Now, if you can get public spirit and money on good speaking terms there wouldn't need to be any lack of funds for High School athletics." "All right," nodded Edgeworth, trying to conceal a slight impatience "But how are you going to introduce public spirit effectively to money ?" "That's what we freshmen have been wondering," Dick replied.
"Now, every student in the Gridley H.S .-- -boy students and girl students---gets a share of the reflected glory that comes from the work of one of the best high school elevens in the United States.

So, as we see it, the whole student body should get together in the raising of funds.

And when I say 'funds,' I don't mean pennies or dimes." "This is becoming interesting," called out Ben Badger.
"That my chums and I would suggest," Dick continued, "is that the whole student body of Gridley H.S.be enlisted, and sent out to scour the town, holding, out a subscription paper that is properly worded at the top." "How worded ?" demanded Ted Butler.
"My freshmen chums and I have prepared a draft of the paper.
May I read what we suggest as a heading for the paper ?" "Hear! Hear!" cried a dozen.
"Thank you," Prescott acknowledged, gratefully.

Then, drawing a paper from his pocket, he read as follows: _"'Gridley is justly proud of its public spirit, and rejoices in having the best in several lines.

Few if any cities in the United States possess a High School football team that can down the eleven from Gridley H.S.