A Police Officer

Title

A Police Officer

Language

English

Year

1936

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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

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Not)etnber, 1936 THE YOUNG CITIZEN ~~;:c;.~~-~--~, 1~ A Police Officer By RESTITUTO CARPIO • (What u;ould you do if you.UJert:' a police officer and your son ha.:1 i.;iolated a traffic regulation right under your very nose? Keep this · thought in mind as you read this s.tory through. Be able to ansUJer the questions at the end u;ithoul goin{i back to the story.) It was about eleven of a Saturday morning when I went down ~o the Divisoria Market to buy vegetables. fish. and meat for lunch. I called a carretela and told the coch~ro to take the street I pointed to him. He objected saying, "I cannot: this is a one-way street. "Never mind," I raid him: "I'm responsible." "You had better call another carretela." he said as he laid his hand; on my purchases to rake them ou-.:. adding iri the same cone of voice, "I might if the traffic officer on that corner is not very strict: his word is almost law: he has pardoned no one yet. No. sir. i won't." "But I'm his son," I boasted. "Then you're responsible, Sir?" "Most assuredly," I answered. We had nor gone verY far, however, when I heard the shrill sound of a whistle. The cop came up to us, motioned the cochero to the curb, and said softly. ''Your license. please." "Very well." the officer said. "come along with me just the same.'' The trio went to the municipal court, and when the judge had heard of the case, he was surprised. But the police officer paid the fin~. QUESTIONS I. Why did che policeman p.ay rhe fine~ 2. Why do you think the judge was surprised? 3. Do you know of a person who made use of the official position of his friends or relatives for his convenience? Relate the story without mentioning names. 291 Ke.epfng the School Clean (A Civic Duty) By Cesario Llobrera Ir was a rainy day. The soil was very muddy. Four boys decided to play outside of the school building. They enjoyed · playins: in the rain. They were Mariano. Celestino, Felix. and Alfredo, all sixth grad•: boys. They went around tht! grounds, looking for a good plact to play handball. · At last one of them suggested. "let us play. at the back part of the building.·· "Thar is a fine place. The wall of the building is wide and smooth. Besides. ~here is not much standing water," added Alfredo. So the four classmates went co the back yard and played the game. They did not know thac the bal!. as it bounced on the ground, carried wich it mud. After two mi· r.utes of play, the wall of the building was full of mud that looked like brown bubbles. The boys diJ not know that they were destroy· ing the beauty of the building becJuse they were very much interest· ed in their game. They continued playing. Soon the rain stopped and the children went out to the schoolground. A group of them was composed of Nitmesio. Candido, Eleuterio, and Aniceto. They were sev · enth grade pupils. They saw th2 sixth grade boys finishing their game. Led by Candido, rhe seventh (Contin11ed on vane !!99) "Ir was I. Father," I broke in, "who asked him to take this way, because it is the shortest one home." •Teacher of Character Education. 4. Someone has said, "I love my friend. but I love justice more. What does this mean?

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