Arizona republican., 1920-02-15

LITE IOON0 V WAsHINeToN's BoYHooD RULES l. Every action in company ought 10 be with some sign of respect 10 those present.
 Z. In the presence of others sing not to yourself with a humming noise, nor drum with your fingers or feet.
 3- Sleep not when others speak, sit not when others stand, speak not when you should hold your peace, walk not when others stop.
 4. Turn not your back to others, especially in speaking; jog not the table or desk on which another reads or writes; lean not on any one.
 D. Be no fIaterer; neither play with any one that delights not to be played with.
 o. Read no letters, books, or papers Tn company; but when there is a nec- esslty for doing it, you must ask leave. Come not near the books or writings or any one so as to read them, unless desired. nor give your opinion of them unaSked; also, look not nigh when an- other is writing a letter.
 z. Show not yourself glad at the misfortune of another, though he were your enemy
 $. Let your discourse with men of business be short and comprehensive. 9. In visiting the sick. do not pres entiy play the physician, if you be not , knowing therein.
 10. When a man does all he can, though 1t succeeds not well, blame not him that did it.
 GEORGE WASHINGTON. Young Writers:-The above quota tion from George Washington's note book show that even in his boyhood he dared have the courage to hope ana consciously work for the great char acter which whole nation continues to honor. Trivial as some of his one hundred ten rules for flying may seem, still in each (thought for the other fel- low, is the basic priciple. Study the lives of great men the world over and you will find that ever before the great man was the great boy.
 MARCUS WHITE,
 Director. (The author of the following poem will enjoy reading all eight stanzas Of a great poem written way back in the sixteenth century by Sir Edward A. Dyer. The first stanza reads: My mind,to me a kingdom is. Such present joys therein I find That it excels all other bliss That earth affords grows by kind: Though much I want which most
 wouldhave,
 Yet still my mind forbids to crave)
 INTROSPECTION
 
 In Natures meadows of delight, Where birds give forth a lovely sound. And flowers display their colors bright I roam in a meadow of another kind The lovely meadow of my Mind. How good to have friends who are Whose joys and sorrows you may
 share,
 Who'll ever prove faithful to you: Such friends indeed, are very rare But I have friends of another kind: Lovely thoughts that live in my Mind.
 FLORA LUDWIG.
 Senior, 1i33 E. Taylor,
 Phoenix, Ariz. The two following compositions de- serve special mention because they are no doubt representative of the thought of the majority of our young people of today.
 Tempe High school has sent in themes that show that their students are willing to think for the future of our democracyD
 WHAT WOULD LIKE TO
 PRODUCE
 If I had the ability I would like to write a book and dedicate it to the sol diers of foreign birth who lost their lives in defence of America in the great war. I would not want to write this book for fame, but would write merely as reminder to the people of the coming generations in this coun- try that it was not only the boys of American birth who made this country cafe for democracy. but the boys of foreign birth a s well.
 For the hero of my story I would have an Italian who had come to this country and had been aturalized but was hardly accustomed to the Amer ican ways and language. When the war broke out between Germany and the United States, he was one of the first to answer the call of his country, because he had learned to love and honor it. I would touch upon his life in camp while in training, but would devote most of the story to his life overseas. would have to undergo the danger of exposure. He would have 10 partake l of the same kind Of lodgings and 1 scanty food; in general he would have 1 to suffer along with the rest His suf- l ferinSs would be more keen. as he did ! not speak or act like the rest of them 1 Many times he would grow discour- | aged, but the love of his New Country | would urge him to do his duty, which | he would do and do we'll
 In conclusion of my story I would ] have this Italian die in battle. He would be honored by all his comrades | because although if he was an Amer | jean of foreign birth, he was willing | O sacrifice his life for a people of diff ferent ideals than his
 The reason I would like to write a l book of this kind is because I think there isn't as much said about the boys of foreign birth who fought for this