The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-22
lF|ElD SCHOOL
IEWSDOYS MAKE
GOOD CITIZENS
Learn Accounting In Work
Outside ClaSSrOoms,

Ssventy-fiye clear eyed. flexible
msseIed young sprouts, the flower OF
GasiieId school are bona fide news
boya. who leave their homes south Of
Nah street before the birds awake, spin
osf into the hary dawning Of day. deliver
their wares and return home In time
20 fully satisfy their growing appe-
fItes before entering upon their school
duiies. A. the tap OF the noon bell the
ssass thrifty youngsters measure the
distance into business Highways, enter
ing into strong competition with other
nevsboys while dispensing the noon
editions 10 the business crowds that
throng the streets Again al the close
OF their school day they swarm into the
down town districts stationlng them
selves in the hotel corridors on street
corners and busy store entrances, ag-
gressively tsllying sales far into the
night. their lusty voices calling out the
latest war news 10 the owl crowds that
throns The terminal station
Doesn't Hurt School work
This tremendous diversion from
school activities make, no inroad upon
their efficiency rather II ,harpens their
mental aeumen, adding a sixth sense,
habit, the strongest element IN the lives
Of men.
Theirs is the initial stage Of sxehang
ing q youngling into a worthy citizen
and many Of them are now learning the
art OF accounting and business competi-
tion In their work outside school
The youngest Of them all Is Ernest
Chester, a toy OF kindergartener Just
o years old, who, In his baby bloomerS is
found every day In the down town dis
trict, bu,ily selling his wares. Being
90 small he finds poor solaee In com
peting with the lusty boys on the
streets, and enters the cafes where he
goes the rounds, pulling the coat tails
Of the counter diners 10 attract their
attention 10 make good his sale
Has s7o Bank Account
He never permits a sale to get away
and aside from being an all around good
fellow At home. has a $50 bank account
saved up against rainy day This
Get Rich Quick .Wallingford generally
return, home with dollar
l. D. Miller. another tiny first
grader, known only as II, D." is a.
regular" with headquarters at the Lee
Huekins hotel
Jodie Mcclure, diminutive at 8 years,
bot sharp as a tack, has his stand-in at
q corner OF Grand avenue With
the sales made by his elder bro
ther, Charles, Jodie provides an &C
count which mother dispenses in pur-
chasing groceries,
Jess Coker, Frank Bland, Clarence
Martin and Alfred Cation, all 7 year
olds, frequent the Lee HuckinS hotel,
Whites cafe, The Imperial and Egbert
hotels, where they are known and ad-
ynired for their prowesS in competition
by the patrons of the hotels who pat
ronire them.
Buys Suit With Savings
Willie Webster is the mediator be-
tween the crouch and the subscription
department OF the city newspapers. for
he covers the route known as "The
Kicks" The Disagreeable Man when
overlooked by his regular newsboy, is
opt to burst the phone by his s. o. s.
calls and Il is little Willie who responds
Willie runs the race and fills all voids
made by the boys who have taken
new untried route or exchanged routes
or otherwise left gaps in their listed
subscribers
Raymond Roden though only 8 years
OF age, has fine suit OF clothes pur-
chased with his penny-wage for Ray
mond is a classic example in the use of
his mother tongue in winning shekclS
from reluctant patrons.
John Gradyward. Clyde Arnold, Jesse
. Joker and John Barry also have new
,uits as a result OF their profteering
in papers
Boy "owl Paper" Specialist
Charlie Ford stations himself II
Browns {. O. d. store and catche,
every customer enroute home with their
evening meal which Is not complet,
according TO Charles accounts wi,hou
paper
0rval Cooley speciailes in the ow
editions and often is found at II oclocl
nt night cheerily calling the latest ",pc
cials." Orvl has even been admonlshe,
by his principal Miss Fritson on hi
late hours when found at the Termna
when all children are supposed to b,
sleeping, but he wins his point b,
his punctuality and department a
school