The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-03
A Family Chat
With the Juniors

very happy this week and has rea-
son to be so There has been no
abatement in the interest shown in
the vacation contest. q great many
letters being received each day from
the enthusiastic contestants
In addition many other letters have
been received which contribute great
ly TO the EDITORS happiness letters OF
congratulation. letters of appreciation
and letters of encoura cement, with
now and then a kindly note of criti
cism. which is also welcome and in
vited-letters from parents. grand
parents, teachers and, needless to say,
many frank, warm hearted letters
from the juniors themselves, who seem
object and purpose of The Junior Call
is their interest and pleasure.
one kind friend writes: In the
lame OF my grandchildren 7 wish TO
express our appreciation of your new
departure in the form of The Junior
Cali. May it live long and prosper"
Another says; The Saturday Junior
can for boys and girls win hll a long
felt want. ! just want te say that
we welcome 1t heartily. it is much
for children TO feel possession and it
can in many ways Serve as a reward
for well doing-the reading can be
privilege; again taking the place of
the other papers. Naturally a child
viii confne his ideas and tastes to
that which really interests and is within
the scope Of his own mind. I wish the
venture all success and feel that it is
already on that road"
From an out Of town teacher comes
the following: "A copy Of your paper
is in my hand l am teacher and
would like to help in a good work as
this may become. We. as teachers and
mothers, need your help.
"First-I want the paper and I
want TO induce many others to have
it; it. creates high ideals.
-SecOnd-It encourages the use of
good English Since we are strug-
Cling with this last matter to a de-
gree, I am sorry TO find even inno-
cent slang and expressions like this:
a whole lot used in addressing the
children We have some parents who
are carefully watching this matter and
the effort viii be contagious. We
need a paper like yours and I am
much pleased with the copy I-have SEEM
To this teacher the editor says
Thank you, and trusts that other
teachers in every part of the state
will communicate their ideas in the
same straightforward spirit.
Following are n few expressions Of
approval from the juniors and younger
juniors:
From Frank Butler. of Sacramento,
who was awarded a prize In the vaca-
tion story contest. acknowledging re-
ceipt of his watch: u received the
watch in good order, Wednesday, and
was very much pleased with 1T. Thank
ing you very much, I remain, respect
fully yours.
From William TealI of San Mateo,
also acknowledging receipt of a prize
watch: 7 received the watch all right.
1t is a fine watch and l thank you very
much. AS soon as there is something
else that I can compete in 1 VIII try
for that also"
One OF the first letters to reach. the
editors desk was from Miss Elsa Grae-
Der of San Francisco, who wrote:
4 think the idea of having compost
tions published in our paper will in
terest the children in their grammar. I
did not have much interest in The Call
until you started our own part, but
shall now watch eagerly for our paper
every Saturday"
The following is from Florine Fehr-
enbacher Of Palo Alto inclosed with
her vacation story:
Il think it is a fine idea to give
prizes. because lots of girls and boys
who would never have tried will now
try to write"
Little Miss Ellen Demchie Of San
one of the winners in the puzzle con-
test last week, and expresses. her
appreciation:
Il am very greatly interested in The
Junior Call, and really I don't think
there is another paper published that
is so Interesting. When l read this
morning that prizes were to be given
away for guessing puzzles I made up
my mind to try to win one of them"
Raymond Richmond of Oakland is
one OF the winners in the vacation story
contest this week. Inclosed with his
vacation story was this letter:
Il think your new paper for boys and
girls is just the thing. I am going to
try. to get subscribers to The Call so
the rest of the boys will get a chance
to look at The Junior Call. 1 am 15
years old and go to the Cole grammar
school 1 am in the eighth grade. 1
am also in the baseball. football, basket
ball, hand ball, swimming and track
team at our school and in two athletic
clubs. 1 have a chest expansion of five
inches; weight is 110 pounds; height
five feet four inches. Yours very truly"
And so on, did space permit, the quot
ing letters might go indefinitely. Is
it any wonder that the editor is happy?