Indiana daily times., 1922-02-03
The HOOpers Tell
HOW FiUe Live on
dLinlited Income
Problems of Home Solved By
Practical Budget GiUeH
Daily in Times.

1.-THE HOOpers, an average American
family Of five. living in a suburban
town, on a limited iLcOme, will tell
the readers of The Daily Times how
the many present-day problems Of
the home are solved by working on
the budget that Mrs. Hooper has
evolved and found practical Follow
them daily in an interesting review
Of their home life and learn to meet
the conditions of the high cost Of
living with them.l
FRIDAY.
Mrs. Hooper had been delighted with
her investigation Of the schools Of Indi-
annapolis. She had gone with Roger to
the high school and found both the prin-
cipal and the teachers cordial and kindly
In their greeting to her as a stranger and
that their interest In Roger was genuine
she had no doubt They were Eorry that
he had lost four weeks OF the second
term Of school and advised that he begin
at once so that he would get no farther
behind With the years schedule. They
were very pleased with the records and
reports that he had brought from his old
school and while they confessed never to
have heard Of Mayheld they were certain
that only good scholarship, department
such high marks at any school
Mrs. Hooper was delighted at theiF
praise of Rogers school work, but she
couldn't get over the shock Of discover
ing that there were people in the world
who had never heard Of Mayfeld that had
been the center Of her universe for the
greater part Of her life
Helen was a little more difficult TO
place In her classes as she was not quite
as good a student as Roger and the
grade school to which Mrs. Hooper took
her after interviewing the teachers at
the high school. seemed to have its classi-
hcation of studies entirely different from
that Of studies for the same relative
grade.
"She viii either have to 20 back n
grade or be put up into the next ono"
said the principal after questioning
Helen about her work, and unfortunately
her record doesn't seem TO be high
enough according to these marks to let
her skip a grade"
But I should hate to have her lose q
whole year out of her school life be-
cause OF this move to Indianapolis"
sighed Mrs. Hooper.
1t is unfortunate" said the teacher
sympathetically, but I don't see that We
can DO single thing about it, She might
take anv examination, Of course. and It
might show that she was really prepared
TO go on with higher class in spite Of
these not very good marks on her report
card!"
Helen who was with her mother looked
terribly frightened at the prospect of an
examination, which she seemed to think
might be given to her then and there.
oh mother" she whispered, I'm %
scared couldn't remember a thing II the
teacher should ask me now"
The principal looked at her kindly. "Oh
wouldn't give it to you now, but I'm
AFRAID can't put you into & higher clasA
without it,
Il shouldn't want TO force her along
that way" interrupted Mrs. Hooper, IF
she hasn't done the work leading up to
the higher class 1t would only be foolish
to have her attempt to go on without 1t.
She had better go back to the class be-
low"
Helen looked as II she were about to
cry at this prospect, but her mother went
on.
1T is too bad. but you may be able to
make It up later by studying very hard
after you get started"
THAT is much the better way to do"
agreed the teacher, perhaps In June she
will have made up much that would help
her to pass an examination for 8 higher
class and |hAnever she is ready we viii
Just let her skip year to make up for
this putting back"
1t was a great blow to Helen to find
that she had to take her place In class
lower than the one she had come from
and the thought of having her classmates
at home know about 1t was not a pleasant
one Mrs. Hooper wondered, however If
the discipline might not after all be good
for her and make a better student Of her
in the future.
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LUNCHEON
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