News Notes 



CALIFORNIA 



The following note appears in the last number of The Blue Bulletin: 

 The commissioner of Elementary Schools made a tour this spring of San 

 Luis Obispo County. In many of the schools patriotic programs rendered by 

 the children showed how, even in the most remote districts, the teachers were 

 alert and loyal leaders. 



Miss Marguerite Shipsey, who teaches the Los Berros School, has kindly 

 sent me the photograph of two little Japanese boys in her school. The elder, 

 Akira Saruwatari (Second Grade), recited the following lines with so much 

 patriotic spirit that every member of the audience, both children and adults, 

 cheered him to the echo, while his proud young mother smiled her approval and 

 happiness. Thus do we train, not /or, but in, Americanism: 



A SMALL boy's OFFERING 



I have two hands, no more, no less, 



Eight fingers and two thumbs ; 

 These hands belongs to Uncle Sam 



Whenever trouble comes! 



I have two feet, that's all I have, but 



Let me say right here 

 They'll march to time for Uncle Sam 



Whenever danger's near! 



I have one head — no more, you see — 



Poor gift it is indeed; 

 That head is Uncle Sam's to use, 



Whene'er he feels the need ! 



I have one heart ; it beats right here ■ 



It's ever on the job. 

 It's beating now for Uncle Sam 



With true and loyal throb ! 



M. s. M. 



MISSOURI 



Prof. J. Andrew Drushel has prepared a course in Nature-Study for the 

 seventh grade of the St. Louis schools. It is devoted to different phases of the 

 study, an important part of which is the mapping of all the shade trees in each 

 school district by the pupils. 



PENNSYLVANIA 



Mrs. E. S. Campbell who gave us the interesting story of the "Little Red 

 School House" now adds the last chapter of its activities: "On November 



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