The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-13

the entire summer, working for the Z.
F. Durham Box Co., and for Swift q
Co., and earned $4,000 or $1,000. /
am glad to be here though"
Edna Turner said: 81 spent pleas
ant vacation as | did not work this
year. l am glad to be back
Anna Moore said: Il spent pleas
ant vacation keeping house and doing
work and | am very glad to be
back"
Geo. Smith said: Il worked all sum.
mer with the Lincoln High School
repairing automobiles and so forth. |
earned about 25 cents an hour. Mr..
Brooks had an auto which was con-
Stantly getting out of repair and every
time it did, he offered us water
melon to fix it; that kept us filled up
pretty much. | did not earn much
money but l felt that some things
count for more than money"
Miss Doris Novel was then called
upon to render selection and, she re-
ceived a rousing ovation. Miss Novel
is attending Kansas University and
Principal Lee stated how Miss Novel
had been able to attend school by the
assistance of relatives and her own
persistent energy.
Harry Fremont was then called upon
but was absent.
Lillian Campbell said: 81 spent a
very pleasant vacation and am glad
to be back again in school. l worked
at different theatres after trying to-
work in private family which l found
was too hard for me-"
Victoria Simpson said: II spent
very pleasant vacation as l worked
almost the entire summer with the
Millinery Department of Lincoln High
School making hats"
Prof Lee than said: THE Millinery
department of this school made 631
hats for the Frank Millinery Co. In
stead of the expression that we can
not get work. we are able to say that
we can get more work than we can
do The girls in the Millinery depart
ment orked so hard and steadily that
felt that they and their instructor
needed some rest before beginning the
next scholastic year and asked them
to clos shop for few days. But the
Frank Millinery Co., was still calling
for more hats when they closed"
James Johnson was then called up
on and said: Il worked the major part
of the summer with the Clay Manu-
featuring Co."
! Harry Walker said: 81 worked this
summer in the Printing department of
Lincoln High School and enjoyed it
very much"
Alvin Starks said: Il worked all
summer on 26 different school build
inGs, painting ventilators and fire es-
capes. Possibly some of you don't
know what a ventilator is but there is
one (pointed to one) One of the boys
called the fire escapes-''knee break
ers." His quaint expressions created
much laughter.
ALA May Nelson said: 81 worked
from the oath of June at Bag factory
and quit July 21st to attend the Sun
day School Convention at Lexington,
Mo, as a representative from Ward s
Chapel. I was elected Secretary there
and earned $500. When | returned
home l resumed my work until August
&c. l saved $270O."
Clara Martin said: 81 had a very
pleasant vacation. I worked in a pri'
vate family at 33rd and Baltimore and
saved enough money to buy my books
and clothes for school"
Cecil Newman said: 81 began work
in the Trades Dept. in the Carpentry
Glass and worked there most of the
summer We intended to build a gym
nasium, but found there was a need
for lunchroom tables and chairs. We
made several of each and finding that
there was need for an annex to At
tucks school, went over and built that.
If you want to see some good work,
just inspect the annex to Attucks
School"
Mr.. w. c. Hueston, attorney at law
then spoke and among the many good
things he said was: 81 have a keen
Interest in the high school and l am
very glad to be here. l read the list
of teachers for the high school this
year with, l feel sure the same keen
interest that, the young men and
women here have also. This high
school represents our race in the con-
test that we are to have in this coun-
try and let it be understood that a
contest is to come in the years to
come and you must decide for your
self whether or not this test is to be
won by you. AS l came here this
morning, my mind reminisces to the
years long passed when l went to
school and at which time l dare say
no female teacher on this platform
will admit she had been born. am
wondering whether or not the oppor
tunities which you have now are be
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