Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-14
PAhlic School Activities.

zens, they must be trained as bows and
girls to contribute their part to society.
therefore much effort is being made to
interest the children in the great world
struggle and to give them part in it.
The following report of the contributions
made by the schools to the Y.M.C A.
campaign shows how well this work is
being done:
SANDY Spring. A pledges cash $2lO,
total $3.50. Montgomery County High
School. 10 pledges. cash SELLS, total SOILS
jamestown Central. 4 pledges, total $40.
Nensinston Grammar. 6 pledges, total $50.
CheVy Chase High, 2 pledges, cash $50,
total $50. Clarksburg, SIS. Lewisdale, $l3.
Brookeville Central. $25.46. Hyattstown,
SlI.36. Laytonsville. pledges, cash S13,
total $S3. Boyds, SLAP. Montrose, ST. rs.
Woodside. pledges. total $50. Potomac,
$40. Travilah, pledge. total So, Da-
mascus. l pledge, cash $40. total $40. Lay
hill' $35. BrowningsviIle, $1O2.5O. Ger
mantown. 2 pledges. total $50 Cedar
Heights. $5.76. Total sum contributed,
$91618.
Pupils, classes or schools pledgine $40
are given one soldier, who becomes a big
brother, and to whom the children can
write and keep in actual contact. OF the
A pledges taken, seven were by individ-
ual pupils Lowry Riggs, Gordon Keys,
Albin Knight, Jack Hughes. of Rockville .
Palmer Teele and Dynes, of Chevy Chase !;
j. Elliott Janney. Kirk and Janney, of
Sandy Spring.
The pupils are now engaged in selling
Red Cross stamps, which proceeds 90 for
fighting tuberculosis.
The General School Organization of the
Chevy Chase High School re-orsanized
itself for hard years work at its monthly
meeting, the past week. The object of
this organization. Of which every High
School pupil is member, is to promote
the general welfare of the school in every
way possible.
At its first meeting the following officers
were elected President Thomas Maeru-
der; LIST, End and 3rd vice presidents, re-
spectively, Margaret Owens, E. Hodges and
Mary Beck; secretary, Mabel Becker treas
urer. Paul Stallsmith. Chairmen were
elected to the various committees, as fol-
lows: Athletic, Palmer Teele; educational,
Mary lmirie: social and dramatic, Mildred
Hendricks general improvement. Henry
Magruder; pin pennant and arm band,
Mildred Morrison; editor and business
manager Of school paper. Emerson Hodges
and Palmer Teele. respectively.
EMERSON HODGES. Correspondent.
Report of Layhill Home and School AS
ISOLATION:
The monthly meeting of the Layhill
Home and School Association was held at
the school Friday. November IS. 1917.
Mr.. Lewis Bean was presiding officer.
The leading attraction was an address by
Mr.. Van Hoesen on patriotic farming. Miss
Theresa Bean recited beautiful piece on
patriotism. The singing was very enjoy
able. The visitors. the singing class and
the pupils all took part in this feature.
Miss Eva Atwood gave some important
facts about the sewing class, which has
recently been organized by the girls. Thirty
five dollars was reported raised for Y. M.
c. A. and women we're reported to De
TO- hx Al
'front.' Miss Nellie Burriss read an article
about the common people of Germany.
Twenty-Five persons attended. Many more
would have been there but church meet
ing was held in the community.
WALTER ATWOOD.
Letter written by pupil supposedly a
settler of the jamestown Colony-a history
and English lesson.
jamestown. Va. Sept. S. 1910.
Dear Mr.. Wilson:
wish you were here in Virginia with
me. This is an excellent county for per-
sons who want homes of their own and
wish to make money.
There is plenty of land for everyone.
The Indians first owned the land. We got
the land very cheaply from the Indians.
Now | will tell you about the Indians.
Their homes are huts made of birch bark.
The men hunt and make war. The women
do most all of the work, such as hoeing the
corn and tobacco. and building the wig
vans. The Indians are a tall people,
with long. straight. black hair and high
cheek bones.
We have warm summers and cold win
tiers. We have plenty of rainfall and rich
soil We raise good crops Of corn and
tobacco.
We travel by water on the rivers and
bays. If we 60 by land, we have TO cut
our way through the woods.
We have high hills with rivers and bays
flowing around them. The trees and flow
ers are very beautiful.
Another great advantage in this country
is the freedom. We do anything we wish.
We do not have policemen to watch us as
we did in London. We can have our pleas
ures.
do not desire to return to England.
With best wishes. am
Your friend.
ARMlSTEAD WEST.
Contributions To Social Service
League.
The following is a list of contributions