Laurel outlook., 1950-07-12
LETTERS FOR
SPECIAL DELIVERY

such a tray that she is jn tbe mid
die of imaginary ennblay most Of
The hme.-News bem).
you GIVE UP too easy. vide'
l is here to stay. So are school
teachers. You missed a swell
chance to make a name for your
self as a great educator. Thousands
of schoolteachers are making the
same mistake. You have to NEE
competition with competition. Why
didn't you institute a new program
opening school with Home on the
Range" following with a demon
stration in pistol flaming" and an
nouncing that sheriff badges would
be given to all kids making good
marks? You probably came tc
school, as do most teachers, on a
bus. How can your arrival that
way capture the fancy of the chill
dren? Before giving up you could
have galloped up a couple of morn
ings on a cow-pony, blazing away
from a six-shooter as you entered
the school yard, and doing a few
rope tricks. The kids would have
been your devoted followers.
Schoolteachers are not living
up to their opportunities. Name
.-I@ - L-I &hn fare
sight and intelligence to offer
live ammunition to any kid
who gets 80 or better In school
work! Many teachers keep cats.
Why do we hear Of none who
keep buffaloes? They empha-
size in geography the beauties
Of Venice, Paris, Athens, etc.
How many mention Deadwood,
Dodge City, GoIdfield, Poker
Flat or Boot Hill? Why, before
giving up in your battle to hold
the interest of the Riddles, did
you never come to school in
Indian costume? Or bring an
luuldu W COITCCt pdpCISs
1 suppose you often told them
what great men Washington and
Lincoln were and urged them to
pattern after these great leaders.
But did it ever occur to you how
immediate their response would have
been if you had done as much
for Billy the Kid, Jesse James and
Sheriff Bat Masterson? How often
did you mention the James Broth
ers? Get their attention and support
that way, lady, and you can hold
them through the spelling and arith-
metic, especially if you tell them
that Joe Slade never lost a spelling
bee and that the reason cowboys
jump their ponies through saloon
windows so beautifully is that they
are mathematical marvels at fig
uring the square feet in any given
sheet of glass.
Won't you reconsider, Mrs. Palm
er? It's all a matter Of approach.
Any teacher in America can have
the kids eating out Of her hand if
she follows some Of these sugges-
lions and winds up every school
session with a stirring Don't miss
tomorrow's exciting chapter in this
stirring course of public school
studies! Will the Three RS get
the captive ranch owner out Of the
mine in time?"
These Words bare but q little
ybie
"Debost Nickel. Listen for Did,"
Possible classified ad of tomor-
row: Gentleman desiring to make
phone call requires cash loan.
"Philip Murray said the talks
between the CLIO and the AFL
would be carried on by both sides
a complete spirit Of humility and
Observation-Disclosures item. Wan
Ia bet?
Postmaster Jesse Donaldson de-
hes the charge Of the letter car
president that many r now
to eat lunch On the curb
because Of a mere half-hour lunch
"Mailmen are expected to
axe 80 minutes for lunch, but
here Is no objection to them taking
n hour or mor if the distance to
place to secure a satisfactory
unch is too great" he says. How
bout a new stamp, Jesse, COM
nemorating the quick-lunch room
nd the discovery of the hard
oiled egg?
1.-THE Kansas City police will be
ED strictly to a new rule prohibit
1g them from taking any part in
olitics or even discussing them
penly."-News item. Wanna bet?
Full-blooded American Indians,
.epresenting the Six Nations, went
, U.N. the other day TO complain
( some injustices by America and
but couldn't get a hearing.
naturally. They have kept COM
aratiyely civilized and must take