Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
FIRST SCHOOL DAYS
NV Dear Bows and Girls:

H HERE is a growing idea of making
the Junior work along religious
IL subjects, especially in the rhyming
contest.
Many of these allusions are simply
written by the boys and girls and are
entirely worthy of reproduction, but
the subject is one which demands deli
cate handling and a devotional spirit,
and think it better for the Juniors not
to attempt it at all. I hope that no
one will feel that 1 desire to keep the
children from thinking of religious sub
jects, for such an idea is far from my
mind, but I do think it is far better
for young persons to read the religious
writings of great students and reserve
the expression of their own ideas on
these subjects until they are older.
The boys and girls continue to enjoy
the Redondo Beach trips so thoroughly
that 1 shall have at least two more ex-
cursions. In the future the party will
go Saturday morning at 1915, starting
from my office, and I shall make only
two trips in a month, taking twenty
four boys and girls, the prize winners
for two weeks, at each trip. This will
make more fun and a livelier party,
and will save my time to a great ex-
tent, too.
The boys and girls who win prizes to-
day went to the Beach Friday last, and
the next trip will be made Saturday,
September "a, when all the winners of
next week and the week following will
go together for the trip.
1 hope 1 will have a great many let
ters about something new at our school.
Some of the boys and girls will tell
about whole rooms which are new, and
others will have new teachers, new
principals, new decorations or black
boards, or something which will make
the first days of school particularly in
teresting.
OF course many of the children will
be able to tell of new books and new
studies which promise to be pleasant or
difficult as they may decide.
want each of the boys and girls to
look out specially for the new pupil.
wish that each Junior boy and girl
would take notice in looking about his
VI 1lGt IOOIl anu see WltlllSl lilGlS oil :
any shy, lonesome looking boys or girls
in the room Don't look at the cut OF
the clothes which this boy may wear
nor consider the width of the hair rib
bon which adorns the girl. Just make
friends and help the newcomer over the
first few hard, lonesome days. 1 would
like to think that the nephews an6
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in town would do something to make
school life a little easier for some new
boy or girl or for some new teacher.
With the beginning of school days
once more / know that many of the
writer's of last year will return to us
and they will be welcomed warmly, bu
1 cannot say enough in appreciation Of
those writer's and artists who have KEEP
up their work through the summer art
who have been so faithful not only il
sending in their contributions to tht
Junior but in coming to see me anf
bringing me flowers and messages o
affection and encouragement.
These dear boys and girls can be o
further help to me now if they viii
carry the Herald Junior to school, SHOW
it to their teacher and ask that occa
sionally some of the topics may be use(
for school work, and then the best es
says, letters and so forth sent to me
I hope to number many new member
to the Junior staff before the Christina
holidays, and boys and girls who al
ready know of the good times and gooC
work which membership in this bant
brings may help greatly in adding neT
names to the already long list of ne
phews and nieces of their affectionate
AUNT LAURIE.