East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1960-09-22
Superior, Prospect VIII
Begin Language Studies

destruction too, they can live
a full life and a long one.
For instance, a tree protects
itself by it's thick armour plate
of bark, which permits it's life
blood, the sap, to move unhind-
cred between leaves and roots.
Many plants, from the sturdy
thistle to the delicate rose, bear
thorns or "prickers" which dis
courage animals and people
from molesting them, but which
present no bar at all to the fer
tilizing honeybee. Seeds have
tough husks or pods, often of
fantastic thickness and strength
which yield only to the process
ses of decay in the ground to
allow the seeds themselves to
sprout; and in this way the
plant is assisted in reproducing
itself.
These and other plants have
been studied by Mrs. Lewis
children, who have brought to
school samples Of stems, bark,
seeds, and even whole plants to
illustrate the principles of pro-
lection. They have arranged a
display Of these things on a
bulletin board in their room,
together with an explanation of
the various means employed by
Nature to keep the race of
plants from dying out from the
earth.
Even crabgrass has a tough
stem, 50 that animals are dis
couraged from eating it. That
is one thing that we would like
to see Mother Nature pass an
amendment on. Either that, or
have humans decide that, after
all, purple lawns are rather
nice.
Mayfair
Every child in Mayfair School
recently carried home a des-
criptive statement giving de-
tails about the Cuyahoga VAL
ley Industrial Trips, which were
being held last weekend and
this. Children in the three up
per grades were especially
urged to ask their parents to
take them there, because they
have learned in their social
studies about the Importance of
the central valley to the growth
and wealth of Cleveland.
Although these trips are not
an organized school project, it
is both interesting and instruc-
tive to see the mills, ships, rail-
roads, bridges, and factories
that have contributed so much
to the life of our area. The
driver itself is a fascinating
thing to follow although it is
so twisted that you can't just
drive along it as along a boule-
ward; but its coils and turns
provide that much more length
for docks and plants, with all
the business and commerce that
spring from them.
Since the industries down
there are putting on shows of
their own for the visiting car
loads of sighseers, this is the
best time of the year to take
the self-guided trips into the
Flats region west and south of
the downtown area. 1t is hoped
that many East Clevelanders
join this free tour before it is
over.
Rozelle
Safety Week last week at
Rozelle School brought a pro-
gram Of safety movies in the
auditorium, the installation of
officers Of the schools Safety
Patrol for the new year, and
emphasis in all classrooms on
the important and life-saving
principles of "Stop, Look and
Listen"
Both upstairs and downstairs
bulletin boards carried safety |
slogans and messages, concen-
trating chiefly on the play
and street as areas
where most caution must be OBJ
served; and children were urg-
ed to watch both themselves
and others, especially the little
ones, who learn what an octa-
gon sign means before they can
read a word.
Just between us adults, traf-
fic grows heavier every year;
isn't that so? Each year brings
a multiplication Of the number
Of chances taken, cars to watch,
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