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ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF SAN FRANCISCO AND CALIFORNIA
LINCOLN SCHOOL PUPILS RECEIVE A GIFT
FAMOUS STATUE IS
REPLACED BY BUST
Mrs. Attilio Rottanzi Gives
Work of Art in Memory
of Loved Ones
The boys and girls of the Lin
coln school are a proud and happy
family nowadays.
Last week, to the accompani
ment of appropriate exercises and
in the presence of a number of dis
tinguished visitors, they were
made the custodians of a splendid
life sized bust of Abraham Lin
coln, to replace the old one which
for many years stood in front of
the old Lincoln school at Fifth
and Market streets, and which
was destroyed by the fire of 1906.
The bust is a fine conception of
the martyred president, executed
in Carrara marble by a Florentine
sculptor, and was presented to the
pupils of the school by Mrs. At
tilio Rottanzi in commemoration
of her husband, the late Dr. At
tilio Rottanzi, and her brother,
the late Joseph P. Deming, both
of whom were graduates of the
old Lincoln school.
A drill and a salute to the flag
were the opening features of the
program, after which the boys and
girls assembled in the big audito
rium of the school, when Dr. A. A.
d'Ancona, president of the board
of education, was made master
of ceremonies. As Mrs. Rottanzi
was unable, through illness, to be
stow her gift in person, Super
visor Gallagher was appointed to
make the presentation speech. He
was followed by Theresa Lustig,
who read an essay, on Lincoln,
and Esther Schoor, whose rendi
tion of the president's famous
Gettysburg address was unusu
ally good.
On behalf of the board of edu
cation Doctor d'Ancona made his
speech of acceptance, and then
gave an interesting talk on Lin
coln's life and character. During
the afternoon W. \V. Stone, prin
cipal of the Lincoln school, ex
plained the spirit in which Mrs.
Rottanzi made her gift, and left
it to the boys and girls assembled
to appoint from, among their .
number 10 who Would wait upon
the giver with an expression of
the student body's gratitude and
ifppreciation. Other addresses
were made by Superintendent of
Schools Roncovieri and School
Director James E. Power, the lat
ter being a graduate of the old
Lincoln school. A delightful mu
sical program added to the enjoy
ment of the occasion.
The Lincoln school is possessed
of a fascinating history. Years
ago when the city was young,
plans for the Lincoln school were
first drawn, and it was decided by
the city fathers to make it the
finest structure of its kind in the
west. The building was erected
on the old site at Fifth and Mar
ket streets at a cost of $100,000,
and from the time of its opening
to the day of the fire claimed as
its pupils some of San Francisco's
most distinguished men in later
life. In front of it stood a life
sized figure of Abraham Lincoln.
Among the Lincoln pupils who
have since become men of affairs
are David Belasco, James Barrow,
Tom S. Burns, John S. Britton,
Swift Johnson and Josiah Royce.
THE San Francisco CALL
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1912.
ALONZO TRIES TO CIRCLE SEAL ROCKS
ALONZO Would Be a Circus Performer
JUirTOl.
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SWIMMING IS NOT SO
EASY AS IT APPEARS
He Goes Out Paddling, Meets a
Friend and Returns
in State
This is the week we caught you
napping on the puzzles. Out of a
couple of hundred answers to the
puzzles, there Vere not more than
six correct postals. The**ock on
which the majority split was puz
zle No. 4. "What term meaning
undersized?" The answer to that
was "lightweight," not "4hort
weight," as so many of the Ju
niors had it. -
But that wasn't all that upset
the puzzle contestants this week.
Puzzle No. 2 proved to be another
bugaboo.. And the ordinary per
son looking at it would have
. quickly pronounced it the easiest
in the lot. It gave the picture of
a prosperous looking individual,
from whose mouth were issuing
the following words, "I'm the
chief executive of the state." The
question beneath it read: "What
political position?"
All but three or four of the Jun
iors got it right, but my! "my!
when they came to put it down On
postals what a dreadful mistake
they made! Three-fifths of them
spelled "governor" without the
middle "r," "govenof." Now,
what d'ye think of that!
I have been a busy bowwow
this week. I went out the other
day to see Miss Schmidt swim
around the Seal rocks, and it
looked so easy I thought I'd try it
myself. So Puppy and I trotted
out all alone one morning early,
before any one else was around.
The Pup selected a good point of
vantage, and finally, with a sharp
little bark, bade me be off.
"And, Alonzo," he cried, "don't
stay too long on the other side jof
. the rocks. I didn't bring an X-ray
with me, so I can't tell whether
you're drowning or not."
Now, you can say wlaat you
please, but there is something
mean about that water that
doesn't like little dogs. I hadn!t
gone very far when I began to
wish I'd brought a rowboat along.
"Alonzo," said I to me, "it's all
very well to be modest, but there's
nothing particularly nice about
achievement unless somebody's
there to see it." Just the same, I
never like to give up, so I kept on
paddling. But I didn't make any
headway, and after I had been in
the water 10 minutes I decided
that the. best thing for me to do
was to holler for help.
"My goodness, Alonzo, what's I
the trouble?" snorted some one
alongside, and there, if you'll be
lieve me, was a great big whale.
"The trouble," said I, "is that
I'm not airtight. In other words,
I'm about to sink."
"That," said my friend, "would !
never do. Think, what would be
come of The-Junior Call!"' With
that he dived under and came up
with me on hi.s back. My return
to shore wal effected with no fur
ther delay. If you've never tried
riding a whale, I'd advise you to
make use of your opportunities.
It's great sport. Yours for an
other week, ALONZO.