The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-03-04
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THE FORUM
Communications To
The Editor
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scnooIs and Onions

Editor Leader I wish to expires
through the Forum" some Ideas tia
have been forcing themselves upli
me lately. 1t is very seldom thag
have had an idea that wish to ge
these recorded before they are gon
forever
Recently. during the great wa, II
was the custom to produce all that yo,
could of food stuff etc Recreauou
play OF children and so on were sor
gotten and school was run six dayi
out OF each week in order 10 get hc
children out into the fields. All this
we did with smile. for we thought
Il would help to beat Germany. and
II did Now Germany Is licked amt
we have returned to conditions that
are normal. that Is most OF as have.
However certain members OF he
school board have not yet found ont
that the war Is over. II seems, tsr
only recently that honorable body
leased the west half or the CotterAl
school ground 70 the janltor Of thas
school for an onion and potato patch.
OF course II matters not that tue
grounds so leased were the boys base
ball field for what right have ,hs
boys to play base ball when the
ground is needed so badly 70 raise
onions on am IN favor Of the board
procuring some hoes and forcing the
boys to hoe the janitor's potatoes AMI
onions al recesses for their physical
exercises Some of the good mothers
on the west side who thought more
Of The recreation OF their children
( han they did OF the janitor's potsto'
and onion patch coma lalned TO the
Superintendent. but while he said he
favored Fairgrounds for the childrer.
yet he seemed 10 be strongly moved
by the great need Of this onion patch
and. although he did make trip al
the way up 10 Cotteral to look The
matter over. he seems 10 have decided
in favor Of potatoes and onions. How
ever If anything should develop he j.
in the clear for he says be Knows
nothing about the source OF authority
for plowing up this ground. But WHY
should Superintendent be expected
to bother himself with such mincg
matters OF school administration as
play grounds and play OF the school
You viii remember gentle reader
lha, we voted permanent levy Of ~
mill for play grounds. but Of course
then we did not know that there
would be such demand for onions
and potatoes and never dreamed thai
il would be necessary for the board
to lease the play grounds for the
culture OF these necessities of ltc.
II is very wise move by the board
for the janitor there has only four
rooms TO sweep and thus he has lots Of
time. lie gets $500 per month for
he work and has pleanty of money to
buy the seed Ii anyone else has a
good pull with some mcmber OF tn
board. in all probability YOU could put
in a bid for the Central school play
ground provided you woulJ put II
N onions and potatoes The writer
would agree 10 put in part Of It II
he board would pay for the seed and !
blowing and agree 10 have the child !
rem keep the weeds chopped 0u,.
Here Is for a greater crop OF onions /
and potatoes The need is as great
oday as it was for tobacco in the
early history OF our country. when
he citizens planted it in the streets
II jamestown Never mind this boys ;
and girls, even is you cannot skate /
IN the streets or play on the school |
grounds you viii have lots OF onicns
and potatoes TO cat.-H. L. F.