Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-28
COMPOSITIONS
GIVE IDEAS TO
HELP LIBRARY
Winners Are Announced tn
Contest Conducted by
IrUingtOn Branch.

Many interesting documents have been
examined by the Librarians OF the Irving
ton branch library as a result Of thu
prize composition contest recently con-
Quoted at school No. 81. Children from
the fourth and eighth grades devoted
one composition period to the IrVington
branch library, from the standpoint %
its usefulness to them.
Suggestions for improvement showed
much originality AID were useful as well
as amusing. One called for a tea room
in the rear of the library. Another
thought a serve yourself arrangement
Of books would be better. Ole would
have installed an indirect lighting sys-
TEN, another put in more windows to
save electricity, another painted the
building white Ito make It more cheer
full" and another installed q furnace so
the stove wouldn't smoke and bother
every one" Each child felt the need
Of more books, many asking for more
fairy tales.
Compositions awarded first place were
submitted by Isabelle Layman, SA, and
Leo Amend, SB. That of Isabelle Lay
man was as follows:
oh, Paul. the science teacher hastily
called to q small curly headed boy, win
you please come into my room tonight
after school? l want you to get some
information on electricity
Certainly, Miss Nesler, replied Paul
with a slight hesitation, but I don't
know where / can get the Information
when Paul came out of Miss Nesler's
room his face wore q rather hopeless loos
In place Of the bright smile that waS
usually to be seen there. He had inter
viewed the teacher and had no idea where
to get the work assigned him.
His depression did not last long, how
ever, because he caught glimpse Of his
school chum, Robert. He raced up the
street at full speed. for, as Robert read
a great deal, Paul felt certain Of receive
ing his much-needed aid.
Bob! Oh, Bob,' he shouted Justify.
Can't you wait a minute and not make
a fellow wear his legs out? And I say,
Bob, I'm In q deep hole and want you
to help me out. You are q bookworm.
you know, so viii you please enighten
me as to where l can attain some knowl-
edge Of eIectricity?'
q Well, now, Paul, I don't profess to
know anything about electricity, but
do know where you can get what you
want, right across the street from the
picture show house, the Irvington Branch
Library
Paul the next afternoon went across
to the library and to his surprise he
found just what he wanted through the
directory and the friendly. courteous IL
brarisn, and received a pleasant looking
II III MS SClSuce CldsS Work.
The prize-winning composition OF Lea
Amend was as follows:
The library is place to spend your
evenings or past times, and there ars
hundreds Of books to help educate your
self.
IF Abraham Lincoln can educate hini-
self with g few books, why can't you edn.
cate yourself with a library?
MANY evenings after supper 1 haven't
anything to do. The library in Irvington
IN m mind u1v
evening when 1 think l haven't anything
to do is we'll spent. like to look at the
magazines and other books, like the Pop-
ular Mechanics or Leslies-an that ara
up to date. The cozy fire on a cold winter
night-there isn't anything better to
read by.
"The books are placed in such order
that they are easy to find. If you can't
find the book you want. the kind help Of
the librarian is sure to come to your res
cue. You are never turned away with.
out book you want, if 1t is in the H.
ut is close to the school and is a great
help to the school teacher and pupils.
What could Irvtngton do without IL
brary? l do not know"
Dorothea Weaver and Charles W. Case
sell won second honors. Third place was
given to Bertha Corya and Brown Bolte.
There were PSI compositions, which were
not judged on neatness, spelling or pens
manship, but on thought. originality and
content The judges were Miss Esther
Baus, Miss Marian Saylor and Mrs. Louise
Payne, librarians.
Those whose compositions received
honorable mention are: George Dirks,
William Brown, David Clarke, Charles
Guy Bottle Frank Riggs Jr, John Dunno,
Maurice Morrill,, Paul Jackson. Paul
Lambert, Charles Hughes, Clair Coleman,
Theodore Foxworthy, Edward Stevens,
Forrest Bowman, James Mcbride, John
McCaslin, James Camplin, Virgil Hunter.
Collier Young, Gordon Derby. Helen Nor
70, Catherine Croan. Dorothy Seaman.
Telma Wallace, Annabell James, Eunics
Margaret Cook, Bernice Thorne,,
Miriam Meginniss, Blanche Challis, Mary
Brown, Eleanor Jones, Mildred Dirkg.l
Mary Jean Campbell Jean Vestal, Dor1
othy Lawson, Cora Riedman, Elizabeth
Hodges. Pauline WEIGH, Leora Driskeil,i
Donna Lees, Eleanor Durbin, Audrey Cola
Inns, Dorothy Showalter, Joy Weyenti
Gertrude Morrill, Jane Dewar, Geneva
Stoehr, Catherine Moore, Delma vestal4
Mildred Dray, Ducille Burnett. Eleanor
Bosler, Arta Weyant, Louise Dice. Lois
Aileen Ross and Louise
Lewis.