boys were reprimanded for their delinquency and given memory tasks of such selections as "The Village Blacksmith," "Breathes There a Man With Soul So Dead," or portions of the Constitution of the United States. Long will Dad Stamy be remembered for his severity and for his ability to cram a boy's mind

penned these prophetic words : "The United States of America have more natural advantages than any other Governments, or Powers in the World, and if they judiciously turn to their own account those advantages which they have from the nature of the Country, they must become both rich and powerful." �In

GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS IN OLDEN DAYS While we can go back to the scenes of our childhood we cannot go back to our youth. The lads of two generations ago knew nothing of the supervised, organized and directed play-lots of the present time with their abundance of equipment and paraphernalia. But the

1,000, while that of the state was 21.1. Our county's rate was the highest in the state. Sept. 17. Jack W. W. Loose was elected secretary general of the General So- ciety of the War of 1812 of the United States. He also holds the post of historian in the state organization. Sept. 17. An all-time high

sanctuary. September 15. John W, W. Loose, secretary general of the General Society of the War of 1812, spoke at Defenders' Day ceremonies in Baltimore, Maryland. 16. Parts of Prince and Queen Streets were made one-way routes, Now all traffic from the south streams through Penn Square and North Queen Street

office of township assessor, and in that capacity served six years, during which time he also filled the appointment of assistant United States marshall, and helped with the United States census. In 1872 he was elected clerk of the Court at Quarter Sessions, which position he now fills. He also attends

. 11 Ellis and Evans' History of Lancaster County, p. 574. 12 For a complete story see the Monthly Bulletin of the State Department of Internal Affairs, January 1954. �be obtained by the party of gay picnickers from Columbia caught in a heavy storm on Goose Island. With the advent of late spring and a