Show oJ I Efforts of Delta School r 7 Children fc c The following poems were composed composed composed com com- posed hi b by higher grade pupils ot of th the Delta school and we publish them leaving leavings Judgement judgement of at their worth t to the public c and as a 0 matter of at further and mood more perfect efforts on the par part of at the j pupils i These are as the they came their hands f Thanksgiving When the War is h Oer O'er i f Thanksgiving when the war Is oer o'er Will TIll sur sur surd be a happy one Uncle S Sam San m will prepare the feast And Anti each man see who can can eat the least For sure Bure there wont won't be he much to eat cal It If people dont don't cut down on the meat Well We'll eat what hat the soldiers cannot canno t edV l t r rAnd And give them all the spare wheat Thanksgiving when the war is oer o'er Old Kaiser William Villiam wont won't want more For Kor hes he's had enough enO of ot wa war and is beat But Dut he hell he'll l be asking for bread and meat VENICE JOHNSON Grade Thanksgiving g Da Day Once more our cold November here hereWith hereWith With north winds cold and clouds so gray But Dut one bright joy It brings with It It- It Thanksgiving the Puritan holiday The wind may ma howl and the clouds look dull But Dut inside of ot the house It Is not the same For the guests and tho the hosts are allmerry all allmerry allmerry merry and ga gay And Ami passing their time with stories and games Tho The rooms are ore festooned test and nd the tabio table table ta ta- ta- ta ble bio is spread And Is loaded with many good lood things And of ot the door the horses are waiting While bile tho the sleigh bolls hong merrily ring Then give me the tho time of ot the tho north northwind's northwind's winds wind's reign When the weather seems dull and drear For I think think and and many agree with me meTis meTis meTis me- me the Jolliest month of at the year ILA RAWLINSON Grade A Thanksgiving Reminder r. r Once more around a bounteous table Wo We give Rive thanks for His Hla blessings now past i Each year has haa brought forth more blessing blessings f fIn In peace and plenty plant at nt last I But while we are feasting and pl playing play playIng y ing In homes warm and nd happy hoppy and bright Remember things are not quite equal I Everyone cannot bo ho happy tonight I Remember in poor bleeding Russia In Belgium Turkey and France I Lies Idles les the sons eons and ond the husbands of mothers In lifes life's great battle of chance chonce Remember that children ar are an starving starving ing Ini That some have neither shelter or orrest orrest orrest rest That no aid In can reach them them them- They will soon mingle with those called the blest Remember one soul one mind is tr try try- log ins r f This world to conquer and reign rehn If It it costs fifty million more loved ones He will to win at the game So lot let us consider our brothers Try and give them some of ot what we share For more blessed is he that Than the richest the wise and land the fair i iLet's Lets Let's be be thankful that we can can give I them them them- And rejoice oer o'er the day doy that's to toj toI j I come WhIm W When en all will be peace oer o'er land and sea And we will offer up thanks all as one LILLIAS HOOK Thanksgiving AIt Nearly three hundred years ago ogo Our fathers brave and true Gave thanks to God Goll for blessings given Since they had Graved raved the ocean blue E Wr j Sim Simple p e and ond rude wore the dwellings No mansions ons surrounded them there The red man gave thanks with them also And Joined with their bounteous fare tore Long years have passed with rejoicing rejoicing rejoicing re re- re- re Our surroundings are n now w of at the best God graft grait we may always live this way I In our glorious State of at the West I CHRISTINA HOOK I Grade I I |