(Formal Invitation) Miss Irene Powers requests the pleasure of Miss Ethel Smith's company at a Hallowe'en party on Tuesday, October thirtieth, from eight to eleven o'clock. 1628 Walnut Street October eighteenth (Note of Acceptance) Miss Ethel Smith accepts with pleasure Miss Irene Powers's kind invitation for Tuesday, October thirtieth, at eight o'clock. 1827 Chestnut Street October twentieth (Note of Regrets) Miss Ethel Smith regrets that she cannot accept Miss Irene Powers's kind invitation to a Hallowe'en party on Tuesday, October thirtieth. 1827 Chestnut Street Remember: 1. The formal invitation and the formal acceptance do not have a heading, salutation, or signature. 2. The reply to the formal invitation should be in the same form as the invitation. 3. The reply should be written as soon as possible after the receipt of the invitation. 4. The formal invitation and the formal acceptance are written in the third person. 5. The informal note and acceptance do not have a heading. 6. Informal invitations are friendly notes. Any form of a well-written, courteous note may be used as an informal invitation. Written work. Your teacher will tell you when to report on the following assignments: 1. Write a formal invitation for a Christmas party at your home. 2. Answer the invitation, accepting it. 3. Answer the invitation, sending your regrets. 4. Prepare a formal class invitation from your grade to the sixth grade to attend the Thanksgiving entertainment in your room. Use the same form as given in the models above. A committee composed of three members of the class might be appointed to write the notes needed for this assignment and the following one. 5. Consider yourselves members of the sixth grade and write a note of acceptance; also a note of regret. If you were writing an informal note to Grade Six, you would begin it with a salutation somewhat as follows: Dear Boys and Girls of Grade Six, The body of your letter should be written just as it is written in a friendly letter and you should end with the complimentary close and signature; as, Emmet School April 7, 19 Cordially yours, Grade Eight 124. REVIEW OF THE LETTER 1. Name the parts of a letter. 2. Illustrate each part by writing a model letter. 3. What is the difference in form between a friendly letter and a business letter? 4. What is the difference in content between the two? 5. Write a letter of excuse. 6. Write a short letter of acceptance. 7. Write a letter requesting a catalogue to be sent from some business firm. 8. Write a letter ordering some article of merchandise. 9. What is the difference between the inside address and the superscription? 10. How should you fold a letter before putting it in an envelope? 125. WORD STUDY I SAVING A TRAIN Two quick-witted Boy Scouts and a red sweater averted what probably would have been a very serious wreck on the Burlington Railroad near Camp Gifford early on the morning of October 3, 1921, when they flagged a fast passenger train, the Chicago Limited No. 6, in time to save it from crashing into a huge tree that lay across the rails. The tree, a cottonwood nearly six feet in diameter, had been felled across the tracks at a sharp curve and was obscured from view of the engineer. Scouts James Caldwell, Second Class Scout of Troop 8, and Clarence Swingholm, First Class Scout of Troop 35, both thirteen, had left Camp Gifford and were tramping about in the woods near the track when they discovered the giant tree lying across the track. To the north the lads could hear the onrushing train bearing down upon them with loads of unsuspecting passengers. The boys waving a red sweater between them as they stood resolutely in the path of the speeding Chicago-bound passenger train, prevented what probably would have been a dire accident. Their improvised signal brought the train to a stop just before it reached the curve where the gigantic cottonwood tree was across the track. As the train swept around the curve, the engineer, Charles Snyder, glimpsed the two small boys frantically waving the signal. He closed the throttle, the brakes ground into the wheels, and the train slowed down. The scouts pointed down the track to where the tree lay and Snyder coasted to the scene and stopped the train. "That was a pretty good job of flagging," he told the boys, as he stood panting and excited, surveying the scene. Written work. This story contains many vivid words. Make a list of the verbs, adjectives, and adverbs that help you to see and feel. The boys in this story belonged to what organization? Can anyone tell the object of the Boy Scout organization? What requirements are necessary to become a Boy Scout? Who can give the oath of the Boy Scouts? Group work. A group of Boy Scouts will put on a "stunt program," following this suggested outline: 1. Salute the Flag 2. The Boy Scout Oath 3. Tying Knots 4. First Aid for Cuts, Drowning, Broken Bones 5. Improvised Stretcher 6. Making a Fire 7. Several Personal Experiences 8. Some Points Learned as a Boy Scout That Are Making You a Better Citizen II RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOY SCOUTS ON He was found faithful over a few things, and he was made ruler over many; he cut his own trail, clean and straight, and millions followed him toward the light. He was frail; he made himself a tower of strength. He was timid; he made himself a lion of courage. He was a dreamer; he became one of the great doers of all time. Men put their trust in him; women found a companion in him; kings stood in awe of him; but children made him their playmate. He broke a nation's slumber with his cry, and it rose up. He touched the eyes of blind men with a flame and gave them vision. Souls became swords through him; swords became servants of God. He was loyal to his country and he exacted loyalty; he loved many lands; but he loved his own land best. He was terrible in battle; but tender to the weak; joyous and tireless, being free from self-pity; clean with a cleanliness that cleansed the air like a gale. His courtesy knew no wealth or class; his friendship no creed or color or race. His courage stood every onslaught of savage beast and ruthless man, of loneliness, of victory, of defeat. His mind was eager; his heart was true; his body and spirit defiant of obstacles, ready to meet what might come. He fought injustice and tyranny, bore sorrow gallantly, loved all nature, bleak spaces and hardy companions, |