HAZEL • HOLMES,
Denman School.:
Continued on Page Eleven.
WHEN I grow up I shall be a
wife and a mother. I will not
marry a man unless I am sure
he has sufficient means to sup
port me comfortably and a
pro*p.ct of '.ts tonUnuaiiocI J shall pjwnd
NELLIE J. DBESSEB,.
Denman School.
O* 8 long, as it is so necessary for the
| f T \ ' thoughts . of my future > life/ to be
r~H known .in regard [ to' what my (pro
' ¦¦ I f ession 1 will '; be ¦ a • few years - hence
¦ /T? I think I /would. like to be a writer.
I don't mean* thajUl- would write a book
which . would be >'/. world renowned and
praised. I mean to ; go . traveling to, finish
,• my. course' of studies, .including^ muslo
.and singing," and. also .to visit scenes 4 that
: are -very : exciting. - They, would* ; be V the
beginning of ;a ; short- story fora maga
zine: , I would r also £ act f as a . newspaper
•reporter when I was not; occupied ,by- my.
• studies.'. I know I would. like to go, flying
to some-exciting scene such as tho"burn
ing of a house, a runaway, horse, or a man
threatening to' murder his rival; that -Is,
a -rival; in regards to fact that [they-; both,
were -longing; for the hand of the, same
, young lady. ' Or. to; a ' scene' where a poor
servant was ; nearly frightened to -, death
fronv a' scolding, she -had: received '• from
hermistress for not having, told her that
a. messenger had '. arrived with a message
IRENE THEDY,
Clement School.
hard to lose our credits by what we think
Is little or nothing, but In njsfcascs we
vt AVING been afforded most of th«
1 \ luxuries of life, it has nev«r
I I ; dawned upon m« until now Just
•^ J what I would do If thrown • upon
my own responsibilities, but gath
ering my thoughts together, I think I
w uld like to educate myself to enter Into
a business life, whether it be a sten
ographer, bill clerk or bookkeeper, I can
not tell, as either occupation offers th«
interest and Independence so much sought
for In this world.
After a little consideration I think may
be 1 1 would like to bo a atenogra.ph.er. be
cause first it la not very difficult; second,
one learns to express herself so well after
listening to ona who ia older and can put
his ideas forward in good form, and third,
because one can command a salary after
a little experience to warrant her moat
anything, she may desire. I really do
think that if ever 1 am compelled to earn
my own living it's a stenographer I shall
be. Of course, billing and bookkeep
ing are all-right, but they require too
much concentration and too much respon-
take as my subject - a school
teacher, j A teacher's life is not what most
people make it out to be. It has Its pleas
ures and its displeasures as well as any
other vocation.
Imagine a teacher with a class of forty
or fifty pupils and all, or- nearly all, with
a different disposition.. It is. a very hard
task to study them' all.
As I now feel about - it I think that I
would give them all a good time with not
much extra studying to do, especially
home work; for, as you know, the pupils
as well as the teacher need a little recrea
tion after school hours.- -
¦ I "do not" blame' the teachers for giving
marks or taking off credits ' for, inatten
tion or disobedience, for -I Intend to do
that myself If I ever hold a position as
schoolteacher. .
- It seems but a few short months since
I entered' school "and now I am In the
graduating class of the Clement Grammar
School. •*;;; -
Sometimes we girls think that it ia very
WE . have been asked to write a
composition on our future ambi
tion in life. I have been .think
ing of many, but have decided to
oprr 31 am asked to put my ideas of
f I :he future, I will do so in as few
I I words as I ¦ possibly can. I first
- I ¦"¦ want, to . go through .. this school
and. then to High School. I should
expect by that time to know the piano, .
mandolin and guitar and . a few foreign
languages. Then j I would like to . travel
across ".'; the : continent 'to New York and
then to the British 'Isles again -and stay
in England a time with my relations. To
then go ; to France and | Paris, whose
broad, ' clean streets, beautiful parks,
monuments and > her fine - edifices - make"
her one, of , the moBt beautiful of .. the
large cities, and to walk along the beau
tiful boulevard that looks" out on the
Seine. Then to Geneva; Genoa and Milan,
and then to the 'grand (old city of. Rome. .
I .would ' like ' very : much ; to ' see ' the Pope,
the ancient tombs of the saints, its beau
tiful, cathedrals, especially St Peter's, the "
most; beautiful .and V largest cathedral ¦ in
the' world; for Rome Is the city visited by
artists from all over ;tha world, who go
there to study the works of "old masters."
And one place more I would like to visit
is -Egypt - and see ¦ its ' ancient '-. Pyramids, -
especially , the \ Sphinx " and - the - : famous
pyrainids Of • Gizeh. '- 1 : would like - then ' to
return to America, to Ball to and visit the
oldcltyof Montreal again and sail* down
the beautiful St. Lawrence.' I would like
to visit the United States capital, Wash-
HAZEL B. SCHAI),
Clement School.
MARY CHBISTAL,
¦ . . ¦ ' .\ •; ¦' '
Clement School.
LIZZIE McGRATH.
Clement School.
-On my way. home from Europe I should
like to stop at New York and see Fifth
avenue, with Its fine houses; Buffalo,
where, the Temple of Music stands. Chi
cago would not be a place of interest; as
all.' I hear of it Is pork and smoke; but
on coming-out West I should like- to see
Then I should like to see Ireland, whose
beautiful lakes and hills have a fascina
tion for me even In reading a descrip
tion of them; :to see the ¦.. silvery lakes of
•Klllarney and to sit on the hills at sunset
and watch the sun go down. Scotland,
to my imagination. Is very .interesting.
China, Japan f and Siberia are all a part
of my Journey in Imagination. I but in 1 the
end the cities and towns of the United
States would interest me far better than
any foreign country or city.
I should like to. go tq Europe first, to
see all the beautiful scenery of Rome and
Florence, where the paintings of Botti
celli and other great artists are to bo
seen. Paris. Berlin/Milan and St. Peters
burg are also Interesting cities to me.
*^i S I am asked to put my thoughts
f | In words, I do so with great pleas
( I ure, as the reader is my first con-
A» I fidant.
My greatest and highest ambi
tion is to travel, but as there are so many
accidents both on the railroad and on
sea I suppose I must wait until'the air
ship is in progress. .
The reason I intend to become a mother
Is because I have been taught that Is
every woman's duty. I shall manage the
household affairs myself, because in doing
so 1 shall know- where every cent of the
money has gone, and will be able to regu
late my income accordingly. -I say that
my husband shall be "good looking" be
cause if he were very handsome he
would be likely to attract other women.
My reascn for wishing to raise : only a
small family is that I can give two chlU
dren more attention and devote myself
more to them than if there were a num
ber to care for. They shall 'attend public
school, tor there they become acquainted
with all conditions of life, and I think It
helps them to be unselfish and kind to
others. They shall be raised in a town
lather than in the city, because city In
fluences are not always beneficial ' to
young children. I shall do my own work
as far as possible, because I ¦ do not want
to be annoyed by the "servant girl prob
lem," though, on second thought, "when
I gcow up" the "servant girl' problem"
marry must have the qualities of a thor
ough gentleman; he must be good
natured, kind-hearted, chivalrous, good
looking, and an intelligent business man,
and he must also be reconciled to my
mother. I ehould not care to raise a very
large family, two girls being all the chil
dren I want. I shall train \ them with'
much care and send them to a public
school. My home shall be in the suburbs
of Boston, or perhaps in Cambridge. I
shall live in a house of about ten rooms
and shall do as much of the housework
myself as possible.
the money judiciously, because I do not
think it is right for a wife to waste the
money her husband earns. The man ! I
and likewise many other problems may
be things of the past..
that a distant relative had died and in his
will had left her a sum of money. All
these things wpuid take up space .In a
newspaper and would be the foundation
of a short story for a magazine.
After this- 1 may get married or I may
be an old maid; I cannot tell till the
time comes. ;
"Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof." . ?y. .;
ington, see the White House, and then b~
rail to Chicago and then to Sari Fran
cisco, where I would like to make my
home.
If I ever have to earn my living I would
turn. my thoughts to study to be a doc
tress. But if anything should ; prevent
from being so I should like to be a teacher
of piano and musical Instruments.
As there is only one occupation for one
person to follow, I will stop, fearing I
might change my mind for .
The though.* of youth are long, Ion* thoughts.
deserve to be punished more than we wx*.
I often worry over my disappointments
In school during the day, but when I. think
over it I find that I am greatly to blame.
To become a teacher of any thins on*
must practice patience and concentration
and exercise will power.
.Many teachers are nervous and Impa
tient, and therefore cannot correctly con
trol their scholars.
I Intend when I become a teacher . (If I
even do) not to be too lenient with my
pupils; but you may take It for granted
that I will never turn gray orer the
pleasures 'or displeasures of schoolteach-
After I had seen all I wanted to see I.
like to settle down in a little cot
tage in the country, with great willow
trees shading: the- house, a conservatory j
and a piazza to sit. on of a warm even
ing. .1-1 should also like two brown dogs
named. Spice and -a cat, a pony,
a horse, and buggy and an automobile if
possible, » and all this 'to be shared by a
good, kind husband. But as I have put my
: thoughts Into words they do not look 'half
so pleasant as they did when I was build-:
ing them. I will stop here, hoping to in
terest my reader. • ¦
all the cities and towns, as I have always
lived within the limits of California, and
In all these travels I do not wish to be
alone. I r should like to be^with my hus
band. .. ..
The idea has been taken up by
San Francisco schoolgirls, but with
out their knowledge that the papei
was to be other than an ordinary ex
ercise. Four localities were chosen
in order to get as varied a class of
children as possible. Certainly if the
children of this age live up to their
ambitions, Uncle Sam can make no
ccmplaints in regard to his citizens.
But the American girl did not
trouble herself about men and dc
xnestic duties. Independence -was her
cry. To have a profession, to make
money, to gain influence and to stand
well with the people of this world was
h.er ambition.
The English girl's main idea was
to advance socially, to please gener
ally and to secure as indulgent a
husband as possible. The German
lassie's bent was decidedly domestic.
Her ambition was to be a thorough
1-ousewife. By understanding the
art' of cooking and the knack of
making a house attractive she itelt
that the best bait was thrown out to
unwary men. In other words, that
those qualities would attract a man
looking for a wife.
THE question, "What I Hope to
Be," was tf.ken up by an Eng
lishman, who, upon investiga
ting the subject, found that the ideas
ci children depended largely upon
their nationality.
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WHAT I HOPE TO BE WHEN I GROW UP