Fifth graders craft patriotic verses amid wartime glare
Bronte school pupils inclusive of Billie Jean Millikin Rayma Bagwell and Norma Jean Gentry submit poems praising the flag and country. They rail against Hitler and Japan while pledging allegiance and freedom across the United States.
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H. A. Springer
Hitler
The Snow in Bronte School Scene
A brisk winter scene shows wind swirling snow and piling drifts. Children with bright red sleds race down a hill as Frances Pauline Beavers from Bronte School signs off for next week.
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Frances Pauline Beavers
Bronte School
Baseball Team Poem Reprinted From Bronte School
Editor notes a mixup with Master Alvah Lee Allison’s poem Our Baseball Team. The piece depicts a team scoring under rain or snow, refrains about getting “back on you” after outs, and a line about playing clean yet admitting cheating. The poem uses quoted lines to illustrate rivalry and team spirit.
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Alvah Lee Allison
The School Bright Verse Echoes East and West
A playful verse extols school life with lines about rising sun in the East and setting in the West. It celebrates daily sights, diligent work, and lively play among students and teachers.
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