Show I The Correspondence School i iBy By SHIRLEY RODMAN WILLIAMS WILLIAMS- I EARLY ARLY man invented writing when he began to use signs and marks instead of drawing pictures to convey his ideas F Fro From r o m crude signs developed the hieroglyphic writing composed of definite symbols to represent objects The invention of an alphabet was first made by the Egyptians as early as B. B C. C and has been used ever since The child repeats this history to a certain degree for he first draws pictures then makes marks s which mean things to him and finally he learns to write by use of the alphabet and what joy is his when at last he can write his name A MONKEY on a grapevine swing Got tired of just And so developed the obsession To undertake s some me nice profession 1 I He thought and thought for most a yea year Y Then got this extra fine idea idea idea- A Traveling Correspondence School Where writing things would be the rule He got Jemima Elephant To take some stock in his new stunt r. r n She said shed she'd furnish transportation If she could have two weeks' weeks vacation Then too besides to eat cat and smell y f I Her trunk would make a grand ink well 1 And they got Porky Porcupine To furnish quills fC fe- fe pens just fine So Porky and the Monkey-Monk Monkey Took seats upon Jemima's trunks trunk v And all the jungle folk inviting I They gathered a class for far writing Poll Parrott and Sir Jaguar l Were Wert quite qui te the lightest Brightest ones by far Bill Lion Lio thought it such lark lark Jf r rHe I He raved and roared when it got dark dark Tw s fine till tall poor J Jemima emi a sneezed sneezed D' D a A And showered ink oer o'er all the trees r r. r She gave old Porky such a fright He shot his quills both left and right t And frightened Monk to such extent h A sliding d down wn her trunk he w went nt Which landing him right in a pool R Broke up p the Correspondence c e cc SC School O 1 I 1 1111 I |