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Seventh Grades Studying Three lu eatScientists Iscience sthentli grades are studylng tieo àvery a, ussciontists of today, wlio. are Einstein, Michielson and Edison. The foliowing are a 10w linos abbPt Einstein. Abert Einstein was b«ln Marcli 14, 1879, ln Gornmany. Ho graduàted f romi the University of Zurich when '23 years or ago. Ho Isaprofeaaer lu the, Kair Wlllie!Ïm,'Ïstitute of Berlnflu.H moat- tameusd1scoveries are the matliematicai prnloples . 'rem whidh le get hisls dea et "tlieory Pt relativity.p. Next la-a bief skeh ýf,'4,et ihek4on. Albert Abrahiam Mich lnsKi Aei1 eau physiclat Whe p on nlu, Germnauy. Ho gra uatenthic aval aeademy .lu--Annapolis lu 1 83and took courses et phicin Berlinï, thé coilege of France and Polytechlnie chool, Paris. Ho ais. was professeret tthe Case sdhool et apied scienc~e lu Ceveland. Ohie, and lator *as professe r etfClark unit- versity. lu 1892 Ié was a.ppelnted lead ef the phymlcp departmoiit ef the Uni- vrsity of Cdu àgo*Vd.1lbis ta ôer ln physies, le was awarded the Nobel prise ln 1907. And last a lhue about Edison. Thomas Alva Edison was beru lu Milan, Ohio, but theo <reatest part of lis life was spent.lu Port Huron. He luventod some very Important thinga such as the elec- trie liglit, plonograpli and many other thiNga whldh liclp us se much te have a btter standard et living. Ho ls one of the outstanding figures et today and sheuld be Ionored greatly.-Helen Llnd- strom, Howard, 7B. COu' HeI>s Lucille Get the Last Laugh Ever sInce I was nino years old lyse been goiug. te Michigan fWr sumniel'va- cation. 1 ugually go alone, but.last year my two sisters went wltli me, and did wo liave fun!I But it seems wîeni my sisters weut aieng wlth me, it gave me b ad luck and l'Il tell you about IL. 1 go haying every summor and neyer. tellli thei hayload, but last year I had te tumrbie. W. were comlug homneo romn the fild and, 1 Was standing up on the laylead tryiug te flnd a place te it * dewn and al et a auddeu *0 lit a big bump and I tepplod off bacekwards. I de't how te this day how 1 evet' t,.*A *tin,"oen n v atomach. My The 1Huma» Termites A boat was ateamuig a"rosthe *Pacif le. Pi'ooesaor Johnson and hie trienda .wero on their way te a smal tlaud off Aùtralia te. sttidy terma- ites. "I saay there, Johinson,', sald hae Engliali frlend *wlth the monocle, "how mudli longer are we gelug te be On this boastly boat?" *'Oh, I dou't kuew, .we ouglit te, be lu Au straiâlanl a few days."l 'Plat, niglit the men Were playing carda when the boat suddeniy bogan te heavo as lu. a storm., They al ruslied out on dock te sec what was happening. The mm was as caim as slp ,irtd, an et ofl- a§ was upon te men. Later'that nlght Professer John- son *_eut te the op>erator'ae roem sud liad the^ eperater send a message. Early the xext ,morniung -a, man tu Toronte recelved thc foliowlng.rmes- sage: FoTHERGILL ALL SUSPICIONS ..CWNIIRMED STOP STARI' BUILDING COLONY AT ONCE STOP IF' ANYTHINO MORE DEVELOPS I WILL BEND THE MESSAGE TO BIRKENHIEAD STOP JOHNSON The tollowng nîglit a luge trans- port plane flow eut of the Toronto airport. Thon. were ouiy three men lu it, but that was ail that was neoded at the tume. Professùr Johinson ordered the boat ,full speed ahead the next mornlug, sud by nlght 4uistralio. was lu sight. By noon of the next day ailwas lu roadîness te beave for the smal fisand wlere tliey were golug te ho- gin their observations.- One nlglit a. young phetographer stayed ashore to use if ho couid get some pictures of the, termites' ac- tivities at night. The next morning ho was mlslng. By neon they wore positive that hie was not ou the island. Professor Johnson soon hecame moody and dld net go wlth the other men ou their tramps around the island. The next niglit Professer .lohnson:had dlsappeared wtl a gun and two sticks of eXtra-powertui dy- As Professer Johnson ontered the Nick Nearly Nonplussed by Need for New Nickel Nick bil five cents. uo lie went. out to take a ride ln. a street car. Re was toc big to kneei on the igeat, so lie sat up lîke a Mani and ttled te act as :If lie hadl been on a street car al lhieI. lfe. Ho rode a long way and wlien the car came to a stop,_Nick didn't Gdare get off for far 'of being lest; the place .was new. and strs.uge to hlm. It was flot bullt up as Itwaa arounid bis owu home. The conueorcae up and said. '*Pare- please," and the poor' boy didn't know what to do. He thouglit that, Ive cents woUld take hlm tlie'round trip If lie didn't geêt off thie car. Nlck grew red ln thie face. The tears rose ln his eyos and lie was about to glve a leud scream, whmenthe man uext to hlm put five -cents in the boy's hanil. I"Tliank you, air," said Nick, and lie pald i own tare as proud as a prince and tlie smile ou his face. filled the car with a lo tsnshIne.-George Col- lias, 8B, oad Book Binding Is Projoot Enjoyed by Art Classes TFhe egth grade girls a'ro doing somne very lnterestlng work lu art classes. It le book bindlng. We have witton about ail of our pictures and now have to sew the stories and picturea, together. Mirs. Mason, our art teacher, said to be very carefu~l lu having the picturos lu correct ordor before we begin sewing. We are supposed to have our covor desi n ail werked out, ready te trace. ,Ca'rboard was passed for the back and front efthte books. We cotiid cither cov- er themn with linen materiai. or elsé paper. Mrs. Mason sald that thc ones ilavlng quite nice designs could make them -out of linon. In order te trace out designl on lihen, we lad te do this: M'rst of ail trace our designs on the lîneul with caYrbon paper, thon crayola our old designsanad take a lot Iron .and press them ou to the. linon. 'Wlen finlshed, tlioy looked very nlce. W.hen dolng the papor cover, you transfer yeur design on te the paper and thon paint It These aise are very ulce. We are aIl hopiug te have our booksa fluishod very, sooni and thon start on a new subJec.--Marguenlte. Peters en.. 8B, Howard. Winged Victory One of. English Sparrow Isn't as Popular ý as His Relatives. Enùgliaispare l'0'no. ta lar " goup o Lhwe hlcli have , ln general,a browu and gray Plumage. The birds fei and nest on or near the ground, ad are amoug the least timid They chirp nolslly, but compa*Utively. few are songstera. The common Engîlali lieuse spa.rrew, which Isabout six luches long, was brouglit to theUnlted Statees and Canada about the yeéar 1869. aud.has inereased astonilshingly lu numbora un- tiI now lt l18 prebabiy more numerouï than anty other wild bird. One pair wlll ralse several familles of four or five eaçh irear.,These spar- rows lîve, chiefly lu aud about cîties and tewns. It was once thought that spar- rows. were.ida te the farmers, but it la9 now kuewn that tlioy eat few inpocts and livo. chlefly upon grains and. refuse they gatlior. near lieuses. They are notorlous tigîters among themseivos and usually,*drive away the more desirable birds. 0f the Amerîcan speies the Most coflmPfl lathe vhip- piug spart'ow, a small, gra3ilsh blrd markod with a chestnut crown. The field spa'rrow, uoastern residont, sud the treo aparrew, a winter visiter only, are similar specles. The seaside aud the sharptallod sparrow inhabit tho coast marshes. Thero are lu América several distinct speclea of musical sparrow. The song sparrow, a six-inchi bid streaked ou the breast witli black or brown lias a remarkably clear, sweot refrain. The Vesper sparrow. simllarly ma!rked, lias a habit ef singing lu the late atornoon. One of the well known sparrow song- aers of theowest Is the black throatod dickcissel, whlle the largo fox sparrow and Ha'rris sparrows otftIc. same reglons are known te gather lu fiecks aud sing ln chorus. A. beautiful littie bird la the white throated aparvow, moat familliér alông theý Canadian boundary, whose dlean chéery note la hoard lu the spring and about the summor nestlng places. -leanor Speredos, 7B, Howard. Indian Has Tussie With Big Alligator In Fiorida'I vlsited an Indian camp. It was a reservation set asîdo for these Indians. It was net vory large, for thero were ne more than fifty Indians living tihcre. I wiii tell yen aomethlng about th em and thePr camp. the eighth grade da short wave i la sthe'super- e ts bave two loi. ?hey riacl mtates ,lpro>- hat a relief tliat le," Jolinson m, 'well, now w. beave .thls r, but I belleye lu propareducs atnaturo's ravage."-Tleéren 4staip. £C-2. Iway on a bear Ne m meadow la*,k b. seelng th u. ]Botta, B s ad wens Iwho fcd te nod. ii clty parts snd le te the Càa11etfpeople Lbh nuts-Eleaner Spe- l'J