School Notes
OF THE library books which
were ordered for the school
with the money netted
from the tag sale, 163 vol
umes arrived here on
Thursday. Others will follow. The
school children will have excellent
reading material during vacation with
these new books and our recent addi
tion of three hundred books from
Seattle. Pupils will be able to pro
cure books during vacation as there
. will be a librarian at the school house
once a week.
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Penmanship drills were submitted
to the A. N. Palmer Company for ap
proval by Miss Kolbenson. Twelve
progress buttons arrived on the last
boat and were distributed among the
pupils whose drills were approved of
by the penmanship experts. The
school board was kind enough to pay
for these buttons, and the pupils are
very grateful for this kindness. The
members of the class who received the
pins were Billy Fields, Don Bollinger,
Ophelia Howard, Harry O’Neill,
Brooke Lamprey, Ruth Donohoe, Alice
Daggett, John Ropswog, Garnett Rath
well, Harry Nelson and Headlee
Lamprey.
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Twelve Jessie Wilcox Smith juven
ile pictures are an added attraction
to the primary room. Instead of buy
ing books with the money from the
tag sale, these pictures were pur
chased.
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The first grade pupils have com
pleted the Beacon First Reader and
are ready to begin another.
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An examination covering all the
work done in the last term was given
to the English class by Miss Keever
on Friday morning.
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It would just be Frank Angerman’s
luck not to have any cuffs on when
it’s raining diamond cuff buttons.
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For the history lesson on next Mon
day afternoon the pupils of the an
cient history class are going to recite
on historial characters of note. The
characters selected by the pupils are:
“Peter the Great,” Esther Hile;
“Mary, Queen of the Scots,” Margaret
Foster; “Marie Antionettte,” .Leona
Churchill; “Josephine,” Elizabeth
O’Loughlen. Abbots’ historical books
furnish excellent reference material
on these subjects. — Elizabeth
O’Loughlen.
Notes By Margaret Foster
Study in arithmetic has been cen
tered this week on tables and meas
ures. The pitied ones are the sixth,
seventh and eighth grades.
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Geography has been very interest
ing this week, the topic being that
of the United States dependencies.
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Pupils damaging books this year
paid their fines on Friday, the charge
being laid according to the damage
done. The money will be put into a
fund, and a beautiful picture for the
benefit of the whole school will be
bought and placed in the main hall.
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During the past week the eighth
grade have had their share of tests.
They are stickers, though, and they
don’t grumble. Their motto is, “If
at first you don’t succeed, try, try
again.” Tests in civics, reading, lan
guage, geography, arithmetic, spelling,
reading, and physiology have been
taken and the class hope they have
done well, .Mr. Henderson sent these
tests so the pupils are trying doubly
hard to pass so as to obtain a diploma.
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Miss SJoberg gave leSts in typewrit
ing the fore part of this week. The
pupils did very well and the progress
toward excellent stenography is ad
vancing. Edna Thawley scored the
highest in these tests, Margaret Fos
ter being a close second.
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Classes have been considerably
broken up the past week on account of
so many tests being taken. However,
for the last week of school the usual
classes will be held.
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A general cleaning has been going
on, especially in the higher grades.
- Miss Keever, who has been very busy,
has not been In want of helpers to
aid her In this work. Heavy cover
ings have been put on tlie new read
ers for the little folks. Although every
one is so busy, at least a part of the
new books which came on the last
boat will be listed and ready for the
pupils to read during vacation.
Notes by Genevieve Roiswog.
WHAT IS THE USE OF
Walking when an automobile is go
ing your way?
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Going home when there is some
place else to go?
Moonlight when you are alone?
A piano when nobody can play?
A Victrola when you haven’t any
needles?
Going to school when you can play
"hookey”?
Studying when you can get along
without it?
Going to bed when you can stay up?
An Evinrude when it won’t work.
Ice skates when it Is summer time.
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Everything comes to the man who
waits; if he waits on himself.
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What If
Brooke Lamphrey should use the
dictionary.
Mr. Townsend would get cross and
cranky.
Leona Churchill should * lose her
curling iron.
Frank Angerman should cease to
ask questions.
Don Bollinger should not chew gum
for a week.
Elizabeth O’Loughlen never giggled.
Harry O’Neill should stop whisper
ing in school.
Margaret Foster should get real
angry?
Garnett Rathwell never talked to
the girls.
HMES CHANGE
WITH FALL OF
DYNASTIES
PARIS, April 21 (Correspondence
of the Associated Press)—Now that
the dust of crumbling thrones that
wrecked whole dynasties in their fall
has .somewhat cleared, that emperors,
czars, kings, grand dukes, archdukes,
and princelings have abandoned the
totterfing structure of Central Europe,
it may not be uninteresting to com
pare the present condition of these
rulers with that which they occupied
six months ago.
The story of tho fall of the house
of Hohenzollern would fill volumes. It
is a far cry from the dreams of world
dominion, the dictation , of peace in
shining helmet and spurred boots ar
rayed in the PalaJce of Versailles, to
the little villa hidden among the low
lands of Holland, Morose and taciturn,
William Hohenzollern, second and
last of the name, is awaiting the judg
ment of the peace conference within
the narrow confines of the estate ot
one of the few men in this world who
still have the courage to term them
selves his friends. The only recrea
tion from which this former emperor
seems to derive any pleasure or so
lace from his shattered dreams is in
wood-chopping. He still maintains
quite close relations with the present
German government. His staff, and
hi" servants, are paid by the “Hoff
mrxschallamt” in Berlin as was the
,case when he was emperor. The num
ber of his attendants, however, has
been greatly reduced but what is left
of them are still state officials. A
few weeks ago the Herr Hohenzollern
appeared to be in financial straits but
his exchequer has been replenished
by remittances from Germany.
The crown prince at Wieringen
after a few interviews has been silent.
Silence from him and silence concern
ing him is considered the bitterest
form of punishment that could be vis
ifprl 11 non him
A feeling of pity not untinged with
sympathy seems to characterize the
atitude of the world at large toward,
Charles, the. former emperor of Aus
tria. With is mother, the former Em
press Zita and the children, he led a
lonesome, dreary life in the ancient
Castle of Bdkartsau. ' Very few ser
vants remained in attendance for gold
was scarce at Eckartsau. Colonel
Summerhayes of the British army,
commanding a small British force,
acted more in the capacity of a men
tor and adviser to the former emperor
than that of a Sir Hudson Lowe. But
life was sad at Eckartsau and young
Charles was said to be wasting away
under the weight of his chagrin.
(Charles and his family have since
sought refuge in Switzerland).
Some weeks ago there arrived at
the Swiss frontier a pale, thin
youngster of thirteen years of age. He
gazed absently about apparently tak
ing no interest in what was going on
about him, listless, dull. Under ordi
nary circumstances this young man
would have been received with pomp
and honors and addressed as His
Royal Highness, Archduke Robert. He
is now plain Master Hapshurg come
to Switzerland for the benefit that the
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clear, limpid air of the country might
afford to his weakened lungs.
Maria Theresa, grandmother of the
former Emperor Charles and her
daughter, Maria Annunciate, reside in
the Vienna palace. Archduke Eugene,
former commander of the southwest
ern front; Archduke Max, who has re
slumed his law study at Vienna uni
versity; and all the families of the
archdukes belonging to the Toscana
branch are living in Upper Austria.
Archduke Salvator, son-in-law of the
late Franz-Joseph, is at Walsee
castle; Archduke Fderelck at Well
burg castle at Baden near Vienna; his
son, Albrecht, is a student of agricul
ture at Altenburg, Hungary; Arch
duke Joseph and his family live in
Budapest; Karl Stephan at Saybusch;
while Archduke Leopold Salvator and
family have left the country and are
thought to reside in Spain.
r oruiuauu into mug vn ouigtuia id
keeping as Inconspicuous as possible
“somewhere in Austria” as the com
munique was wont to say. He it was
who desrted the sinking ship first,
after trying to steer it before the
most favorable wind no matter
whence it blew. No one hears about
Rerdidnan's financial needs. The re
port sent out from Bulgaria at the
time of his flight was to the effect
tl’.a the had not left empty handed.
Ridicule and humorous remarks are
always heard when the name of Con
stantine of Greece is mentioned. The
news that “Tino” has no funds is re
ceived everywhere with pitiless mirth.
“Tino’s”troubles with his servants are
subjects of conversations on the
boulevards and fill the columns of
humorous publication. “Tino” is now
at the Dolder hotel in Zurich and is
said to be meeting his bills regularly
but the size of his tips has shrunk.
The flow of paper marks which came
from Germany during the reign of
Emperor William has been stopped
and although it has been officially de
nied the rumor persists that he for
mer Queen, Sophie, the sister of the
former emperor of Germany, had had
to call upon some friends to visit the
pawnshops with some of the regal
jewels.
King Nicholas of Montenegro di
vides his time about equally between
Nice and the Hotel Meurice in Paris.
When he is not busy pinnning decora
tions on unsuspecting visitors he is
working hard to regain his throne.
There is strong oppositon among
some of the five big powers to Nicho
las returning to Cettinje either as
king or as a prominent citizen.
O'f the smaller princes, Joachim,
youngest son of the former German
emperor, has been living in a hotel on
Rigi Mountain, Switzerland, under the
name of Count Mansfeld.
Rupprecht, the former prince of Ba
varia of western front fame, was the
guest of the Bishop of Coire, Switzer
land, for some weeks but his present
whereabouts are unknown. Rupprecht
has never recognized the republic of
Bavaria and his last words upon leav
ing Belgium were: “I abdicate noth
ing, I renounce nothing.”
Louis, the erstwhile King of Ba
varia, succeeded in entering Switzer
land and the lieutenant in charge of
the frontier port of entry was ar
rested for allowing him to depart
without proper passports. Louis was
travelling as a commercial man.
Big reduction in yarn at $1.10 per
hank at the Cordova Dry Goods Co. 7-3
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The American Field of Honor
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v —It is a patch of soil in prance where sleep our dead. It
is Spring now and poppies—blood-red—cover the fresh
turned earth of the graves.
' \ While the marks of the spade still linger can we forget the
*■ sarrifin* those American boys made—can we break faith? ^
| We can carry on the work they died for. We can keep j
f faith with them. We can sacrifice here and there to take,
* each of us, our share of the VICTORY LIBERTY
LOAN. Keep faith.
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1HT FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
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