The Kansas City Kansan from Kansas City, Kansas • Page 19

THE A SIS CITY AN SAN 9B Bandar, May 28, 1022. The ansan 1 7 rv i i i 7 tyv mm mm arm mm i i in mm mm rm. mm a THANKS CLl)BS FOR PICNIC ASK BETTER PLAYGROUND FRANCIS WILLARD SCHOOL CHELSEA SCHOOL EUGENE FIELD SCHOOL JOHN FISKE SCHOOL As Written by the rnplU. Abbott School Pupils Would Have Improved Facilities, -v The pupils in the seventh grade of Abbott school are looking forward to the time when they will win in the. track meet next spring.

One reason why we do not win is because we do not have the playgrounds we should have. Some of the many things we need are two cood basket ball and volley ball courts. We should have a few slides and teeter totters for the primary grades. Our playground: is very rongn, It MARK UP WRITiHG RECORD Chelsea Room liar Thirty-Nine Out of Forty-FlT Pupils With Merits Stamps. During this thirty-six-week school period we hare had three writing tests on Lincoln's Gettysburg address.

The first test was in October, the second was in January, and the third was in April. MIm Cook scores these papers by a scale railed "Gettyshury edition." The April rest should be ten points better than the test in October. Most every pupil succeeded In doing it. We grade on speed and quality. The Inst test had our room scored fifty-one in quality and seventy-two In speed.

Co our room is called a standard room in writing. When Mr. Thomas and his son came to visit our room on May 23, thirty-nine out of forty-fire pupils who are in our room got special stamps. Mr. Thomas son said, "This is the best fifth grade in Kansas City we have visited yet." Donald Olce.

TROUBLE IS, SHE'S A GIRL be leveled off and sanded. DOG PICKS 0WI1 Pup Chooses Cognomen From of Paper Thrown on Floor by Master. Last Monday about thirty minutes after papa left for work, he camt home bringing me a HtH pup. He hadn't told me a thing about it, but he had bought it several dybe fore. I didn't haveTOuch lime to play with It that morning because I bad to go to schooL That night when papa and I got home we were going to decide on what we going "to name him.

Mother wanted to namo him i Papa preferred the name of Spot, my brother wanted him named Bud, and I wanted him named foncy. We were having a hard time naming him because we couldn't give him all of tho names. I suggested we all write the name we wanted on a slip of paper, and put them on the floor. 1 The one he picked up first, that one would be his name. We all did so.

When I threw them on the floor he I picked up the ono that had Bud on 1 It, so Bud Is his name. I I also have a pet coon. My other little dog was afraid of the roon and the coon bossed him, but Bud will i not stand for that. He bosses the coon. I You seo I have only had Bud few days, consequently.

I can't tell very much about Coolc fifth grade. Morse school. Cooper School Kids Grateful for Aid in Indoor Affair. The Cooper school children planned to go to the country May 23, but on account of the rain we couldn't go. So we decided to have a party in school.

Miss Miller, the principal, called up the Meyers creamery and ordered nine gallons of ice cream. The merchants of our district and the Rotary club helped to pay our picnic expenses. The Woman's Commercial hub luruisueu our tuuen. 1 VI Many thanks to the merchants of our district and the Rotary club. Many thanks to the Woman's Commercial club.

Mildred Bozick, sixth grade, Cooper school. You are the one I love so wellrthat Is you with eyes so. bright. You are the one I love the best, mother, dear, who makes the home nest. Mother, mother, if you should die, who then would I love when you were gone? You'd go to heaven, I'm sure I can say, because you've always done the right way.

Earl Rlgdon, grade six. GOOD TIME DESPITE RAIN. I will tell everybody of the bad luck we had Tuesday. We were to go to the farm of Mr. L.

E. Jones, Belview farm, Liberty, to have a picnic. When we heard Miss Miller say that, we were all happy, we were so happy that we could not wait till Tuesday. When Tuesday came it was raining all day, so the Women's Commercial club brought the lunch to the school and the merchants of our district and the Rotary club gave us some money and we had a picnic at Cooper schooL We had all the lunch and ice cream we could eat. We had a good time.

George Grisnik, Cooper school. RAIN FAILS TO STOP PICNIC One day our teacher was talking about going out to the-farm. The name of the farm was called Bellvue farm, Liberty, Mo. The man that owns it is J. E.

Jones. On May 23, we were going out there to eat our lunch, and have a good time. When Tuesday came it was cloudy and the rain was pouring down. So we could not go. Our teacher said that we were going to have our picnic anyway, so we had it in the school and we had a good time, I was almost sick of the things" because I ate too much.

Bianco Dinella, Cooper school. PRAISES NEW EDIFICE. The Chelsea school contract has been awarded. The plans were drawn up by Rose Peterson. The main entrance will be on Twenty-fourth street.

The contractors have promised to have the building ready to go into by December and the class of 1923 which is one of the largest classes Chelsea has ever had will be the first to be graduated from the new building. Virginia Sillin. HAD GOOD TIME 'INDOORS. I was verv orrv it rained Tuesdav for we are going out to E. Jones' for a little picnic but rain stopped us from going.

But just the same we had a good time. Tire Women's Commercial club furnished our lunch and the merchants of our district and the Rotary club gave us our money for ice cream and milk. So we had out picnic at school. Rosalee E. Dunston, Copoer school.

HAD RAINY DAY PICNIC. Tuesday, May 23, the children in Cooper school were planning to go to Bellview farm near Liberty, Mo. J. E. Jones invited us.

All the chil dren and teachers were disappointed on account of the weather. But we had our picnic in school. We had all the ice cream and milk we wanted. The Commercial club furnished the lunch all we could eat. We had a good time, even if it did rain.

Rosie Shaffer, Cooper school. TO SCOUT CAMP. This summer the Boy Scouts of America are going to the Ozarks. The big camp will be there where all troops will meet and have a good time. Troop 29 is hoping to have the most members.

We will swim and boat ride. Every Sunday morn ing we will have church. Every day some kiud of games will be played. Hal McLaughlin, Abbott school. PUPPY IS PLAYMATE.

I have a little puppy whose name is Buster, we is a luii-Diooaea Boston Bull. He can stand on his hind legs. He plays tag and bide and seek with me. I always have some one to play with, altho I have no brothers nor sisters, and there are no children living in the block I do. Marie Elizabeth Nease, fifth grade, Park school.

VERSA DAVIS jWTNS. I will, tell you about a contest we are having in the fourth grade at Chelsea schooL Conrad Miller and Verna Davis are the captains. Verna's side has 190 points and Conrad's side has 186 points. The con test ended Friday and Verna's 6ide won. We kept the score all year from September to May.

Wilbur L. Rodenburg. VISITS PACKING HOUSE. In my visit to the packing house, I was most interested in the examination of hogs for tuberculosis. A government inspector examines each hog.

If tiny yellow specks, are found on the air passages to the lungs the meat is condemned and thrown away. This is to protect the public Wil liam Fairbanks, Park schooL Auvrey Sylvester Anglen of the Abbott school, is going to help build a house. But I am afraid he will not get very far, for hewill smash his fingers more times than he will hammer nails. Melvin Warren Brour, Abbott schooL MOTHER of Frances Willard school won second place in division of the school track meet, with a. score of fifty three points.

Those, winning; first places were Boys Dash, Jimmie Piggott; high iumn. mnme Pisarott. Girls Dash Alice Rogers and Rocers: baa ket ball throw, Alice Rogers and Mary Rabon. Those winning 6econd' places were Boys Dash, Eugene relay, Wrayne Cunningham Raymond Wil liams, Ira Titchner and Robert Til lisch high jump, Lee Charley broad jump, Frank Ireland; Girls Dash Helen Leitzan: relay, Mary Rabon May Lattin, Dorothy Young and Those whining third 'places were Boys High Jump, WilllamIXitcher and Clyde Saucerman; broad jump, Lee Charley. Girls Dash, Louise Markmus; relay, Una Orr, Lavaughn Hatcher, Edna Leitzan and Pauline Gaskill.

RAIN SPOILS PICNIC Mike Bidnick Says Pupils of Ban croft Still Hope, A couple of weeks ago the Bancroft school planned a picnic." We decided to go to Swope park Wednesday. The crowd that graduated wis also going with us. We were to have specia automobiles to carry us out 'there. Well, we thought itvas just going to rain, nut it rainea Monuay ana continued Tuesday. 1 We expected the 6un to come out Tuesday afternoon.

It did shine for a little while-and then all at once it went behind the clouds. Wednesday looked as if it would be a good day until about 8 :30 when it started raining and it con tinned all daj So Bancroft school had to call off its picnic for Wednes day. We still hope have our picnic some aay next taii'nen it aoes not rain. Mike Bidnick, Bancroft school LAD IS CLAY MODELER Vernon Callaway, Park School, Says Dogs Ruined His ork. It is fun and Tery interesting to make things out of clay.

There is much clay by my house. I modeled a horse, a man, a saddle, a hat, a chicken yard, and eome chickens. I was sick a few days and when I went out to look at the mud things, they were all torn up. There were dogs' tracks around the place and I believe the dogs destroyed my mod els. Vernon Park school.

CLUB TO TAKE HIKE This Saturday the Loyal Sons' club will go no a hike. We will stay all night and sleep in a car. When it is about 1 or 2 clock we are going to have the two who watch the fire wake us up and we will take our fishing lines and get in a little boat and try to catch fish. The members of the club are Glenn NIckum, Le- Roy Powell, Columbus Powell, James Poffinburgar, Renery Neil, Paul Siler, Clifford Harris, Clarence Good, Clarence Woodhead, Clyde Wood- head. The manager is, Mr.

Burule-son; assistant manager -i Mr. George Woodhead. Glenn Nltkum, Grade 5, Morse school. GIVES HISTORY OF SEED. One warm spring day a little girl asked her mother if she could plant some seeds.

Her mother said she could. So she went to the place where I was and bought me. I was planted jand" in a week was up, but it did not rain for a long time and I was about to die when the little girl gate me a drink. In about a week I will be a radish. Minnie Scott, fifth grade, Park school.

PLANS TISIT TO FARM I am going to the country and go ing to help my grandfather in the fields. I am going to stay all sum mer with him. I want to ride all the horses and ride them when I go to the mail box. I will milk the cows and feed the hogs and chickens every morning and night. I will play with some boys.

Asa Carreir, room 8, Morse school. 4 LIKES VACATION WITH CHICKS I didn't get to go on a vacation last yar. 'If I keep aggravating mamma she will tell dad to getusra pass so we can go away this year. Out on the farm it is real' living and something happens every I would feed the chickens and ride on the truck to town to get the' mail. Jessie Conley, Bancroft School.

IT'S COLD AT ARMOUR'S The coolers at Armour's have a temperature of zero all the' time. They keep the butter and meat cold all the time in there. There is a heavy frost oh the pipes all the time. It is very unhealthful to work in there when it is hot outside. Leroy Knight, Park school.

SHUNS WEEPY Bancroft school planned a- "picnic for the last week of school but the weather was not suitable for a We will know better than to plan a picnic for the last week of school from now on. Mary Wil3on, Bancroft School. Jackr-What is the most correct name "Bill or William? John I say William. Jack Well, if you saw a duck going across the street would you say "Oh, see that duck with a yellow William." Jewell Keltner, Abbott schooL am going to learn to wash dishes, toJ sweep, to wash, and to cook for my mamma; I am going to go to church every Sunday. If I work, my papa will take me to the park and every place I want to go.

I might go with my father to a farm. Daisy Bozich, Cooper school. The Mothers' club of Morse school Is giving a last day dinner for the teachers this year. tThe teachers will appreciate it very much. Grace.

Ed-rimrton. grade six. Norma Kilby, sixth grade, May 25, There were thirty-nine graduates from Chelsea" school. Our school colors are, purple and white. The girls all wore white at the gradua tion.

The graduates had their pictures taken today. The graduating exercises were held at the Congre gational church May. 24, 1922. hope to graduate my self 6ome day. I hope I may be fortunate enough to go to the building ve are expecting to nave.

To The Kansan from Norma Kilby. GIRL, 15, IS; TEACHER Basha Best Assists in Kindergarten at Copper SchooL Basha Best, 15 years old, is the assistant kindergarten teacher at Cooper school. Basha's services are volunteered and she does not ask for a salary. "I like to help take care of the children," says Basha, "who is never too busy to take a. Tittle time from her lessons to help the tiny children learn to cut paper or make animals.

Next year Basha will go to Junior high school. EXPOSES SHOW JOKE. The Sunday school class of London Heights Methodist church is "going to have a minstrel show. We are going to practice Thursday and be dressed In our unionalls or ourover alls. Loren Brown is going to sing, "Tuck Me to Sleep in My Old 'Tucky Home." We are going to 6ay some joites.

one of the jokes Is: oay, uapper uan, wny do you wear sucn -loud socks?" "I wear them to keep my feet from going to sleep." Willard, Abbott school. WILL GO TO Wilma Condill is In the fourth grade. She says when school's out 6he is going to Kentucky. She is going to see her aunt and uncle where her father was born. She never has been there before.

She says shell's going to ride un mountains on burros, She has some cousins in Kentucky. She can hardly wait till school's out to see them. Gladys Grayier, Abbott 6Cfi00l. TELLS OF PET CAT. I have a cat at home, his name is Jack.

I like him very much. Mv cat is yellow and white. He is very pretty. One day he went away and we could not find him for a long time, and I heard something by the door and it was him. When he 6aw me he ran to me.

I feed my cat milk. I give him milk every time we eat a meal. The other day he got run over and I 6ure felt badly. Eveline Sylvois, fiifth grade. "BOB" IS AVELL TRAINED.

I have a pet dog. His name is Bob. He can shake hands and iumn thru a hoop. He can sit up. He will sneeze when you tell him to.

He is about eight' -years old. He is brown with some white under his neck. When he wants into the house he opens the door. Then he waits ior you to ten nim to come Idella Dysart, grade 4, Morse school. WILL VISI CALIFORNIA.

When school Ms out all of us are going to take a trip to California It think we will go right after school is out. We are coming back in Sep tember before school starts. I think we shall have a nice time. I want to see the mountains, the big trees, the fruit and flowers in California Mildred Cole, fifth grade, Park school. DESCRIBES MOTOR TRIP.

Sunday we drove out to Shawnee, Kan. On the way we saw orchards and a nursery with all kinds of flowers in it. On our way home we drove out by Swope park. After that we came home on the Blue Ridge road. There we saw acres of ground covered with peonies and other flowers.

It wassail very beau tiful. Alice Mae Hoe, Park school. WISHES TEACHER GOOD LUCK. Miss Robbins, our fourth grade teacher, will go to spend six weeks at Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Mo. I hope she will have a good time and enjoy her work very much.

Later in the summer she is going to Camp Shaw nee in urandview, ior two weeks. Viola Ankrom, Abbott school. ANNOUNCE HONOR ROLL. The honor roll xfor the year at Hawthorne school: Mary Harding. eighth grade; Janice Carlson, Hazel Croskey.

John Hamilton, sixth grade Orville Burtner, fifth grade; Mary Mae Keiser, fourth grade. Kansas City is going to give a Junior Marathon race. All the pupils that are speedy hope to try. Our Sunday school teacher, Clarence Mott, the cWampion 50-yard dasher for our own K. high school, is to run.

We all hope he will bring home ome kind of medal. Marvin Hammer smith, Abbott school. Edward Powers, pupil of Abbott school, won the prize at the Library story telling contest April 15, 19. Edward tojd the story, "The Gift of Love." The prize was a book, "Ab, the Cave Smith, Abbott school. I have a ret cat and four pet rab bits, and a hen and chickens.

I have a garden with radishes and corn ana beans and lettuce and tomatoes. I learned about God last Sunday. Elizabeth Good, second grade, Morse schooL This summer I am going to Des Moines. I am-golng to the show and we are going to have a picnic with ce cream for our lunches. I will have my hair all curled and have a good time with all my cousins all vacation.

Lillian Glass, CtTDper schooL Following have been neither absent nor tardy during the last year fcecona graue JNorma vvniies. Third grade Reba Cobb, Howard Meeks. Fifth grade Gladys Meeks, Roscoe Whiles, Richard Whiles. Sixth rrade Lillian Eye, Dollie Whiles, Trcstcn Burgess; Dorothy Glover. Seventh grade Merwyn Galllvan, Wilbur Broyles, Edward Foerschler, Charles Meeks.

Dorothy Ferkins, Cora Biltman. Ilnth Wall. Eighthgrade Robert Guth, schel McClellan. Honor students every basic 6tudy grade 00 per cent or above. First grade George Clendenin, Louise Dotson, Margaret Galllvan, Alma Gorthy, Velva Seouten, Minnie Watmutb, Harry Wbisman.

Second grade Charles Edmund-son, Elsie Eisman, Lawrence Hammond, Harold Resnlck, Margaret Sutton. Third grade Mildred Doherty, Reba Cobb, Agnes Floerke, Betty Meek, Howard Meeks, Margaret Ragary- Alebrt Zimmerman. Fifth grade Theresa Brandt, Ber-lilee Hoffman, Gladys Meeks. Sixth irrade Dorothv Glover. Emma Zimmerman.

ffevenin grauer mwaru oerscn-Ier, Louise Lowder, Dorothy Ferkins, Jerene Glover, Winnie Smith. Eighth grade Georgia Galllvan, Robert GutbT Mildred Kellquist, Marie Kelsey, Herschcl McClellaa, norton Meek. PET DOG IS WISE Understands Everything Told Says Fourth Grader. My pet dfK's name is Spotty. it, He is a white dog with brown spots on his back.

Spotty has a short tail. He is not very large. He is a very cute dog. Every morning when I get up he runs and gets' my shoes and stocking. He can do many tricks.

He can play ball, jump rope, ride a pony, and understand everything you 6rty to him. He can also play leap frog. Spotty is a very good dog. He will not let any one hurt me. I love him very much.

I hope that if you have a pet of viy kind that you will be kind to it. And also teach it many tricks for they are very fine to have. And will keep you from getting lonesome. Ethel Guenther, fourth grade, Morse school. HAS WONDERFUL DOG.

My dog will sit up for a piece of candy. He will try to sweep the ground with your cap. His name is Tricks. He is six months old. His hair is black, and curly.

He will play with me, but does not bite me. lie and my sister's cat fight. We took him down to the river and gave him a bath. It was the first time he ever swam. We threw sticks out into the water and he would go after them.

I have a collar and chain my sister gave me for my He has been hurt. His two front legs have been broken. Euel Graves, grade 4, Morse school. GOES TO PACIFIC COAST. Mamma and I are going to Cali fornia this summer If everything goes alright.

We plan to go to 'Frisco, Fresno, Los Angeles, Tia Jauna and many other places of interest. I want to visit the Old Spanish Missions, There are such beautiful parks and stndioes that I suppose three mouths will be very likely filled to the brim I hope to bring many souvenirs back with me. Fern Boiler. LISTS HONOR PLTILS. During 1910, 1920 and 1922, there were a few people in our room who weren't absent one day in all the school terra and I was among them.

The namesN were Irene Baune, Mary Whipple, Berccll Seaver, Raymond Bentz, Donald Obee, Harold John son. and Adrain noel. Everyone of these children with the exception of Bercell Seaver and Donald Obee were not tardy all the term. Chrls- tena Sears, Chelsea school. ADVISES FLOWER GARDENS.

I think every boy or girl should raise a small garden of either flowers or vegetables, lecause when- school has been out about two weeks they will not have much to do. 'It will keep them busy and interested. I live in a flat and cannot raise very much but I have a little bed of flowers and vegetables. Irene Hancock, grade five, Morse scHool. PONY DOES pony is black and white.

It is 3 years old. It runs in my father's pasture day and night. I have had it four months. He has no shoes on. I am going to get- a cart for him this summer.

I ride him every night after school. He will shake hands with me. His name is Jerry. Rice Roberts," fifth grade, Tark school. TLANS SUMMER VACATION.

This summer we are going to move and when we do I. am going to make a little house. I am going to have my sister be the cook and we are go ring to-have lots of fun. I am going to run up and down the mils so fast, Lapd I think we are going to have a great deal of fjin. Lee Kesner, Cooper school.

Vacation means we don't have to come to school. I am going to sewing school to learn hovv to sew, so I may sew some dresses for my dolly this summer. I know how to. sew but not very well. Nevis Ortiz, Coopor school.

Vacation is the time for fun. This summer I am.going to have fun with my dolls. I am going to the park. I will go to church every Sunday. I am going to help my mother work.

Mary Manrique, Cooper school. I have a dog. The dog's name Is Tiny. I like my dog. She is a pet-dos.

She is 3 years old. She is black and white. Margaret Tash, second grade, Morse school. The following boys and girls have not neen aosent tnis year: Sixth grade Carl Lasley, Wilma BowIIn, Leroy Tracy. Fifth grade Webster Weaver, Ellen Bauer, Willis Boring, Doris Briscol, Richard Morrison.

Fourth grade Edward Bowers, Mildred Eaken, Cleo Cowell, Fay Moss, Mattie Riggs, Dick Watkins. Third grade Armin Ogden. Gerald Tracey, Ford Haws, Anna Gar rison, Robert Mitchell, Verda Needles, Lyle Greenstreet, rhilip Cloudy Nellie Ferguson. Second grade Dernice Tabor, Eva Lillich, Elburn Harvey, Thelma Foley, Ernest Lasley, Feeny Mitchell, Helen Moss, Raymond Wogner, Vio let Edwards. First grade Cecil Elnora Stover, PLANS BEAUTY SHOP Mary Jenkins, Bancroft School, Re-J veals Her Ambition.

My ambition is to become a beaut? specialist altho I can never curl my own hair without burning myself and I couldn't manicure without fil ing or cutting nfy own finger. The thing I would like to do best would be to give facials, or massages, that is if the customer face were and nice. I would also like to give eyebrow arches because I couldn hurfmyself unless I picked my fing ers with the tweezers. Marie Jenk ins, Bancroft school. DOG LEAVES AFTER BATH.

I have a pet dog at home. I call him Curly because his hair is so curly. I give Curly a bath every week, His hair is always white as snow unless he gets in the mud. One Sat urday I gave him a bath and put a blue and pink ribbon around his neck. I put him outNon the front porch.

I went back in the bouse. Within an hour I went out to get him. I looked all over for him. I put an ad In the paper for him, but we never saw Curly again. Juanita Buff ingtou, Morse school.

TO EARN MONEY FOR TRIP. I am going to pick berries this summer and work in a grocery store to earn enough money to go with the Boy Scouts to the Ozarks. We are going to stay in the Ozarks for about ten days. The cost of the trip is $15. Some of my friends and I will go to Marshal creek fishing.

Marshal creek is a small stream about fourteen miles west of Kansas City. We "hope to catch many fish "on our trip. Bennie Bergtson, Abbott school. GOOD STUDENTS HONORED. We have two third'grade classes in our school.

In one thjrd grade class all pupils who make one hundred sit in one row- Those making ninety-five in the next row. The ninety in the next and on. This six weeks I have been in the hundred row three times. Everyone who made one hundred on each spelling test this six weeks received a gold star. Jane Cole has only missed one word this year.

Hope TELLS OF PICNIC. We were to have a picnic Tuesday. The lunch was furnished by the Women's City club, and we had more ice cream than we could eat. J. E.

Jones Invited us out to Bellvue farm, Liberty, but the rain spoiled it all. But 'we had a good time, anyway. John Chankovlcb, Cooper schooL TO EARN MONEY IN SUMMER. This summer I am going to earn some money. I am going to work out to Proctors Gamble Co.

I am not going to let my father buy my books this year. If I go to school, I am going to buy my sister's books and my books. I hope everybody has a good vacation. Alice Deringer, fifth grade, Morse school. ROOM GETS BANNER.

We had a writing test and there was a banner for the rooms that made the standard score. Miss Mc-Dougall's, Miss Cook's and Miss Klamm's room got a banner. It is blue cardboard and it says, "This is a standard room. in writing." Robert Hurst. BOY 3LKES RECORD.

In our school, room number seven, Eugene Is the only boy In oar room this year, who has never been absent and never been tardy th.is year. He is a very bright looking boy and I expect him to pass this year. He has dark brown eyes and curly hair. Florence Hatch. MAKE $46 ON SHOW.

Morse school had a picture show and made $4G and a few If we can get enough money we are going to buy a motion picture machine for our own use. We are going to have pictures on what we are studying. I think everyone will appreciate that. Paulie Agnew, grade 6. PROUD STANDARD.

The sixth grade and two sevenths and the eighth grade are very proud of our standard rooms in writing. Every room in the upper rooms of the school building received a standardization card for writing. Everette Stewart, Chelsea school. This summer I am going to spend my vacation In Independence, Mo on a farm. Iam going to take my twenty-two rifle and some bullets, too.

It will be a fine place because I can go fishing. There is also a nice place in which to swim. George Burandt, Park schooL When school Is out a boy named Tony and I are going to play together. We are going to work and nave lots money. We'll always go to the branding and climb the fence to see how the men brand the cattle Lloyd Limerson, Cooper school, We will be very much disappointed when we come back to school next September if our playground is not much Improved.

Helen Rosier, Ab bott school. ARMSTRONG SCHOOL I am going to work in a restaurant In Kansas City, this summer selling soft drinks. I hope I will like it My father and mother are going to Bonner Springs next week to work on a bridge. I will go out to see them every Saturday. Harold Mc-Mlllen.

School will soon be out and I intend to go to Wamego, where I was last summer. I have many friends tbere. I expect to have a good time while I am gone. I will stay all summer. will go car riding and sometimes go fishing with my uncle.

I will be in the fifth grade next year. Isabelle Childers. I have enjoyed going to school this winter. I have had a good time making toys, pin cushions and painting. I also enjoy reading, spelling, writing and arithmetic.

I am proud of Arrn strong school. I enjoyed myself Friday, May 19, 1922, as it was field day- I will be in the sixth grade next year. Alburta Reed. I have worked hard this winter and I am going to work in a store this summer. I will save my money to buy me a new suit.

I intend to go on many fishing trips this summer. I will be in the sixth grade next fall. Boyd Lee. The first thing I enjoyed this year was making toys. We made them of wood and painted them bright colors.

Second, I enjoyed the music memory contest in which I made a grade of ninety-six. Third, I enjoyed the field clay program, Friday, May 19, 1922. Fourth, I enjoyed the picnic at Park-wood Saturday. I go to Armstrong school and will be in the sixth grade next year. Katherine Burchett, I will go fishing this summer with some other boys.

There will be three of us in all. Last year we caught very few fish but this year we are going to catch more. I have three fishing poles and can find plenty of worms under old wood piles and legs. I. will be in the fifth grade next year.

Pierre Prim9. I enjoyed making Christmas toys this year. We made them of wood and painted them bright colors. I have gone to school all year without missing a day or being tardy. I have tried to do my best work this year.

I will be ia the sixth grade next fall. Homer nVombles. I have enjoyed going to school to study spelling, readingand all of my studies. I also enjoyed making toys. At Christmas time we made toys and pin cushions and near the end of the year we made clay beads.

I will 1m? in the sixth grade next Kane. FLOWERS HONOR DEAD As we look around us and see the beautiful flowers, memories of loved ones Memorial day come once again. Beautiful roses, peonies and other flowers will make beautiful- the graves on Memorial day and bring back memories of loved ones whose chair is vacant and can never be filled. Clara Thompson, Grade 6, Park school. GET HALF DOLLAR FOR DOG.

I was down on Thirteenth street last week when I found a dog. It was a little black and white dog. A man gave me a half a dollar for it. He told me to put the dog in the automobile and he gave me the half a dollar. I kept the half dollar.

Bonny Bell, fifth grade, Park 6chool. LAUDS CHELSEA SCHOOL Chelsea school is a real school. They have real teachers. Thirty-nine people were graduated here. They were graduated from the best school in Kansas City, by the teaching of Miss Hughe, Miss Barnes, Miss Basley, Miss Ferguson and Miss Miller.

Shelby Langford, 6ixth grade. G. E. L. CLUB GIVES PROGRAM May 2G the G.

E. L. club of Park school's sixth grade gave a program. The fifth graders were invited to be the audience. It was a very interesting nd entertaining.

way to spend the last morning of school. Dorothy L. Miller, Grade C. Pare school. The fifth grade of Bancroft school went to Swope park about a week ago.

They started about 4 a. m. and came back about 8 :30 a. m. They got wild floowers and seen the zoo.

They seen a coyote that look very mad and after they seen that it had young ones. Frank Babin. narold Goodfellow is one of the best boys in arithmetic in the fourth grade. Harold goes to Abbott school. Miss Nickols is giving a contest in arithmetic Helene Minner is ahead of the three classes.

Helen McFad- den, Abbott school. We were going out in the country and it started raining. We 'did not go home for our dinner. We ate our lunch in Cooper school. We had a bottle of milk and sandwiches and a good cake and some graham crackers.

had nine gallons cf ice cream. Joe Yonetich, Cooper scaool- Mildred Roberts Tee Wouldn't Be a Sksy if She Were Boy. If I were a boy, I wouldn't be like some that I know. I wouldn't be a issy I bould like to go bare-footed and go fishing and swimming, go boat ridiug. and Jump on logs that were going down the river.

This, of course, would be In the country, where the air is pure and fresh, and there is all the room that I need. I should want chum just about my size, and a dog. 1 should wear a big straw hat and vera lis and bo comfortable, and not have to be dressed up. like a 6issy, all time. Mildred Roberta Tee, Bancroft school.

FAREWELL TO BAND TOYS. The Kindergarten band at Bancroft school played many selections at their final recital Tuesday, All the children have enjoyed their work in the kindergarten department. They have esi't-ially enjoyed the band and have li'n praised very highly by victor who have heard them play. The pupils gave their instruments an unhappy look as they were being packed and put away, awaiting the new i in tils who will come to that department next year. The pupils -ouM hardly realize that their work in that department had been finished.

Hush Amisk, Bancroft School. BREAKS ARM AT MEET. While I was at the track meet I broke my arm. I was in the high jump. I ran and started to Jump over the pole when my foot slipped.

I hit the ground backwards. I caught myself with my left arm. I was lying on my back when I looked over at my arm it was all twisted up. Then I have a little rnp and just a little while after that accident vfny little dog gut run over. He is nil right now.

LoRoy Thomas, grade 5, Morse school. TELLS OF NEW SCHOOL We are going to have a new Chelsea school. It is supposed to -be finished by December 1. We will have two class rooms besides an auditorium and rest rooms. We wil be very proud of our new school and we intend to be very tarefnl not to scratch our furniture and walls.

We sire in.t poing to put any tacks in our new walls either. The main entrance to the new bnilding will be on Twenty-fourth street. Bernlce Hunt, Seventh grade. TO "tSIT IN HUTCHINSON. This summer I shall go to Hutchinson end spend a few days there.

I think maybe I shall go to the Ozarks from there and have a great time on the farm. If I do not go to the Ozarks I shall enjoy myself in Hutchinson. I think when I stay there a few days I shall return to Kansas City for there is no place like home. GoKlie Ileinbman, Bancroft school. ENJOYS SCHOOL PAGE.

I know the boys and girls of Bancroft will be sorry to lose the boys' and girls' page in The Kansan. It is appreciated because It contains news, that interests them. I like the puzzles and games that are shown on this pase and hope we can have them sea in when school opens. Eugene Bancroft school. The public schools had a track meet.

The Morse school was in it. All of the other schools said that we would not beat. But we showed them. The Morse school had good conduct and that's how they won. The Morse school gets a 6llver enp for winning the track meet.

Harold Stewart, sixth grade, Morse school. There are eight pupils in the sixth grade that have not been absent or tardy this year. They are Francis Cleveland, Raymond Osborn. Ollie Barnette, Lucille Bales, Faul Vander-riile, Joe Whitney, Ola Worrell and Irene Johnson. Francis Wilson, grade 0," Morse school.

i Now those who are ready to have any fun. No matter how many there be, Flease come to our school, Iear old Chelsea school. With Elsie, Susie, and me. Dorothy Mae McDanlels. Our Sunday school class is going to choose a baseball team.

We are going to play other teams our size. The name of our team is the "Busy Bee Athletic club." narold Lawrence Rlvely, Abbott SchooL This, summer I am to Des Moines and stay ten days. We are-going for the fourth of July. We are going to buy some sparklers to use the fourth. We are coming home the fifth.

Sadyne Glass, Cooper school. Francls Cleveland of Morse school has not received a grade lelow nintty this year. Emery Overly, grade Morse school AMBITIOUS TO WRITE 3Iary Alice Crawford of Bancroft Desires to Be Author. My ambition is to become a story writer. Sometimes I get eo- filled up with ideas that my bnol just trembles with haste to write down my ideas.

Stories Just seem to pop Into my head. I hope all the peo pie that read this Item see my tor--ies published later on, because is my ono big ambition, to become a successful stoy writer. Mary AUc' Crawford, Bancroft schooL RAIN DIDN'T BOTHER COOrER. i May 23, we were invited to J. E.

Jones' Belview farm near Liberty Mo. The Woman's Commercial club I furnished our lunches. The merchants I of our district and Rotary club helped us pny our car fare. Miss Miller told us Monday if it was nice Tuesday wo were going to I go to Mr. Jones' farm if it rained la I the morning and nice in the after noon, we would go to tho City park i and have one picnic there.

If it rained all day, we were going to have our nlcnlc in schooL We didn't get to go to the farm because the grass was wet and we didn't get to go to City park. But we stayed at school all day and had our picnic at schooL We had the most fun Just tho same. Mary Latas, Cooper 1 school. THREE CHICKENS STOLEN Last summer someone 6tole three of our chickens. It was about roid.

night and we didn't know anything about it. That morning we were out i In the back yard playing and a wo- 'i man said. "What is the matter wlth-i your chicken wire?" I said "I didn't know." Wo weut over to the fence i and saw it was cut I went in and told my father and he came out and fixed tho hole up. Cleta WorrcIL Grade Morse schooL 1 CAT DISLIKES DOG. Last night papa brought a little' i dog home from work.

My cat, Tom i niie. don't like doss. Whenever htt saw the dog coming he would get upon a cninr. ue kept him in the I house all night. The next morning let him out.

Tommlo looked very mppy when he saw the dog go out the door. Viola Crawford, fifth grade, Morse school. 'mary goes to farm. Little Mary went to her grandma' limico in flio ennnfrr fihn tvnnf tif- to see the chickens as she had never seen a chicken before. When shd got out there, she saw a rxawk, and i thought that it was a chicken, so she ran into the house and told her grandma that one of her chickens i was in bloom.

George Sevall, Abbott' school. OUR TRIP TO SWOPIS PARK. A week ago last Saturday our room went on a picnic to Swojhj park. When we got there we ate our lunch and then went to seo the animals. There was a bear who would stand up on his hind feet and beg for pea nuts.

Another one sat In the pool and begged. La Verne Smith, grade five. Park schooL WILL VISIT PHONE 4 I am going to visit tho Kansaa. Citv telephone office next week. It is the main telephone office.

I think, it will be great fun. I want to see how they shoot trouble and howHhe switch boards look. I also want to see all the other things therc-Lo-ter MacTc, fifth grade, Park school. PUPILS GOOD WRITERS. Every room upstairs of Chelsea school is a standard room In There were many special stamps4 given.

Our Writing teacher Is Miss; Vada Bosley, she is the eighth grade teacher. Dortha Fisher, seventh, grade. GO TO CHURCH. The first four grades went to th4 Congregational church at 1130 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and saw tha graduation exercises. All; of class sang and some spoke piece.

They had a nice program Gertrude Taylor, third grade, Chelsea schooL In vacation I am going to read all the books I have. I am going to church every Sunday. I am going to i 1L 1 see my uncie. i am going io mw itu This is the end of my paper. Josephine Padilla, Cooper.

Miss Klamm's room Is a standard i room in writing. Thirteen received Jspcclal stamps" and all the rest received "honor- tartiDs." Annette ortor, i i.