The San Francisco call., 1909-04-03

M grown up. How many juniors,
busy with their studies. sports
and games. think about that i'm
Portant subject? How many juniors
have definite tastes and preferences
and really know what they like and
do not ike? Through all the varied
pursuits OF Junior life-tfrough the
manual training, cooking and music;
through the athletics and history and
literature and languages. there IS to
each junior some one study or line
ot thought or action that appeals
more strongly than any other This
individual preference IS not mere
chance; It usually indicates the ield
Of endeavor in which the Junior viii
. be most successful IN later years, and
II IS therefore advisable 70 give such
preference careful attention
The Junior Call wishes the juniors
TO think about this subject now and in
Imagination 10 put time forward a
. few years and tell The Junior Call
what they are going 10 be when
school days are over and grownup
land Is reached The better way Is to
create for yourself an ideal-to have
! constantly before your eyes a mental
picture Of a happy, successful man or
woman, and then tell IN your story
Why YOU desire to be that man or
woman and how you propose TO real
ize that ambition
Some boys will want to be police
men, some hremen. some accountants,
writers, lawyers. bankers; some. per
.haps, may have their eyes fixed or the
White House itself,
And the girls, Well, girls always
look forward TO a happy, delightful
future, but each girl must do her part,
bravely and efficiently, to achieve that
degree Of happiness and success which
she SO confidently expects. What are
the girls who read and write for The
Junior Call going 10 do? How many
of them are going 10 be doctors,
teachers, lawyers, missionaries, writ
ers2 How many OF them. who, IN
their younger Junior days spent long
hours fashioning dainty doll costumes
from stray scraps OF cloth,ior painting
everything within reach with their
box Of water .colors, are going to be
famous designers or artists or deco
rators? How many girls are going TO
be splendid cooks and house keepers,
not only able TO cook *real food" but
70 manage and direct and keep all the
machinery OF the home moving
smoothly and noiselessly and making
II a veritable haven of rest and COM
fort for It's inmates and the fortunate
stranger who may perchance come
within its sacred precincts,
Oh The wonderful, golden future,
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ingi Rest assured that there is an
abundance OF gold and happiness and
success for each OF you, but you must
each do your part. Plenty of work,
hard work and honest. conscientious
endeavor, with always before you
that beautiful ideal which you have
created, viii eventually bring you 10
the realization OF your ambition
What IS it Tell The Junior Call all
about II. If you are going to be
policeman. why and how If you are
going TO be an opera singer, why and
how?
As IN the previous contests, write
your subject on the first line, and on
the next line your name, address and
age, and II you are at school, your
school and grade Write the number
of words contained ia your story in
the upper left hand corner OF the
first page Stories which are not
marked with the number OF words or
are written on both sides OF the paper
VIII not be used
This contest IS open TO the juniors
Of California or elsewhere, who are
between the ages Of 10 and 10 years.
Matches will be awarded to the six
most interesting, best written stories
For the younger Juniors the puz-
zles, particulars Of which are given on
the fourth page, are continued
Send IN your story for the new con-
test Immediately 1t must be not
longer than go words nor shorter
than 100 words.
Publication OF stories in the Am
binon" contest viii begin Saturday
April II, and publication of the sto-
ries on How I Shall Entertain Ny
Cousin viii cease next Saturday.
April 10, so do not send in any more
stories on this subject, bat prepare
your story for the new contest in
stead and mail it to the editor of The
Junior Call