The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17

NRISHKA has vivid face with a wide mouth and
~ stub His are protruding on his closely
cropped head, and his neck is long But he has
pair of cunning, laughing eyes, when he shoots
a glance at you, you feel happy.
Grishka is twelve and works in the plant That is to
say, he loves to declare: rabotayem-we work In
reality he is still pupil in the Fabzavoutch. The
Fabzavoutch is technical school connected with the
plant for the children of the plant At Grshka
studies natural science history mathematics but he
also learns trade. He says he is going to be lock-
smith.
Grishka is capable boy and not ayerse to study
but he likes factorywork most Half of the pupils time
lis spent in the class and half in the plant among
1.-THE machines. Not much is being DONE but one
gets acquainted with the processes and apparatuses
one gets used to the elements of technical work In
the factory Grishka feels at home much in the same
way as fish would feel in water. He says he could
fall place even now-do a mans work Better still
he fills in the club of the young pioneers Here he is
pupil no more here he is commander, he has duties
He is the leader of less than eighteen young COM
rades.
The plant group of the young pioneers is divided
into three links: Of fifteen of seventeen and
one of eighteen children. Every link has special
leader" All three leaders are responsible to the
chief leader Comrade vasil who is the commander
OF the whole group. Grshkas link is the biggest of
all and not for nothing is Grishka member of the
pioneer Soviet. He knows the duties of function
ary."
THE club occupies large room next to the Zavkom
plant committee). When Grishka appears in the
door he must find all members of the link ready Grsh
ka loves order. young feminist he says must show
an example to other children If we Soldier on the
job" he says, if we are good-fornothngs what kind
of Communists will we grow up to be?
AS soon as Grishka appears in the club his chaps"
surround him, and the work begins They have not
yet learned by heart the song of the young pio
neers. They must study their parts for the perform
ance to be enacted next holiday. They have to read
the article in the recent copy of the monthly Pioneer
They have not yet finished decorating the 'Ienin cor
ner in the club They have to prepare material
for their own wallpaper Comrade Vasi wants it as
soon possible. Besides, the first Sunday excursion
is at hand, and no preparations made. Somebody sug
gesed to leave Saturday afternoon spend the night
in the woods the brook One has to get ac
quanted with the plan Of the locality with the roads
with the Of the villages along the road There
is idea abroad to begin collecting bugs and butter
flies for the clubs collection Else what use is there
in an excursion?
There is plenty of work, and Grishka is not the
man to shirk his duties. The minute he enters the
room he notices every mark of disorder Sashka Raboy
has scratch his face, Mka Schurs sleeve is torn
Grishka knows what that There must have
been fight. Funny boys those "chaps." They always
scrap like many cats Grishka warns them Lis
ten, boys II this on we will have put you into
the wallpaper have composed to this effect"
Grishka extracts from his pocket wel-worn, greasy
piece OF paper, and reads few The crowd
laughs hilariously. Sashka Raboy and Mitka Schur
are crimson. Grishka declares: mo such nonsense