Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
EARNING MONEY

money this summer vacation?
l hope that a great many of the
Junior boys and girls have tried to
earn at least little something, for
1 believe that those who learn the
value of money now in their youth will
make wiser and better use of it when
they have more to handle later in life
The lack of experience in this one
matter has caused much trouble and
regret in the world. Men and women
now realize that their children are
better fitted for life if they have tried
earning their own money. In fact it is
becoming the popular thing among men
of enormous wealth to put their sons
at work in the most subordinate posi-
tions and allow them to learn some
business thoroughly, with all the
trial of living on small salaries, for
they believe that such an experience
will form a wise preparation for using
intelligently the fortunes which will
eventually be theirs.
Now. 1 want nice bright letters about
the money earning of my nephews and
nieces. Please do not write merely,
IT earned $3.50 moving lawns this
summer" and consider that you have
told the story.
Tell first how you came to under
take that particular sort of work,
then how you found out which neigh
bors wanted the work done, how you
arranged for the payment, how much
you charged each person, who fur
nished the implements, whether or
not you attended to any accessory de-
tails and so forth, and whether you
worked alone or had some one elsSto
help you. All these facts will fo'p
to make the story interesting and
readable. Besides all these facts, you
must remember that whatever your
particular line of work you may be
able to give some suggestion that VIII
help some other boy or girl in similar
effort some time.
Always give freely of the information
which your own experience has given
Won. and thus help others whose eX-
perience may be more limited.
The prize winning boys and girls con-
tinue to have a good time at Redondo,
and the group of boys and girls VINO
went down this week report such de-
lightful experiences that 1 am sure each
Junior will feel like trying very hard
to win one of these enjoyable prizes.
DO you all appreciate how much bet
ter the Junior artists are doing thelr
work? | am sure every boy and girl
will be proud of our new Writer'S Con-
hoa1in0 and within
a few weeks we shall have new
heading for the roll of honor. There is
a fair warning to all the aspiring boys
and girls to be thinking of something
novel, striking and artistic for the new
roll of honor. The topic is not an
nounced yet so there is plenty of time,
and when it does come want great
many splendid designs.
With the reopening of school you will
all have a chance to do much toward
helping other boys and girls to know
about The Herald Junior. 1 hope that
each boy or girl who writes letter, a
rhyme, a story or draws picture Will
tell his and her school mates about the
Junior and about the prizes which the
careful. faithful, persistent contributors
receive for their work
l shall try this year to announce
TOPICS in the various writing contests,
ana III the drawing CoHleoI' NHlIh VIII
be of benefit to all public school stu
dents 1 want to hear from many of
the boys and girls who attend the
private schools, and think it will be
interesting to compare the work which
the two classes of pupils accomplish.
This summer has been particularly
pleasant to me, because it has given
me an opportunity to become acquaint-
ed with a great many of the boys and
girls. 1t has given me time to see
them often, and it has given them time
to come to my office, help me little
when my work was too rushing, and
have pleasant little chats which have
brought us nearer to each other.
These are the moments which make
me feel that this work is especially
worth while, for l want to know and
understand and sympathize with every
one of the boys and girls who send
their contributions to this paper, and
hope that they will give me an op-
portunity as soon as possible to lay
the foundation for their friendship at
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