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interesting thing he saw in Sicily. Our word library 

 is from the Latin liber, bark of a tree. Thus liter- 

 ature is traceable in the growth of trees, and was 

 originally written on leaves and wooden tablets. 

 The West responds to the East in associating 

 great writers with groups of trees, and a grateful 

 posterity will appreciate the poetry of this idea 

 as well while it enjoys the shade and beauty 

 which the schools are securing for it. 



SPRING CLEANING 



BY SAM WALTER FOSS 



From The Yankee Blade 

 YES, clean yer house, an' clean yer shed, 



An' clean yer barn in every part; 

 But brush the cobwebs from yer head, 



An' sweep the snowbank from yer heart; 

 Jes' w'en spring cleanin' comes aroun' 



Bring forth the duster an' the broom, 

 But rake your fogy notions down, 



An' sweep yer dusty soul of gloom. 



Sweep oP ideas out with the dust, 

 An' dress the soul in newer style, 



Scrape from yer min' its wornout crust, 

 An' dump it in the rubbish pile; 



Sweep out the dates that burn an' smart, 

 Bring in new loves serene an' pure, 



