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tions about apples (the compositions were sent to our Botany 

 class). The apples were then sent to the domestic science of the 

 school where jelly was made from them. The jelly was sent to a 

 hospital as an added joy to some little children's Thanksgiving 

 dinner. 



How We Celebrate *'Apple Day." 



[The following from The High School "Q" of Quincy, 111., is by a member 

 of the Botany class. — Editor.] 



The apple has been called the King of all domestic fruits, and 

 rightly so, for no other fruit is as universally liked as it ; the people 

 who do not care for apples are decidedly in the minority. So 

 popular has it become in the last few years that the second Tuesday 

 in October has been set aside as "Apple Day," and on this day the 

 whole nation pays tribute to the apple and its virtues. 



Captain James Handley, of Quincy, was the founder of this 

 day, so it was most fitting that the Botany classes of the Quincy 

 High School should do homage to this day. Knowing that we 

 would remember our apple lessons longer if we could go to the 

 scene of the growing and packing, and could actually see all of the 

 processes of apple culture and marketing, Mr. Frank made 

 arrangements to take us out to Mr. Leaton Irving 's apple farm so 

 that we might personally inspect it. Apple Day was chosen for 

 the trip. As it happened, our chioce could not have been better, 

 for the day was ideal and we were all in the best of spirits. We 

 started at eight and made the trip in automobiles loaned for the 

 occasion. 



As to the farm itself, space does not permit my telling all of its 

 good qualities. Suffice it to say that in 191 2 Mr. Irwin took 

 the second place at the State Fair for the best managed orchard, 

 and only lost the first place to one of the State University's or- 

 chards. Such an honor any man could well be proud to have 

 earned. 



After our arrival wc were shown all over the ]jlacc ; we saw the 

 men picking the fruit, saw it taken to the packing house where it 

 was sorted, packed, and loaded on the wagons for market. It 

 was in the packing house that I learned one of the secrets of 

 Mr. Irwin's success in life. It is his honcst>'. Into each barrel are 

 put apples of one size or grade and this grade is marked on lop. 



