Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
500 I'm Gold As Special Prizes VIII
Be Awarded March 9th

would say if she cut out the dancing
game altogether. Try it and see!
Mr.. Barr, representing the Guaran-
tee Life Association of Omaha, is
| traversing our prairies in search. of
prospective policy seekers-Boys he
is an insurance man and if you're
married its all right.
Miss Evaline Voisin former student
of the Collyer school was visiting
with friends here last week. Miss
Voisin is Sophomore in the Colby
High school and expresses much in
terest in h r work.
Talk about CRAFTS playing upon the
hearts of men, even the boys and
girls at school have taken advantage
of the game. A blue bottom for zen
cents is a contribution toward collec-
ting a library fund. You be one and
buy button.
A band of Collyer young people
took snow hike Saturday afternoon.
Rifle and sleds were born away on
their shoulders. Where they went or
what happened to them no one knows.
Even they cannot give an account of
themselves.
The weather conditions would not
permit the rendering of a literary
program. Friday night The dissa-
poiutment was quite general as the
program committee. those due to take
an active part in the program, and
those desiring to be entertained, were
all stranded before the storm.
The remnants and a reminder of
our earnest effort to maintain eace
armament came to us through the
mail this week in the form of a beau
tiful pennant of purple and gold. Yes
it makes US think we still got 'em
ships and guns, but, o, you peace
promoters. The award comes from
the blessed giver. hence, We have no
cause to feel fiattered if victory was
against us. Thanks to the giver.
A creed for the rural school boys:
81 believe that the country which
God made is more beau iful than the
city which man made; that life out of
doors and in touch with the earth is
the natural life of man. / believe
that work with nature is more in
! spring than the work with the most
Intricate machinery. 1 believe that
the dignity of labor depends not on
what you do, but on how you do it;
that opportunity comes to boy on
| the farm as often as to the boy in the
city; that life is larger, freer, happier
on the farm than in town; that my
success depends not upon my loca-
tion, but upon myself; not upon my
dreams, but upon what 1 actually do
not upon luck, but upon pluck. be
lieve in working when you work and
in playing when you plav, and giving
and demanding square deal in every
act of life. 1t every farmer boz
could enter into the tenor and spiri
of this creed, how many of then
would forget the bitter dissapoine
ments that never came to them and
welcome the bright possibilities tina;
fall their way.
The average attendance for tn
past month shows . decided decreas
over previous months. Why, is no
the question asked but what it results
please let James come home a
recess today" reads the note tina
q the teacher receives, or please excus
: Ellen for her absence yesterday; sh
had to have her new dress fitted.
S Or please excuse Mabel for tart1iness
she was out late at the party las
$ night Or please excuse William
for the rest of the week; we are goin
r to visit his Uncle John" Most pal
+ ents realize when they make such re
: quests that the reasons are Insult
cient yet they will tolerate it. Som
fail to see the value of punctualit
and regular attendance at school
They show an indifference to tn
; matter that seriously cripples tn
efficiency of tile school as well as re
9 tzrds the development of the child il
9 his work. Nowhere in life does bein