The Seward School News
Published once a week during the school year by children in the Seward Schools.
'Z , . SKWARD* ALASKA SATURDAY, APRIL 28. 1917. Number 9
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ARGENTINA WAS
DISCOVERED BY
JUAN DE SOLIS
By Beach Patton
Fifth Grade
Argentina was discovered b>
Juan de Solis in 1515. In lo‘2;>
Buenos Aires was discovered, but
it was abandoned and later perman
ently rebuilt. Horses were intro
duced in 1;»80.
Until 177b all South American
countries were under one govern
ment. In 180b Buenos Aires was
occupied by the Knglish, but they
were there no longer than a year.
Spain recognized their independ
ence in 1842. Argentine Republic
was established in 1 ST>.'.
Next to Brazil. Argentine repub
lic is the largest ixruntry in South
America. It is in the temperate
belt. In most of the country the
climate is healthful.
A large part is an almost level
plain which stretches from its
northern portion nearly to the
southern end of the continent.
West of Buenos Aires, wheat
corn, and flax are the chief agri
cultural exports. The chief pro
ducts are wool, hides and skin*.
Some of these are exported to the
United States but most to V ram o
and England. Buenos Aires is
favorably situated for land and wa
ter commerce. There are moie
railways in Argentine republic than
in any other part of South America.
For a time money was so plenti
ful and cheap that a small tarmei
might obtain land without a cent
and pay for it with the crops. There
are 1,153.119 square miles with
seven and one-half million people.
One and one-half million of these
are in the capital.
In many parts o1 Argentina, the
climate and soil are favorable for
agriculture. In the northern part
they raise sugar, coffee and tobac -
co, and many millions ot sheep and
cattle. Buenos Aires is the im
portant city in South America. With
over a million people it is one of tho
largest cities in the world. It is
growing fast and has much manu
facturing and commerce.
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SCHOOL LOSES SEVERAL
PUPILS WHO LEAVE CITY
We are sorry to note the loss by
removal from town during the va
cation of the following:
Willie Melvin, Walter Melvin,
Leslie Melvin, Ida Revell, Harry Re
vell, Frank Revell, Eula Murphy,
Meryle Towle, Alice Daggett and
Bobby Daggett.
NATIONAL HYMN
WRITTEN DURING
THE WAR OF 1812
By Warren Alderman
Sixth Grade
“The Star-Spangled Banner”’ was
written during the war of 1812.
The British had taken Washing
ton and destroyed the capital and
burned the congressional library,
and now came to take Baltimore.
Francis Scott Key, an American,
went on board a Britsh man-of-war
to see a friend. While he was on
the ship the battle began, and the
British would not let him go until
it was over.
He watched the flag all day long
and at night while the bombs were
bursting in air he could see that
the flag was there. The next
morning he saw that the flag was
still flying, and he was so glad that
he wrote the “The Star-Spangled
Banner. The back ot a letter was
all the paper he had. He used the
top of a barrel for a table.
“The Star-Spangled Banner” is
now our national hymn, anti every
boy and girl ought to learn it.
MEMORIZING ‘STAR
SPANGLED BANNER’
How many know the words of
“The Star Spangled Banner? The
pupils of all grades have been com
mitting them to memory this week.
<;akdkn timk is coming
Clean up! Clean up!
The weather’s fine;
Clean up the neighbor’s yard and
mine.
Pick up every empty can;
Have everythin# just sp*ek and
span.
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Garden time is comin# too,
Shall we plant flowers?
Oh! yes, a few—
Hrin# out the tiny #anlen seed,
And plant the thin#s you think
you’ll need—
Onions, radishes and potatoes.
Turnips, carrots and tomatoes.
—Williard Shellhorn, Fifth Grade.
ONLY ABOUT HALF OF
PUPILS ANSWER ROLL
ACCOUNT OF MEASLES
Attendance this week is as fol
lows:
Miss Root's room—10 out of 24
enrolled.
Miss Robb’s room—15 out of 27
enrolled.
Miss Wold’s room—11 out of 13
enrolled.
The high school was not affected
by the measles.
abbot is saved
BY QUICK WIT
OF A SHEPHERD
By Robert Mullin
Eighth Grade
A long time ago there was a crusl
king named John. He was selfish
and bad and wanted to be the rich
est man in the country. In the
same place there was an abbot, who
was richer than the king. The king
went to see the abbot one day and
was mean to him. He told the ab
bot that no one should be richer
than himself. The king gave him
three questions and told him if he
did not answer them in two weeks
he would chop otf his head.
The questions were how long the
king would live, how long it would
take him to go around the world,
ami what he was thinking about.
The abbot said he would try to
answer them.
After a week hud gone by he met
a shepherd who he knew. The shep
herd asked him what the matter
was, and the abbot told him.
The shepherd said to would try to
help him. So he dressed himself
in the abbot’s clothes and went to
the king. The shepherd boy looked
just like the abbot and so there
was no difference between them.
The kin£ asked him how long- he
should live and the supposed abbot
said:
“You shall live until you Hie and
no longer.”
The kine: took this as a joke and
let it pass. Then he said: “How
long will it take me to tfo around
the world. The shepherd siad:
“If you ride with the sun you will
£o around the world in twenty-four
hours.”
The king told him he was rather
impudent, but he let that pass. So
the king asked him what he was
thinking about. The shepherd said:
“You are thinking I am the ab
bot, but I am a shepherd boy.”
The king laughed and told him he
would put him in the abbot’s place
but the shepherd would not accept.
So the abbot lived peacefully ever
after.
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‘TIS CLEANUP WEEK
Clean up! Clean up! Tis cleanup
week;
Dirty places we must seek,
Pick up every empty can,
See that your garden is spick and
span.
Bring out your seed,
Plant all you’ll need;
Bring out the rake,
Bring out the hoe,
Fix your flowers all in a row.
—Gladys Green, Fifth Grade.
c. M. PETTIBONE
Packers* Direct Selling Agent
SALT SALMON. HERRING. COD
CANNED SALMON
If Service Counts Our Interests are Mutual
OFFICES: L. C. SMITH BUILDING SEATTLE, U. S. A.
The Seward General
Hospital
desires to acquaint the general hospital inter
ests of this country with the facilities ot this
institution for giving the latest devised methods
of nursing care to persons requiring medical or
surgical treatment. Special attention given to
patients requiring gynecological treatments.
Hydrotherapeutic treatments carefully follow
ed. This building, just complete, electric light
ed, steam heated, hot and cold water. Physi
cians placing patients in our care will receive
every ethical attention. Prompt readiness for
accidents, obstretrics and emergencies, day or
night. For further particulars address,
SISTER SUPERIOR.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATOR
Notice is hereby given that Bank
of Seward has been duly appointed
administrator of the estate of Flor
ence Foote, deceased. All persons
having claims against the estate of
the said Florence Foote are hereby
notified to present said claims, with
the proper vouchers attached, to said
Bank of Seward at its place of busi
ness, in the town of Seward, in Kenai
Precinct, Third Division * ! the Terri
tory of Alaska, within six months
from the date of this notice.
Dated this 10th day of April, A. D.
1917.
BANK OF SEWARD,
H. S. Balderston, Cashier.
April 10-30
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