The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-04-12
What Boys and Girls Can Do to Help
the Town.

BY Donald McGinnis, Leon Iowa,
Eighth Grade, Mare l, H. L. t a9mo am
bition to help the town in all ways
possible. The first thing they can
do is TO make themselves all right.
Bows and girls can b neat and clean
! in person and language and well pc ,
! hayed on the streets and IN thelr
homes. To do. this they must be
obedient to their parents because
! they know what is best to do. Thev
can stand by their school and teach
ers by good work and regular at,
tendance, and help to see that all
children under fourteen years or age
attend school by reporting to the
officers any child not attending
BOYS and girls can attend some
Sabbath school and church where
they study the bible, which teaches
them to build a good character. A
boy or girl who has good charac-
ter will be the best citizen and our
boys and girls will some time pc the
can learn and obey the laws, OF the
town. A bunch of boys who run
around at night and tear up things
on HallOwe en- or other nights are
not helping the town very much nor
helping to build character.
If anyone comes into town ana
sees boys loafing and smoking t,ld en- i1
garettes, pipes or cigars nm tney town w,1'
They will say. Il do not want to
live in that town and have my boys
in such company Therefore boys
and girls can bring good cltlzens TO
the town by doing away with loal-
ing, smoking and prcfane LANGUAGE
and abstaining from all mtoAlcalihs
drinks.
Boys and girls can learn, to earn
and save some money to help pay
for some of the good things that
their parents, teachers and town are
doing for their good and happiness:
Boys and girls can make the town
more beautiful and clean by faklns
and cleaning their home Saruems any
shrubs, and refrain from throwing
waste paper, ashes or other rubbish
on streets. alleys, school yard Df
homes and by planting flower, beds
and shrubs in the school yard ana
caring for them instead OF spending
their spare time other ways. .IheE
can beautfy and make good use or
back Yards and vacant lots by plant
ing and tending gardens on them.
Bows and girls can avoid running
across lawns and parllin"S which
kills out the grass, and refrain from
defacing Or destroying any trees,
buildings, sidewalks or any other pro-
perty.
They can protect the squirrels
from cats or dogs and give them nuts
for themselves and little ones. one
Of the best ways to help the town
is to protect the Birds bv not dis
turbing them or their nests and pre-
venting others from doing 50. BOYS
can build bird houses for them and
see that they have food to. eat |
the winter and material for
nests.
Boys and girls can help keep the
cemetery in good order and filled with
plenty of flowers. clean off sidewalk
crossings in muddy weather and |
shovel snow from the sidewalks in
winter.
They can help in PATRIOTIC plays
and programs given by the school or /
town and help in charity work by |
helping those needing help and re-
porting their names to tho charity Or
eanization and town officers.
Children can stay away from
shows that show scenes of drunken
ess, safe-cracking. family wrong do
ing, wrong love making, shooting al
fairs, and other crimes and keep other
boys and girls from going, but at
tend the best ones witch show the
fine good things and happiness in the
world and letting the public know
that they want more OF the good
children s plays.