| Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE JUNIOR SUNDAY MORNING MAY 20 Fagfr F!v J93CT French Give Real Help in Our History Amy Finds Criticism Not Needed t The first real knowledge we have of the French In America is of the Huguenots who under the leadership of Gaspard de Coligny came here to escape religious persecution in France Their first colony was at Port Royal S C in 1563 This colony failed and another was started at the mouth of the St Johns river In Florida in 1564 The Spanish king was indignant however that they should attempt to settle on land which he considered Spain's He sent a force under the command ofMenendezto this coun-tr- y where by treachery- they destroyed the Huguenot settlement The next glimpse we have of the French is that famous man Jacques Cartierf who while trying to find a northwest passage to China discov ered the St Lawrence river and sailed up to an Indian Village and in the name of King Francis Itook possession of the land the Indians Two or three atcalled Canada tempts to colonise this country were tried but each time they failed These failures however only made Amy did her work quickly and was as happy as a lark on that beads - ' 'N: - - ' - -- v: " n r"" I Their-method- ' - Answer to This Week Crossword Puxl - Y ' v v flf ' or MERLE BURMAN 13 i Gan You Answer These Questions? 1 What man led of Quebec? 2 What did the in the settlement French come to America for? 3 What lake is named after a French explorer? 4 What city in Michigan is named for a French explorer? 5 With whom did General Wolfe fight at Quebec? 6 What territory did the United States buy from France? 7 What two rivers in America were explored by the French? 8 What great American was sent to warn the French against building forts on the Ohio river? 9 What noted Frenchman helped the American in ‘the Revolutionary LOUISE EAGAR 10 war? Mammoth Samuel de Champlain- fur trading Lake Champlain Father Marquette Montcalm Louisiana territory St Lawrence and Mississippi rivers George Washington Lafay- ette ' - Jean Lafitte Gay Buccaneer m “Dogs are of various siaes’ says the third grade essay — and here We have actual proof of this At the recent dog show in Salt Lake Maxine Beveridge made friends with Ginger the tiny collie puppy owned by J S Irvine and could scarcely Bnort the giant St Bernard Owned by Dr D A Jones Maxine came to choosing decide which one she liked best but was sure that when it one to hold on her lap she would take Ginger Answers: Danky and the Boss fa $ ' i ’ — £ ' 7 Samuel de Champlainmore determined and in 1608 he tnade the first permanent settlement in Canada The year following he discovered and exthe lake which bears his name plored - Slowly and carefully the French extended their claims in America but f they were most anxious to get the land of the Mississippi valley The Indians who were their bitter enemies prevented them from carrying out their plans until Louis Joliet and Father Marquette explored the river as far south as Arkansas They learned then that the river flowed into the gulf of Mexico and not into the Pacific ocean as they had ' thought When the men reported what they had found much interest was aroused and Cavalier de La Salle set out to make a French empire in America In 1682 after many trials and disappointments he reached the mouth of the Mississippi and in the name of the French king Louis XIV he celled the country Louisiana La Salle had two aims: To establish military and trade centers at various points and to ' plant a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi With this accomplished France laid claim to the whole Mississippi valley from the Rocky to the Alleghany mountains La Salle’s dream of making a French empire in America was not s realized however of ' colonization were inferior to those of the English and gradually led to the last French war and the loss of MAXINE TAYLOR 14 American Fork tlful June morning Her mother be longed to the French society which was to give a historical pageant that afternoon Amy’s mother had prom ised to take Amy and her little broth er Noel It seemed to Amy that the 'af ten- noon would never come But at last they were ready to go ‘Mother what Is the pageant going to be about?” Amy asked when they were well on their way “It is going to be about Lafayette and the French” said Noel proudly "Oh motherl I wish they wouldn't have such dry subjects I don’t like so much French history anyway I’1 cried the disappointed Amy “Why Amyl To think my little - girl doesn’t like to learn about the country from which I came!” Here the argument stopped for they had reached the auditorium' When the program started a cross little girl looked up Her face brighj ened when she saw the gallant LsJay ette in his elegant clothes lovely court ladies la gorgeous gowns and kings and queens in all their splen-dDuring the rfest of the program Amy was very attentive and when it finished she had added a lot more to her French history "Mother that was the best program I have ever seen ‘I have learned a lot more about the French this afternoon than I would have learned if I had spept a whole week studying” Amy’s mother just smiled and refrained from reminding Amy how she had acted earlier in the afternoon ' Read Story of Louis Joliet Joliet was a French Canadian explorer born in Quebec Canada September 21 1645 He was educated at Jesuit college of Quebec He was going to be a priest but the romance of the life of an explorer and trader became too great a temptation for him and he followed that line In 1672 he was commissioned by Frontenac governor of New France to make explorations in that country and in 1673 with Father Marquette a Jesuit priest and live Frenchmen started out The Missis' sippi river was thought to empty into the sea of California The little party reached Mackinaw December 8 1673 June 17 1673 he entered the Mississippi and was then assured that it emptied into the Gulf of Mexico He started home and reached Lake Winnipeg at the end of September and spent the winter there at Mission of St Francis Xavier In 1674 he rehad turned to Quebec but on lost his maps and papers when his the-wa- A ' Lafitte was an American buccaneef born in Franoe in 1780 He was the chief of an organized body of desperadoes whose headquarters were on an island in Baratacia bay just 40 miles west of the Mississippi delta lq the Gulf of Mexico Because of their many offenses the United States sent a ship after them in 1814 Their stronghold was cap- tured and their ships but the men e caped into the swamp At the begin ning of the war in 1814 the British ofr fered Lafitte $30000 and a naval com minion to help them take Orleans He refused however and told of the offer to the governor of Louisiana Claiborne and offered his services and those of his men to fight against the enemy if all ther past offenses would be forgotten The offer was accepted immediately and true to bis word Lafitte came Without his aid in the battle of January 8 1815 thg Americans might have bfen lost No one knows of his death or whaf he did after the war but he wasput novinto a novel by the elist J H Ingraham KNIGHT CRUSADER j BETTY LU CAR WILE Age 14 j3ait Lake well-know- n canoe had tipped over He died in May 1700 KNIGHT CRUSADER BETTY LU CARWILE Age 14 Salt Lake By Walter Broman |
