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Big Dipper said as they raised their stars above their heads, "We 

 are the stars in the handle of the Big Dipper;" the four children 

 representing the bowl of the Big Dipper said, "We are the stars in 

 the bowl of the Big Dipper," then the seven children said, "We are 

 the stars of the Big Dipper." 



Then the children representing the stars of the Little Dipper told 

 about themselves. The child representing the North Star held 

 a gold star twice as large as the others. She then said, "I am 

 called the North Star or the star that never moves." She then 

 told in her own words the Indian legend about the North Star. 

 Then the children representing the stars in Queen Cassiopeia's 

 Chair said, "We are the stars in the Queen's chair." 



These three sets of children left the stage and were replaced by 

 twelve children representing the stars in the constellation Orion. 

 They all raised their stars above their heads and said, "Orion was a 

 mighty hunter." The children all lowered their stars and the two 

 representing Betelgeuze and the star nearly opposite raised their 

 stars above their heads and said, "We are the stars in the shoulders 

 of Orion." Then the three children representing the stars in the 

 belt of Orion said, "We are the stars in the belt of Orion," the 

 children representing the stars in the sword of Orion said, "We are 

 the stars in the sword of Orion;" then the boy representing the 

 star in the heel of Orion said, " I am the star in the heel of Orion." 

 With upraised stars the twelve children repeated, "Orion was a 

 mighty hunter." 



Shortly after this review a number of the youngest children were 

 promoted and they ceased coming to me. While walking through 

 the hall several months later I was stopped by a little girl named 

 Camella who looked up shyly and said, " I saw the Big Dish in the 

 sky last night." I was greatly encouraged because I knew that if 

 Camella remembered that much the other children would remem- 

 ber more. 



A Leaf Project 



Esther Craigmile 



Instead of aimlessly enjoying the variously tinted autumn leaves 

 which were brought into the school room by seventh grade pupils 

 it was suggested that the room divide itself into committees to 

 prepare leaf charts representing the various tree families in the 

 region about La Grange. The work was undertaken with unusual 



