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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1908
Page
24
Elton and a new student forge a bond as the campus class spirit grows strong. Kenton the varsity captain praises Elton and invites athletic involvement. The two youths share a vow for unity and the class yell is raised repeatedly, signaling a united freshman class.
A schoolyard poem describes a girl narrator watching classmates. She notes differences in eye color hair texture and styles and imagines how all would look alike if everyone changed to straight hair or similar pigtails, dreaming of mutual admiration with Marguerite.
A Scottish farmer orders a lad to give each of the cops a cabbage with the biggest given to the one who provides the most milk. The boy returns claiming he gave each a cabbage and hung the largest on the pump handle.
Agnes Lee recounts a porcelain menagerie and a tiny clock’s missing loss. A fairy grants wishes to a dog, elephant, and cat while the clock seeks what to lose, ending with the clock gaining time by perpetual losing. The creatures crave lost traits and the fairy’s magic binds fate to a ticking twist.
Marie, age six, begins first day in town school after moving from the country. She brings a slate satchel, sponge, and pens, makes friends with a kind teacher, and proudly walks to and from the big schoolhouse. Her mother guides, blesses, and plans a midday lunch. The class sings and Marie hopes to sing Old Saint Nick on Friday.
A six year old girl Marie misbehaves in study hour, chats with a boy named Johnny Rogers, is corrected by her teacher, and returns home recounting the morning's lessons and a new sense of school life from her first day. Her mother smiles and consoles, noting Marie's playful mischief and her eye on the red headed classmate.
In the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War, Eleanor Fairfax defies pressure to appear loyal to the Yankees. When a Union Colonel tests local children, Eleanor proclaims she is a Secesh and refuses to betray her side, earning the nickname Eleanor's Colonel as he rewards her honesty.
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