SCHOOL HOMEWORK

Southland Times, Issue 23141, 6 March 1937, Page 23

SCHOOL HOMEWORK

Programme For A Week

The following programme of work should occupy pupils for approximately one week. If schools do not reopen on Mon ay next it is expected that pupils will begin the tasks immediately so that the full course will have been attempted by the end ot the ensuing week. Three lessons, one from each class journal, have been supplied for study purposes.

JOURNAL LESSON FOR LAST YEAR’S STD. L A SLY FOX A fox one day found an old shoe. He picked it up and went into the village. There he saw a man looking out of his window. “Mr Man,” said the fox, “please let me stay the night in your hut.” . , . „ ~ “But we are • packed tight as it is, said the man. “Oh, I don’t need much room, said the fox. “I’ll lie on a bench, curl my tail under it, and put the shoe under the stove.” Early next morning the fox got up. When no one was looking, he burnt his shoe. Then he began to ask, “What have you done with my shoe? A whole goose would hardly be enough to give me for my shoe.” There was nothing else to be done, so the man gave him a goose for his lost shoe. The fox took the goose and started off, singing:— “Master Fox found an old shoe, And got a goose in return for it.” Night came on again, and the fox knocked at the door of another hut—knock, knock, knock! “Who’s there?” the man inside asked. “I, Master Fox,” said he. “Let me stay the night, please.” “We are packed very tight as it is, the man said. “Oh, I shan’t make that any worse, said the fox. “I’ll get on a bench, curl up my tail under it, and put my goose under the stove.” The man let him stay, and early next morning the fox ate up the goose. Then he said, “Where’s my goose? What have you done with my goose? I wouldn’t take less than a whole turkey for it.” So the poor man had to give him a turkey for his goose. Then the fox went off singing:— “Master Fox found an old shoe, For his old shoe he got a goose, And for his goose he got a turkey.” Knock! knock! knock! He rapped at the third man’s hut. “Let me stay for the night,” he called out. “Who’s there?” the man asked. “We are tightly packed ourselves.” “It’s I, Brother Fox; and I shan’t make it any worse. I’ll get on a bench, curl my tad under it, and put my turkey under the stove,” said the Fox. The man let him in. The fox then lay down on a bench, curled his tail under it, and put the turkey under the stove. In the morning he got up early, and ate the turkey. Then he said, “Where has my turkey gone? A sheep would hardly be enough to give me for it.” There was nothing else to be done, and die man gave him a sheep for the turkey. The fox led the sheep away and sang as he went:— “Master Fox found an old shoe, For the shoe he got a goose, For the goose he got a turkey, For the turkey he got a sheep.” That night he slept in a fourth hut. In the morning he got up and ate the sheep. Then he said, “Where has my sheep gone? One of your daughters would hardly be enough to give me for ’ it.”

There was no help for it, and the man saw that he would have to give the fox one of his daughters. “But how are you going to carry her?” he asked.

“Oh, just put her in a sack,” said the fox.

The man went outside and put a dog in a sack. The fox picked up the sack and started off. He walked on and on until he felt very tired. Then he laid down the sack and said, “Lady, sing me a song.” At that, the dog in the sack gave a deep growl. The fox ran off as fast as he could into the forest, and he was seen no more. —Adapted from “Picture Tales from Manjr Lands,” by Valery Carrick. (Basil Blackwell). JOURNAL LESSON FOR LAST YEAR’S STDS. 2 AND 3 LITTLE SEDSEL LONGSKIRTS VISIT Old Bear, the big shaggy watch-dog at Hoel, was sitting solemnly outside the house, keeping an eye on the farm. It was a cold day in late winter and the bright sunbeams fell across the glistening snow. The pigs were lying on the sunny side of the bam, scratching their backs against the comer, and the goats were busy gnawing the bark from a great heap of chopped wood. Bear knew very well, however, that no sooner would his back be turned, than they would at once go through the gates and do all the mischief they could. The big new goat, Curlyhom, had a wicked look in her eye as she lay by the comer of the bam and glanced at him with proud scorn. She really was unbearable, but if she dared ... He would just have a look out on the road to see if anyone was coming. He turned his head toward the narrow path that came zigzagging over the mountain-side. What in the world was that? There was something coming, something round and very tiny. He gave a few deep woofs, woofs. The goats sprang into a group and pricked up their ears, while the pigs stopped short in their scratching and listened. It was easy to see that Bear was held in great respect.

No, never in his life had he seen anything like this; he would just take a little turn up the road and get a closer view. He gave one or two great waves with his bushy tail, then curled it over his back and trotted off. Well, to be sure it was a human being after all. First of all there was a wide frock down to the feet, and out below this peeped the tips of a couple of great shoes over which were drawn grey stocking-feet. Above this was a big bundle wrapped in a knitted shawl with two hands sticking out covered with red gloves. Over that again there was a smaller bundle in another shawl —no doubt that was her head. On her back there was a great bundle in a dark wrapper, and in front hung a nice little red bucket Bear really had to stop and take a good look. The traveller stopped, looking afraid and scarcely knowing what to do. Then Bear went to one side of the path and stood still, trying not to frighten the stranger. The newcomer took a few steps forward, and kept close to the other side of the path, coming up to Bear on tip toes. Then Bear got a peep through a tiny opening in the top shawl and saw there, first the red tip of a little upturned

nose, then a red mouth drawn down the least bit at the corners as if ready to cry, and a pair of great blue eyes fixed upon him in terror. Pooh! That was nothing but a little maid, well wrapped up against the cold. He did, not know her, but he thought he had' seen the bucket before. In any case there was no sense in frightening a little creature like that. He began, therefore, in his own way to smile with his tail, as he went over and sniffed at the little pail. , The little maid, however, did not at once understand him so she stepped backwards, and she fell down on her back, at the side of the road. Bear jumped to one side, ran on .a few steps, looked back with as . kindly a glance as he could, and smiled more than ever with his tail. At last she understood, got up, smiled too, and stumbled sifter him. Bear bounded on looking back all the time; he knew that she had come on some errand to Hoel, and it was no more than his duty to show her the way. It was little Sidsel Longskirt from Kigud Slot who in this fashion made her first entry into Hoel Farm. She followed Bear, went into the passage, lifted the latch, turned right round while she latched it behind her, and then she stood inside the great kitchen. A maid was in the middle of the room spinning, and Mrs Kirsteen Hoel herself was sitting by the great white stove, grinding coffee. As the door shut they both looked up. (To be continued).

JOURNAL LESSON FOR STDS. 4 AND 5 TRAPPED Kennedy’s Plain was always a good trapping ground because it was unfrequented by man and yet lay between the heavy woods and the settlement. I had been fortunate with the fur here, and late in April rode in on one of my regular rounds. The wolf-traps are made of heavy steel and have two springs, each of one hundred pounds power. They are set in fours round a buried bait, and after being strongly fastened to concealed logs, are carefully covered with cotton and fine sand so as to be quite invisible. , . . A prairie wolf was caught in one or these. I killed him with a club and, throwing him aside, proceeded to reset the trap as I had done so many hundred times before. All was quickly done. I threw the trap-wrench over toward the pony, and, seeing some fine sand I reached out for a handful of it to add a good finish to the setting. Oh, unlucky thought! Oh, mad heedlessness born of long immunity! That fine sand was on the next wolf-trap, and in one instant I was a prisoner. Although not wounded, for the traps have no teeth, and my thick trapping gloves deadened the snap, I was firmly caught across the hand above the knuckles. Not greatly alarmed at this, I tried to reach the trap-wrench with my right foot Stretching out at full length, face downward, I worked myself toward it, making my imprisoned arm as long and straight as possible. I could not see and reach at the same time, but counted on my toe telling me when I touched the little iron key to my fetters. My first effort was a failure; strain as I might at the chain, my toe struck no metal. I swung slowly around my anchor, but still failed. Then a painfully-taken observation showed I was much too far to the west I set about working round, tapping blindly with my toe to discover the key. Thus, wildly groping with my right foot I forgot about the other, till there was a sharp “clank,” and the iron jaws of trap Number 3 closed tight on my left foot. The terrors of the situation did not, at first, impress me, but I soon found that all my struggles were in vain. I could not get free from either trap, nor move the traps together; and there I lay stretched out and firmly staked to the ground. What would become of me now? There was noj much danger of freezing, for the cold weather was over, but Kennedy’s Plain was never visited except by the winter wood cutters. No one knew where I had gone and, unless I could manage to free myself, there was no prospect ahead but to be devoured by wolves or else to die of cold and starvation.

As I lay there the red sun went down over the spruce swamp west of the plain, and a shore-lark on a mound a few yards off twittered his evening song, just as one had done the night before at our shanty door; and, though the numb pains were creeping up my arm, and a deadly chill possessed me, I noticed how long his little ear-tufts were. Then my thoughts went to the comfortable supper table at Wright’s shanty, and I thought: now they are frying the pork for supper or just sitting down. My pony still stood as I left him with his bridle bn the ground, patiently waiting to take me home. He did not understand the long delay and, when I called, he ceased nibbling and looked at me in dumb, helpless inquiry. If he would only go home the empty saddle might tell the tale and bring help. His very faithfulness, however, kept him waiting hour after hour, while I was perishing of cold and hunger. Then a new thought came to me. This is how a wolf feels when he is trapped. Oh! for what misery have I been responsible. Now I am to pay for it. ' Night came slowly on. A prairie wolf howled; the pony pricked up his ears, and, walking nearer to me, stood with his head down. Then another prairie wolf howled and another, and I could make out that they were gathering in the neighbourhood. There I lay prone and helpless, wondering if it would not be strictly just that they should come and tear me to pieces. I head them calling for a long time before I realized that dim shadowy forms were sneaking near. The horse saw them before me, and his terrified snort drove them back at first, but they came nearer the next time and sat round me on the prairie. Soon one bolder than the others crawled up and tugged at the body of the dead wolf. I shouted and he retreated growling. The pony ran to a distance in terror. Presently the wolf returned, and, after two or three of these retreats and returns, the body was dragged off and devoured in a few minutes by the rest. After this the wolves gathered nearer and sat on their haunches to look at me, and the boldest one smelt the rifle and scratched dirt oil it. He retreated when I kicked at him with my free

foot and shouted, but, growing bolder as I grew weaker, he came and snarled right in my face. At this, several others snarled and came up closer, and I saw that I was to be devoured by the foe that I most despised. Then suddenly out of the gloom with a guttural roar sprang a great black wolf. The prairie wolves scattered like chaff except the bold one which, being seized by the black new-comer, was in a few moments a draggled corpse. Then, oh horror! this mighty brute bounded at me—and Bingo, my dog, rubbed his shaggy, panting sides against me and licked my cold face. “Bingo—Bing—old—boy—fetch me the trap-wrench!” Away he went and returned dragging the rifle, for he knew only that I. wanted something. “No—Bing—the trap-wrench.” This time it was my strap; but at last he brought the wrench and wagged his tail in joy that it was right. Reaching out with my free hand, after much difficulty, I unscrewed the pillar-nut. The trap fell apart and my hand was released, and a minute later I was free. Bing brought the pony up, and, after slowly walking to restore the circulation, I was able to mount. Then slowly at first but soon at a gallop, with Bingo as herald careering and barking ahead, I set out for home. There I learnt that, early in the evening, though never taken on the trapping rounds, the brave dog had acted strangely, whimpering and watching the timber trail. At last when night came on, in spite of attempts to detain him, he had set out in the gloom, and, guided by a knowledge that is beyond us, had reached the spot in time to avenge me as well as set me free.

—From “Wild Animals I Have Known,” by Ernest Thompson Seton. (Grosset and Dunlap, New York).

READING LAST YEAR’S STD. 1 “A SLY FOX”: S. 1 AND 2 JOURNAL Read the stories silently. Try then to answer the questions asked. When you can do this, read the story aloud to someone who will know whether you are reading correctly and tell him (her) your answers to the questions. S. 1 Questions. “A Sly Fox” 1. Did the man wish to let the fox in? How do you know? 2. What parts of the story show you that the fox was sly? 3. In how many huts did the fox sleep? 4. How was the fox punished for his slyness ? 5. What words tell you that there was no spare room in the huts? 6. At how many doors had the fox knocked before he owned a turkey? 7. What did the fox want in return for the sheep? 8. To how many people did the fox speak? 9. What happened to the fox’s shoe? 10. What happened in the 4th hut? LAST YEAR’S STD. 2 AND 3 “LITTLE SIDSEL LONGSKIRTS VISIT”: S. 3 AND 4 JOURNAL 1. Why did Old Bear need to keep an eye on the farm? 2. Can you find two reasons for supposing there was no grass for the goats to eat? 3. Tell the one listening to you, how Old Bear’s visitor was dressed. 4. Give one word of your own to describe the country surrounding the farm.

5. Was Old Bear friendly or unfriendly to the visitor? How do you know? 6. Who is said to have a wicked look in her eye? 7. What happened when Old Bear barked ? 8. How did Sidsel approach Old Bear, boldly or with fear? What words tell you? COMPREHENSION LAST YEAR’S STD. 4 AND F. 1 FORM 1 AND 2 JOURNAL: “TRAPPED” •1. Plains are not usually good trapping grounds; find out what made Kennedy’s plain good. 2. What are you told of wolf traps? State how you would set one, 3. Why was he unable to move the trap? (two reasons). 4. Make a list of the dangers that might befall him after being trapped. 5. Explain how he at last freed himself. 6. Give the meaning of (a) “attempts to detain him,” (b) “with a guttural roar,” (c) “to be devoured by the foe that I most despised,” (d) “proceeded to reset the trap.” 7. “Guided by a knowledge that is beyond us.” What is this called in animals? 8. Tell clearly the part played by Bingo in freeing his master. 9. How might the empty saddle have told the tale? 10. Why do you conclude from the story that he was kind to his animals? RECITATION Learn and recite aloud, some verses you choose for yourself. Last year’s Std. 1: B—l2 lines Last year’s Std. 2 and 3: 12—16 lines Last year’s Std. 4 and 5: 16—20 lines You will be expected to say these lines to your teacher when you return.

DRAWING Draw at least one of the following in pencil or in colour: Last year’s Std. 1: The fox’s shoe. One of the huts. The goose. Last year’s Std. 2 and 3: One of the pigs. The nice little red bucket. A sketch showing the farmhouse and the mountains. Last year’s Std. 4 and 5: A sketch of Kennedy’s plain with what you think was on it. One of the animals mentioned in the story. Do your drawing on spare paper at home. Do not buy a drawing book just yet. FORMAL ENGLISH LAST YEAR’S STD. 2 AND 3 1. Write out all the adjectives used in the first paragraph. 2. Write this without the “and.” First of all there was a wide frock down to the feet and out below this peeped the tips of a couple of great shoes. 3. (For last year’s Std. 3 only). What is the subject of “On her back there was a great bundle in a dark wrapper.” 4. Finish these in the same way as the given example is finished. Example: small smaller smallest easy late kindly LAST YEAR’S STD. 4 AND 5 1. Write sentences of your own similar to these:— Not greatly alarmed at this, I tried to reach the trap wrench with my right foot. Stretching out at full length, face downward, I worked myself toward it, making my imprisoned arm as long and straight as possible. 2. Find the shortest and the longest sentences in “Trapped.” 3. Write out 5 sentences that begin with phrases. 4. Write out 5 sentences that begin with adverbs.

I ESSAY Last year’s S.l: Write any other story you know about a fox. Last year’s 5.2 and 3: Tell the story of any watch dog. Last year’s St.4 and 5: Suppose you are Bingo. Now write out the story from his point of view. SPELLING LAST YEAR’S S.l A. Do you know how to use in sentences, of your own these words.which are to be found in the story A Sly Fox”? ' . shoe, village, tight, stove, started, knocked, worse, curl, turkey, smging, rapped, ourselves, hardly, enough, slept, walked, growl, forest, going, else. B. Write out little groups of words containing them. An example is given:— . , , shoe: tight shoe, shoe pinched, a pair of shoes, boots and shoes, shoelace. C. Complete this list: Naming one. Naming more than one. fox foxes man bench he goose turkey sheep D. Complete this list. They are all in your story. Word. Opposite, came went ■■ woman .• > day evening part take found stopped better over E. Write down a word that sounds the same but is spelled differently: one won whole so rapped for tail fourth would F. Write out in full: don’t, I’ll, who’s, shan’t, it’s. LAST YEAR’S 5.2 STORY: LITTLE SIDSEL LONGSKIRTS VISIT Write out each of the following words in small groups of words as they are found in use. The first one is done for you as an example. bright; bright eyes; look bright today; bright child bright, across, lying, busy, proud, anyone, narrow, group, easy, view, off, shawl, doubt, afraid, trying, through, least, ready, pair, creature, stepped, smiled, duty, passage, kitchen. From your story prepare lists similar to C, D, E and F set for last year’s S.l. LAST YEAR’S 5.3 In addition to preparing lists similar to C, D, E and F above, write each of the following words in sentences of your own:— solemnly, sunbeams, glistening, lying, gnawing, mischief, glanced, scorn, unbearable, zig-zag. Make a list from your story of 10 adjectives with their nouns. Example: shaggy watchdog. LAST YEAR’S 5.4 STORY: “TRAPPED” Read carefully the work set for last year’s S.l especially sections C, D, E, F. Make out similar lists based on your story. Be prepared to spell and to use the following words in oral sentences: — bait, invisible, threw, wounded, deadened, across, knuckles, touched, effort, observation, staked, twittered, comfortable, inquiry, prairie, neighbour, pieces, strictly, terrified, retreated.

LAST YEAR’S Fl Prepare sections C, D, E, F as for 5.4 Make a group of words related to these given. An example is shown:— frequent: frequently, frequented, unfrequented. Now try these: settle, fortune, conceal, visible, proceed, heed, regular, prison, site, manage. Make out lists of five words having the same parts as appear in black type in these words: —visible manage immunity deadened deadly Example: neighbourhood boyhood . knighthood childhood manhood brotherhood ARITHMETIC LAST YEAR’S STANDARD 2

4 min. Multiply 12, 34, 56, 78, 97 by each of the following, 6,7, 8, 9. _ 3 min. Divide 678 by 5,6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12. 5 mm. Using the prices of the following articles make out 10 little bills not exceeding £2 in value. In each case find the 'difference between the amount of your bill and £2. Vary the number of items in each bill. Doll 5/6, Football 9/-, Ship 2/6, Meccano Set £1 10/-, Engine 3/-, Fan 9d, Pram 10/-, Bat 12/6, Top 6d, Knife 1/-, Wheel-barrow 2/-, Rocking Horse £1 2/6, Clock 6/-, Bucket 1/6, Moneybox 9d. Telephone 3/6, Sand spade ana bucket 2/3, Crayons 9d, Marbles Id each.

How many sixpences must you save to be able to buy each of the articles in tlus list? LAST YEAR’S STANDARD 3 Divide 4201 by 13, 24, 31, 42, 73, 81, 93 608 by 19, 29, 39, 28, 38, 48 71384 by 68, 75, 96 Also work the examples for last year’s Std. 2. LAST YEAR’S STANDARD 4 1. Work all examples set for' last year’s Sandards 2 and 3 above. 2. Using Std. 2 price list make up bill with heading for 6 dolls, 1J doz. engines, 1 score of fans, J doz meccano sets, 1 gross tops. 3. The takings from a school concert were found to consist of 78 pennies, 64 threepences, 38 sixpences, 30 shillings, 17 florins and 23 halfcrowns. What was the total? LAST YEAR’S F. 1 1. Work Nos. 2 and 3 of Std. 4 work. 2. Multiply £l7 13/7 by (a) 84, (b) 28, (c) 85. 3. Divide 70,568 by the following numbers 28, 56, 112, 80, 2240, 960. 4. A cargo of frozen mutton of 365,000 carcasses averaging 761 b was sold

for 5 J per lb. How much did it realize? 5. What commission does an agent get on the sale of 40 bullocks at £l2 10/- a head, at 2| per cent. 6. Make a chart showing temperature or barometric pressure. Fill in from day to day. GEOGRAPHY LAST YEAR’S STANDARD 2 In your map of Southland fill in all the places in the Invercargill district, e.g., the Estuary, ’Puni Creek, Waihopai River, Oreti Beach, Awarua Bay, Bluff Hill, Foveaux Strait, Stewart Island, Longwood Range, Takitimo Mountains. In the pantry see if you can find where creamoata, condensed milk, butter are made and packed. LAST YEAR’S STANDARD 3 In your map of the South Island put in the main railway lines and underline in red those towns which have woollen mills. Trace another map of the South Island and see if you can put in from memory all the main features that you had in the first map. If you feel that you know this, revise the North Island in a similar way. LAST YEAR’S STANDARD 4 In your map of Australia fill in the chief towns and note such features as the Murray and Darling Rivers, the Great Divide (Australian Alps, Blue Mountains), Barrier Reef. When you feel that you know this, revise by tracing a blank map and entering, from memory all the things you have revised. LAST YEAR’S FORM 1 In your map of Canada mark in the Canadian Pacific and the Canadian National Railways and the chief cities through which these lines rim. LAST YEAR’S S. 4 and F. 1 Trace a blank map of the world and see if you can fill in the names of the places you are listing from the daily papers. HISTORY LAST YEAR’S S. 2 and S. 3 1. How did the Maoris prepare their foods? 2. Write down the names of the games the Maori children played. 3. Find out what you can about:— Pataka, tuna, rangitira, ko, taiaha, kuri, kiore, kumara, pakeha, poi, pa, toheroa. 4. Draw sketches to illustrate, as many as possible, of the items in Question 3. 5. What preparations did the Maoris make for a long voyage and what would a Maori navigator need to know? LAST YEAR’S S. 4 and F. 1 1. Tell the story of Marsden’s coming to N.Z. When did he come? Why did he come? Where did he land? Who was his great Maori friend? What were the effects of his coming? What great battle was fought in Europe the following year? 2. In 1840 an important treaty was signed between the Maoris and white men, (1) Name the ' treaty, (2) To what nation did the white men belong? (3) Where was it signed? (4) What town stands near there now? (5) Who signed on behalf of the white men? (6) Name two important Maori chiefs present, (7) What missionary inter-

preted the speeches? (8) How did the Maoris sign it? (9) What did the white men promise? (10) What effect did the Treaty have on the white colonists? (11) What N.Z. Governor, in recent years, presented to the nation the land on which the Treaty was signed? 3. Do question 3 of S. 2 and S. 3 work.

Add 96 56 78 83 69 83 95 88 97 67 58 74 73 37 86 67 49 73 83 73 56 36 39 75 24 43 64 39 39 36 25 56 67 31 78 66 84 67 88 43 99 72 57 98 46 79 57 68 38 96 8 min. Subtract 702 802 902 602 102 202 302 402 -563 -274 -605 -426 - 97 -108 -129 -332

Example: Bill £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 Bat 12 .6 Change 2 0 0 1 Barrow 2 0 18 9 Crayons 9 —— Telephone 3 6 £1 1 3 18 9