Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-27
GRAMMAR SCHOOL NOTES

In The Red Cross contest Niles
Bruce Won inst place, Mary Margaret
Thompson second. and Douglas Cas-
Tie third Niles speech viii appear IN
this cU.gmu at au early date. Mra. \.
D. IdD,- and McsaIz. Jensen and
M'Iduy were the Judges OF this con.
test
School wlu close June :. The grad.
noon OF THAT day.
The following speech Won first
plac" IA lhr Thrift Stamp contest and
waa written By ATduth Jackson. ith
grade.
We Americans have once more
gone over the top. Seventeen millions
ul people have bought bonds, but We
must not stop there. We must now
tIy iO a'o how many thrift stamps ",
can get We should al least get $luU
worth, Tor every time you lick a thrift
stamp yuu help lick the kaiser and !
am sure wu uIl want tu help. surely
this beautiful country and glorious
iIaG OF ours is worth fighting iOI.
What would w, GIoe American citizens
DO 30 ~. had 90 be- ruled By tho kai-
-,I' That Is what We must fight
bonds don't sag % bought q Liberty
Bond. that should be enough We
must buy more and moro ana more a.
lH" war goes ON. NOw our govern
m,ul haas adopted a method OF gath
rr,ug % part of Tho many millions O!
dollars required go carry on this ter.
rbIn war tU victorious end where
by all boys and girls of America can
help. This method is tho thrift
stamp. Thrift means au increase in
wealth. and every thrift stamp We
buy helps TO increase the war fund
OF America. When We buy thrift
stamp wc know that iD will bay one
meal for an American fighting boy
az the front. And Uncle sam is not
asking every boy and girl TO give up
/ his or her spundIng money IN the
cause Ui freedom for nothing While
what We give helps TO buy food. cloth.
mcntCs aud ammunition for our brave
! boys il b. earning for ourselves sum
| of money which the government will
| pay to ua at the end of five years.
So, when We hcIp to make ire,
/ and peaceful world Tor the children
/ ut utuuI countries. We also help our
/ SELVES. God helps those who hrlV
! luum. elves when tuUy are right
4 America Is right first, last and al
/ ways. SO let " all do our best t.
/ bring TINS great struggle to "A success
! iui ending. and with Il glorious and
/ lasting peace Tor ever rid the country
ul kaiaurIsm. Then, and then only
| viii DHu world be sale place to liy,
in. We all love our freedom and ia,
. SlUus ana Stripes that stand for It's &
. We Will stand shoulder to shoulder Ia
the glorious end ana "thrilL' will BE-
our watChwOrd. When We SEQ that
| Charlie Chaplin Is going to bo in town
. We will fool hIm aud give our dime t.
Il Uncle sam Dimes mako dollars unt
H dollars put the pep into the game o
II going over the top and over the tor
VIC must 90 with the Stars aut
Il Stripes dying. What a day that vii
| be. Tho whole world will rejoice anl
when the boys come sailing home v,
Kids can all say, We helped to make
you comfortable whilo you were do
ing the trick that keeps the yoke Of
our HCCkg.' And just q minute, stol
ana count on your fingers! We lOanCJ
UuClo sam cighty.thrco dollars an,
twenty cents (SS32O) and no CAM
back with a hundred dollars ($lOO
We have helped our soldiers, our sail
Ors. ourselves. and the whole world
Save aH UG yOui little Abraham pen
MICS and when you get twenty-five o