Evening star., 1940-09-08

Seems like I haven't had any sum-
mer vacation ut all this year."
His playmate gave the bird" q
vicious swipe, sending 1t high into
the air. "Yeh," he said as he COM
pleted his swing. TITS tough to have
to 60 back, all right. I wish I lived
In the District. The kids there don't
have to go back to school for some
time yet"
Unhappy Answer.
And in the District, while strolling
through q park, passed two boys
who were playing mumbley peg.
I'm glad I don't 60 to a parochial
school," one of them said. You
have to go back to school Monday,
don't your"
yes" was the unhappy answer.
II don't see why the parochial
schools have to open so early, do
your"
"No-I don't see why schools have
to open at ALL"
Fortunately, these conversations
do not represent the feelings of all
boys and girls. In fact, most of the
young people I know say they are
always glad to see the first day of
school roll round
Il think schools . lot of fun," q
girl once told me. There are 80
many new things to learn, so many
activities to follow-to me It's sort
of like . game"
Valuable Experience.
Her attitude is . healthy, sensible
one, and it's . shame that every boy
and girl isn't intelligent enough to
realize 1t.
I can't bring myself to pretend
that I always regarded school rs "a
lot Of fun" But I know now that.
whether liked school or not, 1t was
good for me; and wish I could
make every young person realize
that 1t Is good for them, too. 1t
isn't something to shy away from,
to approach regretfully, to fuss and
fume about. 1t is. on the contrary,
one OF the most valuable expert
ences in the average lifetime, one
that most of us look back upon with
fond memories Is long Is We live.
And we should-for the sake of our
memories, II We are not intelligent
enough to have any better reasons
do everything within our power to
make 1t an experience Of which We
can be proud.
When used to whine about hay-
ing to go to school, as every boy and
girl sometimes does, my father
would say:
boy, you'll be glad, some day,
that you went to school. You'll
wish, many . time, that you were
still going"
And he was right.
/ have wished, many q time. that
1 was still going to school. / wish
1t right now. And you will, too,
some day.
Attention, Artists!
Artists now are eligible for prizes
in the contributors contest;
The decision to broaden the SCOPE
OF the weekly competition to include
the work of artists was made Is q
result of the many favorable COM
ments received following the pubn-
cation Of three cartoons at the end
OF the last school year. Two of
these cartoons-one by Elliott livery
OF Roosevelt High School, the other
by Wendell Deity of Eastern-ap-
peared in the Red Gross Extra"
published by The Junior Star on
June u. The third, by Robert Ray
mond Of Mckinley, was printed in
The Junior Star of June is, having
been crowed out of the extra" for
which 1t was drawn. All three car
toons were Of exceptional merit, both
as to idea and as to drawing, and
they deserved the complimentary
remarks that they drew from read
erS.
But surely Elliott and Wendell and
Bob are not the only able artists
among the boys and girls of Wash
ington and vicinity. If you like to
draw, read the contest rules listed
elsewhere on this page, then get
busy. Every drawing will be given
careful consideration and every one
published will stand a chance to
win one of the five weekly prizes of
81 each. 1t is only fair to warn
would-be artists, however. that their
work must possess real merit Giving