Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
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BY PHILIP H. LOVE,
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said the Boy, standing very erect
and making no effort to conceal his
feeling of superiority. you have
to 60 back to school tomorrow, and
I don't have to 90 for another
week."
You'll be wishing you were me
next June" the Girl retorted with a
toss of her head. THE parochial
schools open earlier than the pub
lie schools, but they close earlier,
too-and don't forget that, Mr..
Smarty!"
Gosh, I never thought about next
June" the Boy admitted, standing
noticeably less erect and looking as
If he felt anything but superior.
why did you have to remind me
of it?"
well, you reminded me that I
have to 60 back to school tomor-
row, didn't you? And II you can
remind me Of things that take all
the Joy out Of life. guess I can
do little reminding, too"
The Boy was silent for few mo-
ments, idly tracing a line in the
sidewalk with the sole of his shoe.
II hate to think about going back
to school," he said at last. Its
. grind, that's what it is-grinding
away at lessons five days a week,
with practically no time at all to
play or 60 to the movies or do
anything else worth while"
tits a grind, all right-a ter
rible grind" the Girl agreed.
"A terrible grind is right" the
Boy echoed. Il guess everybody
in the whole world hates school,"
No, Boy and Girl-not everybody.
In Europe today, there are thou
sands of boys and girls who would
count themselves among the worlds
most fortunate inhabitants if they
could look forward to returning to
school tomorrow-or any other day,
for that matter.
The children of Poland, for in
stance. are not lamenting the re-
opening Of the schools. Their only
concern at present is contrive, in
some manner, to 60 on llvlng-to
escape sudden and horrible death
at the hands of the invaders of
their home land.
In Great Britain, France-yes,
and even in Germany-boys and
girls are living in constant fear;
fear for their own safety, fear for
the safety of their mothers, fathers,
brothers. sisters, friends. And in
other European countries, the stu
alton is much the same, for where
there Is no war, there is at least
the ever-presert fear of war.
Picture, if you can, the children
OF Poland-listening for AFRAID
sirens, scurrying into bombproof Gel
lars, trudging along muddy roads in
flight from the enemy. Or the chill
dren of France and England, flee
ing Paris and London with as many
of their belongings as they can
carry, seeking refuge in rural areas
far from shrieking sirens. Or the
children OF Germany. knowing only
what their Fuehrer chooses to let
them know constantly on the alert
for raiding British, French or Polish
bombers.
Or. just to make the picture a bit
more comprehensive, think of the
children of Spain, who have just
come through a long period Of
nerve-racking civil war-who have
experienced all the horrors that are
now beginning in those other coun-
tries. Or, if you'd rather get away
from Europe, turn your thoughts to
the children of China :.
X X X
You hate school," you say? You
consider it "a terrible grind?" And
you think Everybody in the whole
world hates it?"
Why, you ought to thank God you
are living in land where it is still
possible for boys and girls to go
to school without dread of march,
ing men, booming guns, roaring air.
planes, screeching sirens-Where
they can still carry lunch boxes in
stead of gas masks!