The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-11
"That Trip to France"
CHAPTER |
Who Goes to France-Popular Miss
Norman or Unpopular Rival?

Norman or Unpopular Rival!
1t was the first day OF school
after the Christmas holidays, now
almost ten months ago, when this
story began.
In Kokomo, Indiana, two groups
of girls were going home from
school. Down one street sauntered
Dorothy Mcmillan. Helen Fielding,
Marjorie Saunders, and three or
four of their friends, all pupils Of
the sixth grade.
On another street were Jean Nc
MILAN, Dorothy's sister; Mildred
Waters, Martha Avery and Flor
ence Swanson. They were one year
ahead of Dot and Helen's bunch,
for they had advanced from the
lowly sixth into the more dignified
seventh.
Now it happened that in Kokomo
the sixth grade teacher, Miss Ma
bel Norman, was very popular.
Every boy and girl who had ever
been in her grade was in love with
her. To the boys she was a
peach" to the girls a perfect
dear"
1t also happened that Miss jean
cite Bauer, eighth grade teacher,
was exceedingly unpopular. She
had never been able to make
friends with her pupils. She was
cordially disliked. "Old" or "That
old" were the prefixes most COM
monty awarded her by the young
folks who underwent what they
considered the severe ordeal of
spending a year in her room.
And so on that chilly January
evening two plots were being
Matched.
One group, the sixth-graders.
were planning to send Miss Nor
man to France. because they liked
her so well. The other group, the
seventh-graders. were planning to
send Miss Bauer to France, so that
they would not have to go to her
the following fall. Miss Bauer had
once said that if ever she got
across the ocean she certainly
would stay there awhile and study.
81 don't see why we can't do it,
argued Florence Swanson. Il read
it right in the News night before
last. The teacher in this county
that gets the most votes is going
to have a trip to France free.
There will be a coupon in the pa
per every night. | know positively
that everybody from the seventh
grade up would vote for Miss Bauer
every night, just to get her away
from here. All we need to do is
to whisper it around. Gee! Won't
it be SPORT"
CHAPTER II
At the very same time that Jean
Mcmillan and her friends were
plotting to send Miss Bauer to
France, so they would not have her
as their teacher next year, Dot,
Helen, and Marjorie, T the sixth
grade, were enthusiastically plan
ming campaign to declare Miss
Norman by far the most popular of
all teachers in Indiana.
Girls, l don't think they need to
take vote to see who is the most
popular teacher in this county.
Everybody knows it's Miss Nor
man. I'm going to cut out cou-
pom and send it in every night, and
know everybody in the sixth
grade will do it, too.
"Why, Jean adores Miss Norman.
Last year when she was in the
sixth grade, she wouldn't talk
about anything or anyone else. II
know now Jean was right. I'll bet
Miss Norman is the finest teacher
anywhere" Dot and her friends
chartered on. or course, Miss Nor
man would win. There would be
no competition.
The News was delivered early
that evening. When Dot reached
home and had taken off her wraps
she was delighted to see 1t on the
table already. Sure enough, in big
type on the front page, was an ex-