A THRIFT-DAY PROGRAM A Story to Finish 87 Read the following story and finish it. Write your ending for it: "Hello, John!" called Bill, waving his arms at his chum. "Have you seen those new bats at Walker's? All the boys are getting them. I'm just going down town now to get one. Do you want to come along?" "How much do they cost?" asked John. "Only fifty cents," was the reply, "and they're fine." John felt in his pocket. He knew that he would find. only a nickel and a dime there. He had spent the rest of his money for candy that morning. "No, I won't go," he told Bill. "I have to go to the store for mother in a little while." He watched Bill disappear down the street. The longing for a new bat like Bill's was so strong that if he had been a smaller boy he would have cried. But a boy twelve years old does not cry. Instead he began to whistle, but the whistling did not last long. He was too busy thinking how he could earn thirty-five cents for the new bat. A Thrift-Day Program The Story of Benjamin Franklin -Talk by a boy Why We Buy Thrift Stamps -Talk by a girl A Story of Thrift — Talk by a girl . Why Thrifty People Make Good Citizens - Talk by a boy How I Earned and Saved My First Money — Short stories told by six pupils Song America - The class If our boys and girls are to become useful and patriotic men and women, they must learn to be good little citizens; that is, they must learn to respect authority, whether it is that of their parents, of their school teachers, or of the policemen of their town; they must learn all they can in school, and do what they can to improve their neighborhood, their town, and the great country to which they owe so many blessings. WILLIAM S. SIMS, Rear Admiral, United States Navy How must boys and girls learn to become good citizens? What does Admiral Sims mean when he says they must respect authority? What persons in authority should children respect? How may children improve their neighborhood? their town? their country? What blessings do we owe to our country? What does patriotic mean? How can you find out the meaning? AN ORIGINAL PARAGRAPH Read aloud what Admiral Sims said. carefully, and try to memorize it. Helping at Home 89 Copy it Tell ways in which boys and girls may help at home. Tell why boys and girls should help. Tell what your father and mother do for you. How can you show that you appreciate what they do? Select your topic and prepare two or three sentences upon it. Stick to your topic. Look at the class while you are speaking. Dictation Study the following paragraph, noticing the capitals and the punctuation marks. Write it from dictation. Mother, what can I do to help you? Shall I sweep the front porch? Billy and I will wash the dishes for you. We shall be careful not to break anything. An Original Paragraph Write a paragraph on one of the following subjects: Helping Mother on Saturday Taking Care of the Baby Washing Dishes How I Set the Table Keeping Up the Fires Begin each important word of your subject with a capital letter. Leave a margin of one inch at the left of your paper. Indent the first word of your paragraph. Begin each sentence with a capital letter, and end it with a question mark or a period. When you have finished writing, read your work carefully and correct all the mistakes you find. XVIII. OUR COUNTRY The Country We Love Tell the name of our country. Tell why our country has this name. Tell the name of the state in which you live. Repeat what General Wood said about serving our country. (See page 65.) Tell why you are glad to live in the United States. Tell what it is to be a good citizen. A Blackboard Paragraph A pupil may write on the blackboard sentences dictated by other pupils on the subject Why I Am Glad That I Am an American. Each pupil should plan his sentence so that it will fit into the sentence that goes before it. Have an important sentence for the last. When the paragraph is finished all the pupils may read it over carefully to see if they can improve it. All the pupils may copy the complete paragraph. A Good Citizen at Home and at School Tell how a good citizen behaves at home. Tell how a good citizen is ready to be helpful. Tell how a good citizen behaves at school. Tell some things that a good citizen will not do. Plan what you have to say, so that you can say it in two or three sentences. Speak clearly and distinctly. Stand straight and look at the class while speaking. MEMORIZING A POEM A Good Citizen's Conduct in Public Places 91 Tell how a good citizen behaves on the street; at church; in the public library; on the street car; at a concert; or at the theater. Select one of these topics and plan a talk upon it. If you can give an illustration of the right way or the wrong way to behave, it will help your talk. Dictation Study the following paragraph, noticing punctuation marks, so that you can write it perfectly when the teacher dictates it. Mother, did you notice what those boys did? There were several pieces of broken glass on the street. The boys picked them up and threw them into the trash boxes. They kept somebody's tires from being ruined. Don't you think they were good citizens? Memorizing a Poem Memorize the following stanzas: A FAREWELL My fairest child, I have no song to give you; Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; CHARLES KINGSLEY |