Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-03-02

P0LITENESS CONTEST
WINNERS ANNOUNCED |
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polite thing to do, so she too lost her
chance for the prize.
P0litest Girl
But you are interested in the girl
who is to get the: dollar. This girl is
polite not only at scilool and church but
in the home and ON the street. One day
this little girl said to another girl, Its
nice to be polite and get the prize but
it is nicer to be polite and not get the
dollar" This girl knew the real mean-
ing of politeness. She was polite for
the sake Of being polite and not for the
honor or award that would come of it.
She was polite because it was the right
thing to do. So after very careful
watching have decided that this Is the
most polite girl that l can find. Her
name is Kathryn Farrell. She is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
Farrell, who reside at 700 Ross. Ave. :
The 1politeness detective in the boys
contest made the following report:
The first boy that attracted my at
tention after this contest started was
John. You had just finished announc-
ing this contest and given out hymn
when John politely handed hymn book
to his Sunday school teacher and in so
doing scored one point on this contest.
But since that time 1 have seen several
other boys do the same thing and tho
John seems to be pretty well behaved.
boy, he didn't score above the average
of such boys.
J. Speaks to All Boys ...,
I made a practice of speaking to
every boy that met on the street and
most of them were polite in returning
my salutation.
There was one boy that lives on the
corner who said. "Good morning." in
such a bright optimistic way that /
thot it would be worth while looking
him up a little more So I called at
his home one evening. He spoke to me
again very cordially and appeared to
be polite without being sissy. AS l
went away, he started out too and when
/ asked him if he was going to walk
to the depot with me he said, mo, I'm
going out to play. The policeman got
after me once and ran me home but he
can't catch me and I'm going out on the
street again. ..ss.: sz~gs~-
Then I thot, aIt Isn't polite to break
the -curfew lazy The most polite boy
in this town wi1Estirely obey the laws
of the town." Then Event on my way
but the boy that lfyes on the corner had
lost the politeness prize.
Met Country Boy
ls: Next / met; Roy. Roy is country
boy and he came to town to, take part
in spelling contest. A fellow never
can tell what mayshappen to him when
he. gets his lessons well at school. he
may get into spelling contest or de
clamation contest or something else
that will take him away from home
among strangers and some of those
strangers may have their weather eyes
open for a boy with unusual qualities.
The prize may not always be dollar
but many boy has captured valuable
prize or found valuable opportunity
when away from home in this way by
true politeness.
"What was the word, if you please?''
asked Roy, when the Superintendent
had pronounced word for the class
which he failed to understand.
The superintendent pronounced the
word again.
" '"Tlmnk YOU" .said Roy. -.
Roy was scoring high but didn't see
him any more after that day. But l
am going to- see him again some day
and see if he is just as polite when the
teacher isn't looking. -. ..,-~r
= Freelkied Face Boy IT. , -
Pass. the bread. please said the
freck]e faced boy jone: day rs ne -, t ~
dinner. (..i::;'t%. = ~ -. 4: -
.:,"Are you two:hoys inthe. same room
at school?". asked the. stranger. T.
=; "Uh hui said the freckled faced boy,
and he lost Ms chance for the polite
ness prize r s .'''.5
One Sunday came to church late
and sat down in back seat beside q
boy. Pretty soon a little girl came IN
and there seemed to be no seat Tor her.
THE boy Immediately got up and took
his coat off his seat and offered3the seat
to the girl. Then when she was seated
he went off and found a seat fol-. him
self. 1 asked the, girl if the boy was
her brother. She said that he was not
fiat his name was Gerald Jensen: AT
ter the service ] talked with Gerald
He told me he lived at 81 River Ave.
I don't know. whether l have found
the most polite boy in Warren OF not
hut according to the score that have
kept on the boys have met, / will have
to- vote the peliteness prize, to GeralC
.Iensen of S11 River Avenue. Gerale
is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Jensen.
Generous Response