The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-01
WHAT WE CHILDREN
OF NEWLLANo DO

OF NEWLE.AN0 DO
First LwilI say we are the old stand
lbys throughout the ranch. If comrade
Lindsey gets behind on the farm he
lcalls for the children. IF Comrade Babb
has more vegetables than he and his
crew can pick or more weeds than they
can conquer he puts in his bid for so
many lively youngsters. IF Mrs. Gaddis
gets more beans, beets, etc, than she
can store away. if offers US children an
opportunity to lend our willing hands.
| IF Ole needs some extra help at the
sawmill OF George Cantrell at the print
shop OF Mrs. Green at the Cafeteria we.
boys and girls are always called upon.
| So you see we act as subs for all
! the industries and it is often the sub
stitute who wins the game.
OF course we have our regular work
We attend school half day and work
in some industry a half day but when
ever we are needed for special work.
we are always ready to volunteer.
And why should we be ready to vol
unteer to go to the field and sci sweet
potato plants in the hot sun, or wash
dishes in the Cafeteriap Why2 For two
reasons. First because it is necessary.
1t is a home duty. Ii is a part Of
our living. Second because we should
know how to do each and everything
done on the ranch. A farmers son.
must learn TO milk, to plow. to feed
stock, to drive a team. to read intelli-
gently. to be able to figure, to repair
tools in blacksmith shop and 50 on. He
need not be professional teamster o.
blacksmith, a master mechanic or a
famous mathematician, yet he must
know how to do each and every one of
these things and when necessity calls
be ready to answer.
| So it is in Newllano, especially with
1.-The young people. Each should know
how to make or repair shoes. to bake
bread, to clerk. to farm, to garden. 10
work in the machine shop or any other
industry. Perhaps it is not altogether
necessary that the girls should take up
so many lines of work; but the idea is
this: We must have in the fu-
Iture more than one man for a
can take a job if need be. How often
have we been handicapped for the lack
of man who knew something about
a certain job7 And how much more
could we have done had there been
some one to readily take the place Of
one who is absent? 1t is the man
who is master ofone or two professions
or trades, and who knows a good deal
about several others, that is paid the
most Gin honors not money! in New
llano. He is always considered the
man who is educated, for education is
not the mere collection of scores of
facts, but the knowledge man pos
sesses Of the things about him and that
he can utilize for the common good.
Hence we children work in all the
industries, study some theory and have
bushels of fun dancing, swimming, en-
pertaining and playing games. We live
practically on the fruits of our own toll
and take nothing for granted. We
learn every good thing that comes along
whether it is how to tan hides or write
dramas. but every thing we learn must
be proven fact and the more of this
we possess the happier we are.
#* SIS
Mr.. Fread has sent Warren his vio-
lin from Ceres. California. and he is
now making good use of it in the jun
ior Orchestra.
$500
Last week Robert Lindsey took sick
and has been unable to teach; So we
have been working until time for Mr..
to teach spelling and
thought reading.
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Advancement Yes We now