Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-09-08

in this science. Although we are
is miles from the nearest town and
roads are very bad we have all the
at least twice a week. Even an ice
cream man comes each week! Recent
ly man with a large truck load of
watermelons and stcantSlopes camel
past Before her marriage Grace was
also home economics instructor SO
we both fare well. There are two
COWS here, SO there is plenty of milk
and cream. Recently large crowd of
men was called ut to fight fire. They
returned after some time, dirty-tired
looking set Of men. 1t happens one of
the government road and telephone
crews is camping here for a week so
there were plenty of men to send. An
air fire patrol passes over us each day
and there is also radio station here
as well as a telephone station. I have
certainly had wonderful rest but
will have to return home by the end
the week as school begins August
p. This year I am to teach of class
of girls in home making. We will Oc-
cupy six room cottage which was en-
tirely refurnished and decorated this
spring into. a model home. Beside
home economies I will teach them
literature, history. geography, spelling,
letter writing, arithmetic and such
studies as will make them efficient
home makers. ZACH day they go
next door to the public nursery to-
assist in bathing and feeding the
venture and I will have to work out
my own program and methods of
work 1t will be blk experiment This
class is a regular part of the public
school system of Oakland. We clos
ed schools early this summer because
the board said funds for teachers
salaries were exhausted. So we each
lost 10th Of our annual salary more
than half months salary. Of course
nobody but a set of fool teachers
would stand for such treatment Teach
ers have no business ability.
Mother keeps very we'll and active
and enjoys life in California, Each
year we like it more here. Giralda
spent nearly a month in Yosemite
Park camping with three friends. That
was before I left home. During my
absence she and mother have made
several short trips. On one occasion
they brought back the two little daugh-
ters of our friend and gave them a
short. glorious taste of city life, TAX
+ IN fWn To
cisco, once to Golden Gate park and
once to the beach at the old Expo
grounds. A visit was made to the Pal
ace of Fine Arts there. We heard from
ArnO lately that he and his wife and
son spent two weeks in Yellowstone
park. He has promised to come with
his family to visit us this winter. I'm
still caring for the six French war or
hans as well as doing all I possibly
can for Orphanage IN Ostende. During
May I dispatched 35 packages aver
aging over pounds to the orphanage
and to the six French orphans I sent
larger packages. Giraldo has charge
of 4 French war orphans and does
the same for the Ostende orphans as
| do. We also look after several fam
lilies here around the Bay and one
little girl in Australia. So WEI are
very busy indeed. But is gives us
much pleasure as it does comfort and
joy to the people less fortunate than
we I trust this finds you very well
and may ! hope to hear from you
Soon? Kindly remember me to such
BarabOo friends as still know me.
Very sincerely,
Katharine WackIer