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JUNIOR STORIES AND PRIZE WINNERS
WHAT wonld you do with a mil
lion dollars? "
In the pre>ent writers' contest
the subject that is being handled is
that of finance, and juniors all over
the state are telling: what they would
do with a million dollars. The let
ters thus far received show that the
juniors of California are generous and
unselfish. The first thought seems to
be the wish to make some one else
comfortable and happy, and after that,
with whatever money is left the junior
himself seems to be inclined to com
plete his education, perhaps travel,
build himself a comfortable, home and
nncr into business or follow a pro
fession. Apparently no junior of
California desires to live the life of
the "idle rich," which is highly en
couraging for the future of California,
for certainly no drones are wanted in
this up to date state.
This is the last week of the million
dollar contest; therefore if you have
not already written your story do so
at once, and mail it to the editor of
Thejunior Call. As in the previous
contests, write your subject on the
iirst line, and on the next line your
name, address and age,- and if you are
at school your school and grade.
Write the number of words contained
in 3our story in the upper left hand
corner of the" first page. Stories which
arc not marked with the number of
words or are written on both sides of
the paper will .not be used. The
stories must contain not less than 100
words nor more than 200. •
This contest is open to the juniors
of California and elsewhere who are
between the ages of 10 and 16 years.
Watches will be awarded to the six
ir.ost interesting, best written stories.
The question you are to answer is
this: If John D. Rockefeller should
leave you $1,000,000 what would you
do with the money? Remember that
this is the last week in which you
have the disposition, in imagination.
of this enormous sum of money, and
see if you who have not already sub
mitted your stories in this contest
can not think of some new and en
tirely original way of investing or dis
posing of it. In the last contest the
juniors wrote about their ambitions
"for the future and what they wished
io do and be when they were grown
up In what way would the million
dollars help you to realize all those
ambitions? The Junior Call hopes to
receive some splendid letters this
week on this subject.
A new subject will be announced
next Saturday.
AWARDED A WATCH
IF I HAD A MILLION
OWEX McMASpS,
1t«» Mate©. Ilomeictrad School, Sixth
Grade. Ak«- 12 Year*
If I had $1,000,000 1 am sure I would
be a very happy boy. The money would
not make me happy, but the good which
I rould do with it would. First I would
taie ray little brother and together we
would leave the orphanage. I would
build a fine home and have my little sis
t*t. who is in an orphanage in the city,
and also my three older sisters, come
into my home bo that we could all be
united and happy once more. I would
give a large sum to having my lame
tister cured. I would lay aside a large
amount for my education and that of
my sisters and brother. I then would
piit some money in the bank for my lit
tle brother and I to go into business
with when we are men. After I had my
sisters my brother and myself com
fortably situated 1 would erect a fine
monument over my dear mother's gravf-.
I would not forget the orphanage,
where the people have been kind to me
since my mother's death. I would do
nate a line library to the orphanage. I
would spend a large sum in helping the
poor who are willing to help themselves.
j AWARDED A WATCH
IF!
IfKl-ICMJ E. HOFFMAV,
Z240 Broderlck ntrert. San Franclaco.
Asre JO Year*
What would I do with a million?
First, as mamma and I are alone,
] would invest a sufficient capital to
aCord us a comfortable income
throughout life.
Then I would arrange for a tem
porary home in the beautiful city on
the Hudson, where Vassar college is
situated (1 am from Xew York city),
and I would attend the college.
At the end of my cotirse I would
travel, not only to see the places but
because travel materially aids the wri
ter, which is what I want to be.
. This world contains a" certain class
of people well educated but impecu
nious because of reverses.
They are too proud to let any one.
g-jirss their financial difficulties, and
therefore find existence more burden
some than the, really poor. As a usual
Thlnsr the former' have be«>n in good
rlrcymytances. so that poverty comes
hard, while the latter,, having always
been poor, can not generally appreciate
their condition.
There are" enough institutions and
charities to assist the poor, so 1 would
«?ssay, very tactfully, of course, to as
certain the true financial condition of
the other kind and sortie nice way in
which to alleviate their sufferings.
| AWARDED A WATCH f
.\u2666_ _ — . : j.
WHAT I WOULD DO WITH A
MILLION
ARNOLD V. STUBEXRALCII JR..
2747 Woolsey &tT+*t, Berkeley. Erarr
wn School. B Elgrhth Grade. Acre IS
If. Rockefeller gave me ,a million
dollars I would do two thing?. First,
1 would learn to play the organ. I
am very fond of organ music, so would
like to learn to play it very much..
Second, I would buy about 150 acres
of land out In the country and build
a nice large building on it. - I would
use this for all the poor orphans that
the place would hold. After I had
finished the building I would set a
large part of the place out in fruit
trees. I \u25a0would not use the fruit for
anything, - but would let the children
eat all they wanted to. I would have
lots of chickens for the children to
take care of, and each child would be
taught to take care of a garden which
they would all have. I would give
them a good schooling, and they could
have all the fun they wanted to on
Faturday. I would spend all my. money
Jn these two ways, and earn my living
the same as any other man would do.
| AWARDED A WATCR |
MY AIR CASTLES
' BMIMB'THOMPSOX,
412 Third Street. \apa. Ab«- 13
If I were so fortunate as to be given
*1 ,000.000 by- Mr. Rockefeller I would
b»> very happy- and use it to the best
advantajje. ,M -
I would first put a. small sum away
f<->r a rainy-day. I would also invest
pome, profitably. «o that I would'always
have'e.nousrh. - . '\u25a0 -i-~ '"^.
Then I would like. to? take a trip to
Kurope> and E.iudy- the. different >teach
ing: syi«t«!nss. pn that I would lie able
to tarn my living by teaching (my r
highest ambition), if anything should
happen to my fortune.
1 would build a home for old people
who were 'so -sick and poor they could
not lake care of themselves.
I would go to large cities and visit
the poorest quarters and find the ?ick
people and children. Then I would
Kive them money and food and try to
help them in many ways.
I would sro to the prisons and visit
the prisoners and try jto help them
see the nobler side of life and do better
when they were released. ',
.' I have many more plans to help. leap,
fortfcnate people, but I ran not tell
them' now. . ' ,
AWARDED A WATCH
THE TENEMENT BABIES
IIAIIY FIBUSH;
27 ««•*« Avrniie. I'lrilmeat. Piedmont
>rhiial. A Seventh tirade.
Ak«' I- Years
Were John D. Rockefeller to leave me
$1,000,000 1 would use my money by
helping lh<? tenement' babies of New
York. I would try to annihilate some of
the awful tilth and sickness. First of
all. 1 would procure clean milk and
warm clothlns for them, and for those
who are sick 1 would get doctors. Then
1 would nave the old tenements torn
down and new, spacious, clean ones
erected. In each room 1 would have a
cot In which the mother would sleep;
next to it a small, comfortable crib for
the baby. Then on the other side of the
room 1 would have running •water.
There would also be a furnace, so that
the people could be warm in winter.
When Jacob Riis was here h«t spoke
of the awful dirt and disease that are
carried throughout the entire tenement
region.
An<r with my million I would try to
bring happiness, health and care to the
poor tenement babies.
| - AWARDED A WATCH |
MY TOUR
EI. MA MAGRIDGE,
1023% Sixth Street, Sacramento. 31c-
Klnlcj- Primary School, Sixth
Grade. Age 11 Years
4 If John D. Rockefeller would leave
me a million dollars I would travel
through foreign lands and over seas
to study to be an author. But first
I would go to Washington, D. C., the
rapital of the United States, and to
New York. Chicago and other big
cities. Then 1 would cross, the At
lantic ocean, land In England and see
all the. large estates there. Then on
to cay Paris In, France, to learn all
the new styles, and, as the scenery of
Switzerland is very beautiful, I would
stop there and see the famous tunnel
at the St. Gothard pass, the longest
one in the world; and see the glaciers
and snow on the Alps. Then Rome,
with its ancient ruins and castles; and
down the Mediterranean sea to the
holy lands, along the Pacific ocean
and home again; and with the rest of
my money I would buy a little home,
and give some of my money to my
papa, mamma and brother, and settle
down to write stories for children.
WHAT WOULD I DO WITH IT?
UO(<bIB CASTLE,
M. Catherine's Convent, Renlcia, Sev
enth Grade. Age. 12 Yenra
If John D. Rockefeller gave me
a million dollars I would distrib
ute a part of it among the poor and
homeless children who have no on^
io take care of them. I -would make
the poor comfortable and happy by
buying clothing and provieions for
them. I would also make my father
and my mother a present of a consid
erable part of the million. The rest
I would put in the bank, where it
would be drawing Interest. I would
use part of it on myself in paying
my expenses at the normal school, as
1 wish to be a teacher, but after all,
from what I have heard and read about
him. I do not think that John D.
Rockefeller would be generous enough
to give me or any one else a million
dollars.
WHAT I WOULD DO
JA3IES JOHNSOX.
Rio Vista.'' Rio Vista Public School.
Arc 11 Year*
If J. D. Rockefeller left me $1,000,000
this is what I would do with it. I
would give an amount to complete a
school and grounds and I would give
some to a church. I then would put
a sum in the bank. I would invest in
houses and rent these out to people.
I should, travel around the world, first
through North America, and see
the wonders of nature, such as the Colo
rado canyon. 1 should then go to Eu
rope, the first stop being the British
isles; to Ireland and Scotland, and
Asia, and afterward Africa, where
former President Roosevelt Is now. Then
I would visit the Isleß of the Pacific;
lirst Australia, to see its curious plants
and animals; then to the West Indies
and to the Philippines, which is a re
cent island belonging to the United
States. 1 would go to Hawaii and see
its volcanoes, and. last of all, South
America and Central America. South
America is warm and 1 would see its
wonders. Upon my return 1 would
write a book of my travels.
MY MILLION
A\ME .\XEIi!«O>.
49 Arleta Avronc, (trli» Tract, San
Krniwiseo, Ylaitacton Ynlley School.
A Seventh Grade. Age 14 Iran
If John D. Rockefeller would leave
me $1,000,000 I would divide it in three
equal portions.
One part of my million I would Kive
as charity for the homeless children.
. The second part I would give toward
helping to build a new schoolhouse
in Visltacion valley. \u25a0 . \u25a0 .
The third part \u25a0 I would invest in
starting up a water plant In the Reis
tract to supply the people living there
with water. I would charge them the
city water rate. We must not" forget
that a great many of the people living
In the Reis tract have to carry every
drop of water they use. :
I am afraid I could not accomplish
so great a deed, but I honestly would
if the money were left me for my very
own. v . * "
719 Bay Street, San . Franclaco. llnn
cock Grammar School, B Sixth
Grade. Age 13 Year*
One million means a great thing for
me. If Rockefeller gave me one I
*would do great things with it..
I would hunt for a fertile region.
This. land I would buy and thendivlde
it into 10 acre farms. . After -this I
would go to. a large city and find the
men that did not have any work. -I.
would ask them if -they, wanted 'to be
farmers. - The first year I would let
them live free on this land. 1 would:
also sell their crop. So when I sold
it I would give it to them to- buy ;•
clothing for themselves. '. The next year
I would ask them to pay a. little :rent.
With this I would buy more .land to •
be divided. ... • . ;. v
Whan the farmers had \ a good crop.
I would ask them; if /they \u25a0 would sell
it right to the fruit- stores; and not
first to; the , wholesalers. When? the"
fruit stores bought itcheap they could
sell It cheaper than: if ' the farmer sold
It to- the wholesalers -and the whole
salers to the fruit stores and the^frult
stores to the people. ;.p:ach one .would r .
want to earn a little on r the crop.- \u25a0
IF I "WERE A MILLIONAIRE
HELEX' BARRY,'
385 .. Sixth. Avenue,.. / Saw l-'mnrlat-n. ;'
It lrhmnitri - Graramnr.v School. :. J»ev-— \u25a0*-'
; enth Grade.: Aa*e< 13 Years
If , I were worth .11,000,000 I joouM
very; easily .". "dispose, of *ome" 'of my- ; .
: money.'* I- : would -not think of- donatlnsr
.money; forv=libraries ! "iintil;. l had ; oth^r
important duties "attended -to. ; ; ~. « ;\u25a0. ~/f-
For 'Instance, ~.K" would construct a
large home for. '.? poor children, '-boys 'i
f Th'e ) San Francisco Gall; Saturday, Ma y ,8 , 1909;— The Junior Gall ; Section:
and girls who have to work as cash
girls, etc., and have poor positions. \u25a0 ;
Such as these could attend this home
and learn . good trades | an<| also receive
the same amount of money they- would
get if working-, to send home. -,
This is not the only thing I would
do. 1 would also build a" home for
the aged and oppressed and have the
Inmates properly attended to. .This
building would have all; the conveni
ences to make them happy without
costing: them- a cent, and when they
were sick they could have the best of
medical attendance., • .\u25a0 t
AII I would \u25a0 keep would be enough
lo keep my immediate family and my
self comfortably." and when I died I
would make a will in favor of these
institution??.
WHAT I , WOULD DO IF J. D.
ROCKEFELLER LEFT
ME $1,000,000
A\llil,lE '. SORE.NSE.V.
Wnrm Springs. Warm . SprlnKs Public
St-bool. Eighth Grade. Age 13 Years
If John D. Rockefeller left me $1,000;
000 I would buy a big farm.and build a
lot of houses on the farm and keep poor
children and orphans there and let
them have a fine time. 1 would take
them to picnics whenever possible and
1 would give them an; education and
supply them with food and clothes and
would give them some money to spend
for whatever they wished and .give
them horses to ride. 1 would put some
money in the bank and would keep a,
Sunday school. ':< •
WHAT I WOULD DO WITH
$1,000,000
BEK.MCB SIM;!!.
Vnjw Itoblfa. Paso Robles Graniiunr
School, Sixth Grade. -Arc 13 Vfare
If John D. Rockefeller should offer
me $1,000,000 I would surely accept it,
for I know I would find use of it. First,
I would take a trip to Europe-and back,
then when I got back to dear old Cali
fornia 1 would have a large room built
with large tables all around the room
cox'ered with cakes and pies, etc. Then
whenever I saw a poor, old hungry
tramp I would bring" him in and let
him help himself to all he wanted, for,
oh, I do love to watch poor hungry
people eat! I think I would have some
money left over to send to the orphans'
home. I hope some day that I will be
able to^o all this.
WHAT I WOULD DO WITH
$1,000,000
GEORGE STUDI.KV.
135 Sixth Avenue. Sutro Grnm:nar
School, D Sixth Grnde. Sau Fran
cisco. Age 13 Years
My, wouldn't I be rich! I think I know
what I would do with it. With $200 or
$300 I would take my mother, sister,
brother and myself for a trip to Yo
semite valley. I would give or build a
nice new building for the homeless
children. With some more of my
money I would invest it in San Fran
cisco property. 1 would be Klad if poor
people came to me and asked for help.
I -would give them some money. I
would live comfortably with my family.
I would, with about $10,000. invest
it in the San Francisco Call paper
routes. I would get good, honest boys
to deliver it.
I would with some more money pay
my own way through college, and the
expenses of learning how to become
a locomotive engineer or a steamboat
WKere Spencer Taught the Art of Writing
AT Geneva, p., in a little ofd.los
cabin near the shore of Lake
Erie, a future president, m«n
who later were ornaments to the
judiciary, embryo senators and con
gressmen, men who ' amassed millions
in trade and commerce. s;it Jit rude
tables in the thirties mvi forties of
the last century and 'earned to write.
Some of them , came from Kurope,
some from Canada, from- .wherever the
English language was ; written- or
spoken, to be taught by PlattTt. Spen
cer the art of chlrogranhy. ' ,
- The people of Geneva' and .Ashtabula
county said Spencer was r'qneer." Jn
those days, and to thoae primitive,
minds, a great abilityto.wprk wlthitho
hands gave one | a standing in the com
munity. Brain ; workers,. -were "drags
and drones. Ho little^ sympathy.' went
out to Spencer in his 'efforts to popu
larize the system of handwriting' tlmt
he gave: to the world and that li' 1 . 1 ?
since been, universally, recognized as
the standard for all to follow.
Spencer was . "queer." It was a
never, ceasing source of wonder chat
students traveled from all the parts of
America and even from across the
seas to sit in' his' cabin far a' few
weeks and. make marks on paper under
his direction. That itlie twists and
turns of the> quill in h!s facile hand be
gan an epoch in penmanship that has
not been checked off .'mattered nothing:.
He was not a hewer of wood, neither
did he toil in the fields.
It was only a few.' years ng;o : that
the Spencer seminary was torn down,
to make room for an onion patch. The
building was- of logs, chinked with
clay. • There 'the man , whose name; is
known by .every school child in tlie
country originated, .worked to perfec
tion and taught the greatest system of
penmanship ever introduced, Spencerian
penmansh.ip, a synonym, of all tliatis
correct and artistic In handwriting. ,
At Spencer's death the cabin passed
oju't of .the family. It, was 'deserted for
years except for its use by \ stray
tramps and wanderers. Itg roof rotted;
and gave way. . The doors v and win
dows were gone. A farmer'neededtlie
space it occupied for an onion. bed and
the Walls were cut up.for firewood.
Nothing; remains in Geneva that testi
fies, to Spencer's life but the, little.heads
tone in : the burial'; ground.; , His monu
ment in in the millions; of: people who
from their earliest" school , days were
taught the '.'Spencerian': system" as the
most beautiful andat the same, time. the
most practical? method* of; joining •\u25a0writ-;
ten letters Into words. -{v>- ; : "" ::'.' .; T ?
All' thathe~did: Spencer did without
instruction. ; He: was, his own f. master.'
.When 'he: was-;l2 he had never even
possessed \u25a0'_ a' piece ;of J writing : paper.
Then he- saved 'a'^ penny 1 and ;sent;:2o
miles for U his first : sheet.' >. It t reached
him at , night .when ; he was : asleep.
When 2he awoke Ihe J could .not ' call i a
single \wrltten\: character , to 5 mlnd.y; But ;
theTnextday his jmind- worked, rapidly.
Paper being a i luxury, ? he. practiced Yon";
birch ?hark. ; on"i.the-sand,v In the j snow/
Then he "had : the [opportunity to -attend,
school -. In \u25a0\u25a0 Conneaut r for", a Vf qwj weeks.
By 'that time he was? able l to; instruct:
li is i ; f ellow; pupllsfinj penmanship.^Frony;
that date began^ hi s'eafeeY'as a-teacl-Ter:
As his 'fame'; spread -his" cablnibecame;
a; Mecca'Tfor|.s,tudents^6f chir6graphy. v
President^Garfleld* sat ;oViTa^rough- bench;
a nd';learn«d*;thV'i rudiments;'. of \u25a0Vrltln'.VV
Mr. Garfleid,'. ln fact, was one of his 'eafj
llesti = pupils. v-^WIOi-^ .;» "sharp; .knife
Bpencer.;"mad«, all: the* qul Us ; used -in ;his r
school becau s» ,n one? could > make ; them
as : well" »n;hc. S : ' r ';-.'-\u25a0-\u25a0/'.'.".'--.,\u25a0 J-' '\u25a0'".••'•.
Teaching In any'j'of * Its phases,'.hotv
eyeiv; yen*-, til precarious imethodiotj es'rn**:
; in>rbne'g^llve|ili6<>t?Sji;those'days;^Meat'
and bread"' In £Snencer£,househbld>
were/oft*»n scarce j;in3thV. «»arly) years^
Bu t', th c J man vw as j"qw eer .7 av,hl s.<ne I jrK-' : ;
bors. said.' and; so;'h<*;.perpevpre'i. ; .' '
\ He "made; copy bunks''^ tha t'.w^re -used i
captain. I, would also fdve $2,000 or
?3,000 to a. library in San Francisco,
and. I .would give some money, to build
ing up .San Francisco and the city hall.
IF I WERE A MILLIONAIRE
. VJIAUU REESE, '
16253 Grand - Street. .AlameriH. Hnlght
School. « S Grade. Ajsre 14 Yearn ;
If I. were fortunate enough to. have
John. D. Rockefeller leave me a million
dollars here are some of the things I
would like rv'ery much to do. •\u25a0\u25a0"
\u25a0 First, . I would - buy several acres of
land" in some; nice country -place, and
I would build a home, to which. l could
take th« - poor: children from the or
phans' homes for a part of each year,
where they could^en joy themselves like
other; children. v -:.;" . > -
This done I would establish: real Rood
Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals branches everywhere £
could, and also I have dogs; cats and
wornout horses taken care of, instead
»f being shot "or turned out in the
streetsto starve. .
Haying done this for the benefit of
others I would like to take m>v mother
and father to Europe, and also to .see
the many things of interest-in our own
beautiful country. ; l 'v v \u0084
Whatever money was left. I would
put in the bank for future, purposes.
I should like people who were in need
to come and see .me for help. ;If I
am ever Vlch I; sball be very glad' to
do all these things.
IF I HAD $1,000,000
v ____ ' -
<;ll AIU.ES IXGIIAM,
Kill ArHier, Street, Xe>v Monlf*}'. 1 "
\u25a0-'\u25a012., Years
If I were so fortunate as to have
John D. Rockefeller leave me a million
1 would do all the good I could with it.
First 1 would get a year's subscrip
tion to The Call for a great many.fam
ilies with children, so they could read
The Junior Call every Saturday. I
would then put a large college up bo
that- poor boys and eirls pnnid go to
school and learn a trade free of charge.
I would then build a/temperance house
so young men could have enjoyment
•without drinking or gambling. , '"\u25a0'-\u25a0\u25a0
1 would put up a nice house and
give my father some of. the money so
he would not have to work any more.
1 would buy a yacht -.with the. rest of
the money and take my friends abound
the world to see all the places of in-
ROSE'S MILLION
HOSE McGI.VA'A',
3tt tsteluer street. Lincoln F.venlng
School, Seventh Grndc.
Age. lit Yenm
I tossed on my pillow with a head
ache, unable to sleep. I wondered why
Dame Fortune distributed her favors so
unevenly. Why she always gave head
aches to the girls who have to work
next day. '
I - fell asleep arid dreamed a glorious
dream. Mr. Rockefeller had sent me a
million dollars!
Oh joy! My dreams are realized. I
am going to help ray friends realize
their ambitions. Each shall have " a
chanc«.
(Jenie's (my pretty chum's) picture
comes to view. Xo more hard work
for h<jr. Sho shall have the best edu
cation before she chooses her life
work.
Like a moving picture, .Olive stands
before me. Olive, born an artist. sFfall
develop her: talent. No more factory
work. 'SUe must study here, then in
Kurope under the masters.
Olive's picture fades. May's comes.
by other penmen in the public. schools.
All of these books were made with : the
quill . and blackberry juice. „ While
lithography had \u25a0.been introduced ' into
this country a decade or two. before^
it had not yet penetrated 'to: the'Cwest-;
em reserve.., It was not until 1 8 4 S ; that
Spencer heard of the possibilities, of
lithographing and published' his first
book; of copies. ; For 16 years after'that.
or'untilhis death in 1864, he prepared
his.work and distributed it through the
medium; of ; printed books." His*. sons,'
each of whom became a skillful pen
man; continued his labors. ; ; :\u25a0'\u25a0
5 For 50 years the Spencerian style was
accepted, as standard, through: the
United States., -It was taught in \ every
•Happy. little May, with : sick. mother and
sister. ~ No more , tailor work for her.
She.^too/ shall have a chance, -v
Now. Franz shoulders > bent,'cheer..up.
' Your burdens are "lifted," too.' You Bhall
have an > opportunity s to become an in
ventor.* . \u25a0*
One bygone the faces pass before-me. 1
:,I;am wildly happy in the happiness I
am bestowing. ; . <! \u0084 ".
- .^Alas, it is only a dream. 7
SPENDING $1,000,000
EDGAR LrXCH,';-':
5«4 Fourth Avenue, - B Fifth '. I Grade,
.Richmond School. Age 10 l>Hr« .
If I- were fortunate enough to have
John D. Rockefeller or. any- other rich
man leave me $1,000.000, I;would spena
it .in:. traveling, l would first go to
New- York and see the manufacturing:
done there. . After seeing all I wanted
Is would visit London,, then Paris. After
seeing the great art galleries I would
visit : the Turkish vapital, Constantino
ple. I would also while I was there
visit the Mohammedan mosques • and
watch, the Mohammedans pray. After
being satisfied with what I saw "I
would sail: to Hongkong on .the eastern
3hores of China. Hongkong 1 belongs to
the British, although it is: in China.
.In the -harbor are," many fishermen's
boats with sails looking like the wings
of bats. After staying a couple - of
days 1 would visit Yokohama,- a sea
". port -In: Japan. After seeing all I want
ed' to, there I would return home by
crossing thy Pacific. -With the rest
:of .the- money. I would ;settle down in
the city till the end of my days.
SUMMER RESORT FOR POOR
JESSE HIjrES,-
It. F. D.'JVo. ,1, nor 230, Fruitvalr. W.
I*. Frlek School," Fourth Grade.
.' . •> Ace 12 Years
If John D. -Rockefeller left ma
$1,000,000.1 would have n, summer re
sort for "poor people : who can't afford
to go any' place., in ".the hot summer
•months. I already have an ideal spot
for the resort and it* is Mount Diablo.
In Spanish this means Mountain oC
the -'Devil,, as this mountain used to be
a volcano, but is now extinct^ We
have gone there five summers "in sue-
J cession and we are sure to gro thi3
year, which will make the sixth. It is
in Contra Costa county and is 4,860
feet high and it is fine camping- thjsre.
I would have all the poison oak cut
down, as no one would like to camp
in a place where, in a few days if
they weren't careful, their faces would
look like a washtub. I would build
little cabins with four rooms in each
and then a large hotel for rich folks.
The profits of the hotel would keep
the cabins In repair and keep up other
things. J would have two rules in re
gard to cabins, that Is. tenants muat
not in any way damage furniture or
cut the walls of cabins, and -no gun
would be allowed to be-flred within a
distance of one mile from the edge of
my property.
IF I HAD A MILLION DOL
LARS
JOSEPH HAH.V.
Coiatl, Cal. Cotatl School, Fifth Grade."
Age 11 Years
When my father died he left my
mother in very poor circumstances. The
first thing: I would do if i had a mil
lion dollars would be to pay oft the
rnortgagro Jpy mother owes on our
farm.--
Then I would have my mother, .who
has never hardly known »wbat pleasure
means, take a trip somewhere and get
a loni? rest.
public and private school. Toward the
close of the last century .vertical styles
began to make their appearance,
Schools were askedtoadopt these and
discard the Spencer system. The fail
ure* ; of. the vertical writing and the
reversion to Spencerian, or the slant
ing system, is now general.; In the
height of thedemand, for vertical writ
ing:business schoolsistayed close to the
free hand method.
Six or seven years ago, many schools
were teaching vertical penmanship. :It
was favored ..because of a claim for
greater legibility.and more speed in ex
ecution. .Pupils trained in this method
left their schools and sought to~enter
business^ -There they were -frequently
I would never allow her to \u25a0 wor U
hard again. '.-\u25a0/" *~ r»»n-
Then I would loan my money, to peo
pie whom; li.knew were , honest ana
whose greatest worries, like my »'"
ther'e.^were their ; debt*. \u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0-• . ; ..
I would not press them «, they could
not pay off on the principal- in a .cer
tain, time, as promised, nor would i
make the interest so hlghan to take
•all their saving* to pay the interes.
Or V would .try to help alonff as much
as possible the fight against the eretu
white plague, for I think it Is most
worthy of any one's . help. »-'"iili
A million dollars seems a great deal,
but I think it does not take long to
find many good use* for it.
SPENDING A MILLION
CATHEWSB FOHD.
3»:» Sni'ratqento Street. Ulebmond
(irammtr School, B Fifth (imfle.
Age It V«ar».
If I had luck enough like some peo
ple have to get $1,000,000 from John D.
Rockefeller I think I would be ; very
happy. I am fond of dolls and have
five beauties at home, so I want no
more. But lam longing for a watch, i
would not buy on* with the million, as
I have plenty of other things to do with,
it. But I hope I shall win a watch from
The Junior Call.
1 am very fond of traveling and some
times take my dolls down in the yard
and put them in our big buggy and
play we are traveling to different parts
of Europe. So with the million I will
spend ' ©n traveling- to Paris. Italy.
Rome. Athens and many other different
and interesting parts of Europe.
I am also fond of playing that I own
a large orphanage, and have «. few
companions act as the orphans. So In
stead of making bslieve* owning one I
hope I shall nee. the day when I will
spend half of the million in building a
real one, which will have all conven
iences and comfort. The remainder I
would give to many poor families who
need help. I think that is a good, hon
est way to spend a million.
WHAT I WOULD DO IF I HAD
x $1,000,000 "
EUGEXE. COONEV.
l.<M-k«ood School," Fifth Grade. .Vntley
Avenue and Xoble Street. Frntt
rnle, R. F. D. -So. 1. Box 251,
Care of A. Petltplerre. Age
13 Yearn
Well, first of all I would buy a large
piece of ground embellished by nature,
and upon this I would build a beau
tiful home for my mother and grand
mother, also an aviary, and one of the
grandest, conservatories in California,
which would give work to many gar
deners who have families to support:
then I would buy up fertile tracts of
land within California, r .Upon these
lands suitable homes would be erected
,for colonists, giving deeds of title
after, three y«ars of use. providing the
occupants thereon proved to be worthy
and pledged allegiance to Uncle Sam.
Xext I would have a bakery to dis
tribute many loaves of bread dally to
the poor. I would pay the expense
of this charity. Also put at interest
a large sum until It would become
compounded. The balance of million
to be wisely taken care of — not for
getting to present a souvenir of
thanks to John D. Rockefeller.
A HOME FOR ORPHANS
'adelixa le bru.v,
Sebaatopot. Seha«topo! Grammar School,
~. Eighth Grade. Age 13 Year*
If John D. Rockefeller would give
compelled to abandon the theories on
which they were instructed and, not
being familiar with the Spencer system,
work out a style for themselves.
Cleveland, the big: city for Spencer
and the Geneva people, used the Spen
eerian copy books until the vertical
craze struck the land. Spencerian w»s
discarded and vertical forms took its
place. The children In ' the schools
bought the newly prescribed vertical
copy-books and wrote "up and down."
But it developed that by. the time the
children had passed the elementary
grades they had departed from the ver
tical and had acquired by themselves of
necessity a slanting hand for which
they had no teaching.
And this was. directly in line with
the theories Spencer worked -out when
he unconsciously popularized bis style
of writing. He argued: "We read from
left to right, so words must be writ
ten in that order. .To be a good pen
man one must follow the natural phys
ical inclination. The movement of the
hand is toward the right and there is
a ; normal tendency to form the letters
in that direction. Movement alone)
however, will not, create the muscular
habit requUlte for* good penmanship.
The hand is trained by con
tinued movements toward a cleverly
outlined ideal. To make that ideal the
more clearly attainable, make it logical
and in the line of natural inclination.
Xo one caq attain a penman's skill In
forms that must be laboriously drawn."
So ho drew 'his letters with a move
ment :that was eapy and natural and
wholly in line with the unconscious
action of the hand. Therein lay his
success. It was what he souarht . to
make clear, to .his students in the loa
cabin and to the students of his copy
all over the land. "Be natural.' Do not
strain the hand by attempting to go
contrary to its unguided movement."
Following his Ideals. 1 - Spencer re
duced writing to a fine art. He be
lieved ardently in one style for the
English speaking world. He main
talned that his style, the slanting:
style, could be written more rapidly
more legibly and with less "effort than
the "Recent, developments in
the schools of the country: seem *to
show; that educators gtnerally agree
with him. '
Nothing in, penmanship was too dlf
flcult for. Spencer to attempt. His fin
sere were/pliable as the professional
pianist's. 'On occasions "when he "de-
Hlred to display his skill he would
ma ke a rice straw into a pen. Dip
ping It into hts blackberry ink' he
would -write with the straw as beauti
fully aa his pupils could -write with
his best quills. The . ordinary- penman
would crush, the straw between his
fingers Yin composing the , first letter. . :
During the last few years of \u25a0 his life
Spencer established , a number >, of busi
ness .There "he Introduced
;* his". system •• of .'penmanship i and
dreds »l>f Institutions are
-standing, today; a moptiment to ; his7de-"
: vbtion . to -his : art. W,^mSfeß3B^BPv9Bl
As* every business and professional
\u25a0 man knows Spencerlanism dldinot die
1 with s its ; author. ..Platt ,R. * Spencer 1 un
\u25a0 dertook \ to :,teach ' a S few, 'comparfttlve
'ly.'i how 'to : write "^ t'senslbljr.'and :cor
§rectly."/.: It *Is true \that I hit ', teachings
ifeached'a'wlde" fleld-^but bis fire "-bobs.
: all« s 6f .tiwhom have 'emulated I the \u25a0 ex-
Jamplerofi their; father by devoting' their
lives 'to/Instruction in -the art of .writ
ing. ,haye> made .the 3pencerl»n"aystem
pens areTdlpped^into
Spencer :wrot«; better than he . knew;
for Spencerian ha * become synonymous
withiJ writing/ The modernized Sp«n-~
cerianS systenij is 1 , the basis of \u25a0 writing
in all -English : speaking count Tits - and \u25a0
lt»:easy. Pi graceful 1 curves and slants ara
cl«>ingiservice ;Jn^almost5 every written
language;,-/, \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0. '^''- :.'.' \u25a0\u25a0 : '-- -
\u25a0", Xotiaong^aVo the nons\pt Ftatt R.
.S'penc*r.lsaw>th» r :necesiiityfof modeirn-i
i2injrttKe|form*:: made £9o -by
tu>irnf*ther.^>vut". i oe^b9st^thsy; could;
ornamental;, flourishes j that.- gave imany •
pupilsfarhatredffori'ritihg.i >.' ".'.". '
m« a million dollar. TT l t Zu? disS
many plans In which I could dispo»a
-V-Would make a home 'or orphan
\u0084vn j . Thi* home would be In tn«
co^to"; where VhTehildren could get
mi buVdTnV" -o«if
wo^^Vo^r^th 11 - rSftSSg
Each room would be large and neatly
ke ii P would have a small plat of ground
for each to have his garden. 1
plant plenty of vegetables. I • *o«'<
have a large orchard, with all kinds
o* fruit tree?, so the children couM
have plenty of fresh fru "- w i,,, wo "i < r 1
have this home fixed so^it would not
look like the present fcomes of th»
orphans. I would *lso have a dairy
so the children could have plenty of
fresh milk.
IF I WERE A MILLIONAIRE
. WIMJAM IRWI.V.
11«4 Ocean ATenne. Oakland. Age 1«
Ye«r»
Jf John D. Rockefeller or any one
else left m« $1,000,000 I would build %
home Tor poor chemists. In connection
with this building would be a h«gr*;
laboratory containing all the latest
and best apparatus necessary In the
study of this science. At the present
time wonderful discoveries are belnsr
made in this branch of study, but. as it
requires years of study and thousands
of dollars to continue the experiments,
many chemists who might otherwise
accomplish much have been obliged to.
discontinue their wxjrk because of the
Jack of funds.
Strange to say. the majority of the
men who are interested In this sci
ence are extremely poor. As a body
they obtain little encouragement, al
though chemistry enters into all or
nearly all of the great manufacturing
Industries of tha world, and with
out the application of its laws ar?{i
principles all such enterprises wouKT^
result In failure. / '
For these reasons I would build ti>«
hume so that the phenomena in naiurn
could be studied, and we American*
could say. as in almost every science
known, that we are the most learned
in the world.
WHAT I WOULD DO WITH A
MILLION
DOROTHY CISC
Hrnlrla Public .School. Box 212. .U»
14 Years
If Mr. Rockefeller or any other "fel- »
ler" gave me $1,000,000 I would first re
turn thanks to the donor and wish him
health and happiness. Then I would sit
down and think. A lot of money like
that would bother a 14 year old brain
quite a while. Here are a few of the
things I would like to do: I would put
$100,000 In some *afe bank or reliable
investment that would give good inter
est, for such emergencies as earth
quakes, floods, fires, etc., to use for th«»
benefit of the- unfortunates who losie
their means of livelihood. Then. I wotiM
build a handsome home for my parent*,
get- a fine automobile and liv« in com
fort and style. Then I would -look up
poor churches, convents and orphan
ages, like Miss Helen Gould of New-
York. I have never been cv of Califor
nia, and would like to see foreign coun
tries for education and amusement, tak- >
ing my parents along. J am not coins:
to buy any foreign dukes or counts
with my money; I will make better use
of it..
If you print this I might send it tn
Mr. Rockefeller. Maybe he would send
me that million.
'TO SPEND $1,000,000 FROM
ROCKEFELLER
HARRY HEPPERT.
1335 Elrrenth Avenue, sao»r(. *\u25a0»
. Francisco. Lijudu Honda School,
,\ Eiithth Grade. Age 14
If Rockefeller grave m« ' $1,000,000 t '
would make good use of it. First of alt. >-
I would keep -most of it and give the,'
rest to the fatherless and motherless
children and to the poor people, some
to charity and some to the children's
hospital. Then what I have left I
would help my mother with and give
her a good present. I would also s?jy
morning papers. J
May day is here, and for the home
less I would spend a little more for
them and buy a May pole, so they can
have fun also and think of me. ,
WHAT I WOULD DO IF I HAD
, A MILLION DOLLARS
JIATTIR \%'. WEBIJ.
Reedier Grammar .School, A Slxtfc
Grade, Reedier, <'«*'• Ace 11 Yearn
If Mr. Rockefeller should leave mo
*1.<»00.0«JO what would I do? Well. th»
Arst . thing is an education. I would
have an~ excellent education, so if I
lost my money I could make a living.
Then I would build a fine mansion and
surround It with parks. I would givo
to beggars, hospitals, the sick and
poor and churches. I would put $300,
000 in the bank, leave it until it drew
enough Interest and take a trip around
the world. I would visit England, the
Bank of England and all other places of
interest. From here I would visit
France. I would vluit the "most beau
tiful city in the world." I would also
visit the places of importance and ths
president. Then I would sro to the
great German empire and all of tho
other places of Interest In Europe.
Then for Asia, where the Chinese sleep
on their wooden pillows: then to see
how the Arabs travel around. th« Per
sians make carpets and all the other
places of interest of. the world. Then
back to, dear old America, back to
California, to dear old Reedley, to Uv«
unions my many friends. nRJj
WHAT I WOULD DO WITH A
MILLION
iiaxs curhiua:*. .
33 Walnut Street. Sai Pmnctseo. A*«»
% ' 11 Year*
If Mr. John D. Rockefeller left m*
a million dollars I would go travelinz
I. would first; go to St. Louis and th«sk_
to New ; Orleans. After Xew Orlearf^
1 would go to Chicago, then to Ne<?
York: from there I would *o to Eng
land, and then all through Europe and
Asia. - \u25a0 \u25a0 ' . •
.When I came home I. would mak<»
homes for poor children and build
a public library.
I would be very nice to my friends
I would give parties and a great many
other things I would get married ancl
••ttle down in a big house.. When my
children got old enough I would send
them to schools and colleges. Then
they would travel around the world
J^ n a : bS«£2 my bo> : s f°^ l ?° al -
HOW iJwoULD SPEND A
, MILOON DOLLARS
'KATIE WALTERS,'
137 Ttiraay Avenue. AxaaaU School. I'
Fifth Grade. A«ed 13 '
aal' my * ood fortune gives m« $1,009 -
000. a^ quarter would be settled on my *
?? T X?\ B so^"«y "bould not be wanting
J^» th «ii/J ld a fu e -- In th « cv « n * of their
S«i ' n *^? 11 S gr i the m °"«y I would en
dow a bed income hospital. .1 would
£2 &,£ «? U *!i5 r of a M»Ulon among
1 - Krandma. two.broth
JT£mVi • I » t « r - A quarter would be
divided, between the home for aged
incurables and orphan aaylum. - fhe
r-.* **kallk all » r <> u nd:th» world. Th»
rt»t ..; of,»the mon«y • I would invest in
snould «•• it in charity. I shoutd like
t°: b *;^eat In the world and not l" ad
*" ld> ' KOOd for nothing Jife.
HOW I WOULD ENJOY MY
MILLION
Beidrtj«. Ag«t IS Yean
_"I. have often wished*to be rich so /
would, like very much to go to CM-(
tl':Mr: Rockefeller should l«av» m . V
a - million ; today I ; would i start off nS t
week for .Chicago. 1 have ncr,? t ?a v
'elMv.rauch/ b.it»my .wish •is . tn<iro to
Chicago.. , w I have heard so much of
.Chicago \u25a0' that : I would Uke to^Vtllt |J