davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-04-21

Inside. the cave is very muddy and
everything is covered with dust. We
enjoyed exploring it, but failed to
find the spring outlet"
According to Fred, unexplored
caves are by far the prettiest, be-
cause tourists haven't broken off the
formations. He believes caves are
less dangerous than city streets.
1--WE often find bats and owls, out
we haven't come across a single
snake yet" he said. I'VE have to
be careful Of pack rats that eat
the string we leave behind to follow
our trail back. The string has to
be anchored down to protect it from
the rats"
The society's next trip will be to
School House Cave in Virginia on
Memorial Day. Members recently
visited Luray Caverns and explored
the dark, mysterious interior.
Besides Fred. who lives at 619
Gist avenue NV, several other
youths at Roosevelt and Central are
members of the Junior chapter
Those at Roosevelt include Joseph
Niswonger, Guy Cogswell and Ray
mond Muller.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.


Graduated four years later at the
head of his class, he acknowledged
Gen. Armstrong; tribute with the
pledge to ''use all my strength in
preparing my people for q better and
broader use Of their new found lib
erty."
Asked to select teachers for a new
Negro Industrial School at Tuske-
gee, Ala, Gen. Armstrong desig-
mated Booker and Olivia Davidson,
who later became Mrs. Washington.
The career of Booker, with Olivia
at his side. is now history. They
started out at Tuskegee with q
tumble down church, a shanty and
a chicken coop for dorrnitories and
classrooms. In 20 years Tuskegee
Institute rose to a predominant po-
sition among Negro educational in
stitutions of the void, with Booker
T. Washington recognized as leader
of his race.
In his old age he advised his stu
dents to strive toward our goal Of
an educated apd enlightened Negro
race. And If we keep our trust in
God" he told them, "the world shall
some day see the black man and the
white men working side by side for
common prosperity and common
happiness"
Evening star., 1940-04-21

Virginia.
Fred, an explorer Scout, saw in
the society a chance to become bet
ter acquainted with the subjects in
which he was especially interested,
such as geology, and to enjoy pho
Biography and hiking. Most of the
society's 35 members are older men,
but there is a junior chapter to
which Fred now belongs. Affiliated
with the Y. M. c. A., the pro,,n
makes several field trips a month.
exploring and mapping nearby
caves.
The junior chapter has a special
JOB all Its own. when a new cave
is discovered" Fred explained, I'VE
are sent down to investigate it. We
question the natives of the region,
ind out if the cave is large enough
10 be considered, classify it accord
Ing to type, whether it's mud, salt,
limestone or gypsum, and bring
other miscellaneous information
oack to the senior members, who
investigate further with their in
strume,lts If the cave is of sufficient
merit"
John Browns Cave.
A few weeks ago Fred and three
other youths visited John Browns
Cave at Harpers Ferry. Equipped
with candles, flashlights, string and
a
Evening star., 1940-04-21

From the bonds of slavery Booker
T. Washington rose to lead his
emancipated Negro race toward the
promised land of useful citizenship
In the United States.
Born just plain Booker" he was
about 6 years old when the Civil
War ended and the slaves were ele-
waited to citizenship. His mother
considered freedom the answer to
her prayers, not for herself but for
little Booker.
When freedom came. he left a
Southern plantation and went with
his mother to West Virginia. Pow
erty and illiteracy were Booker's lot
for many years. At the age of Is he
was working in the coal mines with
his brother. Their foreman recog-
nized Booker's possibilities. if he had
the advantages of an education. and
finally prevailed upon him to enter
Hampton Normal and Agricultural
Institute in Virginia.
Booker had no money. nothing but
determination. He walked the 300
miles to Hampton Institute. Gen.
Armstrong. the president, was SO
impressed that he found work for
Booker even though no work seemed
available. The youth later made
his name Booker Taliaferro WASH
ington.
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lures OF persons belonging 10 olner-
cnt races.
One can usually see q sample of
her work in the front hall Of Be-
thesda-C Chevy Chase High School
where Sally-Lee is q senior. She
has exhibited landscapes, portraits,
costume plates, ink studies and
flower prints. She has also won
many poster contests at school. She
will again help illustrate Chips, q
literary magazine, and is on the
art staff for the school yearbook.
People often remark that the por-
traits Sally-Lee paints resemble
herself to an amazing degree. Red
heads with greenish eyes are my
specially" she said. Skin coloring
interests her greatly and she sup
poses that is one of the reasons she
loves to paint portraits. OF course,
sally-Lee plans to make art her
career.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

pie entering the Rose Marie Lesher.
building.
In the rear an Arab was sitting
behind counter. Spread out before
him were such articles as bracelets
necklaces. rings and many Other
things he had made. Some of the
jewelry was inset with gold or sill.
yer.
AS we continued our walk We
came to a counter where a woman
was selling perfume from Iraq. Ir
the center of the building was a
beautiful pool Of water lighted in
green by electricity. In the back
ground was tea garden with sew
eral Arabs sitting there.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
| PriSes T0taling IS
| offered for Best
| Contributions

Boys and girls of all ages up to
and including high school age are
invited to write for The Junior Star
Prizes of 81 each are awarded for
the best five contributions published
each week. The following rules
must be observed:
l. All contributions must be
original.
2. Name, age, address, telephone
number df any and school of the
author must appear at the top OF
the first page Of every contribution
3. Contributions must be written
on one side of paper; If typewriter
they must be double-spaced.
4. The editors decision as to the
winners will be final, and The Star
reserves the right to publish any
contributions received in whatever
form he may deem advisable re-
gardless Of whether 1t is awarded q
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication of their contributions.
S. Contributions will not be re-
turned.
Boys and girls who wish to act as
news correspondents of The Junior
Star may qualify by submitting at
least one feature story (the principal
stories on this page today are good
examples of what is wanted), to-
gether with the information called
for above. Those qualifying will be
given cards identifying them as re-
porters for The Junior Star. The
editor reserves the right, however, to
decline to issue reporters cards or to
revoke those already issued when
ever such action appears advisable
Address Junior Star Editor, The
Sunday Star, Washington, D. G.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
To All Juniors
By CLINTON DALTON. II
oxon Hill tMd,) Hirh School.

oxon Hill (Md.) High School.
Should we as Juniors e'er forget
True sportsmanship in fine,
And toward our classmates ever let
Our thoughts get out of line;
Well always think of others first.
And always do our best
To let our other classmates know
We're full Of pep and zest!
When We are working for q goal
And ever feel depressed
Wen rally meath our standards then,
And turn toward the best.
When We are ever loath to live
As ill true Juniors should,
Well ever seek for guidance stall,
And 3oIloW in IL stead.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

beginning, and
since then he
h S com e
quite an orator.
Billy has won
q series of med
ais in w. G. T.
U. speech con-
tests. The first
was q silver
medal. T h i S
made him eligi-
BILE to compete
for q gold one
which he also
captured. TIL e
next was a r earl
medal
Evening star., 1940-04-21


tered one Of the
known openings.
I'VE had heard
that there was
another outlet
from the cave,
hidden under a
s-prin g." Fred
said. Although
there is a ru-
NOR that John
Browns treas
ure is buried in
the c a v e, we
really didn't go
down just to
search for it.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

speech. we COulQQ WTlCe
anything down." Billy explained.
He admitted he had a slight
case of stage fright at first.
"Once I get started I forget about
being scared and the words just
keep coming" he confided. He won
a trophy for each contest.
Fortune failed Billy in the city
finals. He took fourth place and
lost his chance to go to Boston to
enter the national finals. The worst
part to him was that girls took the
first three places.
Billy intends to use his oratorical
ability as lawyer. However. he
doesn't spend all his time preparing
speeches. He loves to play tennis
and golf. He draws well and likes
art very much.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

ing from the peppermint stick pa
raiders to Apollo and his sun chariot;
swimming events, diving and swan
float ranked high among the favorite
acts Of the evening.
Fortune-telling, boxing, fencing,
wrestling and archery were included.
There was q baseball game of knock
Evening star., 1940-04-21

In a short time It began to rain
and blow very hard. The waves be-
came so large that some of them
washed over the top of the boat
The members of the crew seemed
frightened.
Some of the women were asking
the captain questions, but he told
them to be quiet, as he had to give
all his attention to the handling OF
the boat. When we came in sight OF
land we all felt relieved.
On shore the nfeguards had Or
dered all people off the beach on
account of the storm. This is the
most exciting trip I ever made.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

been awarded to him, and so far he
has been the only man to hold both
the rifle and pistol championships In
the District"
Membership in the association en-
titles Betty to shoot in junior
matches, she says, adding: Last
summer at Camp Perry, I won q
medal for shooting at so feet"
Congratulations, Betty! And If
any other girls and boys are inter-
ested in shooting as a hobby, they
should ask Betty for further in
formation regarding membership in
the association. She lives at 22l3
First street NV. and attends Lang
ley Junior High School. Under no
circumstances should young people
take up any form Of shooting with
out adult supervision.
Junior Jottings.
From, Anne Fahy. 8. Blessed Sac
rament School, author Of q recent
prize winning contribution: when
the mail came this morning, my
check was In It, I showed 1t to every
member Of the family. from daddy
to baby. I even took 1t to school
and showed 1t to the teacher and
class. 1t was my first check. In
deed, 1t was a thrill that comes once
In Ifetime!" May it come more
than once-many times, in fact-in
your lifetime, Anne! Penny
Script. IL, Powell Junior High
School, writes in to say that base
ball is both his favorite sport and
his hobby" Says Donald Alb
bott, II. Barnard School: Il saw
In the paper that the Presidents
secretary wanted him to run for
third term because she didn't want
to lose her job. I have a better rea-
son than hers, think. My father
might lose his job, and lots of other
folks might lose theirs, too. Every
thing seems flourishing. and people
are happy. That's why want the
President to run again" High
est scorer on the girls varsity basket
ball team at Oxon Hill CMd) High
School, according to Junior Star
Correspondent Evangeline Eaton, 16,
is 'Tommie" Voliva. During the IA
games played" Evangeline reports,
'Tomnie scored 238 points
X 4 X X
More Jottings.
Impressed by the Army Day pa
rade, Catherine Broderick. II. ST.
Patrick's Academy, comments: 1T
was wonderful to see all that parade
for peace instead Of for war" You've
got something there, Catherine! :. :.
II you can write more than one
adventure, will you let me know by
answering in The Junior Starr"
asks Louise Peters, ID Gaithersburg
Md High School. Write as many
as you like, Louise.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

and 86 cents in
his pocket, Mack
Cor m a n, 16-
year-old E a & ! e
Scout, arrived in
Washington last
week after hitch
h ng from
Houston, Tex, in
four and a half
days.
With an itin-
erary that in
cluded New Or
leans, Tallahas-
see, Fla: Co.
lumbia, s. c.,
Rolaioh N q
Evening star., 1940-04-21

He is only S feet 2 inches tall and
was born In Roanoke, Va. He has
lived in Washington for about 10
years.
Recently Billy entered the Amer
ican Legion Oratorical Contest and
won the Mckinley High School
competition. The first goal passed,
Evening star., 1940-04-21
The Dim Mist
BY HELEN DUBOIS, .,

Barnard School.
Through the dim, dim mist Of the
morning rain
My nose was pressed on the window
pane.
I thought the day would never end
Until I found book friend.
There I sat with book in hand
And soon I was of to fairyland.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

tween Ourselves
But Mack isn't
an ordin ary
hitch-hiker; he
isn't hitch-hik-
ing just for the
sake of hitch
hiking. Hes
well, different" !"
And Mildred Is
right; this par
ticular thumb
TOURIST is "Qu.
ferent." The diff
ference lies prin-
cipally In the
fact that he Is
not travelling
Evening star., 1940-04-21

usual and excit-
ing h o b by of
Speleology, the
study, explora-
ton and map
ping of caves,
T h e article,
written by Will
liam Stevenson,
president of the
District Speleol-
ogy IS ocie t y,
dealt with the
work of the Or
ganization and
described a trip
through an un-
explored cave in
Evening star., 1940-04-21

rending tragedy
in the melodra-
ma" proclaimed
for a stage act:
Have your visit
ing cards print
ed and see the
press in action, :"
and other verbal
a d v ertisements
in the Central
corridors.
Vaudeville, with
a thrilling roll
er-skating act,
the "TeleviSion
Review" W it h
costumes rang.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

my classmates" !"
La t er Sally
Lee tin t e d all
the old photo
graphs she could
find, even doing
some for neigh
bors and rela-
tives. BY this
time she became
/ n t ere sted in
pastel portraits.
one OF her nrSt
was q flower pic
ture drawn from
life. She espe-
cially likes to use
pastels on pic
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Map Collector
BY RUTH SEIBEL, IL,
Sherwood High School,
Sandy Spring, Md.

Sandy Spring, Md.
My hobby is collecting maps. My
father gave me most of them and
others came from storekeepers
There are II in the COL
lection now, including one with
pictures of THE Historic Vir-
ginia Peninsula" The pictures
show the restored Governors pal
ace in Colonial williamsburg, the
old Capitol there and other spots.
I find maps both an interesting and
an educational hobby.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

h e competed
in the north
east zone elimi-
nation in Tech
auditorium and
t r / u m p h e d
again. The topic
was "The Privi-
leges and Re-
sponsibilities of
m American
Citizen"
In the zone
finals five min
utes were al
lowed to pre-
pare an extern
D o r q n e o u S
speech. I'VE
Evening star., 1940-04-21
BY MILDRED SEARS, II,
Roosevelt High School.

With permission from his high
school principal and his parents for
a three-week absence, a pack of
the barest necessities on his back
Evening star., 1940-04-21

grandparents IN
Northwe 6 t er n
Pennsylva n l a .
My grandfather
gave me a purse
containing oil d
coins that he
had kept since
he was a boy. I
feel now as If I
had the start of
q new hobby,
even though I
believe such a
collection will
not grow very
q st. Perhaps
Evening star., 1940-04-21

Of the fishing
boats, 40 persons
making the trip
in all. It took
us an hour to get
to the fishing
grou n ds. w e
hshed for two
h urs - a n d,
luckily, I caught
the most fish.
S u d denly we
s q W q S t or m
coming up. and
the captain or
dered all women
and chill dr. e n
into the cabin
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Love Taps

Father (pausing between strokes)
Son, I'm spanking you because
I love you."
Son (pausing between sobs)-
Father, I'd like to be big enough to
return your love-" .....
Evening star., 1940-04-21
News StOrv
Inspiration
ForHObby
Junior Chapter of
Speleology Group
Is Advance Unit
Prize Contribution.
BY MARY WEBSTER, II,
Roosevelt High School.

A feature story published in The
Star last fall was the incentive that
started Fred Boss, Is, Roosevelt
High School sophomore, on his un-
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Prize Contribution.
BY RUTH BUCHANAN, II,

The atmosphere Of the fair the heater the the athletic
held blended Friday night the Spring
High School.
step right folks" exclaimed barker your picture
while Wat!"
Another out thrilling variety show that
sine ndousrn niacent indasc
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Our Flag

BY JUNE NORWOOD, II,
Germantown (lld.) school.
Our nag Is the nag Of the red. white
and blue,
And to Us it always has been true.
It Is the nag We love with all ouI
heart
And with it We viii never part.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Dedication

Dedication
Editor-This line is devoted to
Philip.
Reader-To Philip who?
Editor-To Philip Space.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
scout Finds Adventure and Education Exploring Mapping
lust Between Ourselves
BY PHILIP H. LOVE,
Junior Star Editor. .


%" - Even at It's best realize hitchhiking dangerous"
Those the words Mack this
issue Of The Junior Star by Mildred High
School Reporter And he speaks
thumb "trip from his home In Houston,
IT know you're not htch-hiing by boys and eir
Evening star., 1940-04-21

merely to satisfy q spirit Of wander
lust. His trip has worthwhile pur-
pose-to visit high schools in the
various communities through which
he passes, and to report what he
learns Of their methods to his Stu
dent Council when he returns home
It was for this reason that the
principal Of his school. as well a.
his parents. approved his tour.
MY folks wouldn't have let me
come If all I'd had in mind was to
ch-hike." Mack explained. "They
figured I'd help my education by
visiting schools in other parts Of the
country, and my principal felt the
same way about it. His idea is that
when I get back home, maybe III
have some information that will be
helpful to the schools there. I don't
know-but I'm sure picking up all
the new ideas I can!"
The moral Of which is simply this:
Hitch-hiking, as a general PROPOSE
ton, is a risky mode of travel
However, II you must go thumbing
your way around the country, first
make sure you have a purpose that
is at least as worthwhile as Mack's
and then obtain the permission OF
your parents. And If that permis-
sion is not freely given-if. in grant,
ing it. your parents act as If they
are going to worry during your ab-
sence-don't go.
X X
Shooting Is Dangerous.
Shooting is an unusual hobby for
girl-and a dangerous one for
anybody, unless carried on under
proper conditions.
To Betty Mcmahon. however, II
is a more or less routine pastime-
and, as she practices it, a safe one
too. You see, Betty, who is IA, does
her shooting under the strict super
vision of the National Rifle Asso-
citation, Of which she is a member.
MY father is an excellent
shooter" Betty writes. HE shot a
dime in half at so feet when he was
IL years old. Many medals have
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Junior High Broadcasts

Editors Note-The tolowing article Is OF
subjects draatd by the Crossroads Teater IN
The Star broadcast WMAL
h the National Broadcasing Co. and the District Junior high
schools Watch Evening erdct times these broad
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Iraq Fair Building
Is Interesting to
Young Visitor
BY ROSE MARIE LEsHER, 13,

st. Charles School, Arlington. Va.
One Of the most interesting build
ings that I visited at the New York
Worlds Fair in 1899 was that built
by the Arab nation of Irau.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Surprise Gift of Old
Coins Starts Girl
AS Collector
BY RUTH DAVIS, II,
Brightwood School.

One Of the incest surprises ever
had was when I was spending my
Easter vacation at the home Of my
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Tech Student
Makes Good
AS Orator
First Speech Was
Before Patterson
Church Banquet
Prise Contribution.
By CONNIE CAMPBELL, 1s,

Several years ago Billy Owens, Is,
OF 1740 North Capitol street made
q speech at a father-son dinner
given by his church. That was the
Evening star., 1940-04-21
One on Dad

One on Dad
Boy calling father on the tele-
phone at Office Hello, who is this?
Father recognizing sons voice.
The smartest man IN the world.
Boy-Pardon me, got the wrong
number.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Prise Contribution.
BY BEVERLY KNAPP, II,
4ethesda. Chevy Chasa High School.

sal1ee Young H. of 47o4 Highland Bethesda
talent TOR drawing and painting in different She
not specialize d
rals. She has studied art school for
would whatever
Evening star., 1940-04-21

Science teacher-'Nams . liquid
that won't freese."
0tudent-'Hot water
Evening star., 1940-04-21

Heavy Precipitation
Tm-"What's worse than raining
cats and dogs7"
Jim-"Whats"
Tim-"Hailiug taxie and buses"
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Heavy Storm at Sea
Brings Fright to
Fishing Party
Prise Contribution.
BY JACQUELINE RUTH
HIGGINS, II,
whittier School.

Whittier School.
During my summer vacation at
Ocean City, Nd, I went deep sea
fishing with my father and mother.
We engaged passage on the largest
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Our House

Henry Clay School.
Arlington, Va.
Our house Is small;
Our lawn and all
Can scarcely hold the flowers.
Yet every bit,
The whole Of 1t,
Is precious, for It's ours.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

Mildred SAID When she turned IN
her story. You've said so-at least
once that I know of-in Just Be-
Evening star., 1940-04-21

esaid, my mother suggested that
I try to draw her. After that my
sister posed for me several times
and then I began to sketch some of
Evening star., 1940-04-21

dUle, uleApIcSSlple, overwhelming
collection of starlets!"
There were also cries of "the heart
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-20
a. O. u. w. to Meet
Wednesday, Night

Albert r. Harrison will preside
over his final meeting as head Of
Tacoma lodge. Ancient Order of
United Workmen. Wednesday eve
ming at o'clock in Eagles hall.
After the business meeting pro-
gram will entertain the adult lodge
and also the Juvenile group, which
will meet at the same time under
supervision OF Mrs. Frank LsF'leur.
To be seated as new officers Of
the order July are Mrs. veryl V.
Hart. master; Harrison. as past
master. and associate officers,
George w. johnson. Mrs. Richards
Terry, DR.. Allen Emerson. Elmer
limerick. Mrs. William Koch, Mrs.
William Simons and Mrs. Ray
keplinger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-20
Field Day at Experiment
Station Set for July II
Elderly PuYollup Women Receive
Honors on Their Birthdays

PUYALLUP-Thursday. July
IL. has been chosen for the annual
field day at the Western Washing
ton experiment station. according
to DR.. ]. w. kalkus. superintend-
ent-
More than 1000 farmers are ex-
pected To observe the results Of
experiments 81 the station. Organ
lied tours viii be made of field
plots. poultry houses and lsbora-
tories where operations may be
seen and explained. Tours will be-
gin at 10 o'clock. Those attending
are asked to bring picnic lunches.
Coffee and ice cream will be
served by the station.
A picture Of what is being done
10 attract tourist travel to the
state of Washington was given at
the Chamber of Commerce lunch
con Tuesday by Charles Johns
Of the Washington State Progress
commission.
II was announced by Rex Kelley,
secretary Of the chamber. that
celebration marking the 50th an
niversary Of the city's founding is
being considered. Days Of Ezra
Meeker. Inc. which put on the
three-day chow last year. may
sponsor the move. A committee
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-20
Recommends Bankhead
AS Demos Keynoier

CHICAGO Democratic Nation
al Chairman James A. Farley to-
day recommended Speaker Will
lam Bankhead, Ala, as keynoter
and temporary chairman, and Sen.
Alben Barley, D., KY. senate ma
jority leader, as permanent chair
man of the Democratic national
convention, which meets here on
July IS.
Farley said he made the recon-
mendstion TO committee on ar
rangements after a conference with
President Roosevelt
He said he had made no recon-
mendation for craftsmanship of the
resolutions committee. which will
draft the party's platform. but
anticipated that Sen. Robert Wsg-
ner, n, n. v. would receive con-
sheraton Wagner headed the
resolutions committee of the 1886
Dmocratic convention.