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Show Snn Went thr0Ufih SWOllen donth m',dL'nso woods in the acptn of winter, he traveled on horseback five hundred miles dnd gave the Commander the message. When he was twenty-seven ears old, he married Mrs. Martha Mar-tha Custis. When the Revolutionary War ld; wits, made Command-er-m-Chief of the Army. Washington was one of the ifrst men to sign the Constitution Constitu-tion of the United States and became be-came our first president. He was l resident for eight years. He served his country well. He went oack to Mount Vernon, where . ,'ed ,two more yars and 1799 he died. All the people felt sad even the British ships lowered low-ered their flags to halfmast. He was first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his country men." Margaret Stringham Fifth Grade Central School The Life of George Washington George Washington, the hero of American independence and the Father of His Country", as he has long been popularly called, was born at Bridges Creek, Westmoreland West-moreland Country, Virginia, February 22, 1732. His grandfather grandfa-ther and family came from Northamtonshire, England, where the family had been one of excellent standing. His father was Augustine Washington and his mother was Mary Ball. George was but ten when his father died and his mother was left with six children. Little or nothing is known of his childhood, thoueh nrnhlom- AMERICANISM ESSAYS Prie winning compositions In the contest sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary are published here in recognition recogni-tion of the fine work done by Bingham Central and Copper-ton Copper-ton grade students Americanism American-ism week. Abraham Lincoln A great man, Abraham Lincoln, Lin-coln, was born in Hardin, County, Coun-ty, Kentucky, Feb. 12, 1809. He lived with his father, Thomas Lincoln, and his mother, Nancy Hanks, in a crude log cabin with one room which had one small window and a dirt floor. Their beds were made of corn husks and bear-skins. When he was seven years old, they moved to Indiana and set- tied near the Ohio River where Abraham grew to manhood. When he was nine, his mother died. He helped his father build a crude coffin in which they laid his mother. to rest on a lonely hillside in Indiana. The following year, Abraham's father married Sarah Johnson who was a very devoted stepmother step-mother and helped him to ad- vaiice in me neiu oi eaucauon-Abraham eaucauon-Abraham once said, "All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my Mother." Abraham loved to read and whenever he heard of anyone owning a book he had not read, he would walk miles to borrow it- Abraham Lincoln's hunger for books led him to devour everything every-thing that was printed, even the dictionary, which he read page by page- He Would stretch out on the floor and read nearly all night by the light from the red coals in the fireplace. By the time Abraham was seventeen, sev-enteen, he was a raw-boned, broad shouldered, tall young man. A few years later, they moved to Illinois where Abraham Abra-ham helped his father split rails and build a log cabin. Later he obtained a job on a flat boat and traveled down the river to New Orleans. There he saw the selling of the negro slaves. Here he made up his mind to help free them if ever he had the opportunity. He was noted for his. honesty. His friends all called him "Honest "Hon-est Abe-" He was elected, the sixteenth-president sixteenth-president of the 'United States in-1860. In January 1863, President Presi-dent Lincoln freed the slaves-There slaves-There is no better word to describe de-scribe Abraham Lincoln than "home-spun". He had a rare sense of humor and a wonderful understanding un-derstanding of human, nature-His nature-His name and life history will live forever. Darlene Rae Morley, Cth Grade Bingham Central School. George Washington George Washington was born February 22, 1732, near Pope's Creek, in Virginia. He lived in , atical stories have gathered about his name. He appears to have been a strong, healthy lad, quiet and thoughtful beyond his age- While quite young he went to live with his halfbrother, Lawrence, Law-rence, at Mount Vernon. There he had access to books and better teachers. In summer he was surveyor and in winter he stayed at Mount Vernon and studied. The first experience Washington Washing-ton bad in the army was to go to a French fort south of the Ohio and give the warning for the French to leave the Ohio- The people chose George for commander-in-chief and he led the army wisely and well. He won many great battles. After independence inde-pendence came to America people peo-ple chose Washington as their leader and president- George served very well and started the states out very well. Washington was made president presi-dent May, 1787. He made very good laws for the people to follow. fol-low. He took office April 30 in the city hall in New York City- He served faithfully and truly for two terms. When he was asked to run for third term he said, "Two terms is enough for any man"- With that he went back to Mount Vernon to live with the people and things he loved. There he lived only two years more and then died, worn out by his service ser-vice to his country, Dec- 14, 1799- We should all be thankful that we had such a great leader, who gave this country her freedom and rights. We will always remember George Washington as "The Father Fa-ther of Our Country". Joyce Miller Fifth Grade, Copperton O a wooden farm house. He also went to school in an old wooden schoolhouse near his home. There he learned to read and write. The old parish sexton was the teacher. His favorite subject was arithmetic and he was very fond of athletics. He loved horses very much. His mother's favorite favor-ite horse was so wild that no one could ride him except George. Geo-rge. When he was eleven years old, his father died- His mother had to be both mother and father to him. She tried to teach George self control, for he had a high temper, and to teach him love of honor and justice. After a time she sent him to live with his brother Augustine at Bridges Creek, that he might go to a better school. Washington was a strong, tall boy, fond of all kinds of athletics. His playmates found it hard to keep up with him, but they loved him and looked for him to be their leader who would settle quarrels fairly. He could throw a stone farther than any other bDuring the last year of school he studied mathematics and surveying- . George Washington was chosen chos-en to carry a letter through the wild forest country to the French Commander. Washington was only twenty-one years old at ttiat |