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Show "i i ! '. t.". : t ) t . . ; f ' : -.- ( : - " "i t 1 r ' ' .1; : ; . e t l - f . . .. " f- HMvi ., r ; :if:r try t...i u. . " y L -y 1. - c" : e v f :." 1 re. V.. J. :::Ccy, V v as .1 I j : . ' " ' v i . : i j x : . - ; l i -hi -'.ft ; i ' v r i -i f . :,- ) ;. -;r I - I y ! i ; j - . I ) j. t I ! r j ( i;. If i i 1 : t v t i t ' ! u ; ; i l r j ; ' . 1. f-'T I t r r j ; t c t t ? t . ; ; I -st-i r.t i in f .... I." - r r :t rc.-.-.arLat: ' :" en American ".'; i t t :ht years . . ' . t f.vrj school a " ' ' i 1 i cr leen even ' I r n cf his school ' I 1 ' .1 st h!3 cleik ready - " t:.? d.iy at the rroper r : r.r ryg have "played c:t c i larks, often in-'- 1 vary them, he has '; j : i - l. za.ee 1 his school du- 3 r t-ia Credit. r - : r.oreeTpeaks.of his sue- th t "re .-r.;-r modesty, and gives vrr tp crc .t lor the greater part - m r -es that he has been for-. i i ' - e?csr'i any serious 111- t.jrir. ? fcchool hfe. :y rirly pucces is due entirely" to ! ' r," he said. "She helped and -r -ed me before I realized the lm--iri'-s cf attending school regularly i cf ! eingr on time: Arter I became r ar 1 Jiad determined to be at school ry c iy and on tlrne her encourage-' encourage-' t v 3 a -reat help to me. I b l.eve a. boy on entering: school ull tnieavor to make. his attendance -'.ar and Fiould aim to be prompt, r y cpinion tardinesadn moat cases Inexcusatle." a-s for nia ruture. '.Tien asked of his plans for the fti- e, he said: I will enter high school next term 1 endeavor to maintain the record I ve made. - I ecrpect to get through in ee years instead of four, and when I ve graduated. hope to go East and e a law course In one of the colleges." Do you Intend to continue the prac-3 prac-3 of regularity and promptness all cugh life?" I certainly do." he declared, with phasis. "I have found it to be a Ktaile practice, and know It is not d to be regular and prompt, provld- - you only want to e." osepht Whlttemore started to the mner school when he was 6 years old, 1 was on time the first day. when he t home on that eventful morning, for a boy of 6 years his initial entrance 0 a scfioolroom is an event never to forgotten. His mother. Mrs. C. O. Ittemore). 659 East Second South eet, took him on her knee and said: ow you fare going to school,. Joseph, -e tiught ynany things. To Vnust .have the teachers tell you V vhat time t obe there each day. 1 you musfi try and be on time al-ys." al-ys." He obvyed the directions, and m day to ds.y. with the assistance 1 encouragement of his mother, suc-ded. suc-ded. To her help -he accredits his cess during the first four years. . 3 Hecord "Wag ZXentioned. - urlng this time, at the close of each m, Joseph received honorable men-i men-i in the columns- of the press for his ular attendance end realized that it n to a boy's credit to be punctual, .e was proud of his record and re-ved re-ved to be at school every day and on e. if possible. .esolutions are easily made but often d to keep, as he later found out. 're came times when'-he' experienced r health and did not feel equal to the rt. He believed a promise made4 to -.self to be as binding' as though It e made to someone else and, despite - fact that his parents aervised him to v at home, he mustered ud couraare I remained firm in his resolve. upted by Sx?bjolmfces. . . , . . v here were other times when he was ?ly tempted to accept the invitations ichoolmates to play "hookey," but he , er hesitated about, what he'consldv i his duty. n one occasion, during his fifth year school, a beautiful. May day, every - in his class with, the exception of -.self playedN "hookey", and went off a day's sport. :is teacher -appreciated the spirit that mpted him to forego the pleasure of ay on the hills and in recognition of bravery in refusing to accompany playmates, granted him. a holiday, er his record came nearly being ter-iated. ter-iated. It was during the Christmas atir-ij The opening of school' had a A. Hineed, and he was. preparing take'fu'p,' his studies again. when he s attacked with the mumps. Fortu-ely, Fortu-ely, the worst part of the illness was r by the opening day and, although l sick, he insisted on going to school. rents Are Proud of Him. Zr. and Mrs. 'Whlttemore are' more n proud of the achievement of their . and they do not hesitate to say so. Ve are more than pleased to confirm , report that our son has not been ay from school a single day or been e tardy since he commenced going, ft years ago," said Mr. Whlttemore i Telegram reporter today. "We feel t he has made a wonderful record, l that he can he justly proud of it. I have not heard of another boy who ; done nearly as well and. of course, e could have done better. Mrs. Whit- |