[Sidenote: Minister’s Son]
When Miss Travis was elected to teach the sixth grade at Concord, she
was told that it was a room in which it was hard to keep order. She
sought the former teacher of the room before the opening day, and was
told that John Loomis, the preacher’s son, was the leader in matters of
disorder among the boys. Miss Travis next called on Rev. Mr. Loomis and
learned that John had taken great interest in a museum which he had
visited that summer. Very early in the year she consulted John as to the
practicability of establishing a tiny museum in the sixth grade room. A
museum club was organized consisting of any one who brought a specimen
for the exhibit. John, of course, was elected president of the club. A
small cabinet was secured and its shelves began slowly to fill. The
leader was influencing his associates to follow him in doing a valuable
service.