series, winch will
decide the championship OF all the
Detroit schools. We all feel proud OF
their work. and wish them the best
OF success in the coming contest.