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Show I THE SAN JUAN RECORD, Thursday, March 22, 1919 - Page 2 Casse Gray, Spelling bee winners named Sagebrush Lady by Casse Lyman Monson San JuanSchoolDistrictheld its annual spelling bee March at 13 It is interesting to contemplate the role buttons and other fastenings may have had on our culture. Pictures of ancient people clutching their skin coverings as they run through the brush are most fascinating, as they appear in my im- agination. I rejoiced with them when they finally found a way to cut a slim piece of the animal hide they wore to make a string or belt to hold their covering safely. How pleased they must have been to have made that happy discovery. On an eventful day, as a female dashed screeching from her pursuing suitor, her garment was pierced by a large thorn, holding sdyeral folds together. The first pin was thus discovered, saving them the laborious task of cutting strips of hide with their stone knives. But thorns and strings could not satisfy the vanity of humanity as they began to progress and some enterprising female, (probably) discovered that pins could make marvelous decorations if made from the split feathers of bright colored birds. Note that our word pin is taken from the Green word pinna, which means feather. Vanity is something to be reckoned with, and as pride grew among the people, they discovered ways of making pins with iron, brass, gold and silver and learned to decorate them with bright jewels, using these elaborate creations to secure their clothing. But, alas, if the pins were not carefully placed and handled, the wearer was reminded with many painful jabs that there should be a better way. With the discovery and use of metal, hooks and eyes were manufactured and came into vogue. At first they were big and awkward, but even so, a great improvement over the pins. The Amish people still use nothing but pins, even for papas trousers, any other fastening being against their belief. The old Puritans also refused anything but pins or School. moulded, shaped, covered or cast--met- Paul Jensen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Buckley Jensen, Monticello, won first place honors, with Tracey Tabet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Tabet, also of Monticello, placing second. Paul is a fifth grade student and Tracey a fourth grade student at Monticello Elemen- wood, leather, al, nuts, porcelain, glass, brass, pewter, buffalo horn, bone, ivory, casein, cloth, jewels, shells and finally, plastic. But for years, pearl buttons, made from shells, were considered best and were in great demand for every kind of garment from the most intimate underclothing to the huge warm coats. In the case of buttons changing history, there arrived on the scene campaign buttons, big and small, bright and dull, good and bad, clean and rotten, worn for political elections and every other kind of advertising, good, bad and indifferent. Some buttons have a history and are sought after. Their stories would make interesting reading. What about the collar and cuff buttons once so pup-ulfor mens shirts, especially the elusive collar button that made the groom late for his own wedding,, upsetting the bride and inspiring the pastor to preach such a scorching sermon on punctuality that he forgot the marriage cere- tary School. Lucille Holiday of Mexican Hat School placed third in the competition. Paul will represent the district in the state spelling bee in Salt Lake City April 6. The state winner will then participate in the national spelling bee in Washington, D.C., June 4-- 8. Each school selected a grade winner for grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. School winners were: Blanding Elementary: 4th, ar mony. Button collecting is one of the greatest universal hobbies. I saw a picture of an English button buff wearing a suit covered every inch with buttons of every description, even on his hat and tie. There must have been thousands, weighing at least a ton. Then, like a soothing truce in the battle of the button, came Elementary Blanding Chris Singer; 5th Mitchell Ka-lau- Paul Jensen, right, and Tracey Tabet 71 SPECIALS!!! li; THIS WEEKS 6th Michelle Kalauli. Bluff Elementary: 4th Lisa Sampson; 5th Sharon Black-hors- e; 6th Charlotte Redhorse. LaSal Elementary: 4th Robin Nelson; 5th Ronnie Porter; 6th Michelle Martin. Mexican Hat School: 4th; korbite Darlene Holiday; 5th Melissa Begay; 6th Eloise Black; 7th Eloise Benally; 8th Lucille Holiday. Montezuma Creek Elementary: Runners - up, Shelli Casement, Vivian Nez; 5th Lisa Sloan; 6th Quinah Vincen-t- i. the sweet family of zippers, big and little, in all their delightful varieties to please and comfort the nations. They took over not only clothing, but established their claim on purses, bags, cases, bedrolls, tents and dozens of other gadgets dear to the heart of civilization. They have zipped their way into the holders of precious documents of law and order, secret government papers and are just as efficient in the scrolls of crime and private business -- - almost goodbye to buttons. msm end GRAl TRASM RE3-122- 8 Monticello Elementary: 4th Tracey Tabet; 5th Paul Jensen; 6th Gordon Walker. Monticello Junior High: 7th James Gallup; 8th Audrey Lou-derba- ck. San Juan Junior High: 7th Leah Jones; 8th Stuart Shum-wa- y. Whitehorse High: 7th Loren Crank; 8th Everett Tsosie. HEAVY LOAD, 12 COUNT cr REGULAR 20 COUNT With Twist Ties ft REG. $2.98 YOUR CHOICE strings. E3-20- 70 eS.99 People do continue in the pleasant habit of wearing clothes and by the tenth cen- TIRE & AUTO CENTER tury, were beginning to make their apparel with some sort of style and fit. Some ancient Renoir discovered the joyful use of buttons with loops or holes to secure their garments. Then came the reign of buttons: buttons made of just about everything that could be NOW OFFERS COMPLETE TUNEUPS On Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m., Monticello Elementary School will present its annual Spring Festival. This festival, which will be held at the Monticello High School gymnasium,' will involve every child in the school. The students will participate in such activities as dancing, exercises, tumbling, relays, ball handling skills, parachute routines and musical numbers. 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