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Evening star., 1939-03-12
BY PAT Money. Ia,
Leland Junior Hiah School.


The most important occurrence
at Leland recently was the installa-
ton Of much-needed amplifier in
the auditorium. 1t was obtained
through the efforts of the Parent
Teacher Association. and We are
quite proud of it. Bowling clubs
represent the most popular student
activity at Leland. Members of
these groups bowl every Tuesday
and Thursday, and many of them
show promise of developing into
stars. :. The Dancing Club is the
second most popular organization.
1t became SO popular during the
first term. in fact, that membership
had to be limited. ). Another pop
ular group is the Roller Skating
Club. Its members are permitted
to skate in the gymnasium every
day during the lunch period. Right
now. our largest undertaking is a
yearbook. Because We are late in
starting work on it. however. we
may not have it this year. Between
now and the last part of May. most
of the students will be busy pre-
pairing for field day. If you don't
Know what field day is-it is one
OF the most looked -forward-t to
events Of the year. 1t is held on
the Rockville Md Fair Grounds.
and all schools in Montgomery
County participate. Medals are
awarded to the teams winning the
va, ,iouS events on the program
Evening star., 1939-03-12

ca band has recently taken an in
terest in the Tech Harmonica Club.
The club is gaining a reputation as
one of the most active and steadily
growing organizations in the school.
Tech students are still much
elated by the victory over Central
High School in the recent subscrip-
ton contest. Techites won the con-
test by 236 subscriptions. Tech Life
having 1886 subscriptions as COM
pared to the Central Bulletins 100.
Morton Johann. honor student.
was elected last week to the presi-
dency of the student government
body. He already holds the posi-
ton of captain of the cadet band
and president of the Dramatic Club,
Other officers elected with him are
Robert Walsh, vice president. and
Patricia Rhine. secretary and treas
urer
Lambda Sigma Delta Sorority will
have a dance Saturday night at the
Willard Hotel. Music will be fur
nished by Jimmy Slaughters band,
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Praises Small School.

Just think of going to a one-room
school. Well, I did for seven years
and it was swell Imagine-there
Wele seven grades in one room ana
one teacher taught all of them!
Studying was pleasure. because
our teacher made our work so in
teTestlng; and at recess. she would
come outside and play games with
us. When studying about nature
(in SCIENCE, we found plenty of
woods and streams to observe.
One exciting thing happened that
I will always remember. l was in
the fifth grade; we were all busy
working. The teacher was hearing
the first grade read. All of a sud-
den. some one yelled, The school
is on fire."
There was an orderly march out
of school. When the firemen from
the Eext town came, we were told
that the chimney had caught fire.
A new chimney had to be built, Sc
we got a short vacation.
Most of the readers of The Junio,
Star have no idea what it is like to
be educated in a one-room school.
/ am now a junior at Bladensburg
Md High School and can look back
and tell others my experiences in a
one-room school.
DOROTHY MCCLELLAN. IS,
Box "a, Seabrook, Md.
Evening star., 1939-03-12

fire on Hitler in its latest issue
"Adolph Hitler of Germany is
Dumb shouts a big black headline
across the top of the front page
The Only People Who Like Hitler" :"
adds supplementary headline
'knoWn in newspaper parlance as a
"bank"r. Are Those Who Are
Scared of Him"
Nicky underlines the adjective
dumb" and then goes on to explain:
Il put the line under dumb on
purpose. He tHitlerp is a mad hat
ter or out of his head. or something.
I think the school books in Germany
are bad for children He makes all
the children of Germany study too
hard, and he is taking his college
boys out of college and making them
learn how to run airplanes and shoot
guns. Hitler is teaching his airline
pilots to fly bombers. That is bad.
L think it is terrible how he is
treating the Jews. In those camps.
poor people are fenced with wire.
1t is a terrible thing how they will
not allow Jewish music in Germany.
He don't make the Jewish children
go to school. but he is dumb"
Nicky's staff consists of Prescott
Pardoe, Gary Wilkinson. and Denise
and Prev Savoy, all children living
in his neighborhood. His younger
sister, Jocelyn. also works with him.
The Junior Stars high school cor
respondents are deserving of a word
or two of praise for the many ex-
cellent contributions they submitted
last week. We regret that we were
unable to publish all the interesting
material that was turned in, but
well, this page will hold only so
much, you know. To those whose
contributions were omitted we can
only say we're genuinely sorry, and
We'll try to do better by them next
week.
Out at DeanWood School they're
right proud of their science room.
which contains collections of stones.
shells, birds nests. hornets nests.
butterflies and other insects. and
plants and wildfowers. In telling us
OF the room Mrs. T. L. Baltimore
OF the faculty said:
THE pupils constructed bulletin
boards, birdhouses. boxes for display
OF material and boxes in which to
keep small live animals. An honor
roll is kept of all contributions made
each month. Articles of scientific
value from current magazines and
newspapers are discussed at Science
Club meetings and then displayed
in the room. A committee of pupils
cares for the room and its contents.
These collections, observations.
reports and varied activities of the
Science Club have served as an
Evening star., 1939-03-12

inspiration to the other pupils. and
also have encouraged the teachers
in this popular field of study"
Jottings: Betty Anne Wheater, ID
OF 1918 Livingston street NV. urges
other girls to try marionettes when
they outgroW their interest in dolls.
II have filled the empty space OF
childhood play with marionettes.
which are along practically the
same lines as dolls she says. Try
it. won't you?" Sounds like a good
idea to us, B. A. :. Judith Davis
IL, of Waldorf. Nd. tells of an eX-
perience that must have been dis
concerting. to say the least: 1T was
hot. and we had iced tea. The
glasses were very thin. accidentally
bit big piece out of my glass.
Every one roared as l picked the
glass out of my mouth" Ruth
Buchanan. author of one of today S
high school stories. is a member of
an all-girl accordion band IT.. Mildred
Gray, our Bladensburg High School
contributor, reports that her Eng
lish teacher is allowing credits for
her work for the Junior Star.
Evening star., 1939-03-12

ton of DR.. Forrest K. Harris and
Edward A Tibbals. ST., both of the
faculty He is the only one working
on it at present, however.
I'VE hope to have the job fin
ished before the end of this term"
Hal said.
Manufacture of the telescopes
mirror and prisms was directed by
Dr. Harris. The mirror is inches
in diameter and has a focal length
of about IS inches With an eye
piece of ne-quarter-inch focal
length. the telescope will be power
full enough to enable students to
study the equatorial bands of Jupi-
ter. the rings of Saturn and the
phases of Venus.
With the aid Of Mr.. Tibbals. Hal
has been machining the mount,
which is so arranged that the OBJ
server sits as If gazing into a micro
scope. All his work on the device
has been done on his own time
during the past summer. after school
hours and on Saturdays.
Next year Hal plans to enter the
University of Maryland School of
Engineering. He is the son of Mr..
apd Mrs Harold B. Atkinson. 63l4
Georgia street, Chevy Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Visits Smithsonian.

flSilS SHlltHS0nlan.
Recently friend asked me to go
to the Smithsonian Institution with
him. l was very glad to go, as I
had never been before.
The first objects we saw we're
statues of George WASHINGTON
Abraham Lincoln and many other
famous people. Next, we saw many
paintings. We moved on into the
next room and saw skeletons of
various creatures. The ones that
interested me most were those of a
gorilla, an elephant and a shark
that had been found al the bottom
of the sea. There also was a
mounted whale 78 feet long. I have
Wondered since how men were able
to get this whale for the museum.
On going to the next room we saw
a collection of pianos, some small,
some medium, some large. The
Sna lest one was about 2 feet high.
We saw many other interesting
things. 1t is help to ANYBODY 5
education to make a trip to the
Smithsonian.
BENTON THOMAS, 10.
8l5 Decatur street NV,
st. Gabrlels School.
Evening star., 1939-03-12

said, "but I'll never forget it.
President Roosevelt was grand to
us. Those American girls who have
been dancing for Adolf Hitler
that's all right if they like it, but
Id rather sing for the President"
Although Barbara has always
liked to sing, she has been taking
vocal lessons only about a year
and a half. For singing she pre-
fers semi classical music. but for
listening she likes the modern swing
tunes equally we'll.
Just entering her sixth semester
at Central. Barbara often sings for
the various school clubs. She also
has sung in entertainments spon-
sored by Jobs Daughters, the Order
Evening star., 1939-03-12
How to Succeed
BY STANLEY LEVY, IA,

Central High School.
Now, here's message of wisdom
For those who seek success;
I know you'll profit by it
It's been used by our Nations best.
Don't ever try to shirk your Job
And this is important, indeed,
For If this rule is followed
1t won't be hard to succeed.
Your boss may seem real grouchy.
But he's helping you. in a way:
Hes teaching you many qualities
That you'll profit by some day.
Your associates may smile slylv
AS you work with a grin on your
face,
But in the end they'll notice
That you've advanced at a speedy
pace.
perseverance, isn't the only rule
To help'you reach the TOP,
For personality means a great deal
AND with it, you'll never stop.
Don't think all but you are lucky.
For luck simply doesn't exist;
dispense with this silly notion.
And you'll be at the top of the list.
II all these rules you'll follow.
And try your utmost to heed.
Youll ind 1t isn't so terribly hard
For you to succeed.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Spring Play Casts
At Roosevelt
MARY AND ELIZABETH
WEBSTER, Is.
Roosevelt High School.

Two complete casts have been
chosen for Pride and Prejudice.
the spring play to be presented at
Roosevelt on March 30 and 81. The
two players selected for each of the
leading roles are Stanley Werbow
and Gartley Garvey. Gene Mendel-
sohn and Jean Wells, Jane Wyatt
and Enid Heatley and Betty Halo
ran and Frances ShiAet.
Students in the upper semesters
were given real treat when they
were picked to attend an assembly
addressed by Norton Hughes JON
athan. the authority on teen-age
etiquette.
The lunch-time dances sponsored
by the Roosevelt Reporter are prov
ing very popular, if the sizes of the
crowds around the entrance and the
haste with which lunches are con-
sumed may be taken as indications.
The dances are open to all sub
scribers to the school paper.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Weekly Contest
Prizes Totaling SIS
Awarded for Best
Contributions

Boys and girls from to l8 years
of age are invited to write for The
Junior Star. Contributions may be
in the form of news stories, short
stories. sketches. poems, letters. etc,
and subjects may include adven-
lures. hobbies, petS-ln short. any
thing of Interest to young people
anywhere in the Washington area.
The best five contributions pub
lished each week will win their au-
thors prizes of 81 each. These simple
rules must be observed:
/. All contributions must be
ORIGINAL.
2. All contributions must bear the
name age. address. telephone num-
/ Der lif any and school of the au-
thor, preferably at the top of the
first page.
3. Contributions must be written
on one side of the paper; if type
written they should be double
spaced.
4. The decision of the editor as to
the winning contributions will be
final and The Star reserves the right
to publish any contributions re-
ceived. in whatever form the editor
may deem advisable. regardless of
whether they are awarded prizes.
5. No contributions will be re-
turned.
Address contributions to The
Junior Star Editor. The Sunday
Star. Eleventh street and Pennsyl-
vanla avenue NV, Washington,
D. G.
PRIZE WINNERS.
This weeks winners. who will re-
ceive checks for 81 each for con-
tributiops published today, are Ruth
Buchanan, Marian Dixon. Ann
Kohlenberg, Stanley Levy and Har-
riet Wallis.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Picture Story Book
BY ANN KOHLENBERG, 10.

Rockville tMd) School,
Come, oh, come, and read a book
Open wide the pages;
See what happened long ago
And down through the ages.
We will sail DER magic seas,
Well visit Robin Hood,
And We'll hide from the sheriff
In the forest of Sherwood.
Well take trip to fairyland,
And one to elf1and, too:
With Christopher Columbus
Well discover countries new,
What fun it is to tuck ourselves
Within a cozy nook
And find all these adventures
In picture story book!
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Woodrow Wilson Students Learn How
Work Starts
AS sHobbyo Of
Instructor
Products Include
Rings, Bracelets
And Pendants

Take look at the display of jew
elry pictured in the strip of pictures
to the left. There is nothing anna
urish-looking about it, is there?
Yet every article in the display
was made by hand by members OF
the art metal class of Woodrow Will
son High School-every step in
manufacture, from the cutting of
gems to the finishing of suitable
mountings, having been taken by the
boys and girls themselves without
outside aid
Wilson's jeWelry industry is the
outgrowth of hobby adopted about
three years ago by William T. Bax-
ter, art metal and woodwork instruc.
tor at the school since its establish
ment.
Mr.. Baxter's teaching of art metal
craft at Wilson at first was confined
TO the processes covered in most high
school courses-the making of book
ends. bowls, trays and other COM
paratively simple articles.
Fun for Pupils.
Then I started to make rings,
bracelets, pendants and other ar
tlcles of jeWelry in my spare time,
just for the fun of it, Mr.. Baxter
said. And after a while it occurred
to me that if this sort of thing was
fun for me. it would be fun for nv
art metal pupils. too. in addition to
adding to their education.
so I began to encourage the
boys and girls in my class to try
their hands at making various pieces
of jewelry. They took a liking to 1t
immediately
Mr.. Baxter conducts his wood
shop class in the mornings and his
art metal class in the afternoons.
The work of the latter group still in
cludes the making of book ends,
bowls. trays, etc. but the production
of leWelry seems to be arousing more
and more interest. especially on the
part OF the more advanced students.
Il know we are the only public
school class in Washington that cuts
its own gems, and believe we're the
only one in the entire country. out
SIDE of New York, Mr.. Baxter de-
clared
Stones Are inexpensive.
"Of course he went on. we use
only inexpensive stones-agates Jas
pers. petriHed woods and the like. I
buy these wholesale. Just as buy the
silver used for mountings. This
brings the cost of the average piece
OF JeWelry down to a surprisingly
small sum; you'd be surprised. for
instance. to see what an attractive
sterling ring can be made for less
than ST.
we don't use gold because II IS
too expensive In the making Of
utllitarlan articles, however-such
as bowls, trays, etc.-we use copper.
This, too, is purchased at wholesale
prices"
AS evidence that his pupils are
turning out work of excellent Quail
lty, Mr.. Baxter cited the fact that
photographs of their products were
used to illustrate a book which he
wrote about year ago on "Jewelrv.
Gem Cutting and Metal Craft The
volume was issued by one of the
largest publishers of textbooks in the
United States and. Mr.. Baxter said,
has been purchased by schools in
various sections of the country.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
A Narrow Escape.

Three years ago, when 1 was only
9, my father, mother, brother and l
went to Hams Point. We had been
there about an hour when the wind
started blowing and rain came down
in buckets. We got into the car
and started home. AS we were
coming around the point the wind
gave a great big howl and blew
our car up against a tree.
1t was raining cats and dogs now
and our car had no windows, 50 We
were drenched. We finally got
home, but a towing car had to pull
us there. My father, mother, brother
and would not be alive if that tree
hadn't been there, We would have
been washed into the Potomac
River
SHIRLEY SIDMAN. u,
431l Second street NV,
Barnard School.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Bladensburg School
To Give Minstrels
BY MILDRED GRAY. IS,

The Bladensburg Glee Club. under
the direction of Mrs. Helena Haines,
is sponsoring minstrel show writ
ten by members of the organization.
1t will be presented the latter part
OF this month and the main partici-
pants will be Dan Carroll, Carlton
Earl and Billy Bingham.
-Four juniors-Helen DePetro, Lu-
cllle Burdick, Joan johnson and
Mary Szabo-have been initiated
into the B. H. S. chapter of the
National Honor Society.
It's all agreed that this years
graduating class will wear gray
caps and gowns, instead of the ira
ditional black ones. Also, there will
be a senior dance and class night
celebration.
Students from Oxon Hill visited
B. H. S. Thursday and presented a
safety program.
Evening star., 1939-03-12

OF the Eastern Star and several
civic organizations, as well as in
numerous church services.
Barbaras favorite diversions are
Ice skating, horseback riding, play
Ing tennis and collecting butter
files. Her collection contains speci-
mems from points as far away as
Florida and California, all cap
tured, identified and mounted by
herself.
MY ambition?" she said in re-
sponse to a question. "Why, what
Is the ambition Of any singer? I
hope to get into opera some day
and to sing for the President again,
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Notes From a
Junior High
Student
Leland Pupil Tries
To Match Senior
Schools News

Editors NOte-The contribu-
ton printed belo,C Tds accom-
panied by letter in Whtch the
author. Pat Money, said Lately
you Ue been running articles obout
the senior high schools, so I
thought maybe you could use
one about the 1un,or h1qhs.
knOW there are Just as many
rccderS Of The Junior Star in the
Sercnth. eight and ninth grades
rs there are in The higher orddes.' y
II cnu other Junior hioh school
StHdentS U7Sh TO tottoT Pat
lead. ne shall be glad to hear
from them.
Evening star., 1939-03-12

through which
any student may
view the heav-
ems from the
roof of the So
C a | S C e n C e
Building. He and
four other stu
dents B e t t y
Sanford. Mar
cell a H o d & e.
Springs Moore
and Edward A.
Tibbals, jr.be-
gan work on the
telescope about
two years ago,
1,,aIon tia linnn
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Rust Remover

Carpentering is fun but you do run
across some rusty nails once in
while. There is no reason why your
clothes should suffer when this hap
pens.
Gather together some creme of
tartar and rub it on the spot and let
it remain for an hour or more, then
wash the place to see if the spot has
disappeared. If the spot has not
quite vanished, try the same method
again, and maybe you'll have better
luck!
Evening star., 1939-03-12
My Rag Dolly
BY MARIAN DIXON, !

BY MARIAN DIXON, IA,
Parker-Grsy School.
Alexandria, Va.
My dolly. who is made of rags,
Is fat as she can be;
My mother says if she could grow,
Shed get as big as me.
She's dressed in blue coat and hat
And has curls that hang down her
back:
She's sweet and cute as she can be
That's why love her so, you see!
If we should ever have to part.
I'm sure that it would break my
heart
I'd feel 50 very terribly blue,
I'd cry. "Oh. dolly. how I miss you!"
Evening star., 1939-03-12
The Sailor Girl
By DORIS SCHEITLIN, 1s.

BY DORIS SCHEITLIN, 18,
Eastern High School.
There dwelt a maid of beauty,
A caretree lass was she:
For pastimeS she had many,
But best she loved the sea.
A-sailing DER the billows,
Sails all blowing in the breeze;
She was known for her sailing
OF nearly all the seven seas.
She loved the smell of the salt air,
The sting of the spray in her face
And to hear the gulls a-crying
And the horizon she would trace
Many gale she had sailed in,
Many storm she had braved,
And out on the briny ocean
Many a life she had saved.
But now at the oceans bottom,
Down where it's mighty deep,
This brave and courageous beauty
Lies now forever asleep.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Riddles

l. II autos mark the age today,
what vegetable has passed away?
2. Which are the LATEST fish in
the water?
3. What chicken lays the longest?
4. AS man walked along the
street he spied a nickel and a dime.
He picked up the dime. but refused
to pick up the nickel. Why?
5. What has eyes like a cat. nose
like cat. feet like a cat, tail like
a cat, but is not a cat?
Evening star., 1939-03-12

dents are eligible
to enter the con-
test; the prizes
are two reserved
seat tickets to
the show. Nor
ton Johann and
H a r t m a n and
AyreS, comedy
team, are t h e
only students
who h We re-
celVed parts as
yet.
A f 0 I m e r
m e m b e r of
Borah Mime
Evening star., 1939-03-12
The
MAILBOX

Editors Note: This column is
open to any reader to discuss
any subject, so long as it is
likely to interest other readers.
The MdilboT ,0iU be published
as often as space limitations
permit, and its contents uHH
be eligible for prizes in the
Weekly contributors contest.
Keep uOur letters as brief as
possible.
Evening star., 1939-03-12

M e l v / l e, To-
year-old Central
High School vo-
calist.
Barbara, who
lives at 452 Park
road NV, was
one of a group
of a ou t IS
young singers
W no demon
strated their tai
ents at tn e
White House a
couple of years
ago.
Il was only
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Central Vocalist Enjoys
Singing for President
1t Beats Dancing
For DlctatOrs,
Girl Says
By RUTH BUCHANAN. 16.

Central High School.
Singing for the President of the
United States has it all over dane
ing for any dictator you care to
name, in the opinion of barbara
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Telescope
Soon Ready
For School
Device Will Bring
Moon Into Yard
Student Says
By HARRIET WALLIS, II.

Bethtsda-CheVy Chase HIGH SCHOOL.
Were going to bring the moon
right down into our schoolyard, de-
clared Hal Atkinson, 18-year-old
Bethesda Chevy Chase senior.
What he meant was that the
school will soon have telescope
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Across.

Across.
I. Name of Ireland S patron saint.
8. Title attached to man named
in No. /.
10. In regard to-
12 A cooking vessel.
13. Exist.
IS MischievouS spirits.
Is, To give side glance.
Is. Before marriage.
10. To hit.
90 The sun god.
ment.
% Boys nickname.
%. Half an EN- (plD.
25. Too.
q. Afresh.
%. Thoroughfare tabbr).
90. A patriotic organization
(abbrD.
81. Canine exclamation.
80. Loses moisture
"a. Land of st. Patrick.
Down.
?. Like.
y. SJllKe llsllllS.
4. South American city (abbrD.
5. In.
g. Central time (abbr).
T. Ireland.
9, Profound.
II. Green gem.
l3. Name of famous Irish stone.
Is. Rings.
II. st. Patrick's Day color.
%. Musical instrument associated
with the Irish.
"a. To move in the water.
26 An evil being.
o. Extent
30 To be sick
80. Physician (abbr.).
33. Chemical symbol for tin.
?
Now come two word squares with
the same Irish word in both of them.
In the one to the left, the second
word is travelled. the third is a
thought and the fourth is close to.
In the one to the right, the first
word is your head, the second is
time past and the fourth is to dis
Evening star., 1939-03-12

ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
l Lion, idle. Olga and neat.
2. Cowardice, cowbell, cowslip and
cowboy.
3. Motor. BROAD.
4. Crossword puzzle solution.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Just Between Ourselves
Ten. Year.Old Editor Launches
Campaign Against Hitler
BY PHILIP II. LOVE,
Junior Star Editor.


edi-
torla Adolf Hitler
watch
four girafes for the Zoo and bicycle
Nckys News our-page published
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Puzzles

j.
Here's a crossword puzzle made
In the form of St. Patrick's S Day
hat, and it's loaded with Irish words.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
RIDDLE ANSWERS.

l. CABBAGE. Q. Oysters; they are
always found In beds. 3. A dead
one. I. He was afraid of the bufI
falo. 5. A kitten.