The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17
Pioneer Grishka By Moissay j. Olgin
picture of Russian Bow
picture of a Russian Boy)

w DOORS One goes out into the yard, to
the sporting grounds; even may walk into the fields
behind the plant. All the time however, is not
idle One is doing Essential" pioneer work. One is
doing it collectively" and the work being half play,
time flies unnotced.
Grishka works with the rest he enjoys his play no
less than his team His round stubnose creeps up his
face his mouth exhibits wide sharp teeth in contnu
spells of laughter; his eyes sparkle and his hands
find no rest. At the same time however, he keeps
thinking of his link. Little Lenka needs shoes She
go barefooted to the excursion Natasha prom
Used to sew Tor the company three pairs Of sport
boomers They ought to be ready by now: bathing
time is near. Grfshka must remind her of it, And
to Vanka Chvat, he is only Boosting he will be able
to deliver speech at the general gathering Of the
borough: Grishka will have to coach him Best of
ALL let him write down what he intends to say. Be-
sides, there is that task of making diagram of the
plant. Syomka promised to bring colors, he to
get them from his uncle, the painter. 1t is time
know whether he will carry out the promise.
Thus in work and play, in care for the collective
body and in discussing the questions of the collective
body the time passes between five and eight
The group goes home. Grishka goes to the session
| the pioneer Soviet. Grishka is a leader.
This summer Grshka's name was mentioned in
paper of the "grown-ups" The "Pravda" wrote that
Grishka ought to be the board, among the
distinguished personages of the workingclass 1t all
happened this way. The group moved to summer
camp. The Sunday excursion had been so pleasant
that With the coming or vacations the entire group
decided to spend two months in the open air. They
took with them canvas for tents, axes spades ham
mers, and march, march they went to the woods near
the brook When the tents had been pitched, an oven
dug out, a table and benches made out of turf
wooden pipe constructed between the brook and the
camp not to have to drag water in pals, the
group began to think about activities in the village
The village was verst and half from the camp. In
the village there many young folk The village
was not organized. There neither a Komsomol
Pioneer group. 1t up to the pioneers to
ganize the village But how?
COME of the boys went to the village attempting
~ to talk to young and old, but Of no avail The
older peasants looked upon the city boys many
loafers who spent in idle luxury. The vii
age youth looked upon them as upon curious birds,
pointing at the red kerchiefs around the newcomers
necks and laughing into their fists. In brief the sua
ton was "unfavorable" Time was passing and moth
ing being done for the smitchka blinking the city
with the village.
It Grishka who found a way out of this i'm
passe Grishka let it known in the village that the
pioneers could mend iron utensils The peasants did
not believe at first The peasants mistrused the city
folk But there was one widow who decided to bring
to the camp old pail full of holes and split ket
tie. 1t not in vain that the chaps worked
the plant They had with them the essential tools.
Grishka himself was a good worker. The pail and the
kettle mended. The peasants were baffled. One
after the other they began frequent the camp bring
ing scythes and sickles and other instruments The
chaps" settled down to hard work In return the
peasants brought milk and eggs and cheese and bis
cults. This is how the connection was established
between the village and the pioneers The pioneers
became welcome guests in the peasants homes The
village youths began to visit the pioneer camp Grshka
grasped the opportunities opened for organization
Grishka explained to the village youngsters
ing of Leninism, the meaning of the order the
aims Of the Communists and why the young generation
must prepare for building the Republic. The village
Wi he non IN Off dv
read and discuss with the leaders. village pioneer
group "n the name of Karl Liebknecht" was later
ganzed with forty odd members, to be followed by
Komsomol group There is at present vivid inter
course between the plant and the villages The young
workers sending to the village papers and maya
zines There is talk of dispatching Grishka for Christ
mas to the village to give lectures religion to show
that there has never been a called Christ and
that Christ is only legend. Grshka is strenuously
training for this lecture He has already swallowed