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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1920
Page
12
Whittier School presents a poem by Luella Pankey about Grandmother Winter visiting children with a blanket of ice and snow Then she tells them to sleep through the coldest weather and promises to return next year as spring nears The poem ends with the children calling Alphea Alphea and bidding farewell until winter comes again.
Martha Misivic recounts a beach outing with George and Virginia in Venice Virginia. They rent a large air filled fish and ride it as waves grow. A big wave capsizes them and they wash ashore after a dizzying tumble off a literal high rise of water.
A juvenile poem by FRANCIS recalls a cloudy morning with rain and snow, then a sunny noon. The narrator notes windows glazed with rain, fresh snow replacing the rain, and birds fluttering as springlike sun returns.
Donothy Fulford recounts a Seattle to San Juan Straits trip by boat. The voyage spans about two and a half days, with a seven hour boat leg, starting from Seattle around 4 pm and stopping at Camp Lewis for a night camp before resuming the journey. The narrator tours Camp Lewis, noting its interest and then continues along limited roads as country paths end.
The group travels detours by gravel and sand then fishes for supper before hiking along scenic Washington coastlines. They reach Bremerton, a major navy post, tour the station and yards, then enjoy Halloween celebrations and meals with graduates named Dorothy Monroe and others.
Barbara Blanning guides readers through a Greeley School field trip detailing a shoe factory tour. Visitors explore leather varieties, the electric presses shaping soles, the pattern room ensuring wasteful precision, and the assembly line where women stitch uppers and eyelets before men join soles and uppers, finishing and boxing shoes for worldwide distribution.
At Longfellow school a Saturday evening reunion of graduates occurred on Oct. 24 as reported by a local correspondent. The event brought together former students for a nostalgic gathering and participation in reminiscences and friendly activities.
France praises Rheims cathedral as France's best, noting its 500 niches with statues and a 40 foot rose window. Once two tall spires stood atop, now the ruin stands with a Joan of Arc statue at the fore. The cathedral towers eight times the schoolroom height and spans about 466 feet wide.
Ruth and Roy, 11, flee danger as a scouting pair in pioneer days. Their sick mother relies on them after their father dies in an Indian fight. They hunt for food, carry guns, and hide beneath leaves as a band of Indians passes by, narrowly escaping discovery.
Helen M Strong urges Montana voters to back measures 18 and 19 to fund education. She argues a 1 mill tax on personal property and a $5,000,000 school fund are needed to expand University of Montana facilities, housing, and pay for better teachers.
Eighth grade aided by seventh grade performed a student written dramatization of the First Continental Congress. The play, based on textbooks and library sources, aimed to deepen understanding of congressional work, improve reading and public speaking, and teach parliamentary basics with a cast including Anna Dunlap Patrick Henry Roy Broughton Doris Westphal and others. The scene opens with delegates entering Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia.
The text highlights attention to parliamentary law and procedures as delegates address the chair, pose questions, and conduct affairs, mirroring how a congress would resolve contemporary U S issues through orderly debate and rules.
In 1919 Audrey McIntosh recalls a camping trip when a large red squirrel dashed onto the tent porch and seized a bar of soap. Mamma chased it shouting to drop it, eventually causing the creature to drop the soap and flee. The family laughed at the squabble, convinced the animal merely wanted to be clean.
The S S club formed in January 1920 by Garfield school graduates. aims to hike and camp in warm weather, sews in winter to fund supplies. Officers include Evelyn Allison president and Phyllis Horne secretary. first hike posted with seven girls in overalls to Timber Butte, topping water shortage after a long climb.
Two members stayed to watch the coffee while others climbed rocks. After lunch at noon we searched for a lake said to be up there but failed and found girls raiding our camp. We returned sunburned and hungry, then walked to the spring to play games before seven o clock departure. Four paragraphs describe the Rheims cathedral as seen in pictures sent to schools by Miss Scofield.
Gladice Valentine reports the eighth A English class debated whether cats make better pets than dogs. The affirmative won, arguing cats are cheaper cleaner more domestic and gentler, while the negative cited dogs as healthier more companionable and intelligent. The speakers spoke with spirited, attentive English.
The rose window in the Rheims cathedral is described as forty feet wide and stunning when sunlight colors the panes. The cathedral and its window were once destroyed by Germans, and the speaker expresses a wish to visit and see the window someday.
In winter the snow and frost bring a merry season with Christmas and New Year. Ice rinks open and people skate and sleigh to chase away the dreary months. London weighs changes to the law restricting buildings to over 80 feet in height.
Autumn prepares for winter and the long dreary season. The poem notes vines and trees with leaves turning brown awaiting frost or snow to lay them in the ground.
The article describes the grand statues surrounding Rheims cathedral. Kings flank the rose windows and line the façade, with larger figures dominating the front. Saints top the rose windows while numerous statues line the interior walls.
The Gobelins wove tapestries praised for beauty and hung along Rheims walls for visitors from abroad to view. The text notes the tapestries are among the world’s finest and showcases their display to guests.
In Rheims Cathedral there are five hundred niches all containing statues of former kings crowned there. The last king crowned in the cathedral was Napoleon Bonaparte. The text notes the United States government prints more than many New York publishers.
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