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I PHILLIPS r t 7 t Dw 0 V VL Vv v L ih I THE STORY OF JENNIE AND WILBUR 1 JennIe I-JennIe Jennie and Wilbur were poor but honest 2 2 Their Their folks were short on money but long on principles 3 They 3 They tried to guide their children children children chil chil- dren aright and alwa always s 's emphasized courage 4 4 uBe Be brave resolute and as you ou go through life the father used to tell them Never Ne compromise 5 Fear 5 Fear their mother told them ever eer so often Is pagan and has no place In the character of a n real man manor manor manor or woman C There G There was hardly a day that Jennie and Wilbur were not lectured lectured lectured lec lec- on courage and Its Importance In life 7 7 Often Often their parents would put them to some test calculated to strengthen their backbone and rid them of or inhibitions 8 Wilbur S-Wilbur Wilbur as a little boy was often s sent nt on long trips at night through the dark and Tennie was made to sleep In a n dingy ding attic room awny away from the others in the household household household house house- hold so she would shake off orr all nervousness ner and fright 9 9 3 Their parents once rented a haunted house for the summer Just to show the kiddies s It was a all superstition super super- 10 lo er Everything 10 thing possible was done to make them resolute bold and unafraid un un- afraid 11 They ll They let Jennie go on a lion llon hunt with an African expedition when she was only sixteen and during a summer vacation Wilbur got a n Job driving one of those powder powder powder pow pow- der wn wagons ons labeled Dangerous High Explosives 12 12 ny By the time they had reached the age of twenty Jennie and Wilbur Wilbur Wilbur Wil Wil- bur were pretty hard They weren't afraid of nn anything thin Timidity Timidity Timid Timid- ity was foreign to their natures 13 And 13 And It all profited them greatly ren 14 For 14 For they became public links golfers 15 And 15 And what Is more the they pla played ed Saturdays and Sundays wIthout without without with wIth- out steel helmets leather vests or shin guards You MORAL Tou ou cant can't o overemphasize size an any quality In character building build build- ing PSALMS OF LIFE Be ne neat nc-at In nil all the things of life Be ne ruled b by tidiness Let order guide ide you ou day by day And bring you ou happiness s. s Help keep the house quite neat neat neat- Dont Don't litter up a room When others have to tidy up It fi fills ls them full Cull of ot gloom Put er e everything where It belongs When you return from school The shiftless careless little girl But apes the senseless ss fool Put all your clothes where they belong belong belong be be- long When you ou undress at nt night Hang all your garments so the they can Be Dc found next neat morn all right rightA A scrubbing give yourself each morn mornAnd mornAnd mornAnd And then throughout the day Be careful not to tear or soil solI Your garments ts In rough play Be neat In all nil the things you do And when youve you've grown rown we think You will not be n wife who leaves THE DISHES IN THE SINK e Who Is this i This Is GeraId Gerald Ger- Ger aId ald Who Is Ger Ger- 4 old aid Gerald in a alife alife life Ilfe guard What Is s a life lifeguard lifeguard L- L guard A life Ue guard guardIs T Is a n college student student student stu stu- dent or graduate graduate ate who cant can't croon or play pIny the saxophone or sell bonds What does the life Ufe do He lie spends all nIl summer In a n bathing bath bath- lag ing ng suit at nt the beach and gets paid for tor It What Is the life Ufe guard doing In Int Inthe inthe t the e picture He lie Is peering out Into the breakers Why Is he peering out Into the breakers He lie has just lust heard a feminine scream cream What will he do It all depends It all depends on what On whether after locating the cry of distress he finds that It comes from a n young good looker or or orsome some old dame who is no bargain Suppose the scream comes tram from a D. good looker Then Gerald will leap Into action tear through the crowd and go for forthe forthe forthe the distressed party In a n bl big way Suppose the bather crying for aIdIs aid aidIs aidIs Is fat forty and Impossible Then hen Gerald will be out to lunch until the crisis Is over Then what Is a middle aged woman woman woman wom wom- an to do when she goes In swImming swimming swimming swim swIm- ming Anything but expect aid from the young and handsome life lIe guard JUMBLED LETTERS CONTEST Rearrange the following letters so they spell the names of or great admirals and generals S Ele S t. t If It the wind Is right 7 hours sho should d be sufficient time In which to accomplish the above test RIGHT MEANING OF WORDS TEST Checks the words which properly complete the following sentences Mandrake Is a duck an herb a Japanese title a a pill n farming utensil A fetlock Is Is something used to seal doors a distance of ground nautically sp speaking al an old-fashioned old g gun n used In the colonIal colonial colo colo- nial wars part of oC a horse A modicum Is a college degree de de- de- de gree gree a n small house on the deck of cie a n. n boat a bird a small quantity A sampan Is a Chinese boat bont boata I a a type of cloth a character char char- after acter In nursery stories viz the Japanese samp sampan a a cool cooking 11 utensil A Is a man who ba has lost his wife a person who Is ahva always s 's complaining or whining someone who winnows Coeur de Lion was an nn an animal trainer the name of a best seller sell sell- er the oldest lion in the back Zoo Zooa n great English king A Chippendale Is a breed of dog n flimsy lace Ince garment a n type of ot race horse a piece of furniture tn r GENERAL GENERAL INFORMATION TEST Check the correct word or words In do the following statements 1 A 1 A curfew is a a kind of bird a native of Corfu n a a cooking utensil nn au arrangement arrangement arrangement ar ar- of the hair 2 To 2 To show acumen is to tobe to be very conscientious be sharp of mind be romantic and sentimental be good at at figures 3 A 3 A man is said to be affluent when he talks too much gives gi ves of h his Is mone money generously Is Is overweight o stutters tel's is 15 Is unable to concen- concen 4 An 4 An anecdote Is Is some something thing given to offset poison polson nn an animal with two horns an antique piece of furniture kind of drawing a story 5 An 5 An easel Is a small animal like a n ferret a legal term a musical Instrument Instrument I a a mean nean tuna man something used by artists I C A 0 A sarcophagus Is a vegetable rich In Iodine a kind of harp a vehicle a a n Greek public building a n a man who Is sarcastic 7 7 Stoics Stoics are long long birds hermits T people who cant can't see well we quiet philosophers S Centaurs S-Centaurs are plants that live JIve years em employees plo ees of a government mint polo pla players ers legendary creatures crea crea- tures people who lent lead loose lives lI |