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Evening star., 1937-08-28

social agencies try TO aid all appli-
cants, regardless of residence, they
are unanimous in advising girls-and
men, too, for that matter-that their
best opportunities for employment are
usually in their home communities
where they are known. Aside from
the disadvantage under which out-of-
town girls must struggle in competi-
ton with local persons for the avail
able Jobs, living expenses are higher
here than in most places, particularly
small towns. Add to that the neces-
sary adjustment involved when a girl
trades friends, pleasant home and
yard for dingy room in 4 town
where she knows no one.
THE change from familiar small
town environment to the soli-
tude Of strange city constitutes
greater handicap to the job
ing newcomer than is generally real
lied, according to the opinion Of Miss
Mabel Charest, assistant general SEC
ANehi VI WIG 1 = W. ". n AZ lhC1ll-
tate this adjustment. Miss Charest
prescribes participation in the many
social and educational activities pro-
vided for young people by the Y. ".
c. A.. the churches and cornmunitv
centers as means Of keeping lonelv
young person from brooding and es
an avenue for making desirable
acquaintances.
Even for the girl who has assured
herself OF a job before coming n
Washington, the adjustment Is often
difficult, according to Miss Irene Dick
son, director of the Strong residence.
which is maintained by the Y. w.
c. A. for young women alone in
Washington. Accustomed to the small
er pay checks paid in smaller towns 4
the girls often fail TO realize that
increased costs largely compensate for
the apparent advance in salary which
brought them to Washington. As
result, they may have a hard time
budgeting their money so as to enjoy
the educational and cultural benefits
Washington offers those who can pay
for its concerts, plays or college
courses. Some have obligated them
selves to help their families financially
in amounts they find they are un-
able to send home after paying in
creased living costs
Despite the hardships awaiting the
small-toWn girl in adjusting herself
to the Washington scene, those who
are attracted here largely belong TO
the Well-educated and resourceful
types of girls who can take It," and
profit by the opportunities the Capita,
offers. Considering the many who
come, few are reduced to returning
home at community expense through
the Offices of the Travellers Aid. The
girls who dream Of success in Wash
ington are apparently more realistic
than those who moon over Hollywood
and Broadway-for they bring rail-
road fare to carry them back home to
a much larger extent than do the
would-be actresses and movie stars.
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be the ones who will remain near and
dear to her from now on-she should
be careful to choose them wisely, and
well, and to give them the generous
affection and loyalty that she demands
in return.
Within the next two years she will
grow up completely. She must be
ready at the end of them to take her
place in world where she will only
get as good as she gives. She must
not face that future with the idea
that the world owes her anything
it only owes her, measure for meas
ure, what she herself brings to it. The
fact that she has been born doesn't
mean anything to the world--it would
have gone on just the same if she had
never existed-but the way she lives
her life will determine whether it
will go on entirely unchanged after
she has left her imprint upon the
little bit of it which lies within her
reach.
IN THE days that are left to her be-
fore the new school year opens, and
she faces the problems that come with
that sixteenth birthday. and year Of
harder study, mental adjustments and
character changes. she should stop for
a little and take stock of herself. She
should look back over the years that
have been: she should try and picture
the years that are to come She
should ask herself, honestly. if she has
made the most of the ones behind her,
and If she is prepared to tackle those
before her. She should deal very
sternly with herself on all questions Of
character. and she should, above all,
make up her mind that she is going to
cure any faults. and cultivate any
virtues during the next two years.
For her. the zero hour has almost
come. Sixteen sounds the warning bell,
and she is given the chance to put
herself to rights before an unsympa-
thetic world starts doing it for her.
Two years is little enough time to
check up on Is years Of character
growth, and make any needed correc-
tions. She mustn't put it of any
longer-lf she wants to be the woman
she dreamed of being.
The time for day-dreaming is over,
with the carefree Summer life and ir-
responsibilities of childhood. A new
life lies ahead-demanding action.
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Using Harsh
w O r d S a
NJ i S t a k e
Calling a Child Names
Is the Worst Thing
a Parent Can Do.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

IN THEIR anxiety for the welfare OF
their children parents often make
the mistake Of using words 10 harsh
with such finality in their sound, as to
frighten the children into panic. A
state Of panic makes a child the help
less victim Of his own fear. All intel
ligence Is paralyzed. all hope dead
There is nowhere to 60. nobody to turn
to, nothing possible in the way OF
escape. The child goes from bad to
worse.
That Is not at all what the parents
intended to do. When a mother sets
her teeth and says. Il detest wilmer;
when father shouts. Il hate a liar"
or II loathe a thief" the idea is to
impress the child with the error of his
way and turn him to righteousness
But it does not work.
Children look to their fathers and
mothers for help in time OF trouble
They turn to them wher all the world
turns against them as wrong -doers.
Home and parents form the bulwarks
of child's life. When they seem to
fail him he has nothing left except
despair. Hate "detest," ''loathe. -
liar" thief" are harsh words and
full OF poison. They must never be
uttered against children no matter
what they have done.
Hate and loathe are words that tell
child that he Is an outcast from par
entail affection and care. They are
terrible words. Parents who utter
them do not really mean them, but
the child takes them as they came. al
blows to his soul-killing blows that
end all hope.
Calling a child names Is about the
worst possible practice that a parent
or teacher can indulge in because it
reduces the child to the level of the
name and makes 1t possible for him
to be the thing he was said to be- Call
a dog thief and he will STEAL" Is
more Of truth than poetry .
have known a great many children
and the great ma ajority of them have
become healthy, successful people. Few
Of them went through childhood and
adolescence without doing something
that was wrong. that held the threats
Of evil in 1t. The healthy ones, those
reared of healthy parents In good
homes did not carry the mistake into
q practice. They experimental, got
into trouble, got out again and went
along like the rest Of the community
most Of them bit better. Only the
handicapped. subnormal children,
those reared In unhealthy families,
who had tainted blood, unbalanced
glands, poor mental and physical
health stayed with their mistakes.
Harsh words did not help either 81
the groups to q better way. When
ever they were used they did harm
It Is possible to show q child that one
shuns the evil he touches while loving
the child himself. It is possible to
condemn Z mistake without condemn
ing the child who made 1t. It is pos
siRle to correct child, lead him to see
better way without blighting all hope
within him.
Go after the cause of the mistake;
60 after the evil. but save the child
because the good that is In him will
surely master the evil.
tcopyrisht. 1877
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heretofore she has played" at being
sophisticated and adult. now she has
to start assuming the role in earnest,
and her mistakes will not be excused
with the tolerance that recognition
of extreme youth gives. She will be
expected to stand more on her own
feet, to assume more and more the
consequences of her actions, and to
realize her own responsibilities as an
individual In a world full of individ-
uals.
CHE returns to school this Fall to
- find her friends as subtly changed
and bevildered about things as she
herself is. Study becomes more of
a real job-tougher subjects to tackle
and better more adult work is ex-
pected. She finds that romping and
giggling through school days have
suddenly become things of the past
while she enjoys being treated as
person" instead of one of herd
OF youngsters by her teachers, she
also finds that the accompanying
"noblesse oblige' pretty much of
strain.
What she does with herself between
is and l8 is terribly important. If
she has been lazy, pleasure loving,
selfish and shiftless about school
work up to now-and got away with
st. because she has been spoiled all
her life-she will have to change her
spots entirely within the next two
years. or find herself a lonely, un-
happy young woman. The friends
that she makes now will, very likely,
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girls and men who ignore the warning
that turnover in Government en-
ployment is negligible and, further
more, that most appointments are
given by civil service to persons who
stayed home and took examinations
instead Of besieging the Capital. As
result of this widespread misunder-
standing, Washington probably has
the largest transient employment
problem OF any city of compare BILE
size in the United States, according to
Edwin w. Jones' acting director of the
District Of Columbia Employment
Service.
Out of total of 1850 applicants
for jobs registered during. June, about
n per cent, or more than 700, were
out-of-town people. OF the 1900
women applying, a larger proportion
registered in hopes OF getting Gov
eminent positions than was the case
with the men. but it was often dis
covered that the girls had regular jobs
waiting for them at home and were
merely spending their vacations dig
ging around the supposed Govern
ment gold mine
Most Of the girls went home again,
incidentally. without Government jobs,
for of total Of 2.8o6 permanent and
temporary placements, only 200 were
tor Government jobs.
"EARY1NG Of this influx of out
of-town job seekers, who are, in
many cases. ineligible for Government
positions, many local firms are begin
ming to specify that they will in the
future employ District residents solely,
according to Mr.. Jones This policy
is justified by the Washington business
men on the grounds that references
are more easily investigated if the
applicant for employment is a resi-
dent of the District. Also it is pointed
out that the care Of the District un-
employed is the first concern of Wash
ington business, which has the alter
native choice of giving them jobs or
relief. Local business feels that the
jobless Of other cities should be the
problem OF the cities from which they
come. And while there has been
small but steady increase in en-
ployment locally over the past "a
months, Unemployment of jobless
Wasningtonians has exhausted most
Of the opportunities for work
Attempts to limit Washington jobs
to bona fide District residents have
confronted the District of Columbia
Employment Service officials with
neat problem. They are wondering
exactly what constitutes a bona fde
District resident since the native-born
Washingtonians are 50 few and far
between that they probably could not
fill all the job vacancies May rela-
tives of Washington Government
workers Of many years residence
validly claim citizenship by adopting
when they come to make their homes
with their aunts and uncles while Job
hunting?
While the local en1pIoynent and
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it's tablecoh
finish off, this pattern will problem
make will be lovely the bridge
CLOTH fowerbedecked
would be the
special
powcases
Winter
td directions with block diagrams
crochet hooks material and
pattern, for in
and postage
Nssdswosk Editor Dventng
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Sweet Sixteen Is Turning in Character Building Cir
The Old Gardener Says:

This Is the season for planting
peonies. Many excellent varieties
can be obtained at very reason-
able prices. and there are few
more satisfactory perernials for
the amateurs garden. They have
been known to grow and bloom
satisfactorily in one spot, without
lifting, for many years. In fact,
once they are planted, 1t Is best
to leave them undisturbed for six
or seven years, or as much
longer as they continue to bloom
satisfactorily. The one point to
remember when planting peonies
is that the crowns be just 2
inches under the surface OF the
soil. They like rich soil, but re-
sent the presence Of fresh ma
nure near the roots. A little
bone meal, thoroughly worked
into the soil, is probably the most
satisfactory fertilizer.
(CopyriEht. 1879
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~ self-made. intelligent. force
ful, one Of the men who is going
somewhere, and, in addition, he is
tender and kind and generous. I am
crazy about him. but he had a plain
up-bringing and in many ways he
Is rough diamond. His table
manners are atrocious. He is care
less in his dress. He is not familiar
with the amenities Of society And
I am often embarrassed to present
him to my friends. I can't say this
man is worth million of you little
playboys who know just what tenn
perature wine should be when it is
served. how to order a dinner and
hand lady into car. etc. I could
help this man a great deal, but
dare not call his attention to his
faults. What can be done?
F1ANCEE.
nEAR DOROTHY DIX; I am en-
gagged to a girl who has every
quality l desire in a wife, except that
her English is terrible. She says me
and him." II done went" Il see
him yesterday" and so on, and every
time it makes we vince. I wonder
If it Is going to get unbearably on my
nerves when I have to listen to it
for lifetime! I have made a feeble
attempt to call her attention to her
mistakes. but it offended her so much
that am afraid to speak Of it again
What can l do? D. NJ. K
Answer-These two letters came in
the same mail and they are typical
Evening star., 1937-08-28

" ldQy mace an eHOIL 10
extract the baby kitten
from her second layer of skin. Kitty
knew better There are three layers,
he had been told. With a little extra
effort he worked down to the third
and was we'll on his way to the in
terror before separation was
effected.
Some cats never learn to pull their
punches. They belong, for the most
part, to families which contain men
and boys. Such company gets them
into the habit Of playing roughly for
ever after Other felines learn good
manners in early infancy. Only during
moments Of extreme hilarity do they
puncture the surface skin. Second
and third layers are reserved for
scratches Of discipline.
Baby kitten doesn't give much
thought to his teeth except for chew
ing Upon reaching the age of S
months, things begin to happen. Teeth
disappear. Others take their place
Sometimes his gums become inflamed
and sore during the process. The
mouth Is sore and 1t throws him below
par in his activities. That wrecks
the disposition. Besides, he loses
weight At such q time the feline
needs to have his mouth examined
II It = sensitive feed him with q
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=
most calls for a
Beyond the Alps
lies Italy, vale
dictory in itself.
This is the turn
ing point into
Sweet 16."
There seem to
be a tremendous
gap between Is
and 16, even in
the age of the
modern girl, who
Is far more grown
up at l3 than
her parents were
at II. Although
Evening star., 1937-08-28
BY BARBARA BELL,

n 70 BETTER starting point will
M you ind for your Fall ward
" robe than this appealing coat
a dress cut on princess lines
which lends itself to dozens of kinds
OF accessories and changes its char
acter by changing its appointments.
From flowers to scarfs to clips to
belts to jackets to sashes to collars
there's no end to the ways you can
transform 1t to give variety to your
wardrobe. Hence it is the perfect
No. essential for back-to-college or
business girl wear, where budgets or
allowances somehow are never enough!
A cinch to make, a Joy to wear,
and challenge to your ingenuity,
this basic frock will put you at the
head Of the class.
Barbara Bell Pattern l34s-B Il de-
Evening star., 1937-08-28
Air Bread Box Often.

Summer calls tor diligent cleaning
and airing OF bread and cooky boxes,
pantry and cupboard shelves and -e-
fngerators. Since bread molds easily
In the Summer, It u best to buy Just
enough tor each day,s needA
Evening star., 1937-08-28
Feminine J0b-Seekers
Have Wrong Impression
OF Existing Conditions
Misled by Myth of Uncle Sam in Role
of the Countrys Largest
Employer.
BY ELIZABETH SPENCE.

eh with dreams OF golden Government Jobs
local welfare and employment
ington unless they definite particular or have
them 1'
The role of the conrvs greatest
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signed for sizes II, Is, 18, 20; 20 and
a. Corresponding bust measurements
81. "a. 36. SO. 10 and ~. Size Is (34)
requires-with long sleeves-3h yards
Of 54-inch, 51s yards of 35-inch.
Evening star., 1937-08-28
Time for Day Dreaming
Passes With Necessity
For Facing Realities
Done to Prepare for Battle of
Future Life.
BY BETSY CASWELL.

0OR
school graduates
the Alps lies 1tal!" The address itself aborousy
led the
point out to the audience that life
tenows-and the up o
All Of this leaving high school
Evening star., 1937-08-28
Dorothy Dix Says
Nothing Stays Love Quicker Than Being
Ashamed of Your Mate.

EAR MISS DIX: I am going
to marry man who is as
fine as they come. He is
Evening star., 1937-08-28
BY MARY ALLEN HOOD.

lIV HY, Its teeth are like
\A/ little needless" The
wv lady made an effort to
extract the bahv kitten
Evening star., 1937-08-28

Clr1CC milestone N lie.
mother milestone that is
rtant in the life Of a
Evening star., 1937-08-08
My Most
Exciting
Adventure
Beach Peril Observed
by Guard Who Takes
Girl to Safety.

MARY LEAH CLINE, 10, of Beulah
road, Vienna, Va. reports her
most exciting adventure to The Star
as follows:
my most exciting adventure hap
pened on July H." she wrote. II was
visiting in Maryland and my cousins
with whom was staying. my sister
Doris and decided to go to a nearby
beach
When we reached our destination
my aunt, who had gone with us, told
my sister and me to stay near them
and not to 60 out beyond the ropes
However, I wandered out farther and
farther, not noticing where l was
gcing until I wanted to come back
and found I couldn't.
Then wave washed over me. and,
gasping for breath, tried jumping to
keep my nose out of the water. I
soon became tired, though. and l
seemed to be going farther out in
spite of my efforts to go toward the
shore
Suddenly felt dizzy and the water
closed over me. I struggled to my feet
once more to see a man starting
toward me and then everything went
black
The next thing I knew I was lying
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in this set" Ralph said as he pointed
it out
His United States collection of some
200 stamps is his most valuable. Ralph
declared. He has several with pen
cancellations dating back as far as
1864. Stamps from the Washington
bicentennial issue have been mounted
on a separate page and Ralph has put
red border around each OF them to
make the page more decorative.
Since he became interested in stamp
collecting Ralph has received many Of
them as gifts on special occasions
Last Christmas all of his gifts were
rare stamps, much to his delight. He
also increases his collection by pur-
chaSes from stamp agencies, keeps up
with new issues and trades with fellow
collectors.
HIS family has become infected with
Ralph's enthusiasm for this hobby
and his mother now has a collection
almost as large as his. And one of his
smaller brothers is beginning to take
up the stamp hobby.
Ralph also has been interested in
rare coins for several years, but his COL
lection Is still comparatively small
He's always on the lookout for pennies
from various mints and has number
which are marked to show they were
minted in San Francisco and Denver.
And. as II coins and stamps were not
enough, he's also collector of match
covers
Ralph's principal interest is in ath-
letics, however. and if he has his way
about 1t he'll be professional base
ball player when he grows older.
Evening star., 1937-08-08

scientific bulletins and pamphlets. or
anything that will help me with
commercial art" she says. She hopes
soon to visit Philadelphia and the big
Curtis Publishing Co., where the en-
tire reproduction process of CONNER
cial drawings and pictures for their
several magazines can be seen.
THAT will be a great help and =
big thrill" she explained. If ]
can see how black and whites and
colored illustrations are printed it will
be easier to make them technically cor
rect. I want TO learn all 1 can about
the commercial process If I'm going to
be a good commercial artist"
Mary Louise feels there are splen-
did opportunities here for young art
lists in commercial advertising and
other lines. And she likes Washing
ton best of many cities that have been
her home.
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stroke with straight blade will pre-
vent this. The bow man invariably
paddles on one side, the stern man
on the other. From time to time you
should change sides to rest, SO you
must learn to paddle equally well right
or left handed
Commence padding alone next.
Avoid an extreme stern position with
the bow lieh up out Of the water.
Kneel just aft OF amidship, especially
II you have light load aboard. Sit
ting slightly to one side will bring
the gunwale shade closer to the
water and ease padding.
In later padding on pond or small
lake. wind will usually be blowing.
II it is cross breeze. shift your po-
sition so you will be padding on the
lee side or gunwale, away from the
wind. Your strokes will counteract
the force of the wind on the bow and
keep the canoe headed straight. II
the wind increases, shift your posi-
ton forward gradually to just ahead
Of amidship. thus putting the head
down slightly You may then find
padding on the windvard side keeps
Evening star., 1937-08-08
Second Contest for Young Readers TODAY
Practice, Effort and Alert Mind
REQUIRED for Success in Canoeing

hands on either gunwale, as you
steaithily make your way to the stern.
Kneel on the bottom there instead of
sitting on the seat or thwart, then the
bow man will shove all clear and ease
himself in.
Handling the Stern.
THE stern man steers, the bow
paddler looks out for snags and
usually directs the course. On long
trips the better paddler takes the
stern. The stroke there is exactly
the same as the bow. except for the
little turn Of the blade with an OUT
ward twist at the end, used whenever
the canoe shows a tendency to head
off its course in direction opposite
to the side on which you are padding
This twist is hard to master, but it
does away with any necessity of
changing constantly from side to side
when padding = straight course. II
the bow tries to veer of to the side
you are padding on. a wide, strong
Evening star., 1937-08-08

square or have the usual ragged
edges, scrape them down, rounding
and bringing them to sharp edges
TWo-thirds linseed oil and one-third
turpentine. well mixed together and
brushed on several coats thick, keeps
paddle from absorbing water and
taking on weight. Many a city canoeist
has admired the noiseless strokes of
the North Woods guide who paddles
silently along a narrow stream. Ten
to one the guides paddle was hand
shaped as outlined, while the city
chaps was left heavy and rough.
There is really no limit to the places
two fellows can cruise to with a canoe
and light camping OUTFIT. For small
charge, canoe and gear can be carried
on the train to the headwaters of
some river. A supply Of food can be
laid in there and you can paddle
lesurely downstream, camping along
shore overnight or for days at a time.
There is little expense to such a trip.
for good arms take the place of
gasoline. and two can easily carry
the light canoe around rapids and
obstructions. The only trouble is that
ones downstream destination is always
reached too soon!