The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

IN last Saturdays Junior Call the
announcement was made that new
contest would be started for the
juniors this week AS the history
contest which is just closing is of
serious nature and the juniors who
have participated in it have all worked
very seriously and earnestly, 1t has
been decided TO afford them as mucn
variety as possible by launching
contest in decidedly lighter vein;
hence for a time The Junior Call will
conduct a limerick contest, and the
juniors will please devote their ener-
gies for the next two weeks to supply
ing the missing fifth line TO the three
hmericks given herewith.
The same person may finish all
three limericks or only one or two OF
them as preferred. Those having the
best. brightest and most original
fifth lines will be published, and for
the six best published each week six
watches will be awarded as in previous
contests.
The limerick is a form of poetry,
which, during the last year, has be-
come exceedingly popular in America,
England and Canada. Its easy, lit
ing meter and certainty of rhyme is
pleasant to the average ear. and the
great variety Of thought which the
elusive missing line produces is well
worth while, to say nothing of the
immense amusement to be derived
from the published answers.
A limerick should contain five lines
and but two rhymes The first, sec
Ond and fifth lines should rhyme, as
should the third and fourth. and, in
addition, the true limerick, if it does
not really pun, should tell as much be-
tween the lines as in the written
words. A good illustration of this is
found in the following limerick:
The mercury went up by degrees.
And Reggie said Now. If you please,
Its SO awfully hot
I can't find a cool spot
VIII you mind II ! SIT on the frieze?
This is a true limerick because it
puns, and in fancy we see the poor,
sweltering Reggie trying to sit on a
wall decoration and cool himself on
name.
Now, in the California, The Junior
and the Alonzo limericks, with which
The Junior Call inaugurates its liner
ick contest there is almost endless
opportunity for wonderful variety of
fifth lines, and the juniors between
10 and Is years of age are urged to
do their very best thinking and write
TO win,
Remember, you may complete each
OF the limericks, or one or two. as
you prefer. Also remember that this
does not mean that there is any one
particular line that you must find for
each limerick, but that you must do
your best TO find fifth line that will
agree in meter and rhyme with the
first and second lines.
You may rewrite the entire liner
lex II you wish, or you may clip if
from the paper and add the missing
line.
Publication of the fifth lines sub
mitted viii begin Saturday. December
lS, and in the meantime a large num-
Der Of answers should be received.
Ihls contest is for juniors who are
between 10 and I6 years of age For
The younger juniors, those who are 10
- Vi o6c anu younger, the taScl-
mating patchwork picture puzzles will
be continued.
publication Of the history letters
viii cease next Saturday, December
L. Do not send in any more his
tory letters, but send in the completed
hmericks as soon as possible.
LIMERICKS
0ali1ornda'S a wonderful state:
Its fame the world over is great.
II may have its flaws,