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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CITATION (edited) Title: School begins / Dalrymple. Creator(s): Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905, artist Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1899 January 25. Medium: 1 print : chromolithograph. Summary: Print shows Uncle Sam as a teacher, standing behind a desk in front of his new students who are labeled "Cuba, Porto [i.e. Puerto] Rico, Hawaii, [and] Philippines"; they do not look happy to be there. At the rear of the classroom are students holding books labeled "California, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, [and] Alaska". At the far left, an African American boy cleans the windows, and in the background, a Native boy sits by himself, reading an upside-down book labeled "ABC", and a Chinese boy stands just outside the door. A book on Uncle Sam's desk is titled "U.S. First Lessons in Self-Government" Caption: Uncle Sam (to his new class in Civilization) Now, children, you've got to learn these lessons whether you want to or not! But just take a look at the class ahead of you, and remember that, in a little while, you will feel as glad to be here as they are! Illus. from Puck, v. 44, no. 1142, (1899 January 25), centerfold. Copyright 1899 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.