The Leader-Post from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada • 42

30IN MORNING CHAPEL won in prizi: Iette rs IT Ti.rctiSc.m-rs: I ani Ft tor today lelbi.g lieu! id tour h-Hh. There IhimIii.I ten children i'l thi school, lift and iifty-foai- girls. I go school every day. 1 am in Crude V. There are eleven and four bos in my class.

l'unnlchy boys came and played hockey here Saturday afternoon. I am glad to nay the school boy, the winners. Re ore- the l'unnlchy boys came some of the girls were making cakes for them and they had supper here. We have a very nice chapel at the hack of the school. Every morniag we march the chapel.

When tho first bell rings we get into line Uv twos. Another bell nings and then wo march Into the chapel for eveu-ing prayers. The girls sometime go to the ico after four o'clock, but tho boys aro at the ico every day. ELSIK MILDRED HORXKY (12) Gordon's I.R. School, I'unnichy, Sask.

TRAINS HER CAT Dear Torchbearers: I have not written to your club sinco Christmas, but am going to write to your Interesting club from now on. I am going to tell about my pet kitten. Her name is l'otry Ann. She is pretty and nearly a year old. Sho takes her milk out of a bottle and nipple.

I dress her up In a nice white sifk dress on Sundays, but mostly on other days I dress her in a white dress with lace around neck' and sleeves. I got a black carriage with a cover on it. She gets in the carriage herself. I dress her up and lay her on her hack tne carriage and she goes to sleep isne win lie any way I put her.s would not trade her for three, bun I Urod dollars. She Is mostly all white and she is white as tho-snow what white there is on her.

I am trying to teach her, to get behind the carriage on her hind feet and put her front paws up on the handle and wheel the carriage herself. I touk a picture of her last week and she was dressed up in 'her good clothes. She does not like my daddy to take her out to tho barn at night because she does not like to leave tho house. They have a nice place to sleep at night in a big pile of hay. Polly and our dog Teddy and another cat Tomy and Molly, "another cat; all sleep together.

Well, that is about all I can tell about -Roily this time. SYLVIA CHAPMAN (9). Amulet, Sask. IN ORCHESTRA Dear Torchbearers: I am a bookworm and have fifty-two books in my library. Wo have an orchestra hire and I play the violin in it.

There are twenty-four members. I would like to become a member of your club. I read every issue of tho Torchbearers' paper. The Sloughs are all frozen here and we have been skating for quite a while. I am ten years old and In Clrado VIII.

We live in town not far from school. Premier Dunning is going to speak here on the nineteenth. The orchestra is going to play for him. Youns truly. JACK (10.) Central Butte.

Sank. RODE ON ENGINE Dear Torchbearers, I have lots of skating. I have lots ot friends who skato with me. I am in grade eight. 1 have lots of hom work.

I expect to pass out of grade eight this year. There are three more children in. my class. The and II. are down here building a new round-house for the Canadian National.

Railway. The old one burnt down mysteriously. They have a radio, so I go over there and here it. I hear all kinds of different stations. I hear the Leader, too, CKCK.

I heard about the hockey game between Edmonton -and Ro-gina. My dad Is going to get mo a radio I think. We had a Valentine party at our school. 1 We made Valentines for each other and had postmasters take them around. We played games, then had lunch.

We had cocoa, cake, sandwiches, and candy. Each ono of us brought some lunch. We have a dam at school. There la ice on it, so we slide on it. I have a brother tiring on the C.N.R.

I have another brother braking. My dad is railroading, so I suppose 1 will, too. They have dances rigfct along. They have them in the C.N.R. station; sometimes they would have them across the line.

They had a masquerade across the lino tho other night, but I didn't go. I went on the engine and had.a nice ride. Well there Isn't much more to say, so I will close for now. RUDP1R HOLLOWAY (13). Northgate, Sask.

FANCY COSTUMES Dear Torchies: I have been aeilont member of your club for quite a long' time. I was at a dance where the people were dressed up. One was droned as Queen Ann, amfther like ah Indian, two with a romper dress on. Knight of the Baths and a whole lot of others. Then I was at the carnival.

I dressed as a Spanish girl. Two wcro dressed ns dices, and a whole lot moro. Wo had a king and queen-. Tho kins was Ionn.r McToinh find the queen was Violet Rogers. There was a king and queen elected from the high school, public school an 1 one from the hookey boys.

Hut the public school won. The cross-word puzzle' is scon wherever you go. The ono in today's paper is very easy. I irue von nr H-ottii-iff Jirri lis tening to this so I will mv gnod-byo. I KM A DUKK (11.) -Indian Head, Sask.

MADE SCRAP BOOK Dear Torchbearers: I would like to join yo-- I am collecting stamps. I have pages We have some pups. Our dog got them this morning. I made a scrap book. i I am eight years old and I am in grade three.

We went down to our grandma's for Christmas and hal to slay all night because it was stormy KENNY FISHER (8. I.ipton, Sask. i 'IVr. 1 This i in rtn inr I i'i I-' i i i i i i. "I'l.

l.irlh-'''' "'1 Hi, 1. 1 Al.nl. 1 am going to I'll ou al scliool winch I hvc in is Indian Residential Scho I. I came to when was eleven. At firsi.we used to live in an old school but now we have moved to a new one.

Wo moved hero about three years ago. It is a verv nice building made of brick. The' front door is facing cant. When you enter through it you step up a few steps and you are in the second hall. When you look in front ot you, that is, west, you can see Into tho chapel.

There are four rooms where the children stay. Two are for the big-gest boys and girls and two for the smaller boys and girls. We also have four lavatories for washing In. There are four dormitories and two lavatories upstairs for the children, and there are two balconies for the ones that are sick. There are also two school rooms.

One junior room and one senior. I am in the senior room, and I am in Grade V. We had our examination not so very long ago. Another boy and myself came in first and second. I got a beautiful Kversharp pencil for first prize.

I tnink he got a pencil, too. We have a skating rink down at the lake. We have good fun skating every day. The boys have a hockey team and I am in the team. I am the smallest In it.

On Saturday a hockey team came to play a game with the boys. They were from I'unnichy, which is about eight miles north from hero. It was a very good game, l'unnlchy was beaten by nine goals to one. CIIARLIK BIRD (14). Gordon's I.R.

School, Purmichy, Sask. LIKES STORIES Dear Torchbearers: I have been reading your magazine ever Hincc I cpuld read. I am ten years old an! nm in grade four. y0 have a radio at home. I like listening to it very much.

My younger brother Joseph can operate, the radio a little. My cousin Petty is staying at our place for three months. I have three brothers and one sister. My brother Joseph 1s eight years old and is in grade three. We go to a school called Weapon berg School.

I iik the continued strrhs. Tho stola Jewels, Dlue Streak, The Taming of tho W.ild, Under the pirate Flag and the other stories as Uncle Itob'-Apple Putter, Stirring Up Monroe. And I also read all the Torch bearers' letters. We had a little bit ot a party at St. Valentine's day.

I go1-twenty -ono valentines. I had to bring sandwiches for lunch. TIi teacher made lemonade. LEX A OSIOWY (10.) Lemberg Sask. INTERESTED MEMBER Dear Editor and Torchbearers: I am just writing now so that our editor will not.

be able to say that "I received ccrtlllcaie and left the old club to sink or swim." I have not written to our dear old club for a. long time, and I am almost ashamed to write, but that does not say that I have forgotten the club for I am still a constant reader. I wish to congratulate all our authors and authoresses on their success. Among them Hilda Miller, Peth Crawford, James Crawford Milne, Roy Sandquist and Roy S. Ring.

I enjoyed their storieH very much. I know lleth Crawford very well; we go to tho same school and are in the same grade. like many more, hare been nnxlously waiting for the results of the election, and when I went to the post office last Saturday, I went at once for the Torchbearers to see the results, and I wish to, convey my heartiest congratulations to all those who took part in the great elections. We are now beginning our fourlh year of life, and now Torchles let us make this the best year yet. I have been- a member tov four years, haying joined early In I am veryanxious to become a button winner and I nm looking forward to become a button winner.

I am sending in a story In the near future. I havo two completed. I wish to say that I hope Roy King will not think that I atn copying his work writing a story almost the same as hjs, because my story was nearlng completion when Roy's first appeared In our page. EDNA RRADc-HAW (14). Grenfell, Sask.

CHIEF AUTHOR WRITES JDoar Torchbearers, I wish to thank those of you who-have me to the portion of chief author, and I will try doubly hard to prove myself worthy of the trust. This I should do, as it is much harder for you to believe that a chief author in California, U.S.A., can be aa Interested as one in Canada. However, I will try to convlnc you that I can be every bit as enthusiastic aa I have been heretofore. I think we have a wonderful group of officers this year (present company always excepted!) and there's nothing in the world to hinder our club from reaching: a higher point la quantity and quality of contributions than ever before. It is a matter of Jfreat wonder to my friends here (to whom I showed the birthday edition) that any club based on written articles as opposed to personal contact could have grown to such pro-, portions as ours.

But they did not know the genius of our first editor in making our first small page interesting. Neither do they know the sreat ability that her successor has shown in continuing and enlarging on that work so ably begun. Now, Torchbearers, I realize that there are some of you, who think I've had more than my share of the honors in tills club, and I was greatly In doubt to the advisability of taking the platform again. But the most of you have shown your desire to the same old ch4ef author. p.

to show I appreciate your faith in me those who voted for me and to requite the rest of you in some email measure for being disappointed in the outcome of the election. I )0 I'll 11 1 i. 11 1 i i oivi aiiumer wua ilea serial. Unless I have to study too hard, it will be ready in a couple of months. YOUR CHIEF AUTHOR.

HARD WORK ON FARM Dwr Torchbearers and Editor: I'm just going to write a short letter telling you that I'm sending In a short story to become a member of your long-loved club. I am very Interested in all the reading and would like see some of my writing published. I am now IS and passed my grade eight lost year and am taking music and I like it very much, for I've always liked'musie. We live on a farm about five miles northwest of Rush Lake. We lmvo a fine grove of tall trees surrounding our buildings on the north andiwest eide and end.

We put In i big garden each year, consisting of mangel, turnips, potatoes and all other vegetables for house use. We.akohave a few fruit trees. They say amongst shade trees they'll grosv. I have tUree sisters and three lotherw. also my parents.

We all reem to be kept busy. In other words, gome people say there's never any rest on the farm, and we do, too. Everybody ham to pitch right in when it comes to working. Yes, you bet. I know a lot about the and never liked to etay on but here I am living right on one.

Hope some of you have not such a grudge ou farm life as I have. I am very pleased, I must say again, with the work you have ail done, and sure enjoyed leading It arl. every bit. Dear Editor, my sister would like to know if she could write in stories1 to your club, even though she isovu--age (18)? I will close now, as my letter getting awful long. "Success to all." DOROTHY CAROLINA GEORGE (15).

Rush Lake. Sask. (Y. we are glad to got storks from older boys mi girls. Editor.) INDIAN RESERVE CHQOl' Dear Torchbearers: I must wri'e a little Mter about cur school as I would like to be a member of your club.

This school Is an Indian boarding school. The boys and gir! go home the end of every second month. The boys and girls that are not from thwt Reserve don't go home for Saturday. Only after Christmas and the whole month of July. Alt the children go home In July.

The boy have two playrooms and three washrooms and two dormitories and one bathroom and o'to balcony. The girls have the same. All the children have one big dim iff room. And wo have two big barns and one pig pen. And make raffua baskets and reed baskets and all kir.ds of fret work.

We have good fun here. We hav a bisr skating rink. Ami we plav YARNS OF THE BIG WOODS By ART CHILES hockey in it. We also play football In the summer and baseball. Tun-n-ichy boys came here on Saturday and played hockey with thki school team, but our side beat 9 goals to 1.

HUBERT FoX (11) Cordon'- I.R. School. I'unnichy, S.Wik. DRESSED LIKE CAT Dear Tore I) bearers: This is rny first leller to you. Have any of you been lo a carnlvol this year? I am going to one on Friday night.

I am going to dress as a cat. I nrn going to wear my sleeper and tic a bag over my head, with, the eorn.rs tied to make oars. Don't you think I'll look funny? I do hope this will go Into Ihe paper. I can't read all thA letters, but my sister reads them for me. This will bo all for this time, so bye-bye.

PHVLLTS ARMSTRONG (7. Slntaluta, Sak. 8KATE3 ON DITCHES Dear Tore hi favors: How do y.ni Torchim like this weather? 1 like It linn. We have not. hern nhle to on our pond for a long.

time. W't skate In the ditches whenever the Ice is suitable. Congratulations to the oft) cent of tho club for this ytar. I wish I wa talented (hey me. I iievir could write it decent story or rhyiiv.

certainly enjoyed reading I lie pet aversion eonU ihullims. I agree with ttiot of Ihem. Wo play gatnnt at nehoot evecv Friday aflcr iat hi'ivk. I lllui them real well. I am In.

Hie it year hUli school now. y-Il will i'lim off, lulling cveiy sucr-Oss to (bo tnemlieis. A I t.h i 1 Ling, iVp in the great lonesome woods of the North the old guides have mado up many yarns which they tell over and over to the tenderfeet from the cities their own way of explaining the strange trackj and weird noises. Mr. Child, who used to be a game warden in the wpoda of uurwn-rn wisrontiin, collected' these storiee himself from the "oldtim.

ers. THE TRAPSPRI NGER If you think the North Woods are Just a place for summertime fishing parties, you're wrong. In the wintertime there's a.businecs going on all the time fur trapping. Mitiy of the furs for our coats, caps, and gloves rome fjm animals trapped in this part of the count rv by men who have worked there a't lng as tiie old guides, and they rmnv tr.r nnil leg ends that they spread among themselves. Among these is the tale ot tho tnpspringer.

He's the pest of all tho trappers, and they never can catch him ho comes out only at night and when he is sure tho trapper nowhere near. Somo of tho old trappers claim to havo seen him, and they declare that he's a queer lllllo creature with Huing-liko legH. Willi theco legs he can spring down tin a trap ncul net It oft and then bound way agfiin. "The trapoprlngcr has been here!" i-xelalms the trapper when bo comes to a trap that ha been cfT urnl finds no game in It. is claimed that this little crn-tur lives in the den of fur-beiu ing snimals and they bring him 1 irt return for the protection gives them.

(Next week Mr. Child will tell About the Caliopocfe.) TRIP TO ENGLAND Dear Torchbearers: I received my certificate and have had It framed. I go skating truite a bit. I enjoy it Tery m-j-h. I have been to England and the trip wr.

nice. We had good weather on ship and train. I had a birthday on the Jraiu. We landed at TrrrrH! asul rode on the train to Birmingham, ffr that was where we were vsitii st. We Played there three months.

Tho return trip was enjoyed an much as the gong trip wa. Thrre were very many s.hts to indeed and very beautiful on too. WILLIAM DARNELL (9.) 1 Athoi XL, Sask. IV te tei! more about ty Tip Kd.