87. How Telegrams Are Sent. The foll describes one of the most momentous incident of America. It is the account of the first tele 1 On the twenty-fourth of May, 1844, the te finished. Mr. Morse was at Washington; Baltimore. Everything was in good working announced that the first message was to b gathered around the office. 2 Mr. Morse remembered his promise to Miss sent to ask her what the first message should the noble line from the Bible, "What hath God Morse was greatly pleased with the selection. ward, "It baptised the American telegraph with Author." And all agreed that the work seem man's work. 3 Mr. Morse sent the message to Mr. Vail. It 5 When Mr. Vail received the message he sen Morse to let him know that it had reached him a flown from Washington to Baltimore and bac in a moment. PERRY: Four Amer Interpret this for yourself by the following te price. It is transmitted by the telegraphic code ar typewritten without punctuation for delivery. T words must give the meaning clearly without punctua The following telegram is correctly written: Send the following message, subject to the terms To Mr. Alfred Bowen GEORGE W. E. ATKINS, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Rece December 7, 1921 Street and No. 37 Mest Main Street Shall arrive on the three ten train Grace A telegram is made brief by omitting unimportant A night letter is a telegram limited to fifty words for th price as a ten-word telegram, but it is sent at night a livered the following morning. Find out what day letters and night messages are. Writing Telegrams and Night Letters. Write te telegrams, giving all necessary information for: 1. Arrival by train 2. An accident 3. Missing a train 4. A request for somethin Expand (2) to a night letter of fifty words. Handwork. Outside of class make a pc announcement of the Invention Day progra poster will be placed in the corridor. 88. Conversation and Outlining. Talk ov subjects given for the talk on page 89. Divid committees to take the parts of the different i each committee the teacher will appoint a cha draw out opinions from the others. These committees will get together and con invention has benefited our country. How sho invention if it were suddenly taken from the co should we miss most? Let each committee tr its invention is the most important. Writing a Letter. Write a letter of invita in another class to be present for your prog letter is judged perfect in form, you may copy body of the letter in the telegraphic code. The be delivered. Make an envelope and address 89. A Pronunciation Drill. Enunciate the f in unison, pronouncing the final syllables caref Up and down the web is plying, And across the woof is flying; What a rattling! What a battling! What a shuffling! What a scuffling! As the weaver makes his shuttle Hither, thither, scud and scuttle. Two pupils will volunteer to memorize this one on page 84 for the program on the next på practice the stanzas at home. best the into For will their s the Which that pupil your te the er will stanza through the usefulness of his invention has most benef United States? The best speaker for each inventor will have a part program. Try to use one of the following convenient 90. Giving a Program. The following program given in a class period. A pupil from another class present as guest. On the board may be copied in t graphic code the following sentence by Edison : "I've got so much to do, and life is so short, I'm going to l INVENTION DAY PROGRAM A A READING. Isaac Newton and Gravitation. (Page 81) READINGS. The Telegraph. (Pages 79, 85, 86) . . (Secret vote by ballot for the best speech) THE LANGUAGE PLEDGE. (Page xviii) Two p Nine p Three p (Page 89) Eight p The ! PROGRAM 91. What People Should Know about Book fully through a book of fiction from your home of and be ready to tell the object of the followin book. 1. Frontispiece 2. Copyright page 4. Table of 5. Chapters 6. Index Look up frontispiece and copyright in the dict Now take one of your textbooks and compa book of fiction. What other things are given? Contents of the textbook differ from the Conter of fiction? Name in class different kinds of books in v look up facts about a subject or a word. If yo out about a certain great man, in what kinds of you find facts? Books of fiction are most enjo books that instruct are most serviceable to yo examples for each of the two kinds of books. What else can you read for enjoyment a besides books? Remember: Learn to use books intelligently. Writing a Letter. In class make a list of publishers and select one for the class to write business letter to that publisher, asking that a sent to you, so that you can order a book for th Review page 25 and make the letter perfect i Make an envelope and address it. The best sent. |