The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10

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NJ 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 like? Through all the varied
pursuits OF junior life-through 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
of thought or action that appeals
more strongly than any other. This
individual preference is not mere
chance; it usually indicates the field
of endeavor in which the junior will
be most successful in later years, and
It IS therefore advisable TO give such
preference careful attention.
The Junior Call wishes the juniors
TO think about this subject now and in
ina sgination TO put time forward a
few years and tell The Junior Call
what they are going to be when
school days are over and grownup
land is reached The better way is to
create for yourself an ideal-to have
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picture of 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 fremen, some accountants,
writers, lawyers, bankers; some, per-
hsps, may have their eyes fixed on the
White House itself!
And the girls5 Well, girls always
look forward TO q 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 to do? How many
OF them are going 10 be doctors,
teachers, lawyers, missionaries, writ
crs2 How many OF them. who. in
their younger junior days spent long
hours fashioning dainty doll costumes
from stray scraps of cloth, or painting
everything within reach with their
box of water colors, are going 10 be
famous designers or artists or deco
ratorss How many girls are going to
be splendid cooks and house keepers,
not only able TO cook real food" but
TO manage and direct and keep all the
machinery of the home moving
smoothly and noiselessly and making
it veritable haven Of rest and COM
fort for its inmates and the fortunate
stranger who may perchance come
within its sacred precincts?
OH The wonderful, golden future,
10 which you are all so eagerly look
ingi Rest assured that there is an
abundance OF gold and happiness and
success Tor 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 to
the realization OF your ambition.
What is it? Tell The Junior Call all
about It If you are going to be a
policeman, why and how? If you are
going 10 be an opera singer, why and
how?
As in the previous contests, write
your subject on the first line, and or
the next line your name, address and
age, and if you are at school, your
school and grade Write the number
of words contained in 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 l6 years.
Watches 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 It must be not
longer than $50 words nor shorter
than 100 words
Publication of stories in the Am
bition" contest will begin Saturday
April II, so do not send in any more
stories on this subject, but prepare
your story for the new contest in
stead and mail it to the editor of The
Junior Call.