Douglas Island news., 1921-02-18

those present ot Wu culorlb.nmen, riv,n by children of % public achoo and as he sat thcrc. dcmuro.y an' nnasmmuelv hs mind coyorte, back through Che aeca to Che t.m. When he engaged I'm school wor. 'way down upon Ono suwance River
 where Che yellow lcaam.nc cn- twine its toudrlh around every
 thing within reaching distance where Che orange d.atliH iu pcr
 mmc where che sweet magnolia blooms whore chus and teyor s.aik rampant and Che native conucsatc on chm days and shake for che drinks. mc shaker whose tooth rate uc loudcs, being the winner
 It was 8u unrradtd school The Stroller has seen many uuwodcd schools u his day and generation. but Che school Inc taught was che most uueradcI he ever aaw For example. A c'ass Iu algebra would be heard at IU.eO. followed at lo:4o by thc "Is It An Oz' class. to be suc- ecedod by English history which,
 u turn. would sIyo way to Mary Had Little Lamb. although bu. few of Che pupils raIy believed the latter statement
 
 But what Che mind ol Che sro'icr reverted to as he silently pcctatcd tbc recent school entertainment wm something along h same line chat was prepared mt ueycr presented
 by his school on the banks ol thc sone.iamcl Suwouco.
 The school form had begun at thc close of "coron p.oHu' which is month earlier chan "ane e-iul- m." and from six weeks to two months I'm adyareo ol "hoe NUu DO and by Che middle of December the school was well organized and under way and extensive preparations wore being made for a swollen event that was to bc e.rou just before Che school ua dsm soI for .ho holiday vacation The program n course of preparation was a varied oue In addition 10 Che thrilling drama "rm . Nights in Huroom lhUuooms are mot mentioned h..c for tho pur- pose of casting a mantle ol gloom over any of the suoIcra rc1ieHI hcre wore to bo various roo.oaons
 mouo.oeuos dialogues and readings
 Ouc small boy Vls to teI abou. Cas- hmoa who stood on thc burning deck vheuee an but hm had Tied
 while the flames chat uHc the bat | uc wrec. sHore round him o.er lho lcaIs another was Go announce Cha,
 Young Lo.luwr had como out from . thc Vcs. where. u an .ae wide bor- du h .ocd vas b.s and am
 oycrerouu boy witch voice uko a or horn waa to r..,a fnc "putue ol NurmIm and Dou.'a." n which ! che Uusb ol ae. o.erumo tho ashcn hue ou Che rD. oi Doug whom Mar
 milan was so .udaoro.t m uo slv ! "Lori Angus .hou hast uel."
 One pretty Huc r.rl who owned tbe only hair ribbon m Che school and who wore a uIGc on hor apron. was to rocte .KoumoEr BeI" while . a Iarrer girl was Go tcI how sad it
 was t1 bc poor and snor, Of boIInr ! when .he wuuy winds began To b.. . low. a girl I'm hor urt long dress and who know how to mato aao- roo c,ps had bo.u as.uoI .o "Cur- few Shall Not Ring Tonight while her sent mate was billed to batho ! Che audience in toan with hor voea' ! rendition Of "sweot hIec Bon B3It and l she received am caehorc. to
 como back witch "ComH Thru Che Rye" Crhe previous apology eoc| bcrcl
 E,ry pupil in Che school had a naco ou che entertainment program v.th tbo exception of one ArabeI3 Bourbon. age IS. weight l51h and | very easy Go gaze pon Her father ! Colonel Bourbon. was recognized as ! Che leading man In the district. as ! he owned teu deer hounds and had ! Che only moonsh.Hc dIH.u'cy within ! a radm. of lalf dozen mUc. The next a.n.raut Go leadership had only
 seycu hounds ud was forced to pate
 rouizc Che coionol's d.stIIerv every ! chm day or whenever ho fc.t sHf ! dcinuy sporty to shato for .ho
 drinks These conditions. and thg further fact chat she wore a hirh
 comb In hcr back bair gave Awboi'a
 a prestige In Che school and Che
 Stroller. being chen in che Impress
 siouable and p.abIo days Of .hree
 buuon-cutawar youth had a vcu
 oous.dcrate feeling for che acluowl
 edged belle Of b'e school and ho cu.
 dcayorod Co manifest chat feeling by
 suggesting to her chat she select her