Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25
ABOUT PRIZE CONTESTS

ABOUT PRIZE CONTESTS
NEMY DEAR Boys and Girls Your
W letters about the pets came
AZ in splendidly. Nothing could
have been more Encouraging than
the ready response which that topic
brought. Every boy and girl who reads
the Herald Junior today wiz enjoy the
many pretty stories about pets.
There are such wide variety of pets,
too; some of the girls and boys had
animals which few of us would even
think of as household creatures. Then
the examples of wit and intelligence in
many of the dogs and horses. especial
", were of more than usual interest.
In fact I thoroughly enjoyed looking
over the letters and reading them and
1 am sure that each one of the readers
will do so too. 1t was pretty hard
work to decide who had best earned
the prize this week, there were such
number of very excellent letters.
We have found out now that boys
and girls can write very well indeed
about something that arouses their in
terest Next week we shall see whether
they can do as well when the topic is
something which demands close obser-
walton.
The Path to School
AS there was some confusion in the
announcement last week 1 shall use
the same topic again this week. "Be-
tween my house and the school house."
This is path which thousands of chill
dren take every day. They walk slow
ly or rapidly, alone or in group Of
their fellow students back and for
ward to and from school every day.
Many of them pass objects which are
peculiar to California-a giant palm,
tall eucalyptus trees or wonderful rose
gardens and hedges. Others walk by
factories, railroad stations, street car
barns, or hospitals. Many things of
interest can be written about such
walk. Possibly some of the Juniers
have to cross a bridge, and I know
from letters already received that a
great many of the readers of this pa
per live in beautiful canyon homes
where a description of their way to
school would be most interesting. Some
of the girls and boys may live near
some beautiful park and others near
the oil wells. The boys and girls of
Venice could describe their beautiful
lagoons.
60, oh w irh
and girl can find much to write and
1 hope that the letters will just pour
in this week from city and country
Juniors.
the Junior yet? Then why not resolve
that you will describe the path to your
school house, no matter whether it be
a tiny lonesome country school where
the boys and girls come in carts and
horseback, bringing their lunch, and all
friends, or whether it is great many
roomed city school with thousands of
busy pupils.
Remember two one dollar prizes for
the best letters on this subject received
at Aunt Laurie's desk before Saturday
night, October 81.
Prize for Stories
I hope that many of the young
writers will take an interest in the
unfinished story which is to be run
every week now. This will give a
chance to those boys and girls who
do not care for mere letters, but who
are ambitious to do something with a
little more sweep to it. l hope that
some of the older writer's will take part
in this contest, and soon we shall have
quite a varied list of adventures of
Mary and Jessie, and the big brother
who appears in this copy of the Junior.
Honorable Mentions
Just a word about the honorable
mentions. Many of the writer's to
- L.